Rum-Spiked Horchata
Recipe by:
TimG
Horchata is a traditional Mexican drink, which the Mayans and Aztecs called this the drink of the gods. Here it is made even more heavenly with the addition of rum.
Delicious French Salad Dressing
Liven up your salads! This is a super quick recipe for making a delicious dressing that I learnt whilst studying in France. It'll make fresh leaf salads more exciting and it is easily adaptable to make it your own!
Chocolate stuffed sweet pizza
Made this as an experiment and everyone loves it. Very sweet but nice with ice cream. Made the dough in my breadmaker so depending on your setting times depends on the cooking time. Any kind of sweet can be used but don't advise jelly sweets :) just as long as it melts and doesnt go hard and chewy. People turned their noses up when I suggested sweet pizza but people in my work were surprised....
New England Iced Coffee
I found this simple recipe for a lovely iced coffee when I was in Rhode Island, a nice pick-me-up without having a hot drink or a Red Bull.
Tasty nachos and salsa
Make this quick fresh tomato salsa and spoon over tortilla chips with cheese for a tasty snack, great party food.
Pizza swirls
A simple recipe for a delicious snack, hot or cold, for picnics, kiddies' lunches, hometime snacks, etc.
Raspberry and white chocolate tart
I love this tart. Light yet completely decadent! Great flavour with the raspberries and mascarpone cheese. I've also done this with blueberries, and again it is completely yummy!
Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
Recipe by:
Dianne
A nutmeg muffin batter is baked into mini muffins, then rolled in melted margarine and cinnamon sugar. These taste similar to doughnuts. They are the perfect treat any time of the year.
Tahini Salad Dressing
Recipe by:
Mishugana
Great flavour - this'll brighten up any salad. It's basically equal quantities of tahini, olive oil and water, with soy sauce, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and fresh ginger.
Layered Lemon Cake
You will need two cake tins. If you do not have two tins you will have to cook the layers separately. If you get it right it is delicious. If you like light cakes then this is the one for you.
EAT ME cupcakes
This is a sponge cupcake with pink icing on top. It is wonderful and yummy, and this makes 18 cupcakes!
Traditional hedgerow elderflower cordial
I've tried a couple of different recipes for elderflower cordial, and I've used this recipe a couple of times now and it produces an excellent result. The light flowery taste of elderflower cordial is one of the most refreshing and individual flavours, which transports you to the long days of early summer.
Puff Pastry Pizza
I cooked this for my 2 year old daughter who loved it. You can get the veg in there without them realising. My husband also found this delicious.
Puff pastry lunch dish
I made this as I had bits in the fridge that needed using up. It great as a lunch dish. You can use any bits for the topping, that are left over in the fridge, but this is what I had in. Hope you like it!
Diet muffins with oat bran and muesli
I like making desserts with oat bran. I added some other ingredients like muesli, honey and a scoop of whey protein powder, and it turned out both a great dessert and meal replacer. You can rearrange the measures in this recipe to suit your taste.
Elderflower Cordial
Recipe by:
Theresa
This is an easy to make refreshing drink made from elderflowers. These start to make an appearance around June. Once made and bottled it can be frozen and used when required. I first made it with my children who helped to pick the flowers and then make the drink. They still enjoy it and is now an early summer ritual. It's nice as a gin mixer, or diluted with soda or sparkling water for a change. Can be made without the oranges and less lemon according to your preference.
Basic Barbecue Sauce
Recipe by:
LAFLINT
It's an astonishingly basic combination of ingredients that brings tantalizing flavour. Great on spare ribs or chicken.
Raspberry and Tea Tonic
Recipe by:
VSCOLE
A refreshing summer drink on a hot day! When raspberries are in season, juice a punnet of raspberries and discard the pulp and seeds.