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Thurs 25/9

Mushroom risotto Vegge indian Pepper & red lentil soup Cold roast chicken salad Squash, pesto & mozzarella salad BBC good food recipe Chicken casserole Pizza Fish & chips Smoked Mackerel Pasta & pesto

lamb mince recipes

Minty lamb flatbreads Hob to table moussaka Lentil & lamb moussaka Lamb & fennel spaghetti bolognese

Breakfast & brunch

Blueberry buckwheat pancakes

Almond macaroons

Almond macaroons Ingredients 4 ounces ground almonds 1 1/2 to 2 egg whites 5 ounces caster sugar 12 blanched almond halves icing sugar to dust (optional) Method Pre-heat the oven to 200*C/400*F. Line a baking tray with silicone paper or parchment. Set aside. Beat the egg whites with a fork until foamy. Put the ground almonds into a food processor and process until very fine. This should take about 15 seconds. Add 1/4 of the egg whites. Process for 10 seconds. Add half of the sugar. Process for 10 seconds. Add another 1/4 of the egg whites and the remaining sugar. Process for another 10 seconds. Add a further 1/4 of the egg whites. Process again. The mixture should be quite soft, but you should be able to shape it into 12 balls the size of a walnut. If you think the mixture is too stiff, add the remaining egg white. Place the balls 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheet. Brush all over with cold water and then drop 1/2 an almond on each. Bake for 15 to 16 minutes, until lightly

Plum chutney

Adapted from BBC Good Food's recipe  Richly spiced plum chuntney Really delicious! Rich flavour with aromatic spices Used 3/4 the proportion of ingredients (750g plums, 75g dried fruit, 400g sugar) & just one large sized red onion Only had mixed dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants, orange & lemon peel) but this worked really well. Sherry vinegar instead of red wine vinegar, 150 ml only Also added a teaspoon of jam sugar to help gel the mixture - but could have used a little more Ingredients 1kg plums, halved, stoned and finely chopped 3 onions, finely chopped 100g dried cranberries or raisins, roughly chopped with an oiled knife 1 tbsp finely grated ginger 1 tbsp black mustard seed 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp paprika 1 tsp chilli flakes 750ml red wine vinegar 500g light muscovado sugar Method Put all the ingredients, except the sugar, into a large pan and stir well. Bring slowly to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer