Three Delicious Recipes from Help! There’s a Stove in My Kitchen

by Amanda on Jan 9th, 2012

Longevity magazine has released three recipes from Annabel Frere’s Help! There’s a Stove in My Kitchen, an indispensable cookbook for anyone who is busy finding their feet in the kitchen. The recipes for cucumber soup, Thai beef salad, and chicken, broccoli and pesto pasta are as delicious as they are simple:

Cucumber soup:

SERVES 2 TO 3

1 chicken or vegetable stock cube, or 1 Tbsp stock powder
1 Tbsp boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 large cucumber, washed and diced
1 cup plain yoghurt
1 mint leaf, chopped
1 tsp garlic and herb seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste

Complete recipe: Longevity

Thai beef salad:

SERVES 2

350g ‒ 400g beef steak
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
2 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
1‒2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
1 tsp Thai fish sauce
1 tsp fresh lemon or lime juice
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp oil
Mixed lettuce leaves
A handful of baby tomatoes
English cucumber, cut into strips
A handful of fresh coriander leaves

Complete recipe: Longevity

Chicken, broccoli and pesto pasta:

SERVES 2

1 head broccoli, roughly divided into florets
1 cup flaked almonds
1 Tbsp oil
1 small clove garlic, peeled and chopped
2 large chicken breast-fillets, sliced into thin strips
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 cup cream
A squirt of lemon juice
1 Tbsp basil pesto
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Complete recipe: Longevity