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Recipe for Broccoli with Mint, Goat’s Cheese and Pine Nuts

Here’s another great recipe for those of you  who are developing a taste for broccoli

Gino D’Acampo’s Bellaverde® Broccoli with Mint, Goat’s Cheese and Pine Nuts

Difficulty: Easy    Preparation Time: 5 mins    Cooking Time: 4 mins    Servings: … Continue Reading

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Recipe: Baked chicken with lemony carrots

As promised here’s another recipe for carrots. Enjoy!

Recipe: Baked chicken with lemon carrots

Recipe: Baked chicken with lemon carrots

Baked Chicken with Lemony Carrots, Garlic and Potatoes
Serves 4
Per serving: 432 calories, 15.1g fat, 3.6g saturates, 11.1g sugars, 0.88g salt

Ingredients
1 kg chicken thighs, chicken breasts on the bone or drumsticks
500g carrots peeled and cut into batons
3 tbsp olive oil
A little soft butter
3 medium potatoes peeled and cut into slices
2 lemons
2-4 cloves of garlic peeled and finely sliced
2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme or 1tsp mixed dried herbs
Sea salt and black … Continue Reading

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Six Days to Saturday

Free - 6 CDs

Free - 6 CDs

Here’s something a little different for you this time. A life-changing program of CDs, free to you, for just the cost of post and packing. You’ll learn the story of Sam Crowley who thought he was following the “American Dream.”

From being a stuttering college dropout, Sam worked his way up to a corner office at a Fortune 100 company. Despite his six-figure salary and all the benefits that go with such a package, he … Continue Reading

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Carrots add sunshine to autumn meal times

honey_and_thyme_roasted_carrotsAs the days get shorter and we all start planning some warming comfort food, make sure carrots are on the menu. They’re a classic ingredient in stews, pies and casseroles and are also packed full of vitamins to help ward of colds and keep you ship shape during the winter months.

Carrots are the most prolific vegetable source of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. This is essential for the proper functioning of the immune system and keeps the skin and cells that line the airways, digestive tract … Continue Reading

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Cooking tips

Delia’s Way
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice-cream drips .

The Real Woman’s Way
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for goodness sake. You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway.

Delia’s Way
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

The Real Woman’s Way
Buy Smash and keep it in the cupboard for up to a year.

Delia’s Way
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking tin, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be … Continue Reading

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