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100g (4oz) margarine
250g (8oz) couscous
4 spring onions (thinly sliced on the diagonal)
600ml (1 pint) vegetable stock (boiling)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
100g (4oz) pine nuts (toasted)
3 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Fresh basil to garnish (optional)

Melt 50g (2oz) marge in a frying pan and stir fry the garlic and spring onions for 2 mins.
Add the couscous and stir fry for further 2 mins.
Add the veg stock, mix well and remove from heat.
Stir in the parsley and pine nuts.
Season with salt and pepper.
If the mixture is very dry add a little more boiling stock/water.
Cover with a lid and set aside for 3-5 mins.
Stir in the rest of the butter and then serve.

225g Flour
3 tsp baking powder
75g butter/margarine
75g sugar
50g chopped dried apple pieces
75g raisins
150ml sweet cider
1 egg
175g raspberries

Prepare a baking tin with a diameter of 20cm.
Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingers to get a crumbly mixture.
Add sugar, apple pieces and raisins and stir well.
Add the cider and egg and mix well.
Mix the raspberries in carefully, taking care not to squash them.
Pour the mixture into the baking tin.
Bake in a preheated oven at 190C for 40 minutes.

Sweet cider can be replaced with English cider or apple juice.

• lemon juice
• chopped dried fruit
• chopped nuts
• herbs
• chopped fresh fruit
• peas

(just boil them up in your usual method)

2×3inch cinnamon sticks
3 blades of mace
4 cloves
1tsp nutmeg
1 sprig mint
2tbsp sugar
juice & rind of 1/2 a lemon
1 bottle red wine
4floz port (optional)

1. Put all the ingredients in pan except port, simmer for 15 mins.
2. Strain.
3. Put strained wine into saucepan, add port and heat thoroughly.
4. NO NOT BOIL.

12oz plain flour
12oz dried fruit
6oz vegetable marge
4oz sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground mixed spices
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp vinegar (I use malt vinegar, but white wine vinegar works too)
1/2 pint orange juice

you can substitute orange juice for wine or other fruit juice. A friend of mine also did this with chopped nuts instead of fruit and it was lovely.

1. Sieve the flour, ground spices, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.
2. Add the marge and rub until you get a crumbly mixture.
3. Add the dried fruit and stir well.
4. Mix the vinegar and juice then stir them into the dry ingredients really well.
5. Pour into a lined cake tin.
6. Bake in the oven for 1 hr 45 mins at 170C.

p.s. tsp=teaspoon, tbsp=tablespoon. sorry measures are in imperial.

Cauliflower or Brocolli- 1 (I prefer Brocolli)
Peas – 2 cups
Salt
Oil – 2 1/2 tsp
diced Fresh Tomatoes – 2
Cinnamon – 2
Cloves -4
Aniseed ½ tsp
Sugar 1/4 tsp
Coriander Leaves 1 cup
Cashewnuts – 15 (unsalted)

To grind the Masala(spices):
Onion – 2
Garlic – 10 pieces
Cummin seeds- 1 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp(you can change this)
Green chillies – 5(this too)
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
add a few tsp of water to get a smooth mixture

Preparation

Cut the cauliflower or Brocolli into big pieces, wash them in cold water and salt.
Set aside
Heat some oil in a pan add the cloves, aniseed and cinnamon .
Add the ground paste to it, let it boil till the oil separates from the masala.
Add the peas first, cook then add the cauliflower or brocolli.
Let the masala come to a boil with the vegetables until they are cooked.
Add the tomatoes to them, cook the tomatoes. add the sugar.
Salt to taste
After two minutes remove from the stove
Finally garnish them with coriander leaves and the cashewnuts.

Serve pipeing hot with Nans or flat bread.
Listen to some Talvin Singh or Bollywood Mix :)

1 dl of water
15 gram of freshly ground coffee
400 gram of chocolate (pure and Belgian if you can)
4 dl of whipping crème
4 big egg whites
35 gram of icing sugar
bit of whiskey

Preparation : 30 minutes
Rest : 3 hours or more

Boil the coffee in the water in a small pan. Leave on low temperature for about 10 minutes. Pour the coffee through a filter into a larger pan. (Not sure if you get the same result with instant coffee, so try the ground coffee if possible)

Put the chocolate in the coffee and and let simmer until molten. Let it cool.

Beat the crème until it gets the consistency of yogurt. Stir the cream through the chocolate until you have an even mixture.

Add two tablespoons of whiskey.

Beat the egg white till they are stiff. (you should be able to turn the bowl upside down without if falling out) Add some icing sugar while you beat the eggs. It helps to stiffen it.

Fold the egg whites through the chocolate mixture, taking care you don’t stir too hard and don’t lose too much of the air.

Put in small bowls and rest in the fridge for a least 3 hours…(if you can resist)

mmmmmm
there goes your diet !!!

My family has lived with allergies to wheat, eggs and milk (among other things) for generations. We have accumulated quite the collection of recipes sans (fill-in-the-blank). I know how frustrating it is to be unable to eat things you love/watch others eat foods you wish you could have, too. So, anyone interested is more than welcome to drop a line and see if I happen to have a recipe that might work for you!