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  • 175 of 175 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    abcdefg

    5 Stars Blackmail of the Chocolate kind! 06/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Tastes wickedly naughty!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High KCals, Gets eaten too quickly

    I found this recipe in a supermarket magazine the other week and decided to give it a try. Quick 'n' Easy Chocolate Wedges ***Ingredients*** 115g (4oz) Margarine 85g (3oz) Golden Syrup 25g (1oz) Cocoa Powder 50g (1 3/4 oz) Raisins 225g (8oz) Digestive Biscuits 115g (4oz) Milk Chocolate ***Utensils*** 15cm (6in) flan dish/cake tin Margarine and kitchen roll for greasing Bowl for crushing biscuit Pan for melting ingredients Microwave for melting chocolate Fridge for cooling Scales for weighing Knife for spreading chocolate ***Method*** Crush the digestives into crumbs. Grease the dish/tin ... more
  • 70 of 70 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Pink-Ice-Queen

    5 Stars Bring on the dogs Review with images 23/11/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Its yummy and fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Its messy...or is that just me?

    I have finally come to the conclusion that I have as much chance publishing "Clinton's Cuisine" as I have of actually receiving a payment/straight answer off the CSA. So I am going to share some of my fave's with you…but don't tell my sister because I refused to tell her tee hee! Today is Ensaladia Ruso. Aka Jessian salad. A Tapas dish. Tapas (meaning "cover" -apparently brought about by people covering their drinks to protect from flies with a piece of food such as flat bread or a different opinion which I personally prefer is that the wine seved was so vile that strong cheese was served to ... more
  • 66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 29th_Candidate

    Member since 30/01/2001

    Reviews written: 55

    5 Stars Aunt Gerty's Purgatory Stew 12/11/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Is a much more effective emetic than ipecac

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Once you start, you just can't stop! (i.e., hurling it; not eating it)

    . A DEDICATION: Are you tired of sharing tasty (and tasteful) recipes with your friends (or choirboy-faced nephews, as the case may be), who, upon realizing they've gotten their grubby paws on a winner, go on to make a fortune marketing/publishing your sacred culinary concoction as their own? My Aunt Gertrude, a stripper and part-time gravedigger who lives in a HotPoint™ refrigerator box in one of the many fine allies that make up Hoboken, New Jersey's skid row, has generously permitted me to publish the following recipe. It has become an enduring favourite of recovering bolemics and Neo-Roman ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 daffydill

    Member since 05/06/2011

    Reviews written: 41

    5 Stars Emergency dinners... without having to call the chippy! 18/07/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Simple, quick and easy.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not quite as easy as a takeaway!

    We have all been there, late night after work, forgotten to pick up vital items from the shops, or just too tired to cook something more substantial. What dishes can easily be pulled together to make it look like you have gone to a little bit of effort! First off I think it is important to list some essentials that every home needs for emergency dinners: Tins, tins and more tins - yes tins in every form baked beans, condensed soup, tuna, sweetcorn, the cans keep for years and are always useful in creating a hearty meal. Never forget tinned tomatoes or passata can always help create a ... more
  • 47 of 47 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    hiedihi

    5 Stars Rice thats twice as nice ! 29/08/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You get much more than your five a day vegetable portions

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Its moresish !

    Hi there chums. What a week Im having here on Ciao this week. Ive been away from my desk so to speak as you all know, what with me being bad and in and out of hospital. Im back and forth all the time and my health is more up and down than a world champions yo-yo. Never mind about that though. Im going to tell you all a little secret recipe of mine now, one that I tend to create at least three or four times each week, much to the delight of my daughter Manal Amani who loves this meal to bits ! Its a recipe for my version of vegetable fried rice. Its quite remeniscent of the sort you would ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    motherjoanb

    5 Stars These recipes are cheesy making them is easy 24/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Enjoy the goodness of cheese

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You can eat too much

    I love Cheese, and use it in many recipes; I thought I would share a few of my favourite ones with you. FRIED CAMEMBERT WEDGES. Makes 8 Prep time 10 Min's. chilling time 30 Min's. 50g plain flour, 50g breadcrumbs, 1 large beaten egg. A good pinch of celery salt and black pepper. 1x 250g Camembert cheese, cut into 8 wedges. (smaller if desired). Oil for deep-frying. 1. Season the flour with the salt and pepper, 2. Dust each wedge of cheese in the flour; make sure it is all covered. 3. Put the breadcrumbs onto a shallow dish. 4. Dip the cheese into the egg, 5. Coat the cheese evenly in the ... more
  • 54 of 54 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 rachael23

    Member since 22/09/2005

    Reviews written: 52

    5 Stars Quick and tasty Chilli Con Carne 31/03/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages easy and quick to make, tastes great

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I love spicy food and I love cooking but I work very long hours and just want to veg in front of the tv when I get in. I hate ready meals, I think they are tasteless and overpriced. Plus they don't leave me any leftovers to take to work for my lunch :-D To solve my tea time dilemma I have been experimenting with a few of my favourite recipies. Most cookbooks have so many stages and lists of instructions that it takes forever to follow them. I was sure I could simplify some of them and this chilli recipe is one of my successes. You don't need to stir and simmer after adding every ingredient - I ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    an_enigmatic_brummie

    3 Stars Dedicated To All Those Luverly Laydeez of Ciao. 12/10/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Satisfying

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Messy

    Well a few people have hinted that they want the old ex-Marandina to stick around. Needless to say, this could be a terrible mistake for you all but seeing as you asked soooooooo nicely, I will avail you of a strange but true story (well, sort of) ----------------------------------------​-------------------------------------- I'm not sure that I've ever mentioned it before but I am renowned in the kitchen. Well, the thing is I am good with my utensils. Now that may sound like boasting but it's many a lady that’s been satisfied by my efforts. In fact, seeing as this category exists, I may even ... more
  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    earlofaldgate

    5 Stars Trio treeeee o 10/02/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to make, hard to get wrong

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    As I get older I seem to be having more & more dinner parties. I have been cooking since the age of about 14 & have become a master of creating something from the most unlikely odds & ends in the cupboard. I present for your delectation 3 dishes which are quick & easy & would fall loosely into the Chinese food category. Your life will be much easier if you have an electric hand whisk. I will assume you are doing all of these & storing in the fridge until its time to cook as they all cook quite quickly. Cod fillets x2 Coriander (not essential) An egg Flour (perhaps) Spring onions Shitake/closed ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Amy69

    4 Stars Perfect Pasta! 17/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages delicious, healthy, filling, variety in texture, can be stored

    Disadvantages Disadvantages does not appeal to all

    When I was little, my mum used to make herself a pasta dish for herself, something I'd not dream of eating at the time; it looked utterly revolting! A few years ago though, when she made it again when I went to stay with her for a week, I gave it a sample, my taste buds much more adapt by now. I fell in love with it straight away, and now find myself preparing it for myself, though I have adapted it slightly! ***** To make one portion of the dish, you will need the following quantities of ingredients; 75g pasta shells 60g tuna Tablespoon of sweetcorn Two 'dollops' of mayonnaise 30g grated ... more
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