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Banana Bread with Coconut, Blueberries, and Almonds
By Grazor
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a standard loaf pan
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened or melted
- 2 ripe or over-ripe bananas, mashed
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- zest of one lemon (optional but strongly recommended)
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1 6-oz container vanilla yoghurt, lowfat is fine
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup sweetened flake coconut
- 1 cup wild blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 2/3 cup slivered or sliced almonds, toasted
Best Yorkshire Pud
By Grazor
Best Yorkshire puddings The secret to getting gloriously puffed-up Yorkshires is to have the fat sizzling hot –...
- Ingredients
- 140 * 140g plain flour (this is about 200ml/7fl oz)
- 4 * 4 eggs (200ml/7fl oz)
- 200 * 200ml milk
- * sunflower oil , for cooking
GRILLED TUNA RUBBED WITH FRESH MINT WITH ORANGE AND FENNEL RELISH
By Grazor
Mix together the oranges, fennel, scallion, currants, vinegar and honey in a medium bowl
- 3 blood oranges (or regular, if out of season), peeled and segmented
- 1/2 cup fennel, julienned
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion
- 1 tablespoon currants
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 tuna steaks
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Oven Dried Crisps
By Grazor
Preheat your oven to 120C and line your baking sheets with parchment paper (otherwise the crisps may stick to the b...
- approx. 200g potato (one medium to large spud)
- 0.75 tsp fine salt
- 150 ml malt or cider vinegar (or use water for plain, salted crisps)
Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine and Vegetables
By Grazor
1. Preheat the oven to 300ºF (150ºC)
- 4 ½ lbs (2.25 kg) cross cut short beef ribs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable oil
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 bottle (750 mL) red wine, preferably Shiraz
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 Serrano chili 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 3 stems parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 cups (2 L) shredded fresh spinach
Chicken Tikka Skewers
By Grazor
Easy Serves 4 Preparation and cooking times Preparation time Prep 20 mins Cook time Cook 20 mins Low-fat, Super...
- Ingredients
- 150 * 150g pot low-fat natural yogurt
- 2 * 2 tbsp hot curry paste
- 4 * 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts , cubed
- 250 * 250g pack cherry tomatoes
- 4 * 4 wholemeal chapatis , warmed, to serve
- FOR THE CUCUMBER SALAD
- * ½ cucumber , halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced
- 1 * 1 red onion , thinly sliced
- * handful chopped coriander leaves
- * juice 1 lemon
- 50 * 50g pack lamb's lettuces or pea shoots
Ropa Vieja Shredded Beef
By Grazor
Trim fat from meat if needed
- 2-3 lbs lean, boneless beef (flank or skirt steak, brisket or chuck roast)
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon of my taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dry thyme
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (I prefer red wine vinegar here)
Glam mac and cheese
By Grazor
1.Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
- 340 g/12oz macaroni
- 80 g/3oz pancetta, diced
- small handful fresh thyme leaves
- 3 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
- 100 g/3 1/2oz breadcrumbs
- handful chopped fresh parsley
- For the cheese sauce
- 40 g/1 1/2oz butter
- 40 g/1 1/2oz plain flour
- pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp English mustard powder
- 200 ml/7fl oz milk
- 285 ml/10fl oz double cream
- 200 g/7oz dolcelatte or gorgonzola cheese
- 115 g/4oz parmesan, grated
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Banana Bread
By Grazor
* 75g butter , softened * 110g golden caster sugar * 125g plain flour * 100g wholemeal flour
- 75 * 75g butter , softened
- 110 * 110g golden caster sugar
- 125 * 125g plain flour
- 100 * 100g wholemeal flour
- 2 * 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 4 * 4 ripe bananas , mashed
- 50 * 50g pecans , each snapped in half
- 1 * 1 lemon , juiced, mixed with 1 tbsp golden caster sugar to finish (optional)
Greg's Southern Biscuits
By Grazor
1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
- 1/2 teaspoon lard
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons butter, frozen
- 2 tablespoons lard, frozen
- 1 teaspoon bacon drippings
- 1 cup buttermilk