47 luxurious Recipes

fresh cod fish fillets or 600 g halibut steaks, scallops, cut in half, tiger shrimp, peeled and devained (defrosted if frozen), fish stock or 500 ml vegetable stock, bay leaf, butter, plain flour, double cream, gherkins, drained and chopped, chopped fresh parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper, desiree potato , nicely cleaned, butter, melted, cheddar cheese, finely grated

baileys mint chocolate irish cream, scoop chocolate ice cream, milk, chocolate chips (for drizzling )

macaroni noodles (by luxury, looks like spaghetti noodles but fatter.), butter, flour, half&half, egg (beaten ), velveeta cheese (cubed ), shredded colby jack cheese, shredded sharp chedder cheese, salt and pepper

home-made or luxury bought mincemeat, egg whites, rum, grated zest 1/2 lemon, grated zest 1/2 orange, unsalted butter, for greasing, level tsp icing sugar , for dusting, salt, creme fraiche

beef steaks, black peppercorns (can use a mixture of peppercorns), butter, shallots, very finely chopped, garlic clove (optional), dijon mustard, brandy, worcestershire sauce, beef stock, double cream, salt

butter, mushrooms thinly sliced, madeira, flour, chicken or vegetable broth, heavy cream, leftover cooked turkey, cut into 3/4-inch dice, linguine cooked to al dente stage, grated parmesan cheese mixed with 2 tbsp dry bread crumbs, salt and freshly ground black pepper

hob knob chocolate biscuits, ginger biscuits, unsalted butter, green and blacks organic dark chocolate , can change taste by using their flavoured dark chocolate, marks and spencers luxury ready made custard, double cream, mixed strawberries or 200 g raspberries or 200 g blackberries or 200 g black currants, etc

pitted dates (medjool dates are best), candied figs or 400 g dried figs, onions, malt vinegar (see method), golden brown sugar (see method)

sugar, good quality unsweetened cocoa, low-fat double cream, skim milk, cornflour, vanilla extract

pineapple juice, eggs, sugar, unsalted butter, salt, vanilla frosting, cream cheese frosting, orange juice, orange zest (half the ), angel food cake (pre-made storebought), mandarin oranges, drained, pineapple slices, drained and cut into quarters, sweetened flaked coconut

dried porcini mushrooms soaked in 1/2 cup boiling water, unsalted butter and 2 tbsp olive oil, flour, strained reserved mushroom juices, heavy cream , brought to just under the boil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, nutmeg, olive oil, mixed wild and domestic fresh mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced, garlic, minced, prosciutto , cut into 1/2-inch strips, dry white wine, fresh pasta sheets, parmesan, freshly grated

lowfat milk, light cream cheese, gruyere cheese, grated, garlic, finely minced, worcestershire sauce, salt, fresh ground pepper , to taste, nutmeg, green onions, white and light green parts only, chopped, fresh spinach, thick stems removed and large leaves roughly chopped, artichoke hearts in water, rinsed and roughly chopped, corn starch mixed with 1 tblsp. water, crab meat

milk, whole (not pasteurized or organic ), citric acid (check your health food store), salt , cheese (optional but i think necessary, check with your health food store and do not use table or canni) (optional)

luxury dried fruits (a medley of raisins, currants, citrus peel, sultanas, apricots, figs, dates etc.), ground almonds, glace ginger, chopped, orange , zest of, grated medium, brandy or 2 -3 tsp orange juice, caster sugar (superfine sugar), mixed spice (or a mixture of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and allspice), pistachio nuts, red glace cherries

unsalted butter, white mushrooms , wiped trimmed and sliced, chopped onion, arborio rice, dry white wine, turkey or 3 cups chicken stock, salt (to taste), cooked turkey, diced, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, chopped flat leaf parsley, white truffle oil, fresh ground black pepper , to taste