Oaty fish and prawn gratins

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Oaty fish and prawn gratins

Serves 2
spinach 340g, roughly chopped
salt and pepper to season
tomatoes 400g, chopped and seasoned with garlic and herbs
white fish fillets (rawas or basa) 225g, chopped into large chunks
basil a small bunch, shredded
prawns 100g, cooked and peeled
parmesan 2 tbsp, finely grated
breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
oats 2 tbsp
broccoli 170g, boiled or steamed, to serve

Italian stuffed courgettes

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Italian stuffed courgettes

Serves 4
courgettes 4, halved lengthways
extra virgin olive oil 3 tsp
mixed salad leaves (arugula, baby spinach, watercress) to serve

THE STUFFING
white breadcrumbs 50g, dried
pine nuts 50g
spring onions 6, trimmed and finely sliced
garlic clove 1, crushed
sundried tomatoes in oil 6, drained (try Sacla available at gourmet stores)
thyme 1 tbsp
parmesan 25g, finely grated
salt and black pepper to season

Flatbread pizzas

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Flatbread pizzas

Serves 5
pita breads 5
feta 75g, crumbled (try Apetina available at gourmet stores)
dill sprigs a handful
rocket leaves 200g
pomegranate seeds 100g
red onion 1, thinly sliced
olive oil 1 tsp

THE HUMMUS
chickpeas 400g, boiled and drained
lemon 1, juiced
garlic clove 1, crushed
ground cumin 1/2 tsp
salt and pepper to season
extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp

Vietnamese prawn salad

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Vietnamese prawn salad

Serves 2
THE DRESSING
garlic clove 1 small, finely chopped
red chilli 1 small, deseeded and finely chopped
golden caster sugar 1 tbsp (try Tate & Lyle available at gourmet stores)
limes 2, juiced
salt and pepper to season

THE SALAD
rice noodles 250g (try Blue Elephant available at gourmet stores)
tiger prawns 150g, cooked, halved along their spine
cucumber 1/2, peeled, deseeded and cut into matchsticks
carrot 1, cut into matchsticks or grated
spring onions 6, shredded
coriander or mint leaves a handful
peanuts 1 tbsp, roasted and chopped

Mexican bean salad

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Mexican bean salad

Serves 6
eggs 4
avocadoes 2, peeled and stoned
kidney beans 800g, boiled and drained
red onion 1 small, finely sliced
coriander a large bunch, leaves only, roughly chopped
cherry tomatoes 250g, halved
red chilli 1, deseeded and finely sliced
cumin powder 1/2 tsp
salt and pepper to season

THE LIME AND CORIANDER DRESSING
lime 2, juiced
coriander 2 tsp, finely chopped
extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp
caster sugar a pinch (try Tate & Lyle available at gourmet stores)
salt and pepper to season

Grilled salmon tacos with chipotle lime yoghurt

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Grilled salmon tacos with chipotle lime yoghurt

Serves 4
garlic salt 1 tsp (try Roland available at gourmet stores)
smoked paprika powder 2 tbsp (try Ahumado available at gourmet stores)
sugar a good pinch
salt and pepper to season
salmon fillet 500g
yoghurt 200ml
chipotle paste 1 tbsp (try El Paso available at gourmet stores)
lime 1, juiced

TO SERVE
soft flour tortillas 8 small, warmed (try Old El Paso available at gourmet stores)
green cabbage 1/4 small, finely shredded
coriander a small bunch, picked into sprigs
jalapeños a handful, sliced
lime wedges to serve
hot chilli sauce to serve (optional)

Crab-stuffed avocadoes

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Crab-stuffed avocadoes

Serves 4
white crabmeat 100g (try Bumble Bee available at gourmet stores)
dijon mustard 1 tsp (try Roland available at gourmet stores)
olive oil 2 tbsp
salt and pepper to taste
basil leaves a handful, shredded, with a few of the smaller leaves left whole, to serve
red chilli 1, deseeded and chopped
avocadoes 2

Garlicky prawns with sherry

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Garlicky prawns with sherry

Serves 6
olive oil 3 tbsp
garlic cloves 2, thinly sliced
prawns 400g large, uncooked
salt and pepper to season
dry sherry 2 tbsp
flat-leaf parsley a handful, chopped

Veggie shepherd’s pie with sweet potato mash

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Veggie shepherd’s pie with sweet potato mash

Serves 2
puy lentils or masoor dal 100g, soaked
vegetable stock 250ml
olive oil 1 tbsp
onion 1, finely chopped
garlic clove 1, crushed
carrot 1, finely diced
tomatoes 200g, chopped
thyme a few sprigs, leaves chopped
Worcestershire sauce a good splash (try American Garden available at gourmet stores)
salt and pepper to season
potatoes 125g, peeled and chopped
sweet potatoes 125g, peeled and chopped
butter 15g
milk a good splash

Braised Italian sausages with soft polenta

Braised Italian sausages with soft polenta

Serves 1
olive oil 1 tbsp
herbed sausages 2
smoked bacon rasher 1, chopped
onion 1/2, sliced
garlic clove 1/2, crushed
red wine 200ml
rosemary a few sprigs, leaves stripped
tomatoes 50g, chopped
chicken stock 300ml
salt and pepper to season
polenta 50g (try Valsugana available at gourmet stores)
butter 15g
parmesan 15g, grated (try Zanetti available at gourmet stores)

One-pot chicken with orzo and dill

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - One-pot chicken with orzo and dill

Serves 1
chicken thigh 1, boneless, skinless
chicken stock 250ml
orzo 75g (try Barilla available at gourmet stores)
dill a small bunch, chopped
butter 15g
lemon 1/2, zested and juiced
salt and pepper to season
lemon wedges to serve

Coconut and coriander fish

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Coconut and coriander fish

Serves 1
Thai red curry paste 1 tbsp (try Blue Elephant available at gourmet stores)
coconut milk 200ml (try Dabur available at gourmet stores)
basa fillet 1, skinless
French beans 50g, blanched
fish sauce a splash (try Ayam available at gourmet stores)
lime 1/2, juiced
coriander a small bunch, chopped
salt and pepper to season
basmati rice to serve
lime wedges to serve

Warm pumpkin and quinoa salad with sesame soy dressing

Warm pumpkin and quinoa salad with sesame soy dressing

Serves 1
pumpkin 175g, cut into wedges
red onion 1/2, cut into thin wedges
groundnut oil 1 tbsp
salt and pepper to season
quinoa 50g (try Roland available at gourmet stores)
edamame beans 75g, peeled (try Trikaya available at select gourmet stores)
sesame oil 1/2 tbsp
lemon 1/2, juiced
soy sauce 1/4 tbsp
ginger a small chunk, finely chopped

Smoky black bean chilli soup with lime yoghurt

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Smoky black bean chilli soup with lime yoghurt

Serves 1
onion 1/2, chopped
garlic clove 1/2, crushed
green peppercorns 1/2, diced (try Epicure available at gourmet stores)
olive oil 1/2 tbsp
cumin powder a pinch
smoked paprika powder a pinch (try Ahumado available at gourmet stores)
chilli flakes a good pinch (try Keya available at gourmet stores)
tomatoes 100g, chopped
vegetable stock 200ml
black or kidney beans 100g, boiled
salt and pepper to taste
Greek yoghurt 25g (try Danone or Himalya Fresh available at gourmet stores)
lime 1/2, zested + a little juice
cheddar 1 tbsp, grated, to serve (optional)

Gulabi Kheer

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Gulabi Kheer

Serves 6-8
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a wok and fry 200g soaked basmati rice. Boil 1 1/2l milk and pour over the rice. Cook  until the milk is reduced to half its quantity and keep stirring. Add 300g sugar, a pinch of saffron dissolved in  2 tsp rosewater and 1/2 tsp cardamom powder. Simmer. Mash the rice well, then add 12 chopped almonds  and 12 rose petals. Chill.

Melon Spritzers, Grown-up limeade, and Peach Punch

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Melon Spritzers, Grown-up limeade, and Peach Punch

Melon spritzers
Serves 6
Recipe Sarah Cook

Put 500g cantaloupe melon chunks in a blender or food processor with the juice of 2 limes and 100ml apple  juice. Whizz to the smoothest you can get, then stir in the zest of 2 limes. Chill until ready to serve.

To serve, pour the melon mixture into a big jug with 250ml chilled white wine, then add an equal part of  chilled lemonade and stir well. Thread a few melon balls onto skewers, if you like, add one to each glass with  some crushed ice, and top up with the melon spritzer.

Brown rice stir-fry with coriander omelette

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Brown rice stir-fry with coriander omelette

Serves 4
Cook 200g brown basmati rice following pack instructions. Heat 2 tsp rapeseed oil in a large frying pan.  Add 1 tbsp grated ginger and 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and fry for 1 minute. Tip in a bunch of sliced  spring onions, 150g sliced shiitake mushrooms, 2 sliced carrots and 1 finely sliced red pepper and stir-fry  over high heat for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, mix 3 eggs, beaten with a splash ofmilk with some coriander, salt  and pepper. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the egg, stir once, then allow to cook over a  gentle heat until almost set. Flip and cook on the other side until cooked through. Tip onto a board and cut  into strips. Add the drained cooked rice, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil and 2 tbsp chilli jam to the vegetables, mixing to heat through. Divide into bowls and top with the omelette strips, a few coriander leaves  and 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds.

TIP To cook brown or basmati rice, place it in simmering salted water for about 25 minutes until tender - 40g of uncooked rice will yield around 100g cooked rice

Cocktail; Lemon casa rita

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Cocktail; Lemon casa rita

Pour 50ml tequila, 15ml Cointreau, 30ml fresh lemon juice, 10ml fresh lime juice and 40ml sugar syrup into a shaker. Add a handful of ice and shake for 15 seconds before straining over cubed ice in a salt-rimmed glass  (rub the rim with lime flesh, then dip in salt). Serve immediately.

Apple and Cinnamon Cake

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Apple and Cinnamon Cake

Serves 4
oil 1 tsp, for greasing
refined flour 1/2 cup + 1 tsp extra
baking powder 1/2 tsp
sugar 1/2 cup
cinnamon powder 3/4 tsp
eggs 2
butter 25g, melted
honey 1 tbsp
apple 1/2, chopped

Yam som o gai (pomelo and chicken salad)

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Yam som o gai (pomelo and chicken salad)

Serves 2
pomelo or grapefruit 2-4 pieces, peeled and de-veined
chicken breasts 2, cooked and shredded
cashewnuts 2, roasted and crushed
dried shrimp or shrimp powder 4 pieces, chopped
coconut 2 tbsp, grated

THE SWEET CHILLI SAUCE
lime juice 2 tbsp
fish sauce 2 tbsp (try Ayam available at gourmet stores)
palm sugar 2 tbsp
Thai sweet chilli paste 2 tbsp (try Real Thai available at gourmet stores)

THE GARNISH
red chillies 2, deep-fried
shallots 2-4, deep-fried
kaffir lime leaves 2, julienned
mint a few sprigs
lettuce leaves a few

Tricolour Salad Pizza

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Tricolour Salad Pizza

Serves 2
olive oil 1 tbsp
garlic clove 1, thinly sliced
tomatoes 230g, chopped
salt and pepper to season
mozzarella 125g, sliced
rocket a handful
avocado 1 small, sliced
tomatoes 10 small, halved
balsamic vinegar to finish

THE PIZZA BASE
olive oil for greasing
plain flour 100g
dried yeast 3g (try Red Star available at gourmet stores)
salt a pinch
sugar 1/2 tsp
warm water 60ml

Kale Chips

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Kale Chips

2 cups of washed kale leaves (spines removed)
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
To taste: garlic powder, salt, & pepper

Kale “pesto”

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Kale “pesto”

2/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup of chicken broth (optional)
5 garlic cloves (peeled)
2 cups of basil leaves
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 cups of washed kale (spines removed)
¼ cup of walnuts
To taste: salt & pepper

Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Tacos with Queso Fresco

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Tacos with Queso Fresco

3 pounds spaghetti squash (1 large or 2 small)
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1 lime)
1 tsp chili powder
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp coarse salt
Sixteen 6-inch corn tortillas
One 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed & drained
4 ounces crumbled queso fresco, feta, or Cotija cheese
¼ cup finely diced red or white onion
¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves (the cilantro-averse can use flat-leaf parsley)

Optional Finishes
Lime wedges
Dashes of hot sauce

Pizza tartlets stuffed with vegetable pasta

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pizza tartlets stuffed with vegetable pasta

Makes 12
Ingredients
Pizza dough
Different types of pasta you prefer

Topping
Mange-tout, cherry tomatoes, saltwort, 1 pepper, radicchio, pine nuts, anchovies, basil, basil pesto, tomato  sauce, walnuts, black pepper, spreadable cheese, diced smoked bacon

Stuffed Courgettes

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Stuffed Courgettes

Serves 3
Ingredients
3 round courgettes
Mange-tout , cherry tomatoes, saltwort,
1 pepper, pine nuts, anchovies
Three types of short pasta
Salt

Stuffed Conchiglioni

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Stuffed Conchiglioni

Ingredients
Large conchiglioni pasta (large shells)
300g ricotta
100g gorgonzola
50g spreadable cheese
1 courgette
1 pepper

Vegetables Rotini Pasta

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Vegetables Rotini Pasta

Serves 6
Ingredients
1 package rotini pasta
2 garlic cloves - sliced thinly
1 small onion - sliced thinly
2 carrots - sliced thinly
1 zucchini - sliced thinly
1/4 sliced cabbage purple
100g mussels
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon thyme
salt to taste
1 teaspoon pepper or as needed

Pasta trio

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pasta trio

3 servings
Ingredients
500g f lour
150g sourdough ( or 25g fresh yeast)
Extra virgin olive oil
A pinch of salt
350ml of water
Pasta in the 3 shapes you prefer
Prickly lettuce, saltwort, onion, black
olives, anchovies, raisins

Raw food pizza

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Raw food pizza

Serves 4
Ingredients
Pizza base
300g chopped almonds
200g ground flaxseeds
2 chopped courgettes
1 chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt

Sauce
15 sun-dried tomatoes soaked for 6 hours
600g ripe tomatoes without seeds
70g chopped onion
30g extra virgin olive oil
the juice of 1 lemon
10 basil leaves

“cheese”
60g almonds or macadamia nuts soaked for 8 hours
A pinch of salt
1/2 garlic clove

Courgette spaghetti with tomato sauce

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Courgette spaghetti with tomato sauce

Serves 4
Ingredients
4 medium courgettes

Sauce
15 sun-dried tomatoes soaked for 6 hours
600g ripe tomatoes without seeds
1 garlic clove
70g onion- chopped
30g extra virgin olive oil
The juice of 1 lemon
10 fresh basil leaves
3 stalk fresh thyme
50g chopped walnuts
2-3 tablespoon tamari sauce

“Grated cheese”
30g pine nuts
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast shaving
A pinch of pepper

Gluten free spring pizza

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Gluten free spring pizza

Makes 1 large pizza
Ingredients
Dough
80g gluten free flour Farmo low protein
60g gluten free bread flour Nutrifree
75g gluten free pizza and bread flour Agluten
6g fresh yeast
180g lukewarm water
1 teaspoon lard
1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
Courgette
Aubergine
Red pepper
Ripe tomatoes
100g mozzarella cheese
Oregano
Salt

Spring Cake

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Spring Cake

Ingredients
180g gluten free flour
120ml milk
3 eggs
60g vegetable oil
100g fresh green peas
100g fresh broad beans
2 spring onions
100g pecorino romano grated
1 teaspoon baking powder

Cacao wafer with white chocolate cream and raspberries

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Cacao wafer with white chocolate cream and raspberries

Makes 10
Ingredients
60g egg whites
60g sugar
60g melted butter
50g flour
10g cocoa powder
1 or 2 tablespoons marsala liqueur (or Rum)

Chocolate ganache
75g white chocolate
40g fresh double cream
40g ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon sugar
Raspberries to garnish

Diced turkey green apple and celery in an aromatic sauce

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Diced turkey;green apple and celery in an aromatic sauce

Serves 4
Ingredients
200g turkey breast
1 small green apple
1 or 2 celery stalks
Salt and pepper
125g plain yogurt
2 teaspoons capers
1 teaspoon mustard
30ml extra virgin olive oil
Toasted bread to serve

Barley, strawberries and peppers cream

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Barley, strawberries and peppers cream

Serves 4
Ingredients
100g barley
100g strawberries
2 mall peppers (1 red 1 yellow)
20g pine nuts
Fresh mint
Juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and sugar

Asparagus Muffin

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Asparagus Muffin

Makes 8
Ingredients
130g flour
130ml fresh milk
60g olive oil
1 egg
50g grated cheese
90g asparagus trimmed and boiled for 1 minute
1 teaspoon baking powder
Salt and pepper

Focaccia with potato flakes

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Focaccia with potato flakes

Makes 10
Ingredients
500g strong flour
70g potato flakes (the ones for the instant mash potatoes)
450g water
1 teaspoon sugar
17g fresh yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Pizza tartlet with fruit

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pizza tartlet with fruit

Ingredients
500g flour
150g sourdough ( or 25g fresh yeast)
Extra virgin olive oil
A pinch of salt
350ml of water
50g of sugar
Different types of fruit
Chocolate spread
Soft cheese
Cocoa

Pizza boxes with vegetables

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pizza boxes with vegetables

Ingredients
Pizza dough

Filling
Mange-tout, puntarelle, Prickly lettuce, cherry tomatoes, saltwort, anchovies, mozzarella, black olives, peppers

Pizza ravioli with vegetables

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pizza ravioli with vegetables

Ingredients
Pizza dough

Filling
Tomato sauce
Olives, smoked caciotta cheese, anchovies, mozzarella cheese and peppers

Fried Pizza bites with vegetables

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Fried Pizza bites with vegetables

Makes 15
Ingredients
Pizza dough

Filling
Cherry tomatoes
Cherry mozzarella
Anchovy fillets
Smoked cacciota cheese
Gorgonzola cheese

Vegetable bonbons

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Vegetable bonbons

Ingredients
Pizza dough (see recipe above)

Fillings
Prickly lettuce, anchovy fillets, black olives
Mange-tout, cherry tomatoes, black olives
Puntarelle*, Saltwort, Mozzarella Anchovies
Frying oil

Pizza bonbons with radicchio and smoked caciotta cheese

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pizza bonbons with radicchio and smoked caciotta cheese

Ingredients for the pizza dough
500g flour
150g sourdough ( or 25g fresh yeast)
A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
A teaspoon of salt
350ml water

Filling
Radicchio
Smoked caciotta cheese ( Italian cheese)
Anchovies fillets

Sweet pizza with peaches

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Sweet pizza with peaches

Makes 10
Ingredients
300g flour
1 egg
40g sugar
50g butter
100g sourdough (or 5 g fresh yeast)
60g water
50g milk
A pinch of salt

Topping
300g custard cream
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 peach

Panzerotti

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Panzerotti

Makes 20
Ingredients
Dough:
500g flour type 0
300ml fizzy water
A drizzle of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
25g fresh yeast

Filling
300g mozzarella
300g cooked ham

Endive Bonbon

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Endive Bonbon

Serves 6
Ingredients
Dough:
150ml water
300g flour
5g fresh yeast (or 90g sourdough)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
A pinch of salt

Topping
2 endive heads
100g emmental cheese
10g pine nuts
Extra virgin olive oil

Asparagus mini pizza

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Asparagus mini pizza

Serves 6
Ingredients
Dough
150ml water
300g flour
5g fresh yeast (or 90g sourdough)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
A pinch of salt

Topping
250g asparagus
A large tomato
100g speck (Italian smoked cured ham)
100g emmental cheese
Salt and pepper

Hot-pizza/caprese

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Hot-pizza/caprese

Makes 6
Ingredients
250g Canadian flour (or very strong flour)
50g sourdough (or half sachet of active dry yeast)
190g lukewarm water
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
A pinch of salt

Filling
2 mozzarella (125g each)
Basil
2 tomatoes
Extra virgin olive oil

Mini pizza with spring flowers and pecorino cheese

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Mini pizza with spring flowers and pecorino cheese

Makes 12 small pizzas
Ingredients:
250g flour
50g strong flour
5g salt
3g sugar
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2.5dl lukewarm water
10g fresh yeast
100g grated pecorino cheese
50g spinach
20g edible primrose
20g edible violet

Method
Mix the two different types of flour. Dissolve yeast and sugar in some water and add the olive oil. Add the liquids to the flours, knead well for 20 minutes until you have a smooth and soft dough. Allow to rest for 40 minutes. Divide dough into 12 pieces, form the mini pizza and let rest on the baking trays for 10 minutes. Bake at 180ºC for 8 minutes.

Remove from the oven and garnish with the cheese, spinach and flowers.

Savoury tarts

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Savoury tarts

Makes 8 mini tarts
Ingredients
Pastry:
300g flour
100ml extra virgin olive oil
90ml dry white wine
30g toasted pine nuts
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Salt

Filling:
16 “ FRIARJELLI’ (small green peppers)
500g cherry tomatoes
3 mozzarella
Salt and Olive oil to taste
Oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
Seasoning for confit cherry tomatoes