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Sat lunch Spicy stuffed pitta Nigel slater recipe Sat tea Slow roast leg of lamb with cannellini beans Nigel slater recipe Meringue, raspberries & cream Sun lunch Homemade soup & bread Sun tea / eve Honey marinated tofu kebabs  Baked figs with ice cream Mon lunch Spaghetti with tomato sauce Mon - christmas eve Eat out Chestnuts, Mince pies, cheese & biscuits Tue - Christmas day  Breakfast Grapefruit / fruit salad  Croissants, freshly squeezed orange juice  Lunch Avocado & prawn cocktail Turkey, Maris piper roast potatoes, stuffing, cocktail sausages in bacon, brussel sprouts, parsnips, carrots, chestnut stuffing, sage & onion stuffing Waitrose classic chestnut stuffing Tea mini pizzas: ham & pineapple; mushroom; chorizo; basil, cherry tomato & olives; red onion, spinach & ricotta; grapes, rosemary, ricotta & pine nuts Eve Chestnuts Christmas pudding Cheese & biscuits  Weds - Boxing day  Brunch Ba

Nigel Slater's Christmas ginger biscuits Nigel Slater's recipe Ingredients 70g/2½oz butter 80g/2¾oz light muscovado sugar 2 heaped tsp black treacle or molasses 8 cardamon pods 250g/9oz plain flour ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger 1 free-range egg, yolk only around 2 tbsp milk 1 tbsp icing sugar 1 lemon, juice only Preparation method Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Lightly butter a baking tray. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the black treacle or molasses. Break the cardamom pods open and crush the seeds finely. Add them to the mixture with the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger and egg yolk. Beat in a couple of tablespoons of milk and then bring it all together to form a dough. Roll the dough out on a floured surface to a £1 coin thickness. Cut into your desired shapes. Lay the biscuits on the buttered baking tray and bake for 12-14 mi

Mon eve Salmon in ciabatta with rocket salad Tues eve Artichoke risotto with lemon & peas Weds lunch Frittata with spring onion, broccoli, tomato & cheese Weds tea/eve Cheese corn & broccoli pasta (Recipes for kids pg.106) or Courgette & lemon linguine (30 min suppers pg.124) with courgette, garlic, lemon, chilli & fresh basil Thurs eve Fish pie (shop bought?) Fri lunch Tuna sweet potato jackets, with tuna, red onion,lime & greek yoghurt (& coriander to garnish) (30 min suppers recipe pg.72) Fri eve Grilled avocado, shrimp & mango salsa (the Giraffe family cookbook pg.49) followed by cheese, biscuits & grapes Sat lunch Roast veg burrito (Giraffe cookbook pg.99) Sat tea/eve Tandoori chicken skewers with cucumber riata (the Giraffe family cookbook pg.34) Sun lunch Healthy grilled 'fry up' with tomatoes, mushrooms, eggs & vegge sausage Sun tea/eve Lamb chop tagine with minted fluffy couscous (the Giraffe fam

Recipe from  BBC Good Food Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 12 chipolatas 1 onion , sliced 410g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained 350g jar ready-made tomato sauce 150ml chicken stock 1 garlic clove , finely chopped zest 1 small orange 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley crusty bread , to serve Instructions Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the sausages for 4-5 mins until golden brown. Remove and set aside. Cook the onion in the same pan for 5-6 mins until softened, adding a splash of water if it starts to catch. Add the chickpeas, tomato sauce and stock and bring to the boil. Return the sausages to the pan, lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 5-6 mins until the sausages are cooked through. Scatter the garlic, orange zest and parsley over the stew, then serve in shallow bowls with crusty bread on the side.

Mon eve Chicken leftovers stirfry / fried rice Tue eve Gnocchi with sage & orange Weds lunch Pittas filled with grated carrot, apple & cheddar or baked sweet potato with low salt baked beans or bean stew Weds tea Salmon & boiled egg pasta with mayonnaise & peas Weds dinner Ploughmans baked potatoes with cheddar, pickled onion or gherkins & cold ham. Thurs eve Couscous & fish in a bag with lemon, dill (dried/fresh), courgette & pine nuts BBC Good Food recipe Fri lunch Muffin pizzas with mozzarella, red pepper, sweetcorn & cherry tomatoes Fri tea One pot lentil chicken without the wine Fri dinner One pot lentil chicken with white wine, chestnut mushrooms, pancetta & thyme BBC Good Food recipe Sat lunch Homemade soup & bread Sat tea/dinner Black bean tostadas with avocado salsa Sun lunch Barbeque marinaded tofu kebabs with yellow pepper & courgette Sun tea/dinner Quick lamb moussaka  delia's very quic

Rub skinless chicken with oil & cajun spices. Leave to marinade. Grill or oven bake & serve with rice mixed with sweetcorn.