COOK Menu Winter 2010

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Winter 2010

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Everyday meals for busy people

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REMARKABLE FROZEN MEALS Our founding principle in 1997: To COOK using the same ingredients and techniques you would at home so everything looks and tastes homemade.

Today, nothing’s changed (except we’re a bit better at it).

MAKING LIFE EASIER We believe eating and cooking are two of life’s great pleasures. If cooking becomes a chore or eating ceases to be pleasurable, then our lives are poorer. We cook, so you don’t have to - enabling you to keep your powder dry for the occasions when you’re in the mood to cook up a storm. And because we cook in exactly the same way you would at home you can be confident our dishes will look and taste homemade, and should always be a pleasure to eat. Importantly, on the front of every pack we print the name of the chef who prepared your meal.

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You will see these symbols next to our food.

This is what they mean.

Suitable for vegetarians.

All meals can be reheated in a conventional oven, but those with this symbol can also be cooked in the microwave.

Not available for home delivery.

How spicy is this dish?

1 chilli - warm me up

2 chillies - nice and spicy GF

Gluten Free

Very occasionally we might have to change prices, ingredients or symbols before our next edition of The COOK Book for which we apologise. But all prices, ingredients and symbols were correct at time of going to print. Please refer to the packaging for the most up-to-date information.

The COOK Kitchen • Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HH • Telephone: 01732 759010

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WELCOME

TO OUR WINTER

COOK BOOK

You might notice as you flick through that the pages to the rear

of the book are upside down. This isn’t a mistake and nor do

we expect you to stand on your head to read it. Rather, we’ve

created two covers and two sections, one for Everyday and one

for Entertaining. We hope this makes it a bit easier for you to choose your meals depending on the occasion.

EVERYDAY MEALS FOR 1 AND 2 Main Dishes Sides

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the lights, pop some Barry White on the ipod and get your best

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up the DVD and settle into the sofa. However you choose to

FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

In the middle is a new section For Special Nights In. So, dim

bib and tucker on. Alternatively, get the kids to bed early, fire make your night in special, these new dishes are the perfect

accompaniment (and the best food we’ve ever made).

Although we are now in our 14th year (no teenage angst yet),

we are always trying to improve what we do, so do get in touch with any suggestions at edwardanddale@cookfood.net.

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Edward and Dale (Founders)

PS: We’re delighted the Guild of Fine Food has given us a fair few gongs for our meals in the Great Taste Awards 2010.

Look out for the symbol next to the winning dishes.

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EVERYDAY MEALS FOR 1 AND 2 Modern life can be a bit hectic. Reclaim a few hours each week to enjoy your family, your partner or simply some peace and quiet. We COOK, so you don’t have to.

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CHICKEN Moroccan Harissa Chicken

Sweet and delicately spiced, a classic north African dish of chicken breast pieces with cumin, cinnamon and honey, finished with dates, chick peas and toasted almonds. Perfect with minted couscous. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Tarragon and Orange Chicken

A chicken dish with a difference, with tarragon and orange zest infusing a white wine sauce. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Chicken Alexander

Marinated chicken pieces in a white wine sauce with mushrooms and peppers. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Chicken and Mushroom Lasagne

“We have just eaten your Moroccan Harissa Chicken and considered it quite perfect.’’

A COOK Customer

IMPROVED

Layers of chicken and mushroom between pasta with a sauce packed with Italian flavours sun-dried tomatoes, basil and garlic. Serve with a green leaf salad and some garlic bread.

Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Chicken and Tomato Pasta Bake

A hearty, one-pot meal, with chicken breast, mushrooms and penne pasta in a classic Italianstyle tomato and basil sauce, topped with mozzarella. Serves one £3.85

Chicken Dijon

Chicken marinated in thyme, olive oil and wholegrain mustard, in a white wine sauce with caramelised red onions and chives. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99 GF

Marinated Chicken in Tomato and Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

Chicken marinated overnight in paprika and olive oil, in a sauce of tomatoes and roasted red peppers with smoked bacon, herbs and cream. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie

IMPROVED

Chicken pieces, marinated overnight in white wine and olive oil, mixed with ham and soft, sweet leeks, and a dash of white wine in the sauce. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Coq au Vin

Four hours of cooking time go into making this French classic. Chicken pieces – some on the bone for added flavour – are slow-cooked in red wine and port with bacon and mushrooms.

Serve with Dauphinoise potatoes. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £7.50

Pot Roast Chicken

A comforting one-pot meal of chicken leg, thigh and breast braised with root vegetables in a flavour-packed gravy. Serves one £3.99

Moroccan Harissa Chicken

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BEEF Chilli con Carne

Our favourite winter warmer. A rich, meaty Chilli with two types of beans. Spicy enough to make your mouth tingle rather than your eyes water. Serves one £3.25 Serves two £5.25

Spaghetti Bolognaise

IMPROVED

Braised beef with healthy helpings of sun-dried tomatoes, basil and garlic that give our Bolognaise an intensity of flavour it’s hard to match. With al dente spaghetti. Serves one £3.50

Cottage Pie

“I can honestly say your lasagne was better than anything we tasted in Venice.”

A COOK Customer

IMPROVED

We've improved our recipe, with minced beef pan-fried to seal in the flavour, then braised in milk to make it fluffy and tender (a trick we picked up from Italy). A dash of red wine adds richness to the sauce (the alcohol is cooked off) and we've added parsley to the topping of mashed potato. Serves one £3.50 Serves two £6.75

Lasagne al Forno

We have transformed our Lasagne into a dish that, dare we say it, is verging on the Posh. Our milk-cooked mince is light and fluffy, while rich Italian flavours are created by braising sun-dried tomatoes and vegetables. With red pesto in the topping, it’s a dish to savour.

Serves one £3.75 Serves two £6.99

Steak and Red Wine Pie

IMPROVED

Top rump steak, aged for at least 10 days, is pan-fried to seal in flavour and then braised with red wine and vegetables. All-butter, shortcrust pastry is glazed with egg yolk to create a golden finish when removed from the oven. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £7.75

Beef Stroganoff

Pieces of silverside beef, in a brandy and paprika sauce with chopped gherkins and roasted mushrooms. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £7.95

Braised Beef in Brandy and Mushroom Sauce IMPROVED

Strips of silverside beef are pan-fried then slow cooked for three hours in beef stock and white wine, before thyme, mushrooms and a good slug of brandy are added. Serves one £4.50 Serves two £8.35

Beef Bourguignon

A taste of rural France made in the heart of Kent.

Pieces of silverside beef are slow-cooked for three hours in red wine and port before adding dry-cured bacon and mushrooms.

Serves one £4.50 Serves two £8.35

Individual Beef en Croute

See “For Special Nights In”, page 16

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COOK without the calories Our handy, Your Diet guides tell you which COOK meals are lowest in calories, fat, saturated fat, and salt.

And you can be sure our lowest calorie meals (below) don’t skimp on flavour.

Roasted Vegetable Chickpea Curry 211 cals Vegetable Tagine 223 cals Red Thai Chicken Curry 233 cals Green Thai Chicken Curry 244 cals Lamb Casserole with Minted New Potatoes 256 cals

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LAMB Liver, Bacon and Onions

Moist, tender lambs’ liver pieces in a red wine sauce, garnished with onions and smoked bacon. Serves one £2.85 Serves two £5.60

Shepherd’s Pie

IMPROVED

An improved recipe, with lamb pan-fried to seal in the flavour, minced then braised in milk until tender (something we picked up from Italy). Serves one £3.50 Serves two £6.99

Lamb Moussaka

Whole legs of lamb are minced at the Kitchen and the meat braised with onions, garlic, rosemary, chopped tomatoes and mint, then layered with sliced potatoes, roasted aubergines and a bechamel sauce. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £6.99

Lamb Casserole with Minted New Potatoes

Chunks of tender lamb braised in stock with root vegetables and served with minted new potatoes. A meal in itself that’s very low in calories and fat. Serves one £4.50 Serves two £8.50 GF

Moroccan Spiced Lamb Tagine See “For Special Nights In”, page 16

Two Braised Lamb Shanks

Deserve the night off?

Relax and enjoy one of our award-winning meals.* No mess, no waste, no hassle.

Moroccan Harissa Chicken Coq au Vin Pot Roast Chicken Green Thai Chicken Curry Indonesian Vegetable Curry Roasted Vegetable Chickpea Curry Moroccan Spiced Lamb Tagine

* Meals awarded a Great Taste Gold award 2010

See “For Special Nights In”, page 16

PORK Sausage and Red Onion Casserole

Pork and leek sausages, made in Kent by Speldhurst Sausages to an exclusive COOK recipe, are casseroled in a gravy of soft, sweet red onions. Serves one £3.50 Serves two £5.99

Meatballs in a Rustic Tomato Sauce

Pot Roast Chicken

IMPROVED

Hand-rolled balls of minced pork and rump steak, seasoned with red pesto, chilli, basil and garlic, in a sun-dried tomato sauce on a bed of spinach. Serves one £3.50 Serves two £6.50

Pork Stroganoff

Pork strips are braised until tender then added to a sherry, brandy and paprika sauce with mushrooms. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £7.35

Pork Dijon

Strips of pork are pan-fried then braised with white wine and mustard and finished with mushrooms and cream. Serves one £3.99 Serves two £7.35

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FISH Smoked Haddock and Rocket Fish Cakes

You will struggle to find a fishcake with more fish. Two, handmade potato cakes packed with smoked haddock and blended with Welsh rarebit and rocket. Two cakes £3.99

Salmon and Dill Fish Cakes

Plenty of salmon mixed with potato and dill. Two cakes £3.99

Smoked Salmon and Leek Tarlets

Smoked salmon, with leeks, mature Cheddar and sweet onions in a poppy and sesame short crust pastry case. Perfect for a light lunch or supper. Two tartlets £3.99

Hearty Fisherman’s Pie

Naturally-smoked haddock, cod and salmon, poached lightly and served in a white wine and tomato sauce, layered with fresh spinach and topped with creamy mashed potato.

Serves one £4.50 Serves two £8.50

Smoked Haddock and Sweet Potato Gratin

Naturally-smoked haddock, bacon, broccoli and sweetcorn in a white wine sauce with a hint of chilli, topped with potato. Serves one £4.50 Serves two £8.50

Salmon and Asparagus Gratin

Salmon fillet and asparagus in a white wine and herb sauce, topped with potatoes and cheese crumb topping.

Serves one £4.75 Serves two £8.99

Salmon and Smoked Haddock Lasagne

Salmon and smoked haddock in a white wine sauce layered between white pasta. Serves one £4.65 Serves two £8.85

Individual Salmon en Croute

See “For Special Nights In”, page 16

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Single Pot Suppers There are occasions when it is beyond the wit of man (or woman) to do anything other than reach for the freezer, turn to the microwave and press start.

These are our favourite single pot suppers: Spaghetti Bolognaise Chicken and Tomato Pasta Bake

Two wholewheat pastry tartlets filled with soft, sweet leeks and mature cheddar cheese. Two tartlets £3.99

Lamb Casserole with Minted New Potatoes

Perfect for a light lunch. Two tartlets £3.99

Sweet Chilli Chicken and Noodles

Spinach and Feta Tartlets Macaroni Cheese

Pot Roast Chicken

Macaroni in a creamy sauce of mature farmhouse cheddar cheese.

Serves one £2.75 Serves two £4.99 GF

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Red Lentil and Mixed Bean Casserole

Red lentils, mixed beans, roasted vegetables and green beans in a tomato and basil sauce. Serves one £2.75 Serves two £4.99

Vegetable and Chickpea Tagine

Sweet roasted vegetables, aubergines, ginger and a blend of Moroccan spices. Serves one £2.99 Serves two £5.95 Chicken and Tomato Pasta Bake

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Roasted Vegetable and Feta Bake

Vegetables topped with feta and a herb and pinenut crust. Serves one £3.50 Serves two £5.99 V

Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Butternut Lasagne

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Oven-roasted Porcini and cup mushrooms with baby spinach, layered between white pasta, topped with feta and butternut squash. Serves one £3.75 Serves two £6.75 V

Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

Layers of Mediterranean vegetables and spinach lasagne. Serves one £3.65 Serves two £6.50 V

Mushroom Stroganoff

Roasted chestnut and cup mushrooms with baby spinach in a brandy and paprika sauce.

Serves one £3.65 Serves two £6.25 V

Nut Loaf

Mixed nuts, apricots and mushrooms with red onion marmalade. Serves three to four £4.99

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Rustic Potato Wedges

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Roasted potatoes tossed in fennel, sage and thyme. Serves two £1.99

Chantenay Carrots and Petits Pois With a White Wine and Tarragon Dressing Serves two £1.99 NEW

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Plain Basmati Rice

Serves one £0.99 Serves two £1.95

Mangetout, Petits Pois and Carrots Serves two £1.50

Vegetable Rice

Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

Creamy Mash

Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

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Oven Roasted Vegetables

Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99

Minted Couscous

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Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 V

Dauphinoise Potatoes

Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 V GF GF GF GF

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Garlic Ciabatta Serves two £1.99 Alsacienne Potatoes Serves two £1.99

Goose Fat Roast Potatoes Serves two £1.99

Cabbage, Bacon and Pinenuts Serves two £1.99

Braised Red Cabbage Serves two £1.99

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Rum and Raisin • Double Choc • Very Vanilla • Mango Crush Fruit Sorbet 120ml tubs all £1.50

Dessert Slices (two slices in each pack)

Lemon Cheesecake • Red Berry Cheesecake Chocolate and Toffee Cheesecake • V Banoffi Pie All £2.35 per pack

Mousse (two individual mousse in each pack) Red Berry Mousse •

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Traditional Puddings (all serve two)

Bread and Butter Pudding • V Belgian Chocolate Pudding Bramley Apple and Blackberry Crumble All £3.25

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CURRY HEAVEN Turn your freezer into the best takeaway in town.

You can be confident there’s nothing in our curries you wouldn’t have in your kitchen cupboard (assuming you were a Mumbai housewife) and they will emerge from your oven or microwave piping hot.

Look out for our new curries coming soon

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Roasted Vegetable and Chickpea Curry

Peppers and carrots roasted to perfection, with cauliflower and spinach, toasted cumin seeds and a nicely spiced chickpea and lentil sauce. Serves one £2.99 Serves two £5.95

Garlic Chicken Curry

An unfamiliar name, but a fantastic curry... Serves one £3.85 GF

Chicken Tikka Masala

Despite Glasgow’s efforts to claim the nation’s favourite dish as its own, we prefer the version of history that traces its origins back to India’s Mughal Emperors. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99 GF

“The nicest Chicken Tikka Masala I have ever tasted from any restaurant.”

A COOK Customer

Chicken Korma

A comforting coconut and almond curry for those who like to keep things mild. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99 GF

Chicken Jalfrezi

The fieriest dish in our curry cupboard, with garlic, paprika and a spicy tomato sauce. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

RECIPES FROM THE FAR EAST GF GF

Green Thai Chicken Curry

A mild, green Thai curry with marinated chicken, coconut milk, red peppers and green beans. Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Red Thai Chicken Curry

A hot Thai curry with stir-fried red peppers and fine green beans.

Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99

Chicken Pad Thai

Chicken marinated in lemongrass, ginger, garlic, tamarind and lime with egg noodles and stir-fried cabbage.

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Chicken Panang Curry

A fragrant Thai curry infused with ginger, lemongrass, kaffir lime and garlic. Serves two £6.99

Sweet Chilli Chicken and Noodles

Strips of chicken with noodles, water chestnuts and stir fried vegetables served in a sweet, chilli sauce.

Serves one £3.85

Indonesian Vegetable Curry

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Indonesian yellow curry with roasted vegetables, green beans and toasted cashew nuts. Serves one £3.50 Serves two £5.99

Chicken Tikka Masala

Ready to eat.

Pack of eight £1.75

Naan Bread

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Award Winning Mango Chutney £2.95

Aloo Gobi Saag

Diced potatoes with GF cauliflower and V spinach leaves.

Serves two £1.50

Plain Basmati Rice GF

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Serves one £0.99 Serves two £1.95

GF

Serves one £3.85 Serves two £6.99 GF

Pappadums

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Peas Pilau

Fragant Basmati rice flavoured with saffron, cardamon, cinnamon and cloves.

Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

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Coconut and Lime Leaf Rice

Basmati rice with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and coriander.

Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

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FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Four generous helpings of our favourite family recipes, perfect for the tribe or an informal meal with friends.

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Macaroni Cheese

What’s for PUDDING?

Comfort food of the highest order. Macaroni in a creamy sauce of mature farmhouse cheddar cheese. Serves four £9.75

Chilli con Carne

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Our favourite winter warmer. A rich, meaty Chilli spicy enough to make your mouth tingle rather than your eyes water.

Bramley Apple and Blackberry Crumble

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Serves four £9.99

Lasagne al Forno

Serves four £5.50

We have transformed our Lasagne into a dish that, dare we say it, is verging on the Posh. Our milk-cooked mince is light and fluffy, while rich Italian flavours are created by braising sun-dried tomatoes and vegetables. Serves four £11.99

Meatballs in a Rustic Tomato Sauce

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Belgian Chocolate Pudding Serves four £5.50

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Sticky Toffee Pudding Serves four £5.50

Rachel’s Ice Cream

Our humble meatball has had a makeover. Hand-rolled balls of minced pork and rump steak, seasoned with red pesto, chilli, basil and garlic. Eating is believing. Serves four £12.50

Shepherd’s Pie

Available all year round

Gooseberry and Elderflower Vanilla • Honeycomb

IMPROVED

500ml tubs all £4.99

Lamb braised in milk until tender. With vegetables and parsley mash. Serves four £12.50

Cottage Pie

IMPROVED

Minced beef is pan-fried to seal in the flavour then braised in milk to make it fluffy and tender. A dash of red wine adds richness to the sauce (the alcohol is cooked off) and we've added parsley to the topping of mashed potato. Serves four £11.75

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A hearty, one-pot meal, with chicken breast, mushrooms and penne pasta in a classic Italian-style tomato and basil sauce, topped with mozzarella. Serves four £11.75

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Marinated chicken pieces in a white wine sauce with mushrooms and peppers. Serves four £11.75

DRINKS

Chilli con Carne

*See ‘Entertaining Ideas from COOK’ page 12 for cakes for special occasions

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Luscombe Sicilian Lemonade 74cl bottle £2.75 Luscombe St. Clements 74cl bottle £2.75

These cakes are ready to eat.

All serve five to six £4.99

Seville Orange Cake Chocolate Fudge Cake Buttercream and Jam Sponge Coffee and Walnut Cake

Chicken Alexander

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All serve six £4.50

Flapjack Millionaire’s Shortbread Boston Brownie

Chicken and Tomato Pasta Bake

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Eve’s Pudding

Serves four £5.50

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Of course, we love our children at COOK but sometimes meal times can be fraught to say the least.

So it’s just as well our kids’ meals are ready in minutes and contain no nasties (but lots of hidden veg).

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Macaroni Cheese

Macaroni, oven roasted butternut squash, cauliflower and peas in a cheesy sauce. Serves one £2.60

Chicken and Mash Pie

Chicken, sweetcorn and peas topped with potato, butternut squash and sweet potato mash. Serves one £2.70 GF

Chicken Curry with Rice

Chicken breast pieces in a mild curry sauce with Basmati rice. Serves one £2.70 Minced beef with hidden carrots, pasta and a cheese sauce.

Serves one £2.70

Minced beef with carrots, leeks and swede topped with cheesy mash potato. Serves one £2.70

Meatballs and Spaghetti

Pork and beef meatballs in a tomato sauce with spaghetti.

Serves one £2.70

Chicken Goujons

Strips of chicken breast in a breadcrumb coating.

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Cod fillet in a parsley sauce with mashed potato, sweetcorn and petit pois. Serves one £2.85

Cottage Pie

Macaroni Cheese Chicken and Vegetable Casserole Moroccan Lamb with Couscous

Minced beef in tomato, carrot and celery sauce with spaghetti. Serves one £2.70

Cod and Mash Potato

Spaghetti Bolognaise

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Spaghetti Bolognaise

Serves one £2.85

For babies from 6 months £2.75

Braised Beef and Barley Hotpot

Cottage Pie

Cod and salmon in a white wine sauce with sweetcorn and petit pois topped with mash.

When the experts are picking the best organic baby food around, they invariably settle on So Baby. Which is why we stock it. Simple. (And when you find yourself absent-mindedly licking your baby’s spoon, you might get a little bit jealous – suffice to say that baby food has moved on a bit since we were in nappies.)

Microwave only. These meals cannot be reheated in a conventional oven.

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FOR SPECIAL NIGHTS IN Welcome to a new range of remarkable meals expertly handmade for you, by COOK 13

HANDMADE FOR YOU, BY COOK Special nights in require a bit of extra effort and forethought (which can be a struggle for some men, as we know from personal experience). Of course, the food is particularly important – which is where our new range of meals comes in. We’ve taken special care in finding ingredients and recipes to fit the occasion, preparing each dish expertly by hand. And by allowing us to spend a few hours cooking for you at our Kitchen in Kent, you should have some extra time to make sure everything else is just right. You might even decide to do it more often.

Let us know how it went.

EDWARD AND DALE (edwardanddale@cookfood.net)

HAUNCH OF VENISON WITH CRUSHED CELERIAC British venison, celeriac crushed with chives and a spoonful of caramelised red onion marmalade. Served with a port and red wine sauce infused with juniper, cinnamon and cloves.

A dish worth dressing-up for.

Serves one £7.50 Serves two £12.99 ROASTED CONFIT OF DUCK WITH A JUNIPER BERRY SAUCE Confit duck leg in a juniper berry and orange zest sauce, with cranberries and fondant potatoes.

Serves one £5.99 Serves two £10.99 CORN-FED CHICKEN WITH CHESTNUT STUFFING Breast of corn-fed chicken stuffed with chestnuts, served with a marsala sauce, roasted shallots and mushrooms.

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BAKED COD WITH PEPERONATA Baked cod fillet with sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, onions and garlic with kalamata olives.

Best served with the telephone off the hook.

Serves one £5.75 Serves two £10.99 Gluten free

RISOTTO WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS, LEMON AND SAGE BUTTER Arborio rice with porcini, cup and chestnut mushrooms topped with a knob of lemon and sage butter.

Serves one £3.99 Serves two £6.99 Suitable for Vegetarians • Microwave only

SLOW-COOKED LAMB WITH SPINACH AND SHALLOTS Leg of lamb, marinated in garlic, rosemary and mint, cooked slowly in a red wine sauce, served with potatoes, caramelised shallots and spinach.

A dish that shouldn’t be rushed.

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THERE’S NO GETTING AWAY FROM IT, A BIG

OCCASION NEEDS

A BIG CAKE

CAKES FOR OCCASIONS

These frozen cakes and the traybake take four to five hours to defrost at room temperature.

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Serves 6 to 8 £7.50 Serves 12 to 16 £11.99

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Serves 8 to 10 £7.50 Serves 12 to 16 £11.50

Chocolate Fudge Birthday Cake

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Serves 12 to 16 £12.99

Chocolate Fudge Celebration Cake Serves 20 £22.99

Our Chocolate Fudge Celebration Cake can be iced with a personal message of your choice. All we ask is that you give us 48 hours notice to allow time for the cake to defrost.

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Boston Brownie (Frozen Traybake) Serves 12 to 16 £8.50

Finally...

We won’t be asking you to do this in order to read the rest of the menu - simply turn the book round.

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SOME CLASSIC COOK DISHES THAT ARE ALSO PERFECT FOR A SPECIAL NIGHT IN INDIVIDUAL BEEF EN CROUTE Prime fillet of beef topped with mushroom and liver pate, encased in all-butter puff pastry with a white wine and mushroom sauce.

Serves one £7.50 INDIVIDUAL SALMON EN CROUTE A fillet of Scottish salmon wrapped in puff pastry, with an asparagus and white wine sauce.

Serves one £5.99 TWO BRAISED LAMB SHANKS Two lamb shanks, marinated in olive oil, rosemary and mint, are roasted before being braised slowly in white wine with chunky vegetables.

Serves two £10.99 MOROCCAN SPICED LAMB TAGINE A slow-cooked, aromatic north African stew with pieces of lamb marinated in a spice mix including cinnamon, cumin, paprika and ginger, before being braised in stock for three hours and finished with chickpeas, apricots and dates.

Serves one £4.60 Serves two £8.75 Great Taste Gold award ** 2010 • Gluten free • Can be cooked in the microwave

SIDE DISHES* Rustic Potato Wedges Serves two £1.99 Oven Roasted Vegetables Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 Dauphinoise Potatoes Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 Chantenay Carrots and Petits Pois Serves two £1.99 Minted Couscous Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 PUDDINGS* Winter Pudding Serves two £4.50 Dessert Slices: Banoffi Pie, Red Berry Cheesecake, Lemon Cheesecake All serve two £2.35 *Please refer to Everyday page 7 for menu symbols for these products

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A selection of our CanapĂŠs Mini Quiches with Smoked Salmon and Rocket

Chicken and Mango Chutney Filo Rolls

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CANAPÉS (12 in a box)

Canapés are heated in the oven from frozen.

Not available for home delivery.

Chicken and Mango Chutney Filo Rolls £5.99 Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Tartlets £5.99 Mini Quiches with Smoked Salmon and Rocket £5.99

Smoked Haddock and Salmon Fishcakes £6.50

Beef Wellingtons with Mushroom and Horseradish Duxelle £6.75

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QUICHE

Wild Mushroom and Spinach Quiche Serves four to six £4.50

Smoked Bacon and Mature Cheddar Quiche Serves four to six £4.50 V

Roasted Pepper and Goat's Cheese Quiche

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Roasted Vegetable Quiche

Serves ten to twelve buffet portions £16.99 Serves ten to twelve buffet portions £16.99

Quiche Lorraine

Serves ten to twelve buffet portions £16.99 V

Feta and Caramelised Red Onion Quiche

Chilli Puffs

Rice crackers spiced with chilli. 150g bag £2.50 V

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Three boxes of each of our canapés Four packets each of Habas Fritas and Burts Potato Chips £5.54 per head Catering for a drinks party is always tricky. Some food is expected, but how much?

Enough to soak up whatever drinks you happen to be serving, but not so much that mountains of leftovers remain.

Because you can cook our canapés from frozen, you can always buy more than you think you’ll need and keep the extra in the freezer just in case.

Problem solved.

Serves ten to twelve buffet portions £16.99

NIBBLES

GF

FINGER FOOD FOR 20

Habas Fritas

Roasted broad beans.

200g bag £2.50

Spicy Sesame Nuts

Peanuts coated in a spicy batter.200g bag £2.50

Cheese Straws 150g box £2.55

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Grissini Vecchio Palone

Olive oil breadsticks from Italy which are great nibbles for any party.

250g box £2.65

Savoury Cheese Swirls 120g box £2.85

Burts Potato Chips

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DRINKS

Non-alcoholic treats for the drivers, the pregnant and the temperate.

Luscombe Lime Crush 74cl bottle £2.75

Luscombe Wild Elderflower Bubbly 74cl bottle £2.75

£1.80

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Banoffi Pie

Rich Lemon Tart

IS IT PUDDING OR DESSERT?

THE DISTINCTION COMES DOWN TO WHETHER IT IS COOKED OR NOT. SO, MOST OF OUR PUDDINGS

ARE, IN FACT, DESSERTS.

REGARDLESS,THEY ALL

TASTE DELICIOUS

AND ARE MADE FOR SHARING.

AFTERS, ANYONE?

Red Berry Cheesecake

Lemon and Lime Pavlova

Puddings

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Unfortunately our puddings are not available for Home Delivery

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Rich Lemon Tart

A classic French recipe, with a perfectly balanced filling of fresh tangy lemon and sweet cream. Serves eight £8.50

Winter Pudding

A fruit explosion in your mouth, with cranberries, blueberries and raspberries, soft apple and cinnamon. Serves six £8.50

Strawberry and Lemon Mascarpone Trifle

Orange soaked sponge and crushed strawberries with lemon mascarpone mousse. Serves six to eight £10.99 GF

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Eton Mess

Raspberries, double cream, crisp meringue and a dash of port, carefully messed up. Serves six to eight £10.99

GF

Lemon and Lime Pavlova

GF

Chocolate Roulade

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A light pavlova roll filled with lemon curd, lime curd and whipped cream. Serves eight to ten £11.50 A rich chocolate roll generously filled with whipped cream.

Serves eight to ten £11.50

GF

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Chocolate and Raspberry Roulade

A rich chocolate roll generously filled with whipped cream and raspberries. Serves eight to ten £11.99

Red Berry Cheesecake

Light cheesecake with juicy whole berries marbled with ripe summer berry puree, on a thin biscuit base.

GF

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Raspberry Pavlova

A light pavlova roll packed with raspberries and cream.

Serves eight to ten £11.50

“Your Raspberry Pavlova is just the yummiest dessert that there ever was!”

A COOK Customer

Serves ten £12.99

Chocolate and Toffee Cheesecake

A marbled chocolate and toffee cheesecake with dark chocolate swirls on a crunchy chocolate biscuit base. Serves ten £12.99

Lemon Cheesecake

A fluffy lemon cheesecake on a thin biscuit base decorated with lemon curd swirls. Serves ten £12.99 V

Chocolate Mousse Torte

Rich dark chocolate mousse on a biscuit base, topped with a layer of cream and dusted with cocoa powder. Serves ten £12.99

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Normandy Apple Tart

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Banoffi Pie

ACCOMPANIMENTS Mango and Passionfruit Coulis 270ml bottle £4.25

Raspberry Coulis 270ml bottle £4.25

Slices of soft apple, spiced with cinnamon, arranged carefully in a sweet pastry case. A French classic. Serves ten £12.99 IMPROVED

You won’t find a bigger or better Banoffi, with thick layers of biscuit, bananas, soft toffee and cream. Serves ten £13.99

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IT WAS BETTER THAN

THE 'POSH' MEAL

WE WENT OUT FOR

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ON THE SATURDAY NIGHT

- AND A FRACTION

OF THE COST! A COOK CUSTOMER

Kiln Roasted Salmon and Asparagus Filo

Dinner with Friends

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FISH

Smoked Haddock and Sweet Potato Gratin

Naturally-smoked haddock, broccoli and sweetcorn in a white wine sauce with a hint of chilli and smokey bacon, topped with potato. Serves four £16.99

Hearty Fisherman’s Pie

Naturally-smoked haddock, cod and salmon, poached lightly and served in a white wine and tomato sauce, layered with fresh spinach and topped with creamy mashed potato.

Serves four £16.99

Salmon and Asparagus Gratin

Salmon fillet and asparagus in a creamy white wine and herb sauce, topped with buttered, sliced potatoes and a regato cheese crumb topping. Serves four £17.95

Kiln Roasted Salmon and Asparagus Filo

Kiln roasted salmon and asparagus in white wine and crème fraiche sauce on a bed of basmati rice, encased in filo pastry and topped with baby spinach and a pine nut crumb.

Serves four £17.50

VEGETARIAN

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Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Butternut Lasagne NEW

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GF

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SIDES

Rustic Potato Wedges Chantenay Carrots and Petits Pois

NEW

with a White Wine and Tarragon Dressing Serves two £1.99

Plain Basmati Rice Serves one £0.99 Serves two £1.95

Vegetable Rice Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

Creamy Mash Serves one £1.25 Serves two £2.45

Mangetout, Petits Pois and Carrots Serves two £1.50

Oven Roasted Vegetables Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99

A new, boldly-flavoured vegetarian dish. Oven-roasted Porcini and cup mushrooms with baby spinach are layered between white pasta, topped with Cheddar and nutmeg sauce and a Feta and butternut crumb. Serves four £12.99

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Minted Couscous

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Dauphinoise Potatoes

Roasted Mediterranean vegetables in a rich tomato sauce layered with spinach lasagne, creamy Cheddar cheese sauce and topped with tomatoes and fresh Cheddar cheese.

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Garlic Ciabatta

Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

Serves four £12.70

GF GF

GF

GF

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NEW

Serves two £1.99

Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 Serves one £1.50 Serves two £2.99 Serves two £1.99

Alsacienne Potatoes Serves two £1.99

Goose Fat Roast Potatoes Serves two £1.99

Cabbage, Bacon and Pinenuts Serves two £1.99 Serves four £3.95

Braised Red Cabbage Serves two £1.99 Serves four £3.95

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WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF

HAVING TO COOK

FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE

A BIG POT OF

BUBBLING, SWEET SCENTED STEW IS

PERFECT

Beef Stroganoff

Dinner with Friends BEEF

Ideas from COOK

Beef Stroganoff

DINNER FOR 24

Beef Bourguignon

Beef Bourguignon

Pieces of silverside beef, in a brandy and paprika sauce with chopped gherkins and roasted mushrooms. Serves four £15.90 A taste of rural France made in the heart of Kent. Pieces of silverside beef are slow-cooked for three hours in red wine and port before adding dry-cured bacon and mushrooms.

Serves four £16.70

Braised Beef in Brandy and Mushroom Sauce

Strips of silverside beef are pan-fried then slow-cooked for three hours in beef stock and white wine, before thyme, mushrooms and a good slug of brandy are added.

Serves four £16.70

Steak and Red Wine Pie

Top rump steak, aged for at least 10 days, is pan-fried to seal in flavour and then braised with red wine and vegetables.

All-butter, shortcrust pastry is glazed with egg yolk to create a golden finish when removed from the oven. Serves six £19.99

LAMB

Lamb Moussaka

Whole legs of lamb are minced at the Kitchen and the meat braised with onions, garlic, rosemary, chopped tomatoes and mint, then layered with diced potatoes, roasted aubergines and a bechamel sauce. Serves four £13.95

Lamb Bordeaux

Lamb braised in red wine and port with smoked bacon and caramelised onions. Serves four £16.99 GF

Entertaining

Moroccan Spiced Lamb Tagine

A slow-cooked, aromatic north African stew with pieces of lamb marinated in a spice mix including cinnamon, cumin, paprika and ginger, before being braised in stock for three hours and finished with chickpeas, apricots and dates.

Serves four £16.99

PORK

Pork Dijon

Strips of pork are pan-fried then braised with white wine and mustard and finished with mushrooms and cream.

Serves four £14.70

Pork Stroganoff

Pork strips are braised until tender then added to a sherry, brandy and paprika sauce with mushrooms. Serves four £14.70

(for 20)

Red Lentil and Mixed Bean Casserole (for 4 vegetarians)

Rustic Potato Wedges Eton Mess

£6.26 per head

When you find yourself having to cook for lots of people, a big pot of a bubbling, sweet-scented stew is perfect.

Bowl food is the trendy name for it – because you can eat it from a bowl while standing up.

More likely you’ll perch on a chair, a window sill or someone else’s lap, but you get the idea.

A decent size oven will just about fit four of our large meals. Beyond 16 people, it may be simpler to resort to a (very) large pot on the hob.

Let the meals defrost first, decant into the pot, and warm thoroughly over a moderate heat, stirring regularly. This is likely to take between 20 and 30 minutes but make sure the food is piping hot before serving. With some rustic potato wedges on the side, it makes feeding the masses surprisingly manageable.

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Green Thai Chicken Curry

FOR MAKING ENTERTAINING

EASY AND ENJOYABLE FOR A FULL-TIME MUM A COOK CUSTOMER

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THANK YOU

Mangetout, Petits Pois and Carrots

Minted Couscous Coq au Vin

Dinner with Friends

Entertaining Ideas from COOK

CHICKEN Moroccan Harissa Chicken

Sweet and delicately spiced, a classic north African dish of chicken breast pieces with cumin, cinnamon and honey, finished with dates, chick peas and toasted almonds.

Perfect with minted couscous. Serves four £13.50

Chicken and Mushroom Lasagne

IMPROVED

An alternative Lasagne, with chicken and mushroom layers and a sauce packed with flavour - sun-dried tomatoes, basil, garlic – beneath a crisp topping of cheddar cheese and red pesto. Serve with a green leaf salad and garlic ciabatta.

Serves four £13.50

Chicken Dijon

Chicken marinated in thyme, olive oil and wholegrain mustard, in a white wine sauce with caramelised red onions and chives.

Serves four £13.50

GF

Marinated Chicken in Tomato and Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

Marinating over night in paprika and olive oil produce succulent, flavoursome chicken. Tomatoes and roasted red peppers are mixed with smoked bacon, herbs and cream to create a sweet, tangy sauce. Serves four £13.50

Coq au Vin

Four hours of cooking time go into making this French classic.

Chicken pieces – some on the bone for added flavour – are slow-cooked in red wine and port with bacon and mushrooms.

Serve with Dauphinoise potatoes. Serves four £14.99

Huntsman’s Chicken

Individual chicken breasts with mushroom pate stuffing, wrapped in bacon with a red wine sauce. Serves four £16.99 GF

Green Thai Chicken Curry

A crowd-pleasing green Thai curry with stir-fried red peppers and fine green beans. Serves four £13.50

Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie

DINNERS FOR 8 Coq au Vin

Dauphinoise Potatoes

Mangetout, Petits Pois and Carrots Raspberry Pavlova £7.43 per head

Lamb Tagine

Minted Couscous

Lemon Cheesecake £7.37 per head

We sell ceramic dishes that are the same size as our two and four portion meals, making it even easier for you to pretend you made it yourself.

Two portion dish £9.30 Four portion dish £11.75

Chicken pieces, marinated overnight in white wine and olive oil, mixed with ham and soft, sweet leeks, with a dash of white wine in the sauce. Serves six £18.99

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CONTENTS

DINNER WITH FRIENDS

CHRISTMAS AT COOK

page 3

PUDDINGS

Give yourself something special this Christmas time to enjoy it.

page 9

DRINKS PARTY page 11

CAKES

From a festive drinks party to Boxing Day supper and Christmas Day lunch itself, let us COOK for you.

page 12

FOR SPECIAL NIGHTS IN page 13

Look out for our range of time-saving seasonal food, in stores from November.

Menu Key

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You will see these symbols next to our food.

This is what they mean.

Suitable for vegetarians.

All meals can be reheated in a conventional oven, but those with this symbol can also be cooked in the microwave.

Not available for home delivery.

How spicy is this dish?

1 chilli - warm me up

2 chillies - nice and spicy GF

Gluten Free

Winner of a Great Taste Gold award 2010

Very occasionally we might have to change prices, ingredients or symbols before our next edition of The COOK Book for which we apologise. But all prices, ingredients and symbols were correct at time of going to print. Please refer to the packaging for the most up-to-date information.

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E

ntertaining should be fun. So why is it often

so stressful? At COOK, we aim to decrease

your stress levels and increase your enjoyment by giving you time to relax before your guests arrive, then time to enjoy their company rather than be

chained to the kitchen. We can do as little or as much as you like, and because our food looks and tastes homemade no one will know you haven’t made it

yourself. So whether you are catering for a couple of

close friends, a dinner for eight or a party for twenty

or more, let us do the cooking so you can concentrate on enjoying yourself. It seems a fair swap.

Edward and Dale (Founders)

Dinner with Friends

Drinks Party

Puddings

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Winter 2010

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EDWARD & DALE

TOGETHER WITH THE STAFF

OF COOK ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL

THIS WINTER AS WE BID TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PLANS TO

ENTERTAIN FRIENDS & FAMILY

BE IT FOR AN INTIMATE DINNER OR

A FULL-ON, BLOW OUT, EXTRAVAGANT,

INDULGENT BASH

COOK

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