Freezer Oven Chips

The variety of potato is thre most important factor of success in potato-based recipes.
In this recipe, Saxon potatoes are what are needed.

Scrub some Saxon potatoes clean.
Cut into 1.5cm thick batons.
Place 1ts of vegetable oil and 1/2ts salt in a large Ziploc bag.
Place the potato batons in the bag.
Seal the bag and shake it vigourously.

At this stage the chips can be frozen.

To cook (from fresh or frozen):
Place a lined baking tray in the oven.
Preheat oven to its highest setting.
When the oven has reached temperature, place the chips (no need to defrost)
on the baking tray.
Cook for 30min or until golden.

Magali's Lentil Chili

• 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes (800g in total)
• 700 g passata
• 1/4 teaspoon chili
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups red lentil
• 1 cup water
• 2 (400 g) cans kidney beans

Combine all ingredients in a suacepan and simmer for 30min or cook on LOW in a slowcooker for 6-10 hrs.

My Wonderful Tomato Sauce

• 500 g organic tomato passata (thick sieved tomatoes)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon herbes de provence
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper

1. Combine everything in a small saucepan.
2. Heat gently for 10 minutes

Lovely Healthy Food...

1. Fried rice
2. Risotto
3. Baked macaroni
4. Ratatouillt
5. Lentil chili
6. Veggie Quiche
7. Tomato sauce penne
8. Garden veggie burgers
9. Cheese and mushroom omelette
10. Jersey spuds
11. Courgette, feta and fennel pasta
12. Roasted veg couscous
13. Lemon fromage frais
14. Berry fromage frais
15. Fried noodles
16. Tagliatelli
17. Egg, chips and mushy peas

Why eat junk food when you can eat as much of any of these as you like??

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Twink's Hobnobs

8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz butter
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda

mix flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan stir in bic soda and add to dry mix, mix well, make smallish balls and put on greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork, 180oc for 15 mins, cool on the tray, you just want them golden in oven not brown

Many, many, MANY thanks to Twink who shared this recipe on Moneysavingexpert's forum.

Oven Risotto

Ingredients
25g/1oz dried mushrooms, such as porcini or a mixture of types
400ml/14fl oz boiling water
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
350g/12oz risotto rice, such as carnaroli or arborio
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
750ml/1¼ pints hot vegetable
(or chicken) stock
125ml/4fl oz white wine
75g/3oz parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Place the dried mushrooms in a bowl, add the boiling water to the bowl and leave to soak for ten minutes. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a medium sized ovenproof saucepan or casserole dish and cook the onion and garlic for a few minutes until soft and a little golden. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. Drain the excess liquid from the mushrooms into a clean bowl. Chop the mushrooms, and add them to the garlic and onions along with the rice, chopped thyme and mushroom-soaking liquid. Pour the stock and the wine into the pan and bring the mixture to the boil. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
4. Cover with the mixture with a lid and place it in the oven. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice has just cooked and all the liquid has been absorbed.
5. Stir in 50g/2oz of the grated parmesan.
6. To serve, sprinkle with the remaining parmesan and thyme leaves.

Fantastic Shortbread

Preheat oven to 150C.

In Kenwood Chef, blend together 250g butter and 125g of caster sugar. Mix in 250g of plain flour and 125g of cornflour.

Press into a tin so the depth of the dough is an inch. Bake for 50 minutes.