Category: Recipes

Pavlova

Ingredients 8 egg whites ½ tsp salt 2 cups caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla essence 2 tsp malt vinegar 4 tsp cornflour Instructions Preheat oven to 150°C Beat egg whites and salt together until soft peaks form. Gradually add the caster sugar a spoonful at a time while continuing to beat the mixture. Beat until …

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Crustless Quiche

Ingredients 3 eggs 1 onion, chopped 1 cup grated cheese 1 ½ cups milk ½ cup self raising flour 1 tablespoon oil Salt and pepper to taste Filling ingredients (up to 3 cups) for example frozen mixed vegetables, mushrooms, bacon, salmon, chicken, corn, tomatoes – the options are endless Method Preheat oven to 150°C Combine …

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Spicy Lentil Soup

Ingredients 2 cups red or yellow lentils (rinsed) 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 bay leaves 6 cups vegetable stock 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 finely chopped garlic cloves 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 1 lemon Salt and pepper Method Bring lentils, cumin, turmeric, cardamom, cayenne …

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Bugbear #3072

Disclaimer: As always you are welcome to disagree with me these are my own hang ups and I totally accept that your hang ups are most likely different from mine 🙂 I cant explain why this made me angry but it did… Here we go…If you give me pumpkin soup it should be made with …

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Thai Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients 1kg pumpkin (for example butternut) 2 Tablespoons red curry paste 2 cups chicken stock 270ml coconut cream ½ cup roughly chopped coriander Method Peel and cut the pumpkin into 5cm pieces Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the pumpkin and curry paste and cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until the …

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Dad’s Meatballs

Ingredients – Meatballs 500 g Beef mince 1 small onion 3 Tbsp Caraway seeds 1 egg ¾ cup rolled oats Salt and pepper Ingredients – Gravy 1 Tbsp butter ½ tsp caraway seeds 2 Tbsp flour 2  beef oxo cubes 1 ½ -2 cups water Method Mix the meatball ingredients together and form into the …

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Gingerbread

Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 ½ tblsp ground ginger ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup maple syrup (golden syrup can be used instead) ¼ cup water 225 g Butter 2 eggs beaten 250 ml milk Method Preheat …

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Belgium Biscuits

Ingredients 150 g butter 250 g sugar 2 eggs 350 g flour 2 tsp baking powder 1½ tsp mixed spice 1½ Tbsp cocoa Icing 1½ cups icing sugar ½ tsp vanilla Water Filling Raspberry jam (approx. 1 cup) Biscuit Method Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well …

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American Buttermilk Pancakes

Ingredients 1 large egg 1 cup flour 1 Tblsp sugar 1 cup buttermilk 2 Tblsp oil 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Method Mix all until smooth with large spoon.  Add some regular milk if you prefer thinner pancakes. Drop by large spoonful onto hot and greased fry pan. Serve …

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A Classic Sponge

Ingredients 4 eggs Pinch of salt ¾ cup caster sugar 1 cup self-raising flour 4 tblsp milk or water (or a combination of both) 1 dessert spoon butter Method Preheat oven to 170°C fan forced. Grease two 20cm sandwich tins and lightly dust them with flour, shaking out any excess. Beat the eggs and salt …

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