Starters Reviews

AVACADO SALSA What this is NOT- a rhythmic dance music of South American origin, but something far tastier!! This recipe is to my own taste Half an Avacado per person Scoop out flesh into a bowl add two teaspoons virgin olive oil. Add one teaspoon of crushed garlic or from jars of ‘Lazy Garlic’ or ...  Read the complete review

Here is a very easy recipe I got from a friend, it's so easy to make and very tasty. 1 cup cooked Chick Peas (canned) 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste) 1 clove garlic 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon ...  Read the complete review

It's not often I make a three course meal but it's always handy to have a few idea's up your sleeve incase your called upon to make a special meal for a get together or business lunch. Here are a few of my quick and easy recipes for you to try as starters or as snacks for making to eat infront of the tele. 1. Peppers stuffed with ...  Read the complete review

Seafood Paté 7 ½ oz tin Salmon 7 ½ oz tin Tuna 4 oz Prawns 6 oz breadcrumbs 4 oz melted butter ½ pint single cream The juice and rind of 1 large lemon Salt and pepper Remove dark skin from salmon and flake into small pieces Chop the prawns Place the breadcrumbs into a ...  Read the complete review

I love Carrot and Coriander soup but after finding out what really goes into a lot of the tinned soups (believe me you DON'T want to know!) and the price of supermarkets own 'fresh' soups I decided to come up with my own with a bit of help from my Mum (she told me where to get the best deals on ...  Read the complete review

I love cooking. And as I make my way through each evening meal, I find an ingredient I havn't used for a while. So as not to waste it, I usually find a nice place for it within the meal I am preparing. Tonight was no exception. I had decided on a quick pasta and bolognese. I wanted something to jazz the meal up a bit. ...  Read the complete review

Starters Tantalising tasters to begin a meal something little not too filling To tempt your taste buds ready for the main meal . Having friends round for supper I always make a starter. A starter should compliment the meal not be the same ingredients as the main meal not fish pate with fish main meal. . Here are a couple of ...  Read the complete review

This is not a main meal just a starter for breakfast depending on how many slices of bread you have and also if you are full up afterwards. The food is eggy bread, not a great name but I have grown up with Sunday breakfasts filled with eggy bread, usually I have three slices of bread and that's enough for me but if you only have one slice it ...  Read the complete review

Over the past weeks, I have shared with you all some of my favorite recipes, now here are some of my favourite starters to go with them. Red Pepper Pate and Heart-Shaped Toasts Ingredients: 2 red peppers 2 tsps tomato puree 1 tsp fresh chopped oregano or thyme 1 small onion, peeled and cut into quarters 2 ...  Read the complete review

You know when you go to a Mexican restaurant how everyone likes to nibble on a few nachos while they prepare their taste buds to be assaulted by a fiery plate of chilli or a sizzling dish of fajitas? Well wouldn't you like to be able to have a bit of a nibble at home? While you're waiting for the last guests to arrive at your dinner ...  Read the complete review

In our house I do most of the cooking by choice but I am often at the whim of my partner. This is one of her favourite dishes because she demands that it comes with pancake pudding too. I like this dish because the mushrooms and Tarragon are excellent together. Tarragon is a top herb and can bring out the taste of even the blandest supermarket ...  Read the complete review

So you’ve invited some friends over for dinner, and want to make the meal a little special. But what to do for starters? My philosophy has always been that a starter has to be something simple, ideally something you can prepare well beforehand so that it doesn’t get in the way of the main course preparation. A ...  Read the complete review

I know it's under "starters" but until "The Powers That Be" decide that one can submit two things under the same heading without wiping the other one, this will have to do. I already have one under fish, you see and it's crowned, too so I don't want to lose it. I'll ask "The Powers That Be" to get it ...  Read the complete review

I like to keep my fridge stocked with the basics and when I am about to embark on the creation of a new culinary delight I do like to use some ingredients that are already lurking in the depths of the frozen wastelands of the Indesit rather than buying everything anew from Tesco. As I am a cheese addict, there is never a shortage of this ...  Read the complete review

A very pleasant starter - easy to prepare and a cooking time of about 5 minutes? Here's the thing: English muffins with Philadelphia cheese and mushrooms. What you'll need: ----------------- 1. Mushrooms (lots of them.) 2. Balsamic Vinegar. 3. Clove of Garlic or 1tsp Gerlic Puree 4. 2 English ...  Read the complete review

Looking for a dinner party starter that is guaranteed to wow everyone, carnivores and veggies alike? Look no further. I adapted this recipe from one I found in a recipe book called 'Pure Indulgence' which came free with a bottler of Baileys. Of course, the original recipe used Bailey's, but as several people at my dinner party ...  Read the complete review

I,rarely cook a meal which contains a starter, a main course and dessert. But, the rare chance I do for my starter I do like to cook a ?potato omelette?. It?s easy to make, takes less than 45 minutes and tastes?..well I?ll leave that for you to decide but you won?t be disappointed. Ingredients to serve 4 450g of potatoes salt and ...  Read the complete review

How often have you sat down at the table, ploughed your way through the first course, then felt too uncomfortably full to face the rest of the meal? And how many times have you pored despairingly over your cookery books, desperately searching for an innovative starter that will complement rather than overwhelm your chosen main meal and dessert? A ...  Read the complete review

Ooh, starters, gourmet starters. You all know I can't cook, right? I can only do the easy stuff. Luckily, I have a mother who loves feeding people, and a Michael who can't bear the sighs and bangs and crashes and profanities (oops) which emanate from the kitchen when I'm in it. So I don't have to try often to remedy my lack of ...  Read the complete review

Yo what up all my homies and cronies? I just want to tell all you sthat nobody can mix like me and if there is a party I am there mixing cuz it ain't no party unless I am there. That's right with me mixing I turn any ole trailer into a party house. Every party has one thing in common and that is people are getting down to one of my mixes. ...  Read the complete review