Cheese

Italian sausage pizza

Italian-sausage-pizzaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Topping:
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 quantity Tomato Topping
* 60 g (2 oz) mushrooms, finely sliced
* 3 spicy Italian sausages
Or:
* 1 Luganeghe
* 2 tablespoons freshly grated Pecorino cheese
* salt and pepper
* extra grated Pecorino cheese and flat-leaf parsley, to garnish

Prosciutto & olive pizza

Prosciutto--olive-pizzaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Topping:
* 185 g (6oz) Mozzarella cheese
* 4 slices prosciutto (Parma ham)
* 2 tablespoons olive pulp
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* salt and pepper

To garnish:
* prosciutto (Parma ham)
* few olives
* basil sprigs

Mixed berry and white chocolate cheesecake

Mixed-berry-and-white-chocolate-cheesecakeBiscuit base:
Ingredients:
* 250 g (9 oz) digestive (oatmeal) biscuits
* 125 g (4 1/2 oz) butter, melted

Cheesecake:
* 150 g (5 oz) white chocolate
* 275 ml (9 fl oz) double (thickened) cream
* 1 sachet powdered gelatine
* 200 g (7 oz) Philadelphia light cream cheese
* a few drops vanilla essence

Topping:
* 400 g (14 oz) mixed summer berries, e.g. strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, redcurrants
* 2 tbsp raspberry jam
* 2 tsp water
* 50 g (2 oz) white chocolate

Spicy pork and pepper pizza

Spicy-pork--pepper-pizzaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Topping:
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 quantity Tomato Topping
* 125 g (4oz/1 cup) grated Mozzarella cheese
* 3 - 4 Italian pork sausages
* salt and pepper
* 1 yellow pepper (capsicum), seeded and chopped
* 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
* chopped fresh parsley, to garnish

Four seasons pizza

Four-seasons-pizzaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, made up to end of step 2

Topping:
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 60 g (2 oz) button mushrooms
* 60g (2oz) prosciutto (Parmaham)
* 6 stoned black olives
* 4 canned artichoke hearts, drained
* 60g (2oz) Mozzarella cheese
* 1 tomato, skinned salt and pepper

Pizza margherita

Pizza-margheritaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Tomato topping:
* 500 g (1 lb) tomatoes, skinned
Or:
* 440 g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 3 teaspoons tomato puree (paste)
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* 3 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
* salt and pepper

To finish:
* 1-2 tablespoons oil
* 125 g (4 oz) Mozzarella cheese
* 6-8 fresh basil leaves
* basil sprig, to garnish

Pizza napolitana

Pizza-napolitanaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Topping:
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 500g (1lb) tomatoes
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* salt and pepper
* 250 g (8 oz) Mozzarella cheese
* 50g (2oz) can anchovy fillets,drained
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
* oregano sprigs, to garnish

Mini vegetable burgers

Mini-vegetable-burgersIngredients:
* 250 g (9 oz) potatoes, peeled and chopped
* 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
* 50 g (2 oz) broccoli florets, chopped into small pieces
* 75 g (3 oz) washed and finely chopped leek
* 75 g (3 oz) button mushrooms, chopped
* 75 g (3 oz) grated carrot
* 50 g (2 oz) frozen or canned sweetcorn
* 1 tsp soy sauce
* 50 to 75 g (2 to 3 oz) Gruyere cheese, grated
* 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped cayenne pepper
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* seasoned flour
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 150 g (5 oz) breadcrumbs
* vegetable oil for frying
* 12 mini-buns
* salad
* tomato ketchup

Pizza carciofi

Pizza-carciofiIngredients:
* 1 quantity Traditional Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping
Topping:
* 2 tablespoons Tomato Topping
* 60 g (2 oz / 1/2 cup) grated Fontina cheese
* 280g (9oz) jarartichokes in oil
* 8 preserved tomatoes in oil
* salt and pepper
* parsley, to garnish

Tomato and basil lasagne

Tomato-and-basil-lasagne_cIngredients:
Tomato sauce:
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* 1 onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) plum tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 75 ml (2 1/2 fl oz) vegetable stock
* 2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)
* 1 tsp caster sugar
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
* 1 bunch basil leaves, roughly torn
* salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cheese sauce:
* 200 ml (7 fl oz) creme fraiche
* 6 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
* 125 g (4 1/2 oz) mozzarella cheese, diced
* 75 g (3 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated
* 2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 9 sheets no pre-cook lasagne

My favourite fish pie

My-favourite-fish-pieIngredients:
* 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) potato, peeled and chopped
* 200 g (7 oz) cod fillets, skin on
* 200 g (7 oz) salmon fillets, skin on
* 400 ml (14 fl oz) full-fat milk
* 50 g (2 oz) butter
* 50 g (2 oz) flour
* 125 g (4 1/2 oz) peeled, cooked prawns
* 150 g (5 oz) frozen peas
* 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 2 tsp lemon juice
* 2 eggs, boiled for 7 to 8 minutes and chopped
* 50 g (2 oz) melted butter
* 60 to 75 ml (2 to 2 1/2 fl oz) full-fat milk
* 25 g (1 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated (optional)

Delicious chicken fajitas

Delicious-chicken-fajitasIngredients:
* 2 small chicken breasts
* 1/8 tsp paprika
* 1/8 tsp mild chilli powder
* 1/8 tsp cumin (optional)
* 1/4 tsp oregano
* 1 tbsp plus
* 1 tsp olive oil
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced
* 1/2 small red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and thinly sliced
* 8 small flour tortillas
75 g (3 oz) shredded Iceberg lettuce
* 75 g (3 02) Cheddar cheese, grated
* 3 tbsp sour cream

Tomato salsa:
* 1/2 tbsp olive oil
* 1/4 green chilli, finely sliced
* 1/2 onion, peeled and chopped
* 1/4 small green pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and diced
* 1 small clove garlic
* 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
* 1 x 200 g (7 oz) can chopped tomatoes
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 1/2 tbsp parsley

Chicken cannelloni

Chicken-cannelloni_cIngredients:
Chicken and tomato filling:
* 1 onion, peeled and chopped
* 1 small clove garlic, crushed
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 40 g (1 1/2 oz) mushrooms, chopped
* 1/2 tsp dried herbs (Dried Mixed Herbs)
* 225g (8 oz) minced chicken
* 1/2 x 400 g (14 OZ) can chopped tomatoes
* 1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup

Cheese sauce:
* 25 g (1 oz) butter
* 25 g (1 oz) flour
* 1/2 tsp paprika
* 400 ml (14 fl oz) full-fat milk
* 100 g (4 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated

Mini pizza snails

Mini-pizza-snailsIngredients:
* 2 tsp active yeast
* 1 tsp sugar
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 125 ml (4 fl oz) warm water
* 185 g (6 1/2 oz) strong white plain flour (plain white flour)
* 1 egg, lightly beaten

Topping:
* 1 tbsp tomato puree (paste)
1/4 tsp garlic puree (paste)
* 1 tbsp red pesto

Decoration:
* 150 g (5 oz) mozzarella cheese, grated
* 1/4 red pepper (capsicum), de-seeded and cut in to strips
* 1 x 25 g (1 oz) pepperoni

Little Honey Buns

Little-Honey-BunsIngredients:
* 3 1/2 oz (100g) Cadbury's Bournville chocolate
* 4oz (125g) soft margarine
* 3oz (75g) caster sugar
* 2 eggs
* 5oz (150g) self raising flour, sieved

For the topping:
* 8oz (225g) cream cheese
* 2oz (50g) caster sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 2 tablespoons runny honey