Manuel’s Recipes

Vegetarian wholemeal pizza with pumpkin puree, caramelized onions and walnuts
To make the pizza dough, just place all the ingredients together in a food processor and blend together for a minute or 2 till you have a soft, pliable dough. Turn out on a floured work surface and knead for 2 or 3 mi...
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Red velvet cake
Start this recipe by preparing, greasing and lining 2 x 22cm round tins with non-stick baking paper. Sift the flour and cocoa powder together in a bowl and put aside. Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl ...
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Pink macaroons
Place the icing sugar and ground almonds together in a food processor and pulse for 20 seconds. In a large clean bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, then gradually stir in the caster sugar, a tablespoon at a ti...
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Thai style mussels with coconut cream
Place the coconut milk into a large pan with the lemongrass, ginger and garlic. Chop the coriander stems using a sharp knife and add to the pan. Bring the mixture to the boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 4 minut...
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Sweet beef stir-fry with ginger and plum sauce
In a large bowl , mix together the pork, corn flour, soy sauce, rice wine or sherry sesame oil, minced garlic and minced ginger and leave to marinade for 30 minutes. Next, heat the oil in a wok, and quickly stir fry t...
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No-sugar banana and pecan muffins
Mix together all the dry ingredients, and do the same with the liquids. Mash the banana and mix all the ingredients together. Place in muffin cases and bake at 200`c for 20-25 minutes. ...
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Almond pastry fingers
Start this recipe by preparing the pastry. Sift together the flour, baking and icing sugar in a large bowl. Add in the butter and rub together with your fingers till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the orange z...
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Quick vegetable soup with cheese tortellini
Heat the olive oil in a deep saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic together for 3 minutes. Add in the celery, carrots and zucchini and continue to cook for 5 more minutes. When the vegetables have begun to soften, ...
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Pecan, apple and apricot loaf with cinnamon
Start this recipe by lining the base and long sides of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper, buttering the tin and paper. Sift the salt, baking powder, cinnamon and both flours into a large mixing bowl, holding ...
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