Preheat Oven 160c Fruit mix 4 large pears – peeled, cored, roughly chopped 1 bag of frozen raspberries (or mixed berries) 1/3 cup raw sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 50g melted butter Mix all together in a large bowl then transfer to a baking dish Pudding mix 250g butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 2 teaspoons [...]
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Pear and Raspberry Pudding
Posted in Food, Recipe, Uncategorized on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Picnic Iced Tea
Posted in Food, Recipe, Uncategorized on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now the the sun is shining, this is wonderful at a picnic… 2 cups lemonade 2 peach and mango tea bags 2 cups boiling water 2 cups pineapple juice, chilled 1 cup orange juice, chilled 125g strawberries, hulled, finely diced (Alternatives: Frozen Raspberries, Shredded Mint, Passionfruit, Lychee, Mango Nectar) Pour lemonade into a jug. Cover [...]
Mel’s Mum’s Amazing Obscure Salad
Posted in Food, Recipe on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spinach, Avocado and Strawberry Salad You will need A bag of spinach leaves 2 ripe avocados 1 punnet of rinsed, hulled and quatered strawberries 200g of caramalised almonds – chopped Place in a large salad bowl First the spinach leaves Then sprinkle the avocado, strawberries and nuts over the top In a jar, place the [...]
Perfect Roasted Eye Fillet of Beef
Posted in Food, Recipe on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this recipe 10 years ago on Channel 9′s ‘Fresh Cooking’ and it’s never failed me Ingredients 3 Tbsp olive oil 800 Eye Fillet of Beef 1/2 cup Red Wine 1/4 cup Port 1/4 cup Beef Stock 50g of Butter Method n a large, heavy-based roasting dish or frying pan, heat oil and brown [...]
Baked ginger pudding with Caramalised Pears
Posted in Food, Recipe on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
1/2 cup raw sugar 250g butter (melted) 3 large pears (peeled and thickly sliced) 1 cup golden syrup 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of bicarb 2 1/2 cups of plain flour 2 tablespoons of ground ginger 1 tablespoon of mixed spice 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 200g Sour (light) Cream Preheat oven to 16o degrees First In [...]
Lemon or Lime Butter
Posted in Food, Recipe on June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon or 1 lime 200ml (3/4 cup) strained lemon or lime juice 3/4 cup caster sugar 150g unsalted butter 3 eggs (pre-whisked together) METHOD Bring juice, zest, sugar and butter to the boil Remove from heat Pour in the eggs and use an electric mixter to beat together When smoothe, [...]
Lamb Shanks (Slow Cooker)
Posted in Food, Recipe, Uncategorized on June 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You will need a slow cooker Preheat the slow cooker according to the directions that it came with Use this time to prepare the sanks and sauce 4 lamb shanks 1/2 cup of flour (seasoned with salt and pepper) 3 tablespoons of oil 800g tin of roma tomatoes (chopped) 2 small bay leaves 1/2 leek [...]
Apple, Pear and Raspberry Toffee Crumble
Posted in Food, Recipe, Uncategorized on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fruit Base 2 apples 2 pears 1 cup of raspberries 2 tablespoons of cinnamon 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup golden syrup 1/4 cup water method Chop the apple and pear into 1cm cubes, place at the bottom of a baking dish In a non-stick pan – melt the sugar, golden syrup and water Pour [...]
Pumpkin & Fetta Salad
Posted in Food, Recipe on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients: 1/2 Grey Pumpkin (peeled and cut roughly into 2cm cubes) 250g Smooth Fetta (chopped into small chunks) 1 bunch of basil 1/4 cup of pine nuts Ample Baby Spinach & Rocket Leaf Mix Bean shoots or Snow pea shoots Balsamic Vinegar and Oil for dressing Method: Spray a pan and the pumpkin Bake at [...]
Moroccan Pumpkin Soup
Posted in Food, Recipe on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Peel 1/2 grey pumpkin and chunk into 3cm cubes Peel and coarsley chopped carrot 1 finely shredded leek (white part only) 1/4 cup olive oil 3 cloves of freshly crushed garlic 1/2 tsp of chopped chilli 1/2 tsp of grated ginger 1/2 tsp of cinnamon 1 & 1/2 tsp of cumin 1/2 tsp of tumeric [...]
