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Golden Halloumi with Honey and Thyme

Thick slices of halloumi are pan-fried in olive oil until crisp and golden on both sides, then finished with honey, fresh thyme and a pinch of chilli flakes.

Greek, WesternAppetiser, Snack, Starters6 minServes 1334 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: olive oil

HB-7126 · Hand-built original

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Golden Prawn Pancake

Hand-minced prawns seasoned with green onion, white pepper, dashi and oyster sauce, sealed between wonton wrappers and deep-fried.

AsianAppetizer25 minServes 467 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: prawns

HB-10765 · Hand-built original

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Gooey Butter Cookies

These chewy, malted cookies are reminiscent of St. Louis butter cake, with crunchy specks of caramelized puffed rice brittle throughout.

1 hr 30 minMakes 16 large312 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1019 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's drop scones

Small orange-scented pancakes cooked in spoonfuls on a hot pan, served warm with butter, maple syrup or honey, yoghurt and fresh berries.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 242 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7575 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Royal Icing

A stiff, snow-white royal icing that peaks beautifully, for covering a celebration cake smoothly or in rough swirls.

BritishCakes and baking30 minMakes enough for a 20cm/8in cake3 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14450 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake

A large thin chocolate sheet cake made with cocoa, brown sugar, cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk in the batter, spread while warm with a cocoa and condensed milk icing and optional chopped pecans.

AmericanDessert0 minServes 20195 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cocoa powder

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7399 · Hand-built original

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Grandpa's Buttermilk Biscuits

Tall, layered buttermilk biscuits made by folding a sour-cream-enriched dough, then cutting rounds and baking them hot until golden.

AmericanBread0 minServes 8165 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: buttermilk

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-8618 · Hand-built original

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Grandpa's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Large chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and chewy centres, made from cake and bread flours, packed with bittersweet chocolate discs and finished with flaky sea salt after a long chill.

American, French Americancookies, Dessert38 minServes 18302 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-14212 · Hand-built original

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Granny's Buttery Crab Cakes

Rounded mounds of jumbo lump crab bound lightly with mayonnaise, egg, Dijon mustard and Old Bay, brushed with melted butter and baked until lightly golden. The crab is the star, so the mixing is kept gentle and the mounds are not packed tightly.

AmericanMain course30 minServes 4281 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: crab

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-12566 · Hand-built original

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Granola cookies

Feel free to swap in any nuts, seeds or dried fruit you have hanging around to make these easy granola cookies (just make sure you stick to the same quantities or the cookies might be too crumbly). Dip them in melted dark chocolate and sprinkle with sea salt for a fancy finish. Each cookie provides 225 kcal, 7g protein, 22g carbohydrate (of which 12.1g sugars), 11.3g fat (of which 2.8g saturates), 3.8g fibre and 0.23g salt.

BritishLight meals & snacks45 minMakes 9 cookies225 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: oats

HB-2948 · Hand-built original

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Grapefruit Muffin

These muffins combine sour cream, whole wheat flour and grapefruit jam, with grapefruit pulp baked on top. They are tender, tangy and just sweet enough for breakfast or tea.

KoreanDessertVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: grapefruit

Pairs well with: coffee, black tea, yogurt, fresh fruit

HB-16813 · Hand-built original

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Greek Yogurt Fruit Cocktail Muffins

Vanilla Greek yogurt keeps these fruit cocktail muffins moist, with drained fruit folded through a cornstarch-lightened crumb. They bake up tender with clean, domed tops.

AmericanBreakfast35 minServes 8177 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17983 · Hand-built original

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Griddled halloumi

Grilled halloumi and marinated courgette ribbons make an easy open sandwich for parties or supper for one.

Starters & nibbles20 minServes 1612 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: strips

HB-2966 · Hand-built original

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Grilled mango, mint and ginger

Char-grilled mango wedges over mint-flecked whipped cream, scattered with crushed ginger biscuit crumbs and a dusting of icing sugar.

Desserts40 minServes 412 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ripe mangoes

HB-13942 · Hand-built original

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Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream

Halved ripe peaches brushed with a brown sugar butter glaze, grilled until marked, and served warm with flaky salt and vanilla ice cream.

AmericanDessert15 minServes 4103 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9407 · Hand-built original

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Grilled Pineapple

Pineapple grilled until its sugars caramelise, with cinnamon and lime.

HawaiianDessert13 minServes 430 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pineapple

Pairs well with: ice cream, grilled meats, yogurt

HB-5861 · Hand-built original

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Grinch Dip

A sweet holiday dip made by heat-treating white cake mix and whipping it with whipped topping and vanilla pudding or yogurt, tinted green and topped with red heart sprinkles.

AmericanAppetizer, Dessert5 minServes 884 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: vanilla pudding or yogurt

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-7169 · Hand-built original

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Guacamole

Chunky mashed avocado with red onion, coriander and lime, sharpened with fresh red chilli.

MexicanStarters & nibbles30 minServes 8-105 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ripe avocadoes

Pairs well with: mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, elote, pico de gallo

HB-7171 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Donut Hole Pops

Store-bought donut holes on lollipop sticks dipped in coloured candy melts and decorated as pumpkins, eyeballs, mummies and green monsters for Halloween.

AmericanDessert45 minServes 20VegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: best

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-13982 · Hand-built original

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Halloween Mummy Meatballs (Easy Puff Pastry Recipe)

Beef meatballs with Parmesan, garlic and parsley, wrapped in thin strips of crescent dough like bandages and baked until the pastry is golden and the centres are cooked through.

AmericanAppetizer45 minServes 6290 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-13983 · Hand-built original

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Haloumi fries

Crumb-coated haloumi fries with smoked paprika and Italian herbs, fried until crisp and served with a garlic yoghurt dip.

Greek, WesternAppetizer, Snack, Starter25 minServes 5403 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: haloumi

HB-3541 · Hand-built original

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Ham, Cheese, and Leek Scones

Savoury scones of flour, Parmesan and yogurt studded with ham and leeks cooked slowly in butter until silky and sweet, chilled, egg-washed and baked golden.

Makes 12 large scones238 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: ham

HB-13990 · Hand-built original

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Hawaiian Malasadas

Portuguese-Hawaiian doughnuts: puffy, eggy and rolled in sugar while hot.

HawaiianDessert40 minServes 61306 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coffee, hot chocolate, fruit

HB-5839 · Hand-built original

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Hawaiian Roll Cinnamon Rolls

Sweet Hawaiian rolls layered with cinnamon sugar and butter, baked as a slab and finished with cream cheese frosting.

American, hawaiianBreakfast, brunch, Dessert23 minServes 12184 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: rolls

HB-3546 · Hand-built original

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Hazelnut Cinnamon Mexican Wedding Cookies

Buttery ball cookies with cinnamon and finely chopped toasted hazelnuts, baked until just set and rolled twice in powdered sugar while warm and again once cool.

MexicanDessert1 hr48 cookies94 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: hazelnuts

Pairs well with: mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, elote, pico de gallo

HB-14012 · Hand-built original

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Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins

Oat-flecked cocoa muffins sweetened with honey, made with skim milk and canola oil and folded with semisweet chocolate chips, baked until a toothpick comes out clean.

AmericanBreakfast30 minServes 9201 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14013 · Hand-built original

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