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Crab Cakes with Tomato, Crab and Basil Dressing.
This crabcakes recipe takes some time but the fantastic flavour is well worth waiting for. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time over 2 hours Serves 4 Ingredients 1 cooked brown crab, weighing about 1.25kg/2½lb 300ml/10fl oz olive oil 1 large carrot, chopped 1 leek, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 900g/2lb potatoes flour, for…
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Christmas Tiramisu.
Need a last-minute pudding on the Christmas table? Try using up that panettone in a quick make-ahead tiramisu that requires no cooking. Preparation timeless than 30 mins Cooking time no cooking required Serves 6-8 Ingredients 4 shots espresso, or a four-cup cafetiere of strong coffee 2 tbsp caster sugar 50ml/2fl oz amaretto liqueur, or to…
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Chicken Tostadas.
Use up leftover tortillas and roast chicken in this easy homemade chicken tostada recipe. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 10 to 30 mins Serves 4 Ingredients 6 small corn tortillas olive oil, for brushing 400g tin refried beans ¾ tsp ancho chilli powder or chipotle paste ½ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp…
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Steak, Mushroom and Ale Pie.
Tender beef in a rich sauce made with beer and bacon, topped with crisp, golden puff pastry – this superb steak, mushroom and ale pie is a perfect autumn warmer. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time over 2 hours Serves 6 Ingredients 4–5 tbsp sunflower oil 200g/7oz smoked streaky bacon rashers, cut into…
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Easter Carrot Cake Cupcakes.
Decorate Dan Lepard’s rich carrot cupcakes with mini-chocolate Easter eggs at Easter time, or top with sugar-paste carrots for the rest of the year. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 10 to 30 mins Makes about 12 Ingredients 275g/9¾oz caster sugar 200ml/7fl oz sunflower oil 4 medium free-range eggs about 300g/10½oz grated carrot,…
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Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber.
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Holidays, Contemporary, Publisher’s Summary, A special holiday wish list brings about hope, love, and second chances in this nostalgic novel from the queen of Christmas stories, number-one New York Times best-selling author Debbie Macomber. Lindy Carmichael isn’t feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee, Washington, for Christmas. The man…
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We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall.
Categories: Literature & Fiction, African American, Psychological, Suspense, Publisher’s Summary, A woman’s trip home reveals frightening truths in a twisty novel of murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author of And Now She’s Gone and These Toxic Things. TV writer Yara Gibson’s hometown of Palmdale, California, isn’t her first choice for…
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Her Perfect Secret by T J Brearton.
Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Thrillers, Psychological, Publication date, December 16th, 2021, Publisher’s Summary, The perfect fiancé or a murderer’s son? It’s him. Tom. I helped put his mom in prison for life. She killed his father. I recognize the sharp nose and flare to the nostrils. His thick eyebrows and defined cheekbones. But…
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Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby.
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Friendship, Christian Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Publication date, August 9th, 2022, Publisher’s Summary, This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness. Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And…
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Stay Awake by Megan Goldin.
Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological, Suspense, Publication date, August 9th, 2022, 3.8 out of 5 stars, Publisher’s Summary, A murder she doesn’t remember committing. A killer she doesn’t remember meeting. Megan Goldin’s Stay Awake is an electrifying novel that proves memory can be deadly. Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi…