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How the British ever developed a reputation for poor food when we conjured up these flavoursome delights is beyond us here at delicious.!
delicious. magazine writer Simon Rimmer has spoiled readers with his unique no-meat dishes; here's a selection of his wonderful recipes.
Ah, you have to love English eccentricity. Here's our favourite, erm, unusual food festivals taking place in Britain in 2008.
Keep your fingers on the pulses with these delicious. recipes for beans, peas and lentils.
From tiramisu to torta di riso, panna cotta to panettone, you can taste the love in Italian puds. If you know a place that does better desserts then we'd love to hear about it.
No more the limp side dishes of ye olden days. In these modish times, salad recipes are versatile, inventive and tasty. And if you go easy on the dressing, you lose the fat but not the flavour.
Best of delicious. barbecue recipes
What you choose to throw on the barbie is a personal thing. Luckily, we have barbecue recipes to suit everyone's tastes, even the often neglected vegetarian.
Some salivate at a juicy steak, or a succulent, slightly charred sausage or two. For others, it's seafood every time, while vegetarians and carnviores alike can rarely resist a hot, crisp potato or deliciously salty halloumi skewers. And then there's the chargrilled desserts...
Ah, the sweet, smoky taste of summer. Read on!
Fish
Balti prawn parcels with spinach rice recipe
Why not try using Indian flavours for your next barbecue? This easy
prawn recipe works brilliantly and guests have the satisfaction of
tucking into their own individual parcel.
Grilled squid with cumin recipe
Cumin has a very addictive kick and is a key ingredient in Indian and
Middle Eastern food. It works with most meats, fish and vegetables; if
you use it in a marinade for squid, it just caramelises that creamy
white flesh.
Swordfish steaks with chermoula recipe
The marinade for these swordfish steaks would also work well with other
‘meaty’ fish such as salmon, monkfish, prawns or even sardines. For
more delicate fish, such as sea bass, plaice or haddock, barbecue in a
sealed foil parcel.
Tuna and rosemary skewers recipe
Try these delicious tuna bites from the barbie.
Meat
Sticky balsamic pork ribs with coleslaw recipe
A finger lickin' summer barbecue recipe for sticky balsamic pork ribs.
Ultimate beef and cheese burger recipe
A good burger is a barbecue essential. Make this quick recipe for
burgers filled with oozing Cheddar cheese and you'll keep everyone happy.
Poultry
Crispy skin chicken legs recipe
Want to make your chicken skin crispy? Then take a leaf out of Silvana
Franco's book - the marinade gives these chicken legs a lovely
crispness.
Turkey burgers with pepper and blue cheese sauce recipe
Turkey burgers with pepper and blue cheese sauce? Bring it on!
Veggie
Barbecued corn on the cob recipe
Here’s a great recipe for cooking corn-on-the-cob on the barbie so it’s packed with flavour and doesn’t burn either.
Basil haloumi and roasted vegetable skewers recipe
Haloumi is a salty Greek cheese that's perfect for a barbecue because
it keeps its shape at high temperatures. Veggies will love this easy
recipe for cheese and vegetable skewers.
Buttery potato parcels recipe
Try these buttery potatoes next time you have a barbecue. They're sure to make any vegetarian smile.
Carrot and cumin coleslaw recipe
Everyone appreciates a bowl of coleslaw at a barbecue and cumin gives this easy recipe an Indian twist
Greek salad recipe
This simple recipe for a Greek salad is a taste of summer.
And let's not forget dessert...