Recipes from February 2009

February 2009 Recipes Archive from Foodepedia

  • Mum’s British Cheesecake with Warm Blueberries

    Thursday February 26th, 2009

    With Mother’s day coming up, there’s no better way to show your Mum how special she is than by serving up a delicious British Cheesecake with warm blueberries. Made with low fat cheese they will not even have to worry about their waistline!

  • Wild Alaska Black Cod With Saffron Risotto

    Tuesday February 24th, 2009

    With its beautiful, snow-white fillet and perfect flake, wild Alaska black cod is a premium whitefish choice for roasting, poaching or frying. Try this delicious recipe – the perfect dish for impressing your friends. Simply sauté risotto rice, spring onions and garlic for a couple of minutes, then add white wine and saffron infused stock. Meanwhile place the black cod fillets in a shallow pan with milk, water and bay leaves and leave to simmer. Add Parmesan and peas to the risotto and serve with the black cod.

  • Marguerite Patten's Ginger nut pancakes

    Saturday February 21st, 2009

    Marguerite Patten, mother of all ‘celebrity chefs’ has just finished advising Jamie Oliver on is latest book and is now working with Ocado and giving advice on how to make your food go further.This is a special dessert that uses up apples from the fruit bowl and is ideal for pancake day or a teatime treat.

  • Celebrate St Patrick’s Day the Traditional Way

    Friday February 20th, 2009

    This selection of recipes are quick, easy to prepare, but most of all fun.  So get family and friends together and celebrate St Patrick’s Day the traditional way - cooking, eating, drinking, and of course, not forgetting a good old Irish sing song!

  • It’s Shrove GOO-day!

    Thursday February 19th, 2009

    Feeling adventurous this Pancake Day? This is your last chance to indulge before Lent so what better way to celebrate than with some deliciously gooey fun!   Cadbury has created an extra special recipe in time for Pancake Day that is sure to turn your Shrove Tuesday into the ultimate Shrove GOO-day

  • Pancake Day Perfection

    Thursday February 19th, 2009

    Does Pancake Day (24th Feb 2009) conjure up thoughts of a lifeless pancake languishing on a plate with a twist of lemon and sprinkle of sugar?  To make your pancakes a little more exciting and truly scrumptious, the key ingredient is vanilla.

  • Orange and Polenta Cake

    Tuesday February 17th, 2009

    Organico, the Mediterranean organic food specialists, welcomes the Coeliac UK's** Free for Tea week in May (11th-17th) and what better way to celebrate gluten-free tea-time than with an organic polenta cake!

  • Cheese Apple Pancakes

    Tuesday February 17th, 2009

    Why not try these Cheesy Apple pancakes? Perfect for Shrove Tuesday, the pancakes appeal to the whole family including kids who love the cheese and apple filling! Or you can make them as a healthy light snack when socialising with friends.

  • Chop, Chop – It’s Time To Make Some Sweet Pepper Chutney

    Monday February 16th, 2009

    While we tend to think of Autumn as ‘chutney season’, at any time of the year we can find ourselves faced with a bargain, one which cries out to be preserved for enjoyment long after its normal usage period. Many market stalls and greengrocers will offer excellent deals of produce, such as peppers.

  • British Trout is good for the brain

    Wednesday February 11th, 2009

    It's easy to make a positive change to your diet this year with a great range of recipes from the British Trout Association. Many people now know that eating two portions* of oily fish each week provides essential vitamins and fatty acids that are an important part of a healthy diet, though many people do not realise that Trout is in fact an oily fish.

  • Mini Shepherd's Pies

    Wednesday February 11th, 2009

    Mini Shepherd Pies make handy individual eating, especially if frozen. This recipe makes use of New Zealand lamb mince which is good but also uses baked beans which we're not sure about. Mind you, it does make the mince go further and you can't ignore anything that cuts costs now can you?

  • Have a spicy valentine’s day - with the “Viagra” curry

    Tuesday February 10th, 2009

    If you want to spice up your love life this Valentine’s Day, there’s a new way to get things stirring - “Cupid’s Curry”, available online from DoddleCurry.Com, who offer spice kits to make cooking curry at home a doddle.

  • Fruisana recipe of the month Chocolate Almond Cake

    Monday February 2nd, 2009

    After the excesses of the festive period, and the general cutting back on rich food during January, we start to regain our appetite for the occasional treat.  Here from the Fruisana Kitchen is a quick and easy recipe which uses store cupboard ingredients.
    Chocolate is always a favourite and this delicious cake, with its soft, rich, gooey centre makes a perfect dessert perhaps for Valentine's Day?