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 Smookey Tortellini Bake *Ingredients: -375g Spinach & Ricotta Tortellini - 1 onion finely sliced - 1 red pepper finely sliced - 1 yellow pepper finely sliced - Oil for frying - 2 tsp smoked paprika - 1 tsp sugar - 75g fresh spinach roughly chopped - 500g passata - 500ml vegetable stock - Salt and pepper - 1-2 handfuls of grated cheddar cheese     *Method:   Heat the oven to 200C Heat a drizzle of oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the onion and peppers and fry on a medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in the paprika and sugar and fry for another minute. Stir in the stock, tortellini, spinach and passata and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes on a medium heat. Pour the mixture into a baking dish and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Place in the oven for 25 -30 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and the pasta is tender.

 VEGAN & GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND & COFFEE   *INGREDIENTS : < FOR THE BASE: 80g almond flour 40g brown rice flour 2 Tbsp maple syrup 2 Tbsp EVOO ( Extra Virgin Olive Oil ) 2 tsp flax meal 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt⠀ < INGREDIENTS FOR THE COFFEE CREAM: 1 cup cashews, soaked for 6h 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp almond milk, homemade 3-4 soft Medjool dates, pitted and chopped 1 Tbsp espresso 1 tsp maca powder 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 3 Tbsp cup raw cacao butter, melted⠀ < INGREDIENTS TO DECORATE: Fresh raspberries Dark chocolate Sea salt flakes⠀ *INSTRUCTIONS: 1.To make the base, mix all the ingredients using your hands and knead until you form a dough. 2.Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 min. 3.Divide the dough into 3 portions. Sprinkle some rice flour over your work surface and roll every portion using a rolling pin to a thickness of approx. 3 mm. 4.Place them over the tart pans and press carefully. Trim the edges as needed. 5.Dock

Pasta with Tomatoes, Olives & Spinach *Ingredients:   1/2 lb. pasta 1/4 cup olive oil 1 small onion finely chopped 4 to 5 cloves garlic minced 1 pint cherry tomatoes sliced lengthwise 1 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried basil 1 cup dry white wine 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives roughly chopped (some whole) 1/2 cup marinated sun-dried tomatoes, chopped or thinly sliced 2 cups (packed) baby spinach 2 tbsp capers (optional) Juice of 1/2 lemon 2 tbsp (packed) fresh parsley chopped *Method: Cook pasta in salted water to al dente. Meanwhile in a large pan, add oil and onion, cook around 8 to 10 min until softened. Add garlic, cook 1 min. Add tomatoes and seasonings, stir, cook 5 min. Add wine, stir, let reduce by half (gently bubbling away). Add olives, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. Stir and cook until spinach is just wilted, around 2 min.   Add cooked pasta, lemon juice, capers, stir. Serve and top with parsley. Drizzle with bit of olive oil and more lemon

 Easy Apple Strudel *Ingredients:   1 Granny Smith apple – peeled, cored and coarsely shredded 3 Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and sliced 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup golden raisins 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 egg ¼ cup milk *Directions: • Step 1   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. • Step 2 Place apples in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar and golden raisins; set aside. Place puff pastry on baking sheet. Roll lightly with a rolling pin. Arrange apple filling down the middle of the pastry lengthwise. Fold the pastry lengthwise around the mixture. Seal edges of pastry by using a bit of water on your fingers, and rubbing the pastry edges together. Whisk egg and milk together, and brush onto top of pastry. • Step 3 Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

 Mini Cheese⁣ ⁣ *Ingredients:⁣ 1 ¾ cups of water⁣ ¾ cups of sugar 6 Eggs⁣ 10 tablespoons of milk powder 1 teaspoon of Vanilla⁣ 1 teaspoon of melted butter⁣ ⁣ For the Caramel:⁣ 1 ½ cup of sugar⁣ ½ cup of water⁣ *Preparation:⁣   -Prepare a Caramel with Sugar and Water in a mold with a lid.⁣ -The other ingredients are placed in the blender, except for the Eggs, they are beaten, and they begin to be added one by one.⁣ -Place the mixture in the caramelized mold in a Bain Marie oven at 350 °F, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.   ⁣-Let cool and flip onto a plate. See less See less.

 Oven Roasted Chicken Recipe *Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 1/2 onion (optional) 3 garlic cloves 50 grams of butter 1/2 glass of white wine 1/2 glass of chicken broth 1 lemon 1 tablespoon herbs de Provence 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional) Olive oil ground black pepper Salt *Method: The first thing is to preheat the oven to 180ºC two While the oven is heating up, in the tray in which we are going to bake the chicken, put a splash of oil, spread it with a brush and place the finely chopped onion. 3 Next, in a small bowl, put a little salt, pepper, the Provencal herbs, the softened butter and mix well.Take the chicken, spread the mixture on all sides so that it picks up flavor and place it on the onion. This will give the oven roasted chicken a very rich flavor. 4 On the other hand, peel the garlic, open it in half, remove the center and place it on the chicken that we will roast. 5 We cut the lemon, we squeeze a part on top of the chicken meat, and the other half we cut in two and place

 Favorite Comforting Beef Stew *Ingredients: 2 lbs beef chuck (preferably grass-fed), cut into 2-inch pieces 2 Tbsps olive oil or avocado oil, divided 4 Tbsps gluten-free flour, or Arrowroot powder 1 Tbsp smoked paprika sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, about 1/2 teaspoon each 4 cups beef bone broth 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped 2 sweet onions, peeled and quartered 4 ribs of celery, chopped 3-5 fresh garlic cloves, chopped 3/4 cup dry red wine 2 Tbsps coconut aminos, Bragg’s liquid aminos, or low sodium soy sauce 1 lb. baby potatoes, halved or quartered 4 parsnips, peeled and chopped 4 Tbsps freshly chopped parsley leaves, to garnish *Instructions: • Peel and thoroughly rinse your parsnips, carrots, onions, and potatoes. • Cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces. • Cut your beef into 1-1/2 inch cubes. • Season beef cubes well with smoked paprika, sea salt and pepper, then dredge the beef into the flour (or Arrowroot powder) pressing a bit to ensure a good hold. • Heat 1 Tablespoon

 Millionaire Shortbread Protein Cheesecake *Ingredients:   -Crust: * 2 x Nice Biscuits (Arnotts) * 15g Light Butter -Caramel: * 15ml Sugar Free Maple Syrup * 14g Biscoff * 10g Coconut Oil -Cheesecake: * 25g Low Fat Cream Cheese * 40g Low Fat Greek Yoghurt * 20g  Vanilla Whey * 3/4Tsp Gelatin (dissolved in 1Tbsp boiling water) * 2Tsp Sweetener of Choice *Topping: * 20g  Milk Chocolate Spread *Method:   1. First crush your biscuits in a blender. 2. Melt the butter and add it to the biscuits crumbs. 3. Put the biscuit crumbs into your single serve tin, and pat the crumbs down to form the base of your cheesecake. 4. Put in freezer and allow to set. 5. While setting, put caramel ingredients in a small bowl, microwave for 30 seconds and stir to combine. Pour on top, spread and place back in freezer. 6. While in the freezer, add all cheesecake ingredients in a small bowl and stir with a fork to combine, then add the dissolved gelatin and stir to combine before adding on top of caramel base. P