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  • I think it depends what you are planning and how far in advance. A few months ago I used to do a lot of the cooking and preparing for the days I worked in advance but I've just got a lot more used now to preparing everything freshly and it doesn't seem to take as long now. The things I used to do in advance were: curry…
  • Fresh Basil is lovely in a Tomato sauce
    in basil Comment by thebirchtree May 2011
  • Oooh I forgot about Paneer - love it!
  • The curry gravy is made per below. There are lots of recipes for curry gravy in various 'secret take away ingredients' books, but this is one I adapted to be exactly to my taste (I am fussy!) This makes eight scoops worth which then makes eight curries. 1lb onions 1 oz ginger* 1 oz garlic* 1.5 pints water 1 teasp salt 1…
  • Guacamole! You can also do the 1980s restuarant favourite and bake it in the oven with a bit of brie on top.
  • Yes, Quorn is a vegetarian form of protein - a meat replacement. You could substitute for soya mince of any form, or even for meat mince if you wanted to. My husband is vegetarian so we eat a lot of Quorn in our house! I actually prefer the Quorn mince to meat mince, as does my three year old. It is lower in calories than…
  • You could try substituting the lentils for chick peas
  • Thanks :) Although I've lost all the formatting in my ingredients list so will post it again here for simplicity! 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 stalk celery 1 tbsp olive oil 1 teasp lemon juice 1 carrot 1 red pepper 1 vegetable oxo cube 1 green pepper 3 mushrooms 1 tbsp mushroom ketchup (can substitute for a red wine or a…
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