Rachel's Everyday Kitchen: Simple, Delicious Family Food

412 Pages·2013·42.63 MB·English

by  Rachel Allen

CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Introduction
List of Recipes
PIZZA AND BREAD
FISH AND SHELLFISH
POULTRY
EGGS AND CHEESE
BEEF AND LAMB
HAM AND PORK
PULSES, GRAINS AND PASTA
VEGETABLES
SWEET THINGS
Conversion charts
Acknowledgements
Copyright
About the Publisher
INTRODUCTION
WE ALL LEAD SUCH HECTIC LIVES, and as a busy working parent I understand
how challenging it can be to cook wholesome food for your family every
day. During my many years as a cookery teacher I have tried and tested
family friendly, hassle-free recipes on my children so that you too can
easily cook for your family without ever compromising on flavour.
Cooking for yourself and for your family is such an important thing to
be able to do. Eating good food has a profound impact on your health,
energy and outlook. It may take a little longer than heating up a ready-
meal or ordering a take-away, but it is the only way of ensuring you know
where all the ingredients come from. Cooking ensures your family’s
meals are nutritious and delicious but can also be creative and fun!
In this book, I hope to show you how to make the most of your time in
the kitchen and how to make best use of the ingredients that you buy.
With a bit of forward thinking, you can turn one meal into several different
dishes, keeping waste to a minimum. If you’re going to buy the best
ingredients you can afford, then it’s vital that nothing is wasted. Cooked
potatoes left over from lunch could be made into a delicious and
comforting tartiflette for supper on another day, for instance, while
roasted butternut squash enjoyed hot at the table could be transformed
into a tasty salad for a packed lunch.
Buying fresh ingredients that are in season – asparagus and rhubarb
in the spring, for instance, or plums and squash in the autumn – will
ensure you’re getting maximum value and flavour from what you eat.
Cooking in bulk can save both time and money, too. As you’ll see, I’ve
included lots of recipes that are just as easy to make in a slightly larger
quantity and then freeze the extra portion. Stews, soups, pies, along with
many other recipes, can all be doubled up and frozen for another day. So
rather than resorting to a ready meal, you can defrost something
homemade instead – guaranteed to be more nutritious and much tastier!
Just a few small adjustments to your weekly routine could reap big
rewards for you and your family, with delicious, healthy meals and more
time spent together enjoying them. With its straightforward recipes and
lots of practical, thrifty tips, I hope this book will go some way to
achieving just that.
List of Recipes
Apple Custard Tart
Beef Stock
Broccoli Orzo Salad
Bubble and Squeak
Butterscotch Apple Pudding
Caramelised Onion and Rosemary Bread
Cheese, Tomato and Basil Tart
Cheesy Bread Gratin
Cheesy Chorizo Dough Balls
Cheesy Kale Bake
Cheesy Meatballs with Spaghetti
Chermoula Fish Tagine
Chicken and Bacon Casserole
Chicken and Ham Pie
Chicken Livers with Sherry
Chicken Stock
Chicken, Fennel and Orange Salad
Chinese-Style Duck Soup
Chocolate Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate Mousse with Salted Caramel Sauce and Shortbread Biscuits
Classic Lasagne
Conchiglie with Broad Beans, Courgettes and Cream
Crispy Swede Bake
Crunchy Macaroni and Cheese
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Duck Breasts with Plum Sauce and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Duck Plum Spring Rolls
Duck Stock
Easy Arancini With Crème Fraîche Herb Sauce
Enchiladas
Fish Gratin with Crunchy, Cheesy Breadcrumbs
Fishcakes
Flatbreads with a Spiced Cannellini Bean Dip
French Toast with Cinnamon Mascarpone
Fried Eggs with Chorizo, Onions and Potatoes
Ginger Pork Stir-Fry
Golden Couscous
Honey-Roasted Duck with Red Cabbage
Iced Strawberry Meringue Cake
Instant Cullen Skink
Lamb and Pearl Barley Broth
Lamb Kofta Tagine
Lamb Neck with Yoghurt, Cucumber and Mint
Lamb, Feta and Chard Pizza
Listy’s Glazed Ham
Meatball Skewers
Meringues
Mexican-Style Prawns with Guacamole and Tomato Salsa
Minestrone
Moroccan Chickpea Tagine
Mushroom, Thyme and Chorizo Penne
Mussels Cooked in Cider
Nectarine and Strawberry Frangipane
Nutty Quinoa Salad
Orange Swirl Loaf
Pancakes with Orange Butter
Panzanella
Parma Ham, Goat’s Cheese and Red Onion Pizza
Peaches with Mascarpone, Pistachios and Honey
Peanut Butter Shortbread Biscuits
Perfect Mashed Potato
Pesto
Pickled Beetroot, Sweet Potato and Lentil Salad
Pilaf Rice
Pinwheels
Pork Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Pork Sliders with Red Cabbage Salad
Potato, Mozzarella and Rosemary Pizza
Potato, Smoked Salmon and Dill Tart
Prawn and Asparagus Spaghetti
Prawn Bisque with Garlic Mayonnaise Croutons
Pulled Lamb Toasted Baps
Quick Chicken Casserole
Quick Double Chocolate Millionaire’s Shortbread
Quick Preserved Lemons
Raspberry Upside-Down Cake
Red Lentil Soup with Cumin and Coriander
Roast Chicken Pieces with Lemon and Herb Aioli
Roast Chicken with White Wine, Leeks and Carrots
Roasted Broccoli
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash with Thyme
Root Vegetable Gratin
Rosemary and Garlic Spatchcock Chicken with Bulgur Wheat Salad
Rustic Plum Pie
Saffron Clams
Saffron Rice with Sultanas and Pistachios
Salted Caramel Sauce
Sausage Pasta Pot
Sesame Pak Choi
Shepherd’s Pie
Shortbread Biscuits
Slow-Roast Pork Belly with Rosemary
Slow-Roasted Lamb with Beans
Smoked Haddock Pie
Smoked Mackerel Tart
Smoked Salmon and Lemon Risotto with Asparagus
Spanish Chicken
Spiced Lamb Gigot Chops
Spicy Spatchcock Chicken with Watercress and Orange Salad
Spinach, Bacon and Gruyère Frittata
Steak Fajitas
Stuffed Butternut Squash with Goat’s Cheese
Summer Fruit Compote
Summer Fruit Jelly
Summer Vegetables with Tarragon
Sun-Blushed Tomato Pizza