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MealsSavers.co.uk Forums: Recent Topics http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ MealsSavers.co.uk Forums: Recent Topics en Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:40:28 +0000 mich66 on "simple broccoli and cheese soup" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/simple-broccoli-and-cheese-soup#post-15 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:19:31 +0000 mich66 15@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ boil broccoli florets in water, drain half the water off (keep to one side) blitz with a hand blender and add a veg stock cube - re add some of the drained off liquid if required.. add chunks of cheese and stir until melted (Cheddar will do fine, but have used others.. Crumbly Lancs was very nice for this!) season to taste.. Can add potato's and onion for variation (part cook these before adding the broccoli) poodle1977 on "Easiest and cheapest pasta bake ever!" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/easiest-and-cheapest-pasta-bake-ever#post-14 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:47:42 +0000 poodle1977 14@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Ingredients: 2 tins chopped tomatoes 2 tins Hot Dog sausages (drained and chopped) 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 large tin sweetcorn (drained) 1 onion (chopped) 200g grated mild cheddar (or any other cheese will do) A little oil Really easy this one and amazingly cheap. Put a 500g bag of pasta on to boil in some lightly salted water. Any old cheap pasta will do. Next, fry the onion and garlic in the oil for 5 mins until lightly browned. Add tinned tomatoes bring to the boil. Add sweetcorn and chopped hot dog sausages and reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes. When pasta is cooked, drain and add to a large lasagne dish Add tomato sauce and mix well. Top with the grated cheese and put in the oven (around 200 degrees) for 15 minutes or until cheese has melted. Serve! My kids love this recipe, they would eat if every day if they could. Costs around £3.50 to make the whole thing!!! sodapop9 on "Mixed Bean Casserole with Herb Dumplings" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/mixed-bean-casserole-with-herb-dumplings#post-13 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:44:33 +0000 sodapop9 13@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Mixed Bean Casserole with Herb Dumplings Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 smallish onion (chopped) 1 clove garlic (crushed) 100g button mushrooms (halved) 1 tin mixed beans, drained 1 tin chopped tomatoes 80g self raising flour 40g suet 4 tbsp water 1 tbsp mixed herbs salt pepper Method: 1) Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion and garlic over a medium/low heat for approx 5 minutes until onion is soft. 2) Add the mushrooms and fry for a further 2 minutes. 3) Add the mixed beans and stir. 4) Add the chopped tomatoes, stir and bring to the boil 5) Meanwhile make the dumplings: mix sifted flour and suet in a bowl, add herbs and salt and pepper and then add the water a tablespoon at a time until it forms a soft but not too sticky dough. Seperate into 6 round dumplings and add to the boiling saucepan. 6) Place a lid on the saucepan, turn the heat right down and simmer for 20/25 minutes until the dumplings are cooked through. 7) Serve in a warm bowl - scrummy! urbangril on "lovely dish to use up stale bread - sort of cheese pudding plus!" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/lovely-dish-to-use-up-stale-bread-sort-of-cheese-pudding-plus#post-12 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:52:48 +0000 urbangril 12@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Cut stale bread (preferably brown but white will do) into cubes and put in bottom of ovenproof dish. Add any or all of the following that you happen to have - sliced mushrooms, chopped onions, tomato chunks, cut-up bacon, cut-up cooked sausages of frankfurters. Or anything else that seems suitable! Add a decent amount of grated cheese. Beat 4 eggs with 1 pint milk and seasoning, including a pinch of dry mustard. Pour over bread and other stuff and leave to soak for at least an hour. Bake at 200C for about 25-30 min until risen. Toots on "Thai Red Chicken Curry" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/thai-red-chicken-curry#post-11 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:25:48 +0000 Toots 11@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Thai Red Chicken Source - Jo Malone Catalogue. Serves 2 Generous Portions: Ingredients: 200g - Sliced Chicken Breasts 1 Packet per Person - Fresh or Dry Egg Noodles 1 Heaped Teaspoon of concentrated garlic 1 Tablespoon - Red Curry Paste 1 Teaspoon - Cumin 1/2 Teaspoon - Coriander 1 Average Size Cup - Coconut Milk 1 Average Size Cup - Chicken Stock 1 Tablespoon - Fish Sauce Vegetable Oil - A couple of generous glugs Spring Onion Salt & Black Pepper (to taste) 1. Cook the Noodles as per the instructions on the packet. 2. Place one half of the noodles in a soup bowl. 3. Heat Vegetable Oil in a Wok, deep fry half of the Noodles, 3. Place all ingredients in heated wok, except chicken & Noodles & simmer for 10 Minutes. 4. Add Chicken or Prawns & simmer until the Chicken or Prawns are cooked. 5. Pour the Curry from the Wok on top of one half of the Noodles. 7. Garnish with the Crispy Fried Noodles & Spring Onion. marilynbarlow on "best ever pizza dough recipe" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/best-ever-pizza-dough-recipe#post-10 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:21:51 +0000 marilynbarlow 10@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ 250g Special flour 250g strong white flour 2tsp instant yeast 1/4 pint warm water 1egg made up to 1/4 pint with olive oil 3oz oil 11/2 teasp salt Combine ingredients together and knead well for 5 minutes. Leave to rise for 2 hours at least. Knead again. Divide into 3 Roll or spread onto pizza trays and top with favorite topping. Bake 180 C Delisious! marilynbarlow on "spinach and mushroom lasagne" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/spinach-and-mushroom-lasagne#post-5 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:29:33 +0000 marilynbarlow 5@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ just made this - we are not veggie, but often make this, friends love it too even thought not vegetarian. 8 strips lasagne 13/4llb spinach (or large spinach puree tin 795g) 1 teasp butter 350g ricotta cheese (or similar) salt and pepper SAUCE 175g mushrooms 1oz butter 1/4 pint veg stock 1 teasp soya sauce 75g cheddar or parmesan cheese grated METHOD Cook lasage if necessary (I use ready cooked) Cook spinach if using fresh, otherwise warm it and add ricotta cheese and mix and season well. SAUCE saute mushrooms covered pan in butter. Reduce heat slightly cook for 10 mins. Add stock, simmerfor another 5 mins. Puree stock, add soy sauce and season. Layer spinach,then pasta, then mushroom sauce. Repeat and top with cheese. Cook 35/40 mins 200c /Gas 6/ I like to make 3 or 4 individual lasagne with this recipe. Hope you enjoy!!!! Marilyn Toots on "Pesto & Blue Cheese Puff Pizzas" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/pesto-amp-blue-cheese-puff-pizzas#post-7 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:03:43 +0000 Toots 7@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ This is the easiest recipe by far, so easy that my friend that doesn't cook is going to try this & make dinner! ps-good to see the identity of the mystery chef unveiled... gail on "Best Cookie Recipe in the world...." http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/best-cookie-recipe-in-the-world#post-4 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:14:42 +0000 gail 4@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Hi, Many of you will have seen this before, but I thought I would post it for those who haven't I'm not sure if the story attached is true, but it makes a fantastic batch of cookies in any case! Perfect for chocoholics! Enjoy... -gail ------Original Message------- Subject: Biscuit Recipe Please forward when you finish reading! A little background : Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, Is a VERY expensive shop; e.g, they sell a typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00. THIS IS A TRUE STORY My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we decided to try the 'Neiman-Marcus cookie'. It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, 'I'm afraid not, but you can BUY the recipe. ' I asked how much, and she responded; 'Only two fifty - it's a great deal!' I agreed to that, and told her to add it to my bill. Thirty days later, I got my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus Charge was $285.00. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two sandwiches and about $20.00 for a scarf. At the bottom of the statement, it said, 'Cookie Recipe - $250.00'. That was outrageous! I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress Had said it was 'two fifty', which clearly does not mean ' Two hundred And fifty dollars' by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase. Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. They would not refund my money Because, according to them; 'What the waitress told you is not our Problem.' and as you have already seen the recipe we absolutely will not refund your Money.' I explained to the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes Which govern fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened to report them To the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office. I was basically told: Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you can get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back' I said, OK, you've got my $250, and now I'm going to have $250 worth of fun.' I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in the world with an e-mail account gets a $250 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus..... For Free. She replied, 'I wish you wouldn't do that.' I said, 'Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you RIPPED ME OFF!' and slammed down the phone. So here it is! Please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER make another penny from this recipe! NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved) 2 (500 ml) cups butter 24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips 4 (1000 ml) cups flour 2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar 2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda 1 tsp. (5 ml) salt 2 (500 ml) cups sugar 18 oz (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury chocolate for Australians & South Africans) 5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal 4 eggs 2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder 2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla 3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional ) ........................ Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, Salt, baking powder, and Bicarb (soda). Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at (180 ï¿œC ) 375 degrees. ( The above quantities make approx 112 cookies ) Enjoy !!! PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND ALSO SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS! bizzy_lizzy on "Looking for help - Want to become a chef!" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/looking-for-help-want-to-become-a-chef#post-3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:32:52 +0000 bizzy_lizzy 3@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Hi everyone. I've recently got really interested in cooking and want to become a chef. What i am looking for is a list of basic ingredients that are essentials for having in your kitchen so that you can use them to prepare just about anything. Are there any professional chefs or cooks that can recommend a complete list of what I will need to get? Thanks so much! Lizzy jenny_c on "Looking for a good vegetarian lasagne recipe!" http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/topic/looking-for-a-good-vegetarian-lasagne-recipe#post-2 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:07:50 +0000 jenny_c 2@http://www.mealsavers.co.uk/main/forum/bbpress/ Hi! I've been enjoying the recipes on the site so far. NowI'm looking for a really good vegetarian lasagne recipe. One of my best friends is vegetarian, so I'd really liketo impress her with a good recipe. I've msade others before, but they've really only been average in comparison to the meat ones! Can anyone help!? Thanks - Jen :)