DAY Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 cup brown sugar
1 (405g)can crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 cup plain flour
1 cup self-rising flour
2 eggs
4 cups mixed dried fruit, apples, pear, apricot sultanas, peaces
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 ounces butter
brandy , enough to cover the fruit

DIRECTIONS

Place sugar, pineapple undrained fruit in a bowl and cover with brandy. Let sit for 24-72 hours.
Then put it in to a saucepan with baking powder and butter.
Bring to boil and boil for 3 minutes.
Remove from the [...]

INGREDIENTS

400 g spaghetti
2 teaspoons olive oil
250 g bacon
2 tablespoons vermouth
284 ml double cream
1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
3 eggs
black pepper
nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

The cream MUST be double cream as singlewill curdle.It’s hard to give an exact measurment of how much cream but as it comes in a 284ml tub (In the UK anyway) you will need just over half the tub.

Dice the bacon into 1cm cubes.
In a mixing bowl whisk the eggs [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 courgettes
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 red onions
1/2 aubergine
20 ml olive oil
15 ml balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
tomato puree
fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 220c/400f or Gas mark 7.

Mix together in a small dish the olive oil,balsamic vinegar, sugar, a squirt of tomato puree, a good grinding of black pepper the oregano and a small pinch of salt.(Sounds horrid - I haven’t gone mad, [...]

INGREDIENTS

400 g ground pork
Stilton cheese or blue cheese
1 large onion
1 slice bread
applesauce
1egg yolk
salt
fresh ground pepper

DIRECTIONS

You will need about 2 desert spoons of apple sauce and it needs to be the kind with bits of apple in and not the smooth kind.
Cut the cheese into little cubes.
In a mixer, whiz the bread to make Breadcrumbs and set aside.
Now, whiz the onion so they’re nicely [...]

INGREDIENTS

250 g bacon
2 chicken breast fillets
200 g feta cheese

DIRECTIONS

Cut the bacon - either streaky or back bacon into small 1cm cubes. (You could use diced pancetta, although it may be a bit too salty).

Cut the chicken fillets into thin strips.

Cut the feta into cubes.

Pan fry the bacon until well cooked, the more caramelised, sticky bits in pan the better!(You may [...]