Thursday 14 August 2008

Fish Stew by Lynn

Ingredients
2 tbs Olive Oil
1 Diced Carrot
1 Celery Stick, finely chopped
2 bulbs Fennel, chopped
500g small Potatoes, scrubbed
200mls White Wine
400 mls Fish Stock
Salt and Pepper
300gms White Fish
100 mixed Shellfish
50 gms Prawns
6tbs Double Cream
Small Bunch of Parsley, chopped
Method
Heat olive oil in saucepan and add the carrot and celery stick.
Add the fennel and cook for 5 mins.
Add the potatoes, fish stock and wine.
Season and simmer for 15 mins.
Add white fish, prawns and shellfish and cook for about 5 mins.
Stir in cream and parsley.
Serve with crusty bread.

Tuesday 12 August 2008

Krispy Chocolate Cakes

Ingredients
50g/2oz Butter
4 tbsp Golden Syrup
100g/4oz Dark Chocolate
75g/6oz Cornflakes
Method
Put the butter, syrup and chocolate in a saucepan and melt gently, stirring until the mixture is runny.
Stir in the cornflakes until they are coated with the chocolate mixture.
Spoon the mixture into paper cake cases, approx 12.
Now place in the fridge until the mixture is cool and firm.
Store in an airtight container.

Tuesday 5 August 2008

Rice Salad with Grilled Avocado and Pesto

Ingredients
Serves 2
150g/6oz Brown Rice
2tbs Pesto
3-4 tbsp Low Fat Crème Fraiche
6 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
1 Avocado
1 Lemon
Salad leaves to serve
Method
Rinse the rice in a sieve until the water runs clear.
Place the rice in a pan of boiling water, simmer for about 15 minutes until cooked.
Drain and leave to cool.
Mix together the pesto and crème fraiche, stir into the cooled rice with the tomatoes.
Place the rice salad on a serving plate
Peel and de-stone the avocado cut, into thick wedges, leave this until the last minute, as it will discolour.
Heat a griddle pan and cook the avocado for about 1-2 minutes on each side until it has the griddle marks on it.
Place the avocado on top of the rice and squeeze the lemon on top.
Serve with salad leaves.