Serves 4-5
Preparation time about 1 hour
The preparation method is really important when you cook vegetables. Well-known that vegetable is a great resource of vitamins and micro elements, but many of them are depleted during long cooking. So this cooking method is aimed to save as much vitamins in vegetables as possible by reducing cooking time. Also recommended cook with covered top. This meal is a combination of high- protein contained beef stock and full of vitamins, minerals and fibre different vegetables. It is a perfect combination for very nutritious dish.

Ingredients:
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Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves 4-5
Ingredients:
125g pork mince
125g beef mince
50g rice, cooked
1 egg
3 shallot onions, chopped finely
1 small Savoy cabbage (1.2 kg)
1 carrot, chopped coarsely
½ leeks, chopped coarsely
1 litre chicken or beef stock
2 bay leaves
Salt
1/3 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp chopped basil
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method:
Remove 10-12 large leaves from cabbage, cook uncovered in batches in a large saucepan of boiling water 3 minutes. Drain leaves, allow them to cool a little and dry with absorbent paper.
Meanwhile, combine pork and beef mince in …

I think everybody knows what tea is and everybody drinks tea at least once in their life. But having our usual evening cuppa do we ever think about health benefits that tea gives to us? When I prepare tea I do not ever realise that I am about to tap into thousands of years of healing history. It is just an everyday drink that I used to drink since I was a child, my parents do the same and my children do it as well. It is a traditional beverage …

Paella is a traditional Spanish rise based dish and the word paella refers to the cooking dish which is a large, flat, round and shallow metal vessel with two or more handles. Paella originates from the area of Valencia. The three essential ingredients of Paella are rice, saffron and olive oil. Other ingredients which can be included the rice and cooked in with the rice and stock were traditionally chicken, snails, green beans or peas, or frogs, eels and vegetables. The dish has become considerably varied as it has spread …

Cooking time: 15mins + 30-35 min in oven( with a fan)
Ingredients:
300ml soured cream
400g of flour
A pinch of salt
1tbsp of caster sugar
50g butter
1tsp of baking powder
Method:
Mix soured cream with some salt and sugar. Mix flour with bang powder in a big bowl. Grate the butter on the grater and then mix everything together.
Mix the dough with your hands for about 5 minutes until it is nice, even and thick.
Make a sausage shape out of the dough and then cut approximately 1.5 cm thick pieces and shape them into scones.
Pierce scones slightly …

One sunny morning next to my door I found a magazine sent to us by our local Sainsbury’s supermarket. It was full of recipes and this one is the best – it uncovers how to make their famous 76p giant meringues with chocolate powder or raspberry jam. Lovely!
Makes 6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 ½ hours
Ingredients:
6 medium egg whites
330g caster sugar
1tbsp cocoa powder
2tbsp extra raspberry jam
Method:
Preheat the oven to 110°C, fan°C, gas mark ¼. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper.
In clean, grease-free bowl, whisk the egg whites until they …

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So, people love chocolate (like we do). We all know well that not all pleasures are good for us, for our body. Is the chocolate …

Total time approximately 1 hour
Ingredients:
Package of puff dough containing 2 sheets – thawed
4 large apples Granny Smith – peeled, cored, sliced
75g butter – melted
100g dried apricots – cut in quarters
50g golden raisins (optionally)
2-4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
50g almonds – chopped
50g walnuts – chopped
75-100g light brown sugar
Flour
Powdered sugar
Method:
Take ¾ of melted butter using a large skillet. Add dried apricots, almonds, walnuts, raisins (optionally), sugar. Mix well and then add cinnamon and nutmeg, sauté a few minutes. Combine with apples mixing carefully and simmer for 5 minutes. Leave …