No Butter Ginger Cake

Ingredients 12 pink marshmallows, quartered using scissors 2 x 55g of Maltesers (my favourite), Milky Way or Crunchie 140g rich tea biscuits, roughly crushed 3 tbsp golden syrup 300g dark chocolate, broken into squares 100g butter, roughly chopped Method 1) Gently melt the butter, chocolate and syrup in a large pan over a low heat,…

Makes 6 servings GRAIN 1½ cups medium or coarsely ground bulgur wheat DRESSING 1 large garlic clove, minced Generous ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses* 2 to 3 tablespoons water or dry white wine ¾ teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup expeller-pressed canola or safflower oil SALAD 2 Belgian endives or…

Ingredients 500g/1lb 2oz skinless chicken breasts 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp tomato puree/paste 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp low fat ‘butter’ spread 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger (or use 1 tsp of ground ginger) 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp turmeric 1⁄2 tsp chilli powder or 2 tbsp curry powder…

Makes 6 servings INGREDIENTS 1 small butternut squash (about 1¼ pounds), peeled, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces ½ pound baby shiitake mushroom caps, left whole, or larger caps, cut into ¼-inch-thick slices 3 large shallots, cut into ¼-inch dice ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ teaspoon Maldon or other flaky sea salt Coarsely ground…

Makes about 10 cups INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound carrots, cut into ½-inch slices 1 pound sweet potatoes, scrubbed, skins left on, cut into ½-inch cubes 1 bunch scallions (white and green parts), sliced ½ cup chopped celery 1 garlic clove, grated 1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh ginger 1 teaspoon coarse salt…

There are days when you are just not in the mood to make anything elaborate for breakfast, but still crave for something yummy and filling. Is today one such day? Worry not, we have you covered with this simple bread-based recipe which doesn’t require much effort. While on such days most of us would be…