Tag: easy
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Spain Starter – Patatas Bravas
When we were thinking of dishes to make for Spain, our minds immediately went to tapas – a collection of small and delicious dishes to be shared around a table. Of the most popular tapas dishes, patatas bravas, is one of our favourites, so we thought it would be the perfect dish to start our…
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Germany Starter -Pretzels (Brezel)
Starting with a classic, it’s Pretzels! When we were fortunate enough to visit Berlin all the way back in 2018, we found a little café round the corner from where we were staying that made delicious pretzels and other treats. Naturally we popped in here for breakfast in the mornings and took a couple of…
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Northern Ireland Dessert – Fifteens
For dessert from Northern Ireland, at the request of the Head Chef, we had to make Fifteens. These are a no-bake staple dessert which is very quick and simple to make. We used a recipe from Elsa Eats, Fifteens are mixture of only 5 ingredients, with an easy ratio to remember: 15 marshmallows, 15 biscuits…
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Northern Ireland Main – Mushroom and Guinness Pie
Of course we had to include a recipe with Guinness! For this recipe we used a recipe from the BOSH! book, which we highly recommend getting your hands on. This also means if you’re able to get vegan pastry (or even make your own), this is a vegan-friendly meal too. This mushroom and Guinness pie…
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Northern Ireland Starter – Ulster Fry
This week was St Patrick’s Day, so it seemed only right to celebrate. As the Head Chef for GGG is from Northern Ireland, we decided to pick out some Northern Irish treats. It wouldn’t be Northern Irish food, without an Ulster Fry! A classic breakfast consisting of sausages, bacon, eggs, black and white pudding, potato…
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China Main – Dumplings
For the main we decided to make Chinese dumplings, as according to China Highlights, these are lucky to eat at New Year. We were a little ad-hoc with our filling for these, but we used a combination of recipes from Omnivore’s Cookbook and Red House Spice. For the filling we used pak choi, carrot, red…
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China Starter – Spring Rolls
We decided to coincide our cooking this time with Chinese New Year, so we started with spring rolls. According to China Highlights, they are typically eaten at New Year and symbolise wealth. We loved how quick and easy these were to make! For our spring rolls we used a recipe from Steamy Kitchen. The website…
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Wales Dessert – Welshcakes
We couldn’t possibly do a Wales week without making Welshcakes! These little pan cakes are very moreish and can be found everywhere in Wales. We made our welshcakes based on this recipe from BBC Good Food which uses the traditional option of currants, however these are also great with chocolate chips if you’re not a…
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Cyprus Main – Spinach and Feta Filo Pie
As the focus was on the Greek side of Cyprus, we looked into making a Spanakopita-style pie for the main course. We found a great recipe on BBC Good Food that we used for this dish! Again this was a dish that didn’t require a lot of ingredients and was super easy to make. Once…