Garnishes

Layered Potato and Celeriac

Layered-Potato-and-Celeriac_cIngredients:
* 1lb (450g) potatoes
* 1lb (450g) celeriac
* a knob of butter
* 1/4 pint (150ml) stock
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* freshly chopped parsley, to serve

Potato Dauphinoise

Potato-Dauphinoise_cIngredients:
* 1oz (25g) butter
* 1lb (450g) potatoes
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
* 5 tablespoons single cream
* 2oz (50g) Gruyere cheese, grated

Savoury Vegetable Rice

Savoury-Vegetable-Rice_cIngredients:
* 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and diced
* 1 large carrot, diced
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 8oz (225g) broccoli, cut into 1/2 inch (1cm) pieces
* 8oz (225g) long grain rice
* 1 pint (600ml) chicken stock
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* 8oz (225g) frozen peas
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Plain Boiled Rice

Plain-Boiled-Rice_cIngredients:
* 8oz (225g) long grain rice
* scant 1 pint (600ml) water, heated to boiling point
* salt

Chinese fried rice

Chinese-fried-rice_cIngredients:
* 225 g (8 oz) basmati rice
* 75 g (3 oz) carrots, peeled and sliced
* 75 g (3 oz) frozen peas
* 75 g (3 oz) red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and diced
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* salt
* 3 tbsp vegetable oil
* 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
* 1 spring onion, finely sliced
* 1-2 tbsp soy sauce

Fish fingers, baked beans and mashed potato _ menus for one

FISH-FINGERS-BAKED-BEANS-APREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 6 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)


1 x 100 g (4 oz) potato
2 fish fingers
2 tablespoons baked beans
in tomato sauce
2 teaspoons milk


Crispy cheese, cabbage and potato bake

Crispy-cheese-cabbage-and-potato-bake_cIngredients:
* 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 1 large or 2 medium onions, peeled and very thinly sliced
* 150 ml (5 fl oz) single cream
* 675 g (1 1/2 lb) potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
* 200 g (7 oz) shredded green cabbage
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 75 g (3 oz) Cheddar cheese
* 75 g (3 oz) grated Gruyere cheese
* 300 ml (10 fl oz) full-fat milk

Special tomato pasta sauce

Special-tomato-pasta-sauce_cIngredients:
* 2 red peppers (capsicums), cored, de-seeded and cut into wide strips
* 350 g (12 oz) tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and roughly chopped
* 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
* 1 small garlic clove, peeled and crushed
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 250 ml (8 fl oz) vegetable stock
* 15 g (1/2 oz) butter
* salt and freshly ground black pepper

Rice 'n' easy

Rice-n-easy_cIngredients:
* 200 g (7 oz) long grain white rice
* 1 large shallot or 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
* 1/2 small red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and chopped
* 1 tbsp chopped parsley
* 225 g (8 oz) chicken breast, chopped
* 450 ml (16 fl oz) passata (tomato puree)
* 1 chicken stock cube dissolved in
* 100 ml (3 fl oz) boiling water
* 1 tbsp garlic puree (paste)
* 1 tsp caster sugar
* salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tomato sauce with hidden vegetables

Tomato-sauce-with-hidden-vegetablesIngredients:
* 1 tbsp vegetable oil
* 1 onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 75 g (3 oz) carrots, peeled and sliced
* 1/2 red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and diced
* 100 g (4 oz) courgettes (zucchini), washed and diced
* 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 1/2 leek, washed and sliced
* 75 g (3 oz) mushrooms, chopped
* 3 plum tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped
* 400 ml (14 fl oz) passata (tomato puree)
* 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves
* 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
* a pinch of sugar
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 50 g (2 oz) mascarpone cheese
* 250 g (9 oz) pasta shapes

Tasty brown rice with lentils

Tasty-brown-rice-with-lentils_cIngredients:
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 1 onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 1 red pepper (capsicum), cored, de-seeded and diced
* 150 g (5 oz) button mushrooms, sliced
* 150 g (5 oz) brown, green or red lentils
* 600 ml (1 pint) vegetable stock
* 150 g (5 oz) brown rice
* 200 g (7 oz) fresh baby leaf spinach (English spinach), washed
* 3 tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and roughly chopped
* 1 to 2 tsp lemon juice
* 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
* salt and freshly ground black pepper

Orzo risotto

Orzo-risotto_cIngredients:
* 1 tbsp olive oil 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 100 g (4 oz) courgettes (zucchini), washed and diced
* 100 g (4 oz) red/yellow pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and diced
* 100 g (4 oz) button mushrooms, diced
* 300 g (10 oz) orzo or other small pasta shapes
* 1 tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
* 1 bay leaf
* 1.3 litres (2 pints) chicken or vegetable stock
* 4 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
* salt and freshly ground black pepper

Orzo with creamy mushroom and cheese sauce

Orzo-with-creamy-mushrooms_cIngredients:
* 175 g (6 oz) orzo or other small pasta shapes
* 29 g (1 oz) peeled and chopped onion
* 25 g (1 oz) red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and diced
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 85 g (3 1/2 oz) button mushrooms, diced
* 20 g (3/4 oz) unsalted butter
* 1 tbsp flour
* 179 ml (6 fl oz) your baby's usual milk
* 20 g (3/4 oz) Parmesan cheese, grated

Spicy Rice Noodles with Mussels

Spicy-Rice-Noodles-with-Mussels_cIngredients:
* 2 tablespoons oil (preferably groundnut)
* 8 oz (225 g) rice noodles, rice vermicelli or rice sticks
* 1 tablespoon black beans
* 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
* 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped spring onions
* 2 lb (900 g) fresh mussels, well scrubbed
* 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
* 1 tablespoon yellow bean sauce
* 2 teaspoons chilli bean sauce

Rice Noodles with Broccoli

Rice-Noodles-with-Broccoli_cIngredients:
* Salt
* 1 lb (450 g) broccoli
* 12 oz (350 g) thin dried rice noodles
* 1 1/2 tablespoons oil (preferably groundnut)
* 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
* 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped spring onions
* 3 tablespoons water
* 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
* 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
* 2 teaspoons sesame oil