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Cheesy Mushrooms


Harvest Vegetable Soup


Rich Herby Cheese Biscuits


Tuna & Courgette Lasagne

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Cheesy Mushrooms

SERVES 4
West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
4 Large Mushrooms
Pate
1 Garlic Clove
White Breadcrumbs
Butter
Parsley Sprigs
Salt & Pepper
100g/4oz grated

50g/2oz
crushed
50g/2oz
25g/1oz

METHOD

1 Place the mushrooms in a buttered ovenproof dish. Mix the pate, garlic and breadcrumbs together. Fill each mushroom with the mixture and sprinkle the cheese on top. Dot the butter over and bake at 180°/350°/Gas Mark 3 for 20-25 minutes.

2 Garnish with parsley and serve with hot French bread.

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Harvest Vegetable Soup

SERVES 4-6
West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
Butter
Carrots
1 Medium Onion
2 Medium Potatoes
1 Green Pepper
Lentils
Salt & Pepper
½ Bay Leaf
Flour
Milk
100g/4oz grated
25g/1oz
450g/1lb, peeled and diced
skinned and diced
peeled and diced
seeded and chopped
50g/2oz


40g/1½
450ml/¾

METHOD

1 Melt the butter and fry the carrots, onion, potatoes and green pepper until softened. Add 450ml (¾ pint) of water, lentils, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Simmer for 30 minutes.

2 Mix the flour with a little of the milk and gradually blend in the rest. Stir well into the soup until it thickens. Simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in 75g (3oz) of the cheese.

3 Pour into a serving dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and garnish with croutons.

4 Serve immediately.

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Rich Herby Cheese Biscuits

West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
Butter
Single Cream
Pinch of Salt
Plain Flour
Baking Powder
Egg Yolk

To garnish:
Poppy or Sesame Seeds
175g/6oz, finely grated
150g/5oz soft
5 tbsp

250g/9oz
1 tsp
1,beaten

METHOD

1 Place the butter into a bowl, gradually fold in the cheese and stir in the cream.

2 Sift together the salt, flour and baking powder and mix into the cheese mixture. Knead the dough until smooth, wrap in cling film and chill for 15 minutes.

3 Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on greased and lined baking sheets. Brush them with egg yolk and sprinkle some with sesame or poppy seeds.

4 Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven at 200°/400°/Gas Mark 6 for 10-12 minutes until crisp and golden. While hot transfer to a wire tray to cool.

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Tuna & Courgette Lasagne

West Country Farmhouse Cheddar
Tinned Tomatoes
Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Onion
Courgettes
Cornflour
Tinned Tuna
No Pre-Cook Lasagne
White Sauce

To garnish:
Tomato Wedges and Watercress
100g/4oz, grated
379g/14oz

crushed
chopped
225g/8oz, sliced
2tbsp
200g/7oz, drained
100g/4oz
568ml/1 pint, coating consistency

METHOD

1 Place tomatoes in a pan with seasoning, garlic, onion and courgettes Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add blended cornflour and flaked tuna.

2 Place half the mixture in the base of an ovenproof dish. Cover with half of the lasagne. Repeat layers.

3 Add 75g/3oz cheese to the white sauce, season to taste. Pour the sauce over the lasagne. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

4 Bake at 200°/400°/Gas Mark 6 for 30 minutes. Serve garnished with tomato wedges and watercress.

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