Food & Drink

Prawn & harissa spaghetti Prep: 45 mins Prep: 5 mins Cook: 15 mins Serves: 2

Come Dine WithMe Hurricane cocktail Prep: 5 mins Serves: 2 Our tropical, rum-based hurricane cocktail is easy to make and sure to get your party started. Garnish with orange and cocktail cherries for a kitsch touch.

Ingredients

• 50ml dark rum • 50ml white rum • 1 passion fruit • 1 orange , juiced • 1 lemon , juiced • 50ml sugar syrup • 2 tsp grenadine

Try our spaghetti dinner for two, with king prawns and harissa dressing. It only takes 20 minutes to make and is healthy too – great for a midweek meal.

Ingredients

100g long-stem broccoli , cut into thirds •180g dried spaghetti , regular or wholemeal •2 tbsp olive oil •1 large garlic clove , lightly bashed •150g cherry tomatoes , halved •150g raw king prawns •1 heaped tbsp rose harissa paste •1 lemon , nely zested

Method STEP 1

Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the broccoli and boil for 1 min 30 secs, or until tender. Drain and set aside. Cook the pasta following pack instructions, then drain, reserving a ladleful of cooking water.

STEP 2

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the garlic clove and fry over a low heat for 2 mins. Remove with a slotted spoon and discard, leaving the avoured oil.

STEP 3

Add the tomatoes to the pan and fry over a medium heat for 5 mins, or until beginning to soften and turn juicy. Stir through the prawns and cook for 2 mins, or until turning pink. Add the harissa and lemon zest, stirring to coat.

STEP 4

Toss the cooked spaghetti and pasta water through the prawns and harissa. Stir through the broccoli, season to taste and serve.

Spinach savoury muffins

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 25 mins Makes: 12

Make these super green mu ns as a rst weaning food. Made with spinach, cheese and wholemeal our, they’re a good rst food for babies from six months.

Ingredients

•200g fresh spinach •100g cheddar, grated •1 tbsp dried thyme •2 eggs •5 tbsp Greek yoghurt •150g plain white our •150g wholemeal our •3 tsp baking powder •butter to grease

Method STEP 1

Set the oven to 180. Place the spinach in a food processor and blitz until shredded (not pureed). Add to a bowl along with the grated cheese and dried thyme.

STEP 2

Crack the 2 eggs into a bowl and mix along with the yoghurt.

STEP 3

Sieve the our and baking powder over the bowl then mix well to combine

To garnish

• 4 cocktail cherries • 2 orange slices

Method STEP 1

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add the rums. Scoop the esh and seeds from the passion fruit and add to the shaker along with the orange and lemon juices, sugar syrup and grenadine.

STEP 2

Shake well until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold. Fill two hurricane glasses with fresh ice then double strain the drink into the prepared glasses.

STEP 3

Garnish each one with an orange slice skewered onto a cocktail stick and a couple of cocktail cherries.

Watermelon lemonade

Prep: 35 mins Serves: 8

is watermelon lemonade looks amazing but is super-simple to make. It’s perfect for a kids party or makes a refreshing summer drink for kids or adults.

Ingredients

• 1 large or 2 small watermelons • 250ml lemon juice (from a bottle or squeeze your own) • 100g golden caster sugar • 1l bottle soda water • 1 lime , cut into slices • small handful mint • crushed ice

Method STEP 1

Cut the top o the watermelon and hollow it out using a large spoon, shing out any pips along the way. Mash the esh through a sieve into a bowl. Put the esh in a blender (or use a tall jug and hand blender) with the lemon juice and sugar, whizz to a purée, then stir in the soda.

STEP 2

Heap some ice into the hollowed-out watermelon and ll it with the lemonade mixture. Serve the rest in a jug with the lime slices and mint. Have a bowl of extra crushed ice on the side so people can help themselves.