Ham in Homemade Parsley Sauce

From sliced Mr T joint Ham. Alternative is cook a value Smoked or Unsmoked Gammon or Gammon of choice.
Infuse milk with garlic onion nutmeg spray cloves few black peppercorns in pint or so of milk of choice not skimmed for 30 mins on low heat. Parsley stalks and Bay Leaves broken needs to be added as well to bolster flavour.
Make bieremaniere butter and flour mixture incorporate after straining.
Mix in and use whisk or hand blender to mix in so you have smooth mixture
Cook for a good ten minutes to cook out flour, add generous handful of freshly chopped Parsley. Add dash of fresh Lemon Juice to lift Sauce.
Serve with gentle butter fried organic Riverford organic Leeks and mashed potatoes that taste divine!

Homemade Char Sui Pork Belly with stir fry Pak Choi

In my efforts to cook Chinese Food I have invested in good quality ingredients.
This meal was harder to cook due to sugar burning of the sauce meaning I had to throw the delicious Marinade away.
The Chinese Takeaway is increasingly looking both tasteless and bland.

Baked Bean Pasty Vegetarian Version

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Add Curry spices of choice, cream butter to tone it down. Mushrooms and Onion to 1 can of Baked Beans of choice. Bung in what should be divided Pastry to make several Pasties. Use more all butter puff or shortcrust than needed as filling is quite copious.
 A delicous way to serve baked beans and dead tasty and cheap.

Baked Beans Bacon and Onion Pasty with All Butter Shortcrust Pastry

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ALL BUTTER Shortcrust Pastry which is cheaper to make but naughty to buy.

Baked Beans of Choice I like Tesco's own very nice but go off quickly.

Bacon used Value Cooking Bacon Pack did job surprisingly well but Bacon could be anything that does the job from Lardons to fancy types right down to dirt cheap.

1 organic onion chopped

Garlic Puree

Sprinkling of Red Chilli Flakes

Sprinkling of Red Chili Oil made of Olive Oil to add a touch of heat along with Red Chilli Flakes which theoretically could be hydrated beforehand in the Red Chilli infused Olive Oil.

 Cook up Onion and Bacon together evenly distributed so Onion takes on Bacon flavour, add in garlic puree.

Then plonk 2x small tins of Baked Beans of 1 standard tin of above into above and mix well and allow to cool.

Roll out pastry and fit into Baking container of choice I used a Pyrex Casserole Lid a bad choice but does job.

Pre cook pastry prick pastry and brush with beaten egg. If it shrinks don't worry, you are aiming for a fairly rough and ready pie but make it as fancy or precise as you like according to your likes.

 Let cook for 5 mins or till light golden.

 Plonk Bean Bacon and Onion Mixture flatly onto Pastry.

Then plonk elegantly the pie top and seal the edges. Pierce top to allow steam to escape.

Brush with beaten up egg so nice golden finish when out of oven.

Cook between 25-30 mins till cooked thoroughly let settle down for a few minutes, cut and enjoy!

 Serve with Green Salad or vegetables of preference. Cheese being added is also a good idea.

 COSTS

Pastry £1.50

Baked Beans 6 canx £2?

Bacon bits £1 or under Tesco

Eggs £3 for 12 Free Range and Large

 Veggie Version to work on also.

Electricity 

Portions 4x 3x depending but very filling and a fitting use of Baked Beans.

GFM Grilled Crotin and Pear and Walnut Salad

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http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4226/grilled-crottin-with-pear-and-walnut-salad

A lovely Sherry Vinegar Vinegarette, lovely lot of lettuce and or leaves of choice, Toast de walnuts, grill not over grill a whole Crotin, 1 Cheese per person. One beautiful tasty salad and quick to boot.

The original Chilli and Sweetcorn Soup

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Good Food Magazine's Chilli and Sweetcorn Soup Veggie or non Veggie as required

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 Basically Green Giant large can of Sweetcorn to which add  1 tsp coriandor add, chilli to taste, plonk in chicken or veggie stock, cook for 15 minutes and then take stick blender and puree for Sweetcorn bliss. Good foolproof recipe from Good Food Mag at it's best.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/681649/sweetcorn-and-chilli-soup-with-cornbread