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FINDING IT HARD TO GET FRESH INGREDIENT­S?

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Serves 8

Ingredient­s:

For the meringue: sugar, sifted

4 egg whites, 220g icing

For the compote: 1 cinnamon stick, 100ml red wine,

100g golden caster sugar, mix fruits frozen black forest or berry

1 whole star anise, 450g

To finish:

300ml double cream

Method: large pan. ingredient­s together in a

Start by placing the compote and the until the fruit is tender Simmer gently for 15 minutes in advance to cool. This can be made sugar is dissolved. Set aside and refrigerat­ed. baking Mark 2. Cover a large Preheat the oven to 150°C/gas parchment. Set aside. sheet with non-stick baking with the egg whisk all the icing sugar

In a spotlessly-clean bowl, whisk until Kitchen Aid mixer or electric whites in a Kenwood or peaks. the mixture forms stiff dry can either on to the baking tray. You Scoop or pipe the meringue centre to with a slightly hollow make a large round circle, Smooth with or individual meringues. accommodat­e the filling, for 45 minutes for a Bake immediatel­y a palette knife if you like. until set and for individual meringues, pavlova, or 30 minutes top. crisp and just brown on soft peaks whip the cream to form While the meringue is baking, and top meringue to cool once baked, and refrigerat­e. Allow the cream. Serve immediatel­y. generously with fruit and

Serves 2

Ingredient­s:

100g spaghetti

25g butter

3 cloves garlic

½ a lemon)

1tbsp lemon juice (from

½ tsp grated lemon zest

(approximat­ely 175ml)

1 small glass white wine if frozen

100g prawns, defrosted

Salt and pepper

Parmesan to serve

Optional extra: Some grated

Method: of salt boiling water, add a pinch

Fill a large saucepan with the cooking time on the and add the spaghetti, following packet. over a pan and melt the butter Meanwhile, take a frying heat and cook over a medium gentle heat. Add the garlic starting you can smell the garlic for 30 seconds or so until and Add the lemon juice, zest, to cook, don’t let it brown. wine and stir gently to combine. they cook for a few minutes until Next, add the prawns and warm through. drain it very thoroughly, When the spaghetti is cooked, the has been removed from and ensure all the water spaghetti back into the saucepan, then tip the drained saucepan. pan prawn butter from the frying Pour over the garlic and to the heat. and return the saucepan pasta well and ensure the Stir the sauce through the for 5 in sauce and leave to sit spaghetti is well coated the lid on. minutes in the pan with on top. some grated Parmesan Serve immediatel­y with

Serves 2

Charlotte says: “A seriously cheap supper, which is fun to make, too.”

Ingredient­s:

2 eggs, separated 3tbsp milk

50g plain flour 1tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt

200g frozen sweetcorn 4-6tbsp olive oil

Method:

Whisk the egg yolks, milk, flour, salt and baking powder together well. Add the sweetcorn and stir in.

Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. If you have an electric mixer, it is quicker to use it here. Gently fold the egg whites into the sweetcorn mixture.

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and drop in tablespoon­s of the fritter mix.

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