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POTATO GEMS

It's Mashed Potato Time (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Ingredients

3 cups of mashed potatoes
2 eggs
1/3 cup Sour Cream
1  cup grated Cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoons chopped Chives or Parsley
Salt and black Pepper

 

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius
2. Grease non stick muffin pan with butter or oil
3. In a  mixing bowl whisk the eggs.
4. Mix in sour cream.
5. Stir in both cheeses and the chives.
6. Add mashed potato and mix through well.
7. Spoon into pan  slightly below the tops.
8. Bake 25- 35 minutes until they pull away from the side of the pan and golden in colour
9. Remove from oven leaving in the pan to cool for approx five minutes.

COB LOAF DIP

This is always a hit... I have never seen one last long anywhere.

Ingredients:

1 Cob bread loaf
500 g packet cream cheese
300 ml light cream
3 rashers bacon, cooked & chopped
chopped spring onions, to taste
2 cups grated cheese
Cut the top of the loaf  off neatly (keeping this).
Pull out the bread inside the loaf, breaking into pieces (keeping this).
Bake these in the oven until they are golden brown.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees 
Mix the cream cheese with the light cream until smooth.
Mix in bacon, spring onions & grated cheese.
Spoon mixture into the hollowed cob loaf and place the top back on top.
Wrap the loaf in aluminum foil
Bake for one to one and half hours.
Serve this on a nice tray adding the pieces of bread to the side for dipping in.

PEANUT CHICKEN CURRY

I love Chicken Curry and this is one made from scratch and so yummy ... most of the ingredients are probably already in your cupboard.

English: Chicken Curry (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

PEANUT CHICKEN CURRY

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into chunks
1/2 Cup Cornflour
3 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large Onion, cut into chunks
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cooking sherry
2 cubes beef stock
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
3 Tablespoons Curry Powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
water to cover
1 cup of coconut milk

Method:

1.  Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium high heat. 
2.  Toss chicken in cornflour and place in frying pan with garlic, onion, salt and pepper. 
3.  Stir, lightly brown chicken all over and softening up the onions. 
4.  Add the Sherry, beef stock and let this liquid reduce a little.

5.  Stir in peanut butter, curry powder and ginger and enough water to cover. 
6.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 30 minutes. 
7.  Stir in Coconut Milk and cook for a further 5 minutes
Serve with Rice or Vegetables

I add vegetables to this curry as well.  I fry up sweet potato to add to this and beans because I usually have plenty, just a tiny bit more liquid to the whole recipe if you add too many other things.

  Don't over use the cornflour or it thickens too much.

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MAKING MARSHMALLOW

coconut marshmallow. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups caster sugar
2 tablespoons gelatine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups desiccated coconut
Food colouring or toasted coconut
Dishes for coconut coating

Method

1. Grease a 3cm-deep, 16.5cm x 26cm (base) slab pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at both long ends. Combine sugar and 2/3 cup hot water in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves and syrup is clear.

2. Using a fork, combine gelatine and 2/3 cup cold water in a jug. Pour into hot syrup. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until gelatine has dissolved and mixture is clear. Pour into bowl of an electric mixer. Set aside to cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes)

3.  Using an electric mixer, beat sugar and gelatine mixture on high for 6 to 10 minutes or until very thick. Add vanilla and beat for 1 minute. Spread into prepared pan. Smooth top. Set aside, at room temperature, for 1 hour or until set. Lift onto a board. Using a wet knife, cut marshmallow into 24 squares.

4. Place 1/2 cup coconut in each snap-lock bag. Add 8 to 10 drops food colouring. Seal and rub colour into coconut. Place 1 marshmallow at a time in each bag and gently toss in coconut to coat. Remove to a wire rack. Set marshmallows aside until surfaces feel dry (about 1 hour). Serve.

TOASTING COCONUT is easy - take a heavy frying pan and place coconut on dry pan and toss as it heats up and starts to colour.  Turn out of hot pan because the heat will continue to toast coconut.

HOMEMADE DISHWASHER TABLETS

These are easy to make because Kathy and I made these.

Images @ Eminpee Fotography

Ingredients:

1 Cup Borax

1 Cup Washing Soda

1/4 Cup Epsom Salt

Lemon Juice

Method:

1.  First mix all the powders together making sure to mix up well.

2.  Put 1 cup of the powder into a separate bowl and  pour in a little lemon juice.

For one cup of powder use approx 4 tablespoons of lemon juice.
You don't want the mixture to be dry but neither do you the mixture soaking wet. Approximately 4 tablespoons made mixture wet and sticky and workable.The lemon juice foams on contact with the powders.

3.  Mix all well. Using gloves on place hand fulls on ice cube trays

4.  Pack down nicely [It is handy to have a supply of ice cube trays on hand]

5.  Repeat process several times to use all of the mixture.

6.  Set trays in a warm dry place overnight to set and turn out and bag.

I have never had a dishwasher but if I did I would definitely do this because.   I helped my friend Kathy make these and it is her recipe.  I loved adding this quirky recipe to the Family Recipe Book.

BROWNIES with YUMMY ICING ON TOP

Brownies with chocolate chunks. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BROWNIES INGREDIENTS:

1 cup butter, cubed
3/4 cup baking cocoa
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts, optional

FROSTING INGREDIENTS:

 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups cold 2% milk, divided
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1-1/2 cups whipped topping
 Chocolate curls optional decorations

METHOD:

1. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in cocoa until smooth. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla for 1 minute. Gradually add flour and salt. Stir in cocoa mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and, if desired, nuts.
2. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack.
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup milk until smooth. Add pudding mix and remaining milk; beat for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in extract; fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled brownies. Refrigerate until set.
4. Makes approximately 30 Brownies.
   
   Recipe originally published as "Snowcapped Brownies" in 'Country Woman's Association' Christmas Annual 2009, p57

CREPES

A sweet crêpe served with strawberries and whipped cream (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 Ingredients:

• 30 grams butter melted 
• 150 grams plain flour
• 325 ml milk
• 1 large egg 

 Method:

1. Melt the butter and let cool a little.
2. Pour the flour into a bowl, whisk in the egg and milk and finally, just
   before making the crêpes, the melted butter.
3. Heat a crêpe pan or the nearest equivalent 
4. Spoon 2–3 tablespoons of batter into the pan then quickly lift it up and
   the batter forms a quick, thin pancake on the base of the pan. 
5. This will cook in a quickly so flip it and cook for 30 seconds to a minute on the other side, then remove the pale crêpe to a layer of baking paper.
6. Continue and make as many as required.
7. Leftover batter stores well in fridge for 36hours

EASY TUNA PASTA

Looking through the windows in Urunga

This RECIPE is from an old friend Graeme Anderson .. 

Ingredients:

I can Chicken Soup
2 Onions chopped and cooked
Half a bag of pasta spirals cooked
I Can of Tuna drained
Chopped Parsley n Chives
Teaspoon of cracked black pepper
2 cups grated Cheese
4 boiled eggs peeled and chopped

Method:

Combine all ingredients accept grated cheese in a large bowl and mix in well
Place into a greased large baking dish and cover with cheese and a little parsley and Paprika and bake in a moderate oven until the top is cooked and looks nice.

This is a cheap meal that will feel a lot of people at reasonably short notice as it is normal to have:
Eggs
Pasta
Onions
Can of soup for emergencies
Cheese
Tuna is always a good standby for recipes like these! 
In water or brine as I have used both and both are just as fine for this simple recipe.

Images @ Melopopzdropz Flickr

ZUCCHINI SLICE

English: Ad for Henry Jones Self-Raising Flour, Bristol, UK (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ingredients

2 zucchini, grated
1 large onion finely chopped
3 rashers bacon finely chopped
1 cup tasty cheese grated
1 cup self-raising flour
½ cup of oil
5 eggs
Salt an Pepper

Method

Preheat oven to 170°C. 

Grease and line a non-stick Lamington tin.
Combine zucchini, onion, bacon, flour and cheese in a large bowl.  Add oil and lightly beaten eggs, and mix.  Season with a little salt and pepper. 
Pour into lamington tin.
Bake for 35-40 mins until golden and set. 
Allow to cool slightly before cutting.
Note: Use what vegetables you have on hand and add or substitute  – try corn kernels, grated carrot, shallots, shredded beans, and leave out the bacon for a vegetarian version.

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SECRET CHICKEN RECIPE 12 Herbs and spices.

English: Mortar and pestle 中文: 研缽語研杵。 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

KFC ORIGINAL SECRET CHICKEN RECIPE
12 Herbs and spices.
From Facebook Site: Becky Boo


Ingredients
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
3 beaten eggs
4 tablespoons oil

For the coating

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (or chicken stock powder)
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon tarragon
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon chives
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon celery salt

Directions:

Sift flour and add together all the coating ingredients and grind finely with a mortar and pestle and place in a clean plastic bag. Coat each chicken piece first with the beaten egg, then with the flour mixture in the bag. Make sure you coat each piece completely with the flour.

Heat the oil in a skillet. Brown the chicken in oil slowly, uncovered. Once browned, cover the skillet and keeping frying on a very gentle heat until the chicken is fully cooked. Place on paper towels to drain out the excess oil.

Sanders remains the official face of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and appears on its logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This isn't a recipe I have tried yet myself but I can see from the herbs used here that it would be very tasty indeed and would be similar to the Kentucky Fried taste.

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DATE LOAF

This is the type of loaf pan I use and I line it with baking paper so I can just lift out the finished product.

Pre Heat Oven 190 degrees

Ingredients

1 Cup chopped Dates
1 Cup Brown Sugar
60grms Butter
1 Cup Boiling Water
Dash Vanilla Essence
1 3/4 Cups Self Raising Flour
1 Teaspoon Bi-Carbonate Soda

Method

In a bowl add Dates, Butter, Brown Sugar,
Pour over boiling water and stir until butter melts
Add Sifted flour and Bi-Carbonate Soda
and Vanilla and mix well.
Pour into Greased loaf pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes in a moderate oven
Turn out to cool.

Spread with butter and serve for afternoon tea..  or midnight snacks.

APPLE CRUMBLE

Making Apple Crumble can be adapted to any fruit  you have on hand but we will call it Apple Crumble.

Fruit
Ingredients:

8 Granny Smith Apples (green)
Little bit of water
2 Tablespoons of Sugar

METHOD:

Peel and core apples
In a saucepan
Add Slice apple and a little water
Sprinkle sugar over and stew
Set Aside to cool

CRUMBLE MIX

Ingredients

1 Cup Plain Flour
60 gms Sugar
60 grms Coconut
60 grms Butter
20 grms Oats  (Optional)
20 grms Brown Sugar (Optional)

METHOD:

Rub Flour and butter together in a bowl
Add Sugar's, Coconut, Oats etc
Mix well
Sprinkle over the top of Fruit
Bake in a Moderately Hot over until nicely brown.
Serve warm with Hot homemade Custard  or
Cold with Ice-cream.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE BROWNIE SLICE

This is a rich and luxurious slice that will simply melt in your mouth and is relatively easy to make, it just takes a little organization ahead of time to get the cream cheese soft to start.

chocolate brownies (Photo credit: YayAdrian)

INGREDIENTS:

BROWNIE
1 Cup Plain Flour
1 Cup Castor Sugar
1/4 Cup Cocoa
2 Eggs
170 g Butter
100 g Dark Chocolate

CHEESECAKE

285g Cream Cheese Softened
5 Tablespoons Castor Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
100g white chocolate chips optional

METHOD

Preheat oven to 160 degrees Centigrade
BROWNIE : Melt  butter and chocolate together
Combine flour, sugar and cocoa add eggs and melted butter and mix together.
CHEESECAKE: Process Cream Cheese, sugar eggs and vanilla until smooth. Add chocolate chips if using these.
In a lined slice tin, dollop brownie mixture and cheesecake mixture alternatively.
Using a knife drag through mixture to create a marbled effect
Bake at 160 degrees Centigrade for 45 to 50 minutes or until set.  Best served chilled to achieve the best effect for your benefit as far as taste goes.

SHEPHERDS PIE

Shepherds Pie is yummy on winters nights and some of it can be made ahead of time if you are cooking potatoes the night before then put on extra other wise just follow the directions

INGREDIENTS:

Oil
3 Large Potatoes
500gms Mince
1 onion, 1 Carrot, Half Capsicum
Garlic and Chilli
Parsley and Chives
Salt and Pepper
Cheese (grated)
Gravox

METHOD:

1. Cook Potato and mash and set aside
2. Oil in pan and add onion, capsicum and carrot, garlic and chilli
3. cook quickly
4. push to the side of the pan
5. add mince and brown
6. sprinkle some gravox on one side
7. when cooked through nicely
8. move around and turn and sprinkle more gravox
9. cook a little longer
10.then add a tiny bit of water
11.and start to mix it all together nicely
12.cook for a few minutes till everything is mixed
13Pour into a baking dish
14.cover with mashed potatoe
15.sprinkle with cheese
16.Sprinkle with a little pakrika
Place in a hot oven around 200 degrees
Cook until nicely browned on the top

MARINATED FISH

INGREDIENTS:

Fish Fillets
Lemons

Garlic

Oil

Sea salt

30mls water

Black Pepper

Plain Flour for dusting fish
Plate for flour

Frying pan
A smile.

METHOD:

1. Cut the fish fillets into cubes / I prefer Whiting Fillets as no cutting is required usually

2. In a separate bowl squeeze lemon to get at least 20 mls
3. Blend the garlic and add in the bowl
4. Add two tablespoons of oil,  salt, water, black pepper
5. Soak the fillets in this mixture

Allow it to soak for 15 minutes.

1. Place a frying pan on the heat moderately hot
2. Pour some oil in to it
3. Allow this to heat up
4. Dust the fillets with the flour.
5. Place these in the frying fan carefully so as  not to splash the oil
6. Cook until golden brown

Into the frying pan, a scene in a Mharashtrian Kirchen (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bon Appétit

A small story about Fish.

When I was pregnant with all three of my children I craved fish desperately.  I craved Whiting to be precise.   I wanted this fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  All other food and the thought of eating it made me feel ill.  Whiting cooked to the above method and a squeeze of fragrant lemon juice over these won my heart and my tummy.   This allowed me to eat and not be ill.

Fish is such a cool food too.  It is 87% Protein. This food is low in Saturated Fat. It is also a very good source of Protein, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus and Selenium.

Read More about the nutrition of whiting here:  http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/4155/2#ixzz2WFxannmU

MAKING FLAT BREAD

Saj - Arabic flat bread (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

To make your own flat bread for homemade Pizza or for dipping is very simple.

INGREDIENTS

4 Cups Plain Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
100 Grams butter
375mls Milk

METHOD

Warm milk until butter is slowly melting and keep mixing this
Make a well in the flour mixture
Pour in milky butter mix into the flour while stirring into the centre.
Keep doing this until it all leaves the sides of the bowl and forms a type of ball.
Turn out onto a floured bench and begin to knead this for FIVE MINUTES.
after Kneading
Wrap in Glad wrap for 30 Minutes
Then divide into 8 pieces

To Cook :
Heat large frypan nicely
a splash of olive oil
Roll out each piece of dough on a floured surface and place gently in the frypan to cook.  Watch the oil does not splash up if you have too much oil.
Cook these for a minute and you will see it start to rise.
When you feel its ready turn over to do the other side for about forty seconds

English: Home baked unleavened flour and water flatbread on a red tablecloth. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Place on paper towel to cool

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