How to make Christmas pudding

As the festive season draws ever nearer, this classic Christmas pudding recipe will surely make for an unforgettable palate experience.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Maturity Time: At least 2 months

Cooking Time: 8 hours

How to make pineapple ice cream

Preparation time: 4 ¼ hours

Servings: 8 portions

Ingredients

-900g pineapple

-100g caster sugar

-300ml water

-300ml double cream or whipping cream

-4 egg whites

Simple Sponge fingers recipe

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Baking time: 10 minutes

Yields: 16 fingers

Ingredients

-50g flour

-50g caster sugar

-2 eggs

Yogurt fruit dessert recipe

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients

-1 liter of vanilla yogurt

-2 sweet ripe mangoes

-4 ripe bananas

-8 strawberries

-1 red apple

How to make tasty beef samosas

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Portions: 20

Ingredients

-450g minced beef

-3 spring onions finely chopped

-1 red chili deseeded and finely chopped

Stuffed baked apples dessert recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Serving: 8 portions

Ingredients

-8 large cooking apples

-100g dried mixed fruits

-50g brown sugar

-4 tbsp golden syrup

-1 tsp ground ginger

-50g butter

Yogurt fool dessert recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Chilling time: 2 hours

Serves: 8 portions

Ingredients

-600 ml whipping cream

-300 ml natural yogurt

-100g brown sugar

-100g muesli

-100g dried mixed fruit (sultanas and raisins)

-100g walnuts (chopped)

How to make the semolina swirl pudding

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Calories per portion: 132.5

Serves: 2

Ingredients

-1/2 pint milk

-25g granulated sugar

-25g semolina

-2 tsp choc-hazelnut spread

-1/2 tablespoon mixed nuts (chopped)

Cooked pears in ginger wine recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves: 8 portions

Ingredients

-900g pears

-600ml ginger wine

-rind and juice of 2 lemons

-100g soft brown sugar

-1 tsp ground cinnamon

Hot fruit salad recipe

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 portions

Ingredients

-300ml apple juice

-4 oranges

-4 bananas

-4 dessert apples

-200g seedless grapes

-45g butter

-1 tsp cinnamon powder

-1 tsp grated nutmeg

-1 tsp freshly ground ginger

-4 tbsp honey

-1 1/2 lemon (quartered)

How to make rice pudding

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 ½ hours

Serves: 2

Ingredients

-300ml milk

-20g short grain rice

-2 drops vanilla essence

-20g caster sugar

-1 ½ tbsp of butter

How to make spicy bread and butter pudding

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Serves: 8

Ingredients

-100g butter

-16 slices white bread (be sure to remove the crusts)

-100g assorted mixed dried fruit

-50g sugar

-1.5 pint milk

-4 medium-sized lightly beaten eggs

-3/4 tsp mixed spice

-1 tsp caster sugar to sprinkle on top

How to make pineapple upside down pudding

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Serves: 8

Ingredients

-25g butter

-50g brown sugar

-2 cans of drained pineapple rings

-8 glace halved cherries

Ingredients for the sponge

-350g sifted self raising flour

-150g softened butter

-100g caster sugar

-3 large lightly beaten eggs

-1/2 tsp mixed spice

How to make marmalade sponge pudding

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 ½ hours

Ingredients

-50g softened butter

-50g brown sugar

-1/2 orange grated rind

-1 lightly beaten egg

-90g self raising flour

-1 tbsp orange marmalade

How to make prune and apricot pudding

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time:  1 hour

Serves: 2

Ingredients

-50g dried prunes

-50g dried apricots

-2 tbsp water

-25g chopped walnuts

Swiss buns recipe

Ingredients

-200g all purpose flour

-5g yeast

-50g butter

-125ml milk and water

-1 egg

-One pinch of salt

-Water icing to glaze

Cheese and fruit salad recipe

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serves- 8

Ingredients

-2 cans of chunks of pineapple

-2 large lettuces (shredded)

-200g cottage cheese (diced)

-200g cheddar cheese (diced)

-200g cooked ham (diced)

-salt and pepper to season

-2 medium sized avocadoes

-2 tbsp lime juice

Chicken and rice salad recipe

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves- 8

Calories per serving- 800

Ingredients

-550g long grain rice

-2 pints of water

-salt and pepper

-900g cooked chicken

-4 tbsp of Mayonnaise

-300ml sour cream

-1 ½ tbsp curry powder

-2 tbsp oil

-1 tbsp chutney

Chocolate-chip pancake recipe

Ingredients

-1 ½ cup self raising flour

-1/4 cup sugar

-1 cup fresh milk

-100g melted butter

-4 ounces dark chocolate (own choice)

Yields approximately 20 pancakes

Bread rolls recipe

Ingredients

-200 g flour

-10g butter or margarine

-5g yeast

-125ml liquid (half water and half milk)

-2 large eggs

-1/4 tsp castor sugar

-1/4 tsp salt

Serves 8

Fruit buns recipe

Ingredients

-200g all purpose flour

-5g yeast

-50g butter

-125ml milk and water

-50g washed and dried fruits (currants, sultanas, and raisins)

-1 egg

-One pinch of salt

Pancakes with jam recipe

Ingredients

-100g self raising flour

-1/4 ltr fresh milk

-1 egg

-20g sugar

-50g melted butter

-caster sugar to serve

-50g warm jam

Serves 4

Cinnamon pancakes recipe

INGREDIENTS

-2 cups of all purpose flour

-1 ¼ cup of fresh milk

-1/2 cup sugar

-2 fresh eggs

-1 ¼ tsp baking powder

-1/4 tsp cinnamon

-1/4 cup melted and cooled butter

Pancakes with lemon recipe

Ingredients

-100g self raising flour

-1/4l fresh milk

-1egg

-50g sugar

-melted butter

-caster sugar to serve

-1/2 lemon grated rind

Serves 4

Ginger and honey pancake recipe

Ingredients

-2 cups self raising flour

-1 cup whole milk

-1/4 cup brown sugar

-2 large eggs

-1/4 cup melted butter

-1 tsp dry powdered ginger

-100g honey to garnish

Avocado and cucumber salad recipe

The buttery texture of avocados and the crunch of the cucumbers combine in this recipe to make a divine summer salad

Ingredients:

-175g salad leaves

-2 medium-sized chopped avocados

-4 thinly sliced green onions

-2 halved English cucumbers thinly sliced

How to make baked ginger pudding

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 ½ hours

Ingredients

-100g soft margarine

-100g brown sugar

-2 lightly beaten eggs

-175g sifted self raising flour

-2 tsp ground ginger

Raisins pancake recipe

Ingredients

-250g self raising flour

-2 eggs

-1 cup fresh whole milk

-1/4 cup seedless raisins

-1/4 cup sugar (optional if the sweetness of the raisins is enough for you)

-1/4 tsp bi-carbonate soda (optional, but it helped make my pancakes extra fluffy)

-1/4 cup vegetable oil

Avocado with Asian dressing salad recipe

Ingredients

-2 ripe and firm avocadoes

-1/2 cup mint leaves

-1/2 cup coriander leaves

-2 cucumbers

Dressing

-1 tbsp mirin

-1 ½ tbsp Japanese rice vinegar

-2 tbsp soy sauce

-1 tsp caster sugar

-1 tbsp extra light olive oil

How to make Chocolate pudding

To the coffee and chocolate lovers, the fusion of these two ingredients in this recipe will prove extremely delightful.

Prep Time: 20 min

Cooking Time: 1 ½ hrs

Ingredients

-100g soft margarine

-100g caster sugar

-2 lightly beaten eggs

-25g sifted cocoa powder

-100g sifted self raising flour

-50g grated plain chocolate

Chicken-mango salad recipe

Ingredients

-350 grms grilled, boneless, and shredded chicken

Dressing

- 1 tbsp lemon juice

-1 tbsp honey

-1/2 tsp grated ginger

-1/4 cup extra virgin oil

-3/4 cup peeled and diced ripe and firm mango

Avocado with spicy lemon dressing salad recipe

Ingredients:

-2 ripe but firm avocadoes

-1/4 finely chopped red onion

-2 medium-sized cubed ripe tomatoes

-Fresh coriander chopped, to serve

-Flour tortillas, to serve

Dressing

-1 ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice

-1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil

-6-8 drops red tobacco pepper sauce

-pinch of caster sugar

Tomato-peach salad recipe

Ingredients:

-3 large ripe and firm tomatoes

-2 peaches

-1 red onion

Dressing

-2 tbsp cider vinegar

-1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil

-1/2 tsp sugar

-1/2 tsp salt

-pepper

Lettuce-egg salad recipe

Ingredients

-100 grams of lettuce

-3 hard-boiled eggs

-1/4 cup mayonnaise or thick plain yogurt