Banana bread is a type of sweet bread made with mashed ripe bananas as the main ingredient. It’s typically made with a combination of flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking soda, and salt and sometimes includes additional ingredients like nuts, chocolate chips, or spices. The mashed bananas add sweetness, moisture, and a distinct banana flavour to the bread. Banana bread is ...

The history of vinaigrette dates back to ancient civilisations, where vinegar was first produced. The Babylonians were said to have used vinegar as a condiment as early as 5000 BCE, and the ancient Greeks and Romans used it as a preservative for food and medicine. The word “vinaigrette” comes from the French word “vinaigre,” which means vinegar. In France, vinaigrette ...

How to Make Vegan Coconut & Bean Curry This Super Simple Vegan Coconut & Bean Curry is delicious and easy to make! If your freezer is ready to fill with delicious food, this is a delightful batch-cooking freezer-friendly recipe that’s perfect for making ahead. The benefits of batch cooking include saving money, wasting less food and spending more time in ...

Ingredients Chestnut mushrooms Brown bread Fresh basil Blue cheese (soft Stilton or Gorgonzola) Double cream Garlic Mixed spices Olive oil Method Chop the mushrooms into quarters and place them in a bowl. Add a small amount of olive oil and some herbs of your choice – I like rosemary, garlic, thyme, coriander, fresh basil and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix ...

500 Calories or Less: Mushroom Risotto This is one of our favourite less-than-500-calorie meals. It’s perfect if you’re looking for 5:2 diet plan ideas or just fancy something lighter for dinner. The 500 calories fast days are the most challenging part of the diet. The point of the 5:2 diet is that you give your body two fast days and ...

Sticky Maple-Glazed Parsnips And Carrots Ingredients 6 parsnips, peeled, halved lengthwise 12 thin carrots, peeled, greens trimmed but not removed 3 garlic cloves 4 slices bacon, each cut into 4 pieces 10 sprigs of fresh thyme 60ml pure maple syrup 2 tsp wholegrain mustard Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper Method Preheat oven to 220°C, with rack in lower third. ...

Eggnog is a traditional offering at Christmas time. This How to Make Christmas Eggnog version is alcohol rich for the adults in the crowd. This recipe makes a large amount, perfect for an open house party. Feel free to cut the recipe in half. You can buy the store-bought kind, but this holiday season, I say let’s skip the store-bought ...

Freezer Friendly: Super Easy Mixed Vegetable Curry If your freezer is ready for you to fill with delicious food, this is a delicious batch cooking freezer-friendly recipe that’s just perfect for making ahead. Ingredients Spice Mix: 2 tbsp curry powder 1 tsp allspice powder nutmeg powder, 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp paprika 2 tsp dried thyme leaves 1 tsp cumin powder cayenne pepper, 1 tsp 1 tsp pepper Curry: 3 tbsp olive oil 2 shallots, chopped 1 large chilli, deseeded and ...

How To Make Mini ‘No Cook’ Strawberry Cheesecakes Ingredients BISCUIT BASE: 75g digestive biscuits 25g butter 2 tsp golden syrup CHEESECAKE: 300g full-fat cream cheese 65g caster sugar 1 lime, zest and juice 200ml double cream TOPPING: 1 tsp cornflour Juice of ½ lime 2 tbsp water 40g caster sugar 200g strawberries, chopped and hulled Method Add the biscuits to ...

Making your own pizza dough is super easy! Plus it is one of the cheapest meals you can make. It’s freezer-friendly so you can always have some in your freezer, ready to defrost whenever you feel like it. If you’re planning to freeze it, once you’re finished kneading the pizza dough, roll it into a ball, coat it with a ...

These marinated Mushroom & Blue Cheese Burgers are an excellent option for vegetarians. They have a deep savoury flavour that is maximised by the added stilton and baby spinach. The best bit is that they’re so quick to rustle up and are a fantastic economical alternative to meat too! Preparation Time 5 mins Cooking Time 10 mins Marinate Time 30 ...

This is one of my absolute favourites! I must make these takeaway noodles at least once a week. They’re so simple and delicious. Plus, they’re ridiculously cheap, and I haven’t craved takeout in so long because these hit the spot so well. Of course, it helps that you can also put them together quicker than it would take for takeaway ...