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Salmon & spaghetti supper in a parcel

  Ingredients 200g spaghetti 2  courgettes  , grated 100g  red cherry tomatoes  , halved 100g  yellow cherry tomatoes  , halved 4  salmon fillets  or 2 chicken breasts 4 tbsp  olive oil 1  garlic clove  , finely sliced Method STEP 1 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions and drain. Cut 4 rectangles of baking parchment off a roll, each twice as long as it is wide. Lay them on a work surface. Toss the spaghetti with the grated courgettes. Divide the spaghetti between the pieces of parchment, then divide the cherry tomatoes between each pile. STEP 2 If using salmon, slice lengthways, but keep the fillet together. Place on top of the veg and press sideways so the slices move apart a little. If using chicken, halve each breast through the middle horizontally to give four pieces, then cut each into strips and tip a pile of chicken strips onto each pile of spaghetti. STEP 3 Heat the oil a...
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How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

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  Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Eggs are a perfect addition to our breakfast meals but one bad boiled egg can ruin your day. You finished boiling some eggs, you try to peel it but the egg shell takes most of the albumen with it giving you this bumpy uneven boiled eggs. You cut the egg into two or bite into it and you can perceive the rotten smell. And you are sure these are very fresh eggs. There's also an unattractive greenish colour around the egg yolks. So why does boiled egg smell? Why is the outer part of the egg yolk green? Hard boiled eggs smell badly (like sulphur) when they are overcooked. It is also for this same reason that the outside of the egg yolk turns green. So to solve these two problems, do not overcook your eggs. But how long is too long? Here's how to make the perfect hard-boiled eggs that is free from the foul smelling odour, peels easily and without the unattractive green colour around the egg yolk. More Egg Breafast Recipes: Potato Omelette Egg Moi Moi Bread ...
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Shawarma: Chicken Shawarma recipe

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  Chicken Shawarma Shawarma was imported into Nigeria by the Lebanese but today, more Nigerians eat Shawarma than the Lebanese. On this page, I will show how to make Chicken Shawarma in the video below. Shawarma Ingredients To make 4 wraps of Shawarma you will need: Shawarma Ingredients The main ingredients for Shawarma: 2 pita breads 2 chicken laps 2 chicken franks Pita bread or shawarma bread or Lebanese bread is available at SPAR supermarkets in Nigeria. You get 2 Shawarma wrappers from 1 pita bread. For the Chicken marinade: These are what you will need to season the chicken which forms part of the shawarma filling. A small piece of red onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon parsley ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon salt 2 Knorr cubes (chicken flavour) For Shawarma Sauce: For that creamy Shawarma Sauce that makes every bite memorable, you will need: Mayonnaise Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce OR any Sweet Chilli Sauce Ketc...
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