Recipes

Bara brith

This Welsh fruit cake is called bara or bread because it looks like a bread loaf - and it's pretty healthy too! If catering for ten volunteers bake two for a hearty pudding or just one if it's for a slice each with a cup of tea. [More]

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Barley Risotto with Roasted Squash

An unusual take on a classic risotto using pearl barley as the grain rather than rice. Cheap, tasty and highly calorific! What's not to like? [More]

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Butternut Squash, Chickpea and Spinach Curry

A substantial and healthy dish for those that love some spice. [More]

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Guinness Fruit Cake

A stick-to-your-ribs Irish delight perfect for re-energising dispirited volunteers. [More]

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Potage Parmentier

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier popularised the potato as a human food source in 18th-century France. Apocryphally a version of this hearty soup was first distributed from soup kitchens during times of famine in northern France. [More]

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Key Lime Pie

A roaring success whenever she makes it and with only our health in mind, Edel presents her fine scurvy-preventing pudding. [More]

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Vegetarian chilli with avocado salsa

Being quick and easy to prepare, this tasty chilli is a tried and tested meal for the first night of a residential after a long day's travel. [More]

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Banana Oat Bites

These oat bites provide a lighter dessert experience than usual for LCV. Fruit and oats too - they're practically health food! [More]

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Hot potato and lentil curry

A meal in itself, this dish also benefits from rice and any curry sides you happen to like. The level of heat can be varied to suit all tastes. [More]

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Saag Paneer

A curry-house classic and nutritious to boot! [More]

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Louisa's spinach lasagne

Retaining the colours of the Italian flag, this is a refreshing veggie take on a classic. [More]

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Jaffa Cake - er - Cake

Are you bored of that plain old Victoria sponge? Chocolate cake dragging you down? (Not that I'm aware of - Ed) Well no more! Brighten up your resi with a Jaffa Cake cake. [More]

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Poached Pears with Star Anise and Cinnamon

Delicious and (mostly) healthy spiced poached pears. [More]

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Sponge Pudding with chocolate sauce.

Summer or winter, chocolate pudding is always a treat. Used with success on Lewis and Ben Lawers resis. [More]

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

A British classic. Both tasty and highly calorific! [More]

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Split-pea and paneer biryani with tomato raita and aloo paratha

A mighty meal of rice, vegetables, pulses and cheese. [More]

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Provencal Vegetable Pie

This is a dish of three parts comprising a vegetable filling in a tomato sauce covered with a french bread topping. [More]

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Jamaican Black Bean Pot

A nourishing casserole of beans and veg with a Creole kick. [More]

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Apple Pie

A favourite that needs no introduction. [More]

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Quick Chick Pea Curry

A delicious mild and creamy curry. Thanks to Fiona who made this on a New Year residential in 06/07 and passed on the recipe. [More]

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