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Easy Dinner Recipes

My personal collection of easy dinner recipes have been designed for maximum effect but with minimum effort!

The recipes below are perfect for any host who is either short on time or perhaps a little lacking in cooking experience and confidence!

They are all laid out in easy to follow steps with no unnecessary culinary jargon. Yet each, produces a pretty impressive result!

If you are looking for an easy dinner recipe to impress your guests, or perhaps a gourmet dinner recipe for a romantic dinner for two, then look no further!

No special skills or training required - simple step by step, easy dinner recipes that anyone can follow!

Gourmet Food.....the easy way!

My easy dinner recipes are categorized as follows:

Appetizers & Canapés

First Courses

Main Courses

Side Dishes

Sauces, Dressings & Accompaniments

Desserts

Afternoon Tea & Baking

Barbecues

Christmas Recipes

Halloween Recipes

Thanksgiving Recipes

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Appetizers & Canapés

Asparagus & Parmesan Puffs

Hummus Bi Tahini

Mini Croustades filled with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

Miniature Fish Cakes with Hollandaise Sauce

Oysters Rockefeller

Savoury Cheese Palmiers with Smoked Salmon and Palma Ham

Sticky Barbecued Chicken Wings

Waldorf Salad


First Courses

Asparagus Hollandaise

Avocado, Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

Baked Salmon Creams with Lemon Dressed Salad Leaves

Cantaloupe Melon with Prosciutto, Rocket & Pecorino

Chicken Liver and Cognac Pâté

Creamy Broccoli and Stilton Soup

Fennel and Almond Soup

French Onion Soup au Gratin

Oysters Rockefeller

Portobellow Mushrooms Stuffed with Mascarpone, Stilton & Basil

Pumpkin and Parmesan Soup with Parmesan Crisps

Smoked Salmon Paté with Melba toast


Main Courses

Beef Bourguignon

Brined, Spiced and Super-moist Roast Turkey

Chateaubriand with Portobello Mushrooms and Madeira Wine Jus

Chicken Alfredo

Chicken Kiev

Chicken Parmesan with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Duck Confit with Port & Sour Cherry Sauce

Fillet of Pork Wellington with Red Wine Jus

Fillet of Beef Wellington with Madeira & Black Truffle Jus

Fish Cakes

Gourmet Meatloaf Stuffed with Mushrooms, Herbs and Mozzarella

Halibut Bourguignon

Luxury Fish Pie

Oven Baked Ham Glazed with Honey, Mustard and Cloves

Plaice with a Thyme & Herb Crust and Beurre Blanc

Pork Pie - a classic British favorite!

Pot Roasted Beef with Red Wine, Bacon and Mushrooms

Quiche Lorraine

Roast Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary Roast Potatoes

Roast Goose Stuffed with Spiced Apples and Prunes

Roast Ribs of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and Fresh Horseradish Sauce

Shepherd's Pie

Shoulder of Lamb Braised in Beaujolais

Slow Roasted Shoulder of Pork with Crispy Crackling
& Baked Stuffed Peaches

Traditional Roast Turkey with Pork & Herbed Apple Stuffing,
& Giblet Brown Gravy

Whole Baked Salmon


Side Dishes

Baked Jacket Potatoes

Barbecued Portobello Mushrooms

Bashed Neeps'n Tatties (creamy mashed potatoes and swede)

Broccoli Cheese with a Streusel Topping

Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup and Toasted Almonds

Caesar Salad

Creamed Cabbage with Peas, Smoked Bacon and Baby Onions

Crispy Roast Potatoes with Saffron

Garlic Mashed Potato

Glazed Baby Carrots with Balsamic Vinegar and Honey

Glazed Green Beans

Green Bean Casserole

Mashed Potatoes

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Minted New Potatoes

Nigella's Perfect Roast Potatoes

Parmigiano Baked Parsnips

Potato and Vegetable au Gratin

Roast Parsnips

Steamed Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

Sautéed Leeks with Prunes

Twice Baked Potatoes with Leeks and Parmesan

Waldorf Salad


Sauces, Dressings and Accompaniments

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Béchamel Sauce - classic white sauce

Bread Sauce

Cranberry and Orange Relish

Cranberry Sauce

Fresh Horseradish Sauce

Garlic Bread

Giblet Brown Gravy

Hollandaise Sauce

Homemade Fresh Tomato Sauce

Mustard Mayonnaise

Pigs in Blankets

Pork and Herbed Apple Stuffing

Ranch Salad Dressing

Yorkshire Pudding


Desserts

Apple Streusel Pie

Baked Apples with Marzipan and Cranberries

Banana, Prune and Rum Ice Cream

Blackberry Syllabub

Brandy Sauce

Chestnut Tart

Chocolate and Cointreau Mousse

Chocolate and Rum Soufflé

Chocolate and Orange Bread and Butter Pudding

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Chocolate Mascarpone Cheesecake with Fruit & Nuts

Chocolate Trifle

Chocolate Truffles

Christmas Pudding

Crème Brûllée with Marinated Summer Berries

Drambuie Ice Cream

Fresh Figs in Marsala Wine

Ginger Ice Cream

Pumpkin Pie Chantilly

Queen of Puddings

Rum Butter

Sherry Trifle

Spiced Sponge Pudding with Brandy Butter, a light alternative to Christmas Pudding

Steamed Ginger Pudding

Strawberries and Cream

Tiramisu


Traditional Afternoon Tea

Sandwiches

Chicken Mayonnaise and Pine Nut Sandwiches

Cucumber and Mint Sandwiches

Ham and Parmigiano Sandwiches

Smoked Salmon and Dill Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Cakes, Pastries & Baking

Chocolate Stout Cake

Christmas Cake

Dundee Cake (a classic light fruit cake)

Madeira Cake

Mini Chocolate Êclairs

Quiche Lorraine

Shortcrust Pastry

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

Victoria Sponge Sandwich

Welsh Cakes

Fore more home made cake recipes, please do take a look at Delicious Cake Recipes.com.


Barbecues

Barbecued Steak

Barbecued Corn on the Cob

Portobellow Mushrooms Stuffed with Mascarpone, Stilton & Basil

Seared Tiger Prawns with Garlic, Chili and Lemongrass

Sticky Barbecued Chicken Wings






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