Paste recipes

Sweet Onion Tarts

Coq au Vin

Coq au vin is a classic dish; red wine adds flavour to cheap chicken.

Coq au Vin

Curried shrimps in Coconut Milk

A curry-like dish where the shrimps are cooked in a spicy coconut gravy with sweet and sour flavours from the tomatoes.

Curried shrimps in Coconut Milk

Pears with Chocolate Sauce

Baked Fish in Banana Leaves

Mini Lentil Burgers with Tomato Relish

Fish Gougere

Fish gougere is made from cheese-flavoured choux pastry. Quicker and easier to do than you might imagine, it makes an interesting light dish. Gougere is cheese-flavoured choux pastry, unusual, with a luxury touch, but very cheap to make. Combined with the fish it makes a delicious light lunch dish.

Fish Gougere

Pollack and Mussel Fish pie

Smooth potato, tinged golden with carrot and saffron, covers a blend of succulent white fish and mussels to make a crisply topped pie.

Pollack and Mussel Fish pie

Cocktail Biscuits

Tiny savoury biscuits are always a welcome treat. Experiment with different flavours and shapes and make a batch of biscuits to give as gifts.

Cocktail Biscuits

Mexican Meatballs

Lemon sole with sesame seeds

Feather-light fillets of broiled sole are given more substance in this dish by their savoury, crunchy coating of mustard and sesame seeds. Two colorful vegetables complete a summer treat.

Lemon sole with sesame seeds

Walnut Chocolates

New England Corn Chowder

Substantial and warming, this soup was inspired by a traditional recipe from New England which makes good use of the local sweetcorn, while cream and potatoes add to its rich texture.

New England Corn Chowder

Hot chocolate and banana

Milky drinks are wonderfully refreshing when ice-cold and comforting when hot. A summer afternoon is the time for serving tall glasses of iced coffee to the grown-ups and a pale froth of banana milk shake to the children. Young and old alike will enjoy cups of hot chocolate flavoured with banana and vanilla, and given a spicy edge with cinnamon.

Hot chocolate and banana

Fishermen's Bloaters

Pumpkin and Hazelnut Pesto Bites

Stilton, Pear and Watercress Shortbreads

Caraway Knots

These egg-glazed caraway knots are put into boiling water to make them rise.

Caraway Knots

Game Terrine

Any game can be used to make this country terrine hare, rabbit, pheasant or pigeon -so choose the best meat your butcher has to offer.

Game Terrine

Eggplants with Tahini Dressing

Lightly steamed eggplants spiked with scallions and sun-dried tomatoes are served in a Middle Eastern dressing of sesame-based tahini, making an unusual alternative to cream or butter sauces.

Eggplants with Tahini Dressing

Gougere ring filled with ratatouille

Airy choux pastry flavoured with cheese is used for gougeres. Here this French delicacy from Burgundy is made into a ring to hold a colourful ratatouille.

Gougere ring filled with ratatouille

Olive and Oregano Bread

This is an excellent accompaniment to all salads and is particularly good served warm.

Olive and Oregano Bread

Smoked Mackerel Gougere

Layered Salmon Terrine

This elegant fish mousse is perfect for a Christmas buffet table or as a starter course.

Layered Salmon Terrine

Prawn Toasts

These crunchy sesame-topped toasts are simple to prepare using a food processor for the prawn paste.

Prawn Toasts

Traditional White Bread

A newly-baked, crusty white loaf, from your own oven, is always a pleasure.

Traditional White Bread

Stir Fried Noodles with Corn and Peanuts

Thai Style Sweetcorn Soup

This is a very quick and easy soup, made in minutes. If you are using frozen shrimps, then defrost them first before adding to the soup.

Thai Style Sweetcorn Soup

Curried Eggs

These curried eggs are filled but eggs can be curried whole. Curries are better if left for up to 24 hours so that the flavours in the sauce mingle.

Curried Eggs

Mushroom and Fennel Hotpot

Marvellous flavours permeate this unusual vegetarian main course or accompaniment. Mushrooms provide useful amounts of vitamins, minerals and fibre.

Mushroom and Fennel Hotpot

Tofu and Green Bean Curry

This exotic curry is simple and quick to make. This recipe uses beans and mushrooms, but you can use almost any kind of vegetable such as eggplants, bamboo shoots or broccoli.

Tofu and Green Bean Curry

Scallops with Thai Flavourings

Fragrant flavours of Thailand - lemongrass and kafjir lime leaves - are combined with the tropical taste of coconut milk in a stir-fry to give fresh scallops an intriguing, exotic flavour.

Scallops with Thai Flavourings

Stuffed Peaches with Mascarpone Cream

Mascarpone is a thick, velvety Italian cream cheese, made from cow's milk. Although it can be used as a thickening agent in savoury recipes, it is often used in desserts or eaten with a variety of fresh fruit.

Stuffed Peaches with Mascarpone Cream

Lamb Chops in a Parcel

Lamb chops cooked in foil with mushrooms and vegetables become tender and absorb all the vegetable flavours.

Lamb Chops in a Parcel

Lamb Korma Pies

Baby Squash with Rice Stuffing

Thai Fish Cakes

Layered Salmon Terrine 2

This elegant fish mousse is perfect for a Christmas buffet table or as a starter course.

Layered Salmon Terrine 2

Ham Supper

Mushroom and Okra Curry

This simple but delicious curry with its fresh gingery mango relish is best served with plain basmati rice.

Mushroom and Okra Curry

Capsicum Rolls

Yugoslavian Lamb Chops with Paprika

Lamb chops are given a facelift the Yugoslavian way; gently simmered in tomato and paprika sauce with leek, they should be served with rice or noodles.

Yugoslavian Lamb Chops with Paprika

Warm Shrimp Salad with Spicy Marinade

Mullet with Tomatoes and Capers

Mullet with tomatoes and capers is a most impressive dinner party dish.

Mullet with Tomatoes and Capers

Spicy Koftas

Stollen

This authentic German Christmas bread will keep in an airtight container for up to a week; it also freezes well. The quantities are sufficient to make two stollen - one to keep and one to give away.

Stollen

Celery with Anchovies

This anchovy sauce lends French elegance to crisp celery stalks; a widely-available vegetable is turned into a quick starter.

Celery with Anchovies

Scallop Pockets

Spring Rolls

SPRING ROLLS Many culinary names hint at the time of year a food is usually enjoyed. Spring rolls are a typical example as they are traditionally eaten in Southeast Asia and China during New Year celebrations which, of course, are held in spring

Spring Rolls

Stuffed Mussels

Pepper and Pancetta Buns

Mango choux ring

Puffs of airy choux pastry, sprinkled with a golden almond praline, form a ring filled with a creamy, rum-flavoured custard and slices of mellow mango.

Mango choux ring

Turkish Soup with Meatballs

Vegetable Gougere

This makes a light vegetarian supper or a main meal served with baked potatoes.

Vegetable Gougere

Kipper Pate

Iced coffee

Ham and Pineapple Pizza Wheels

Lemon Grass Shrimp Satays

Spicy Shrimp Fritters

shrimps with Vegetables

This is a light and nutritious dish. It is excellent served either on a bed of lettuce leaves, with plain boiled rice or whole wheat chapatis for a healthy meal.

shrimps with Vegetables

Pineapple Curry with Seafood recipe

Cotriade

This is the original fish chowder from Brittany. The fish that goes into it is largely a matter of what is available and what is cheap.

Cotriade

Vegetable Biryani

This exotic dish made from everyday ingredients will be appreciated by vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. It is extremely low in fat, but packed full of exciting flavours.

Vegetable Biryani

Spiced Carrot and Chickpea Fritters

These vivid, healthy carrot and chickpea patties are whizzed together in a food processor with fresh herbs and strong spices to produce a really fresh-tasting variation on the vegeburger.

Spiced Carrot and Chickpea Fritters

Steaming Mussels with a Spicy Sauce

Tuna and Mixed Vegetable Pasta

Creamy Chicken Sandwiches

Cottage Cheese Sandwiches

Ham and Anchovy Sandwiches

Beef Stew with Chick Peas

Extend your beef protein with crunchy chickpeas, flavoured with tomatoes and garlic.

Chicken and Egg Sandwiches

Spicy Vegetable Kebabs

Curried Chick Peas

Shad Roe Sandwiches

Budget Chocolate Mousse

This rich, dark mousse is based on an egg custard and costs so little that you could afford to lavish cream on top if desired.

Confectioners Custard

This cream, called creme patissiere in France, is the filling found in eclairs and all sorts of choux pastry. Creamy and delicately flavoured, it is an excellent substitute for whipped cream in any cake or dessert.

Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

A meaty and a cheap cut of lamb are combined together for taste and economy.

Boston Baked Beans

Nutty Bean Burgers

Steamed Chinese Mushrooms with shrimps

Fish Croquettes

Croquettes are a classic way of presenting leftovers in a new and attractive form. Season generously for success.

Coronation Chicken

This curry-flavoured mayonnaise is one of the great sauces of the 20th century. Devised for the Jubilee of George V, it was recreated for the coronation banquet for Queen Elizabeth II, which gives its name. It turns cold, boiled chicken into a feast and this is a dish easily multiplied for a bigger party.

Lattice Tart Milanese

Shrimp Soup

Eggplant au Gratin

Spiced Okra with Onion and Tomato

Chicken with Ginger

Spicy Beef Pie

This economical family pie has a topping made from 'yogurt crust' — a quickly-made and economical alternative to pastry. If desired, the filling may be made in advance.

Chefs Bouillabaisse

This classic French fish soup originates from Marseilles.

Cream of Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Chilli Con Carne

This is a big, inexpensive, hot meal in one pot and all you need is bread to mop up the juices plus a refreshing cool salad.

Potted Bloaters

Cheese and Anchovy Sandwiches

Roquefort Cheese Sandwiches

Sauce Tartare

This famous sauce is not strictly a mayonnaise but is close to it. It is the classic accompaniment to deep-fried shellfish.

Beef and Cheese Roll

This is ground beef with a difference; serve with buttered noodles and a salad and accompany by a hot tomato sauce.

Cheese Mayonnaise Sandwiches

Olive and Almond Palmiers

Traditional palmiers are small sweet puff pastry cookies shaped a little like butterflies. Literally the word means 'palm tree' and it is believed their inventor thought the shape was reminiscent of the topknot of leaves on a palm.

Tagliatelle with Walnut Sauce

Tomato Water Ice with Cucumber Salad