Recipes from January 2009

Peas, Love And Harmony On Valentine's Day

'Candlelight, romantic melody and aromatic scent all add to the pea-fect ambience of the night, while the brilliant green of each dish assaults your vision. If you can let yourselves merge with the richness of gourmet sensuality you can actually imbibe romance.'

Blimey! We're talking abut peas here, more romantic than you think apparently. Here's a complete Valentine pea meal for you

Dorot frozen herbs make hot dishes

Frozen herbs? Well why not, they're convenient and far better than the dried stuff which is about as much use as sawdust. Freezing keeps the flavour and saves the waste normally asscociated with fresh herbs when the last bits go all manky in the fridge. Dorot are the masters at freezng herbs and have some rather tasty recipes. You can find Dorot frozen herbs in Sainsburys.

Seeds of Change Indian Recipes

Classic Indian dishes are made tastier and even easier with Seed of Change sauces.

Cooking up a storm for Chinese new year

Great recipes from Cherry Valley Duckling mean the Chinese New Year is now the perfect opportunity for budding Nigella Lawson’s and Gordon Ramsay’s to learn new culinary talents and create their own ‘STAGS’ - Stay at Home Gourmets

Celebrate Chinese New Year With Alan Coxon’s Oriental Banquet

'Kung Hei Fat Choy' or 'Happy Chinese New Year'! The Year of the Ox is celebrated on 26th January and with Chinese households cleaning, repainting and handing out Lai See (lucky money); Alan Coxon has developed a menu for those who want to join in with the festivities. Food is an integral part of the celebrations and Alan has scoured the Orient to come up with a delicious menu for all to enjoy.

Reccycle your dates and walnuts into a tasty treat

We all do it, there is some madness which happens to us just before Christmas and we become domestic goddesses, with the need to fill the house with everything and anything that anyone could possible crave over the holiday.  Come January, we find ourselves with bowls of nuts waiting to be shelled and those ubiquitous boxes of dates, bought because Granny always likes them

Feed the family for under a fiver a head

Looking to save money on family feedtime? Sainsbury's have a solution with a menu in association with top Soho restaurant Quo Vadis. You can knock out this fabulous meal for under a fiver a head,