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Comforting Recipes From Nicola Millbank AKA Milly Cookbook: Hangover Spicy Rice

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Serves 1

Perfect after the night before and a doddle to make; you’ll be feeling better in no time.

Ingredients:

– 2 tsp. of vegetable oil

– A few cherry tomatoes, halved

– 1 spring onion, finely sliced

– 1 pack of microwavable brown rice

– 1 tbsp. of soy sauce

– 1 tbsp. of sweet chilli sauce

– 1 tsp. of toasted sesame oil

– Juice of 1 lime

– A good pinch of dried chilli flakes

– 1 free range egg

– Extra soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce to serve.

Method:

– Heat 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and add the spring onion and tomatoes. Cook down for a couple of minutes until softened and then add in the pack of rice, frying for a further 2 minutes.

– Pour in the soy sauce, sweet chilli and sesame oil and squeeze in the lime juice. Allow to fry for a further few minutes, stirring occasionally.

– In another small frying pan, heat 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil and fry the egg until cooked in the middle and crispy around the outside.

– Plate up the rice, top with the fried egg and add a dash of soy and sweet chill sauce to serve.

 

 

Comforting Recipes from Nicola Millbank AKA Milly Cookbook: Brie and Cranberry Waffles

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Brie and Cranberry Waffles
Makes 4

Stuck with what to do with that leftover piece of Brie at Christmas and New Year? Turn it into a delicious brunch with my comforting waffles recipe.

Ingredients:

– 1 free range egg
– 1 cup of self-rasing flour
– 1 tsp. of baking powder
– A pinch of salt
– 200 ml of milk
– 1 tbsp. of honey
– A handful of brie, ripped up
– 4 tbsp. of cranberry sauce

Method:

– In a bowl mix the egg, flour, baking powder, salt, milk and honey together until it forms a smooth but sticky batter. Allow to sit for at least 15 minutes.
– Preheat your waffle iron to the highest setting.
– Dollop half a ladle full into each section of the waffle machine, scatter with brie and spoon in a tablespoon of cranberry sauce per waffle. Ladle the other half a ladle over the brie and cranberry and close the machine, cooking for a few minutes until golden on either side.
– One golden brown, serve immediately. Cut in half and let the brie ooze out.

Recipe by Nicola Millbank AKA Milly Cookbook. Milly’s debut book, Milly’s Real Food will be published by Harper Collins in hardback, priced at £20 and released on 4th May 2017. For more information and additional recipes see: http://millycookbook.com/

Comforting recipes from Nicola Millbank AKA Milly Cookbook: Swedish Potato Waffles

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Makes 4

Channel your inner hygee with these simple potato waffles, decked with traditional creme fraiche, onion, roe and dill. If you don’t have a waffle machine, turn the mix into patties and cook in a frying pan.

Ingredients:

For the waffles:

– 2 cups of mashed potato

– 2 tbsp. of plain flour

– 1 free range egg

– 1/2 a red onion, finely chopped

– 1 tbsp. of chopped dill

– A pinch of salt and pepper

To top:

– 4 tsp. of roe

– 4 tbsp. creme fraiche

– 4 tsp. of finely chopped red onion

– A few sprigs of fresh dill.

Method:

– Preheat your waffle iron to the highest setting.

– In a bowl, mix the potato, flour, egg, red onion and dill into a smooth and sticky batter. Season with salt and pepper.

– Dollop a ladle full into each section of the waffle machine and close, cooking for a few minutes until golden brown on either side.

– Top with a tablespoon of creme fraiche, a teaspoon of roe and red onion. Scatter with fresh dill and serve immediately.

 

Recipe by Nicola Millbank AKA Milly Cookbook. Milly’s debut book, Milly’s Real Food will be published BY Harper Collins in hardback, priced at £20 and released on 4th May 2017. For more information and additional recipes see: http://millycookbook.com/

 

 

Paddington Goes on Holiday by Paddington (aka David Worsdall)

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When my grandpa, who lives in Downley, High Wycombe, told the family that he was going to go to Peru it was suggested that I might go to keep him company. He agreed, but wanted to have a close look to make sure I didn’t weigh too much.I had no idea why at the time.

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Anyway, a few days later we finally set off and flew to Lima. Grandpa said I should stock up on marmalade when we get to the hotel because there wasn’t going to be any for a few days. I didn’t like the sound of that.

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Then we went to a place called Cuzco where we met local people who were mountain guides and porters and Grandpa had a technical discussion about equipment, medicines and other things. Marmalade was never mentioned.Then off we went.

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After two days we reached a very high pass where the air was very thin. I was strangely unaffected but it was a little tiring having to pose for photographs with lots of people who seemed to recognise me including local mountain guides and everybody who had heard about my recent film.

Was this the deepest darkest Peru I had been told about? The scenery was breath-taking.  ‘in more ways than one.’ Grandpa said.

After four days we finished the journey and I perked up when Grandpa said there would be marmalade when we got to Machu Picchu

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A fantastic train and boat journey then followed which I enjoyed immensely. I met lots more people.

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As you know when you are having fun, time passes very quickly and it was soon time to come back to England.

When we got back to the airport we had to go into London to get home so Grandpa took us round to Marylebone to get the train to High Wycombe. The lady behind the ticket counter said ’I am very sorry to tell you but Marylebone is closed for engineering works you will have to go round the corner to . . . Paddington.’

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Grandpa and I just looked at each other and laughed.  I knew I was home.