Pomegranite ice cream

2 pomegranates
1 lime
175g icing sugar
500ml double cream

Press the juice out of the pomegranates and the lime
Add the icing sugar and whisk to dissolve
Whisk in the cream until it is thick and forms peaks
Spoon into an airtight container and freeze.

chicken dauphinoise

Of course you can use quorn fillets instead but I think if they are fried (from frozen) in a little olive oil and butter until they are slightly charred around the edges the flavour improves! I would do this first.

Serves 4
3 leeks
280 g small waxy potatoes sliced as thin as possible
1tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove peeled and chopped
200g of soft cheese with garlic and herbs
125ml white wine
175ml stock
2 tsp cornflour
4 chicken breasts/quorn fillets
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley to garnish

Oven 180C
clean and thickly slice leeks
heat olive oil in frying panand cook the leeks and garlic for3-4mins remove from heat and put in baking dish.
place the cheese, wine and stock and cornflour in a bowl and use a blender to process until smooth. Arrange the chicken / quorn on top of the leeks and season well pour over the sauce. Layer the potatoes on top and brush with melted butter . Cook for about and hour. until the potatoes are well cooked. If you use quorn the dish will require less cooking, say 20mins. Serve with parsley on top.

Chicken Korma

This was very good it is quick and has that initial creamy taste and then the heat hits the back of your mouth! And no coconut milk!
Its from Ainsley Harriots Meals in Minutes (I replaced the chicken with 4 quorn fillets for two.)
Serves 4 (or two large portions)
1 tablespoon veg oil
1 onion chopped
350ml yog
200ml double cream
25g butter
half tsp salt
1tsp turmeric
2 tsp hot chilli powder
3 garlic cloves crushed
3 tablespoons ground almonds
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts each cut into six pieces
flaked almonds to garnish (toasted) i forgot these
naan breads or rice to go with
also if you can a cucumber and red onion salad (just thinly sliced and mixed with a mix of olive oil and vinegar (3:1)


If you are doing quorn best to fry the quorn until golden in some olive oil.

then make the rest:
Heat the oil and cook onion for 5 mins until softened. Place onion in a food processor (like a small one or a blender would do) with the yoghurt, cream, butter , salt , turmeric, chilli, garlic and almonds and whizz until blended. Arrange the chicken in a greased casserole dish and pour over sauce. Bake for 30mins at 200C. Of course you won't need as long if you have pre-cooked chicken or quorn. say 10mins? Garnish with almonds and or coriander if you wish and serve with naan or rice.

menu for the week

Tues: Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake (Jamie at home)good old standby!

Wed:Full English Breakfast (Ainsley Friends and Family)

Thu: Scrambled Eggs with Anchovies and Asparagus (Ramsay Healthy)

Fri: Stuffed Trout with Tarragon sauce (Trout Book)

Sat: Borscht (Ramsay Healthy)

Sun: Crunch Brunch Mushrooms (Ainsley FF)

Mon: Tomato and Pesto Tart (Ramsay Fast)

Baked Fruit

You can use different fruits for this recipe, if they are small like strawberries , leave them whole, if larger cut into slices. If you don't like peel, take it off.
Good fruits to use are, apples, pears, peaches,apricots,plums,damsons, strawberries, etc, grapes?
So slice up what you have and put in a shallow baking dish. Cover with sugar, quite heavily, and drizzle over some water or wine or vermouth or brandy! Not a lot of that. Bake for 10 to 15 mins. Serve with creme fraiche or cream. Mmmmmm. It's nice if the sugar has had a vanilla pod in it but this requires some planning, a special sugar pot and it is expensive!

Spicy wedges

4 baking potatoes
2tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
Cajun seasoning

Half the scrubbed potatoes and then cut each half unto slim wedges. Pat them dry with kitchen roll and tip them into a baking tray. Cover th wedges with the oil and then the seasoning and Cajun spice. Cook for about half an hour at 200C.

menu for the week

Tues: Pancakes

Wed: Smoked mackerel , new potatoes and feta , mint and green leaf salad. (taste)

Thu: Leek Fritters (Otto Plenty)

Fri: Chicken Korma (Ainsley Meals in Minutes)

Sat: Zippy Zappy Baked Potatoes (Ainsley)

Sun: Salmon Fillet with a Horseradish Crust (Ainsley )

Mon: Butternut Squash and Parmesan soup(Taste)