Summer is coming and our tomatoes, eggplant, capsicum and zucchini will be giving us so much produce. This recipe brings these flavours together and makes a tasty full flavoured accompaniment for your barbecued or cold meats. It can be eaten hot or cold, as a dip for the crustiest of bread or used by the spoonful to flavour other dishes. Peperonata Ingredients 2 tblsp olive … Continue reading Peperonata
Phil has kindly shared a family recipe with us and it is such a versatile one. Here is what he has to say about it. “This recipe is for a basic one bowl cake which as you will see can then be modified into different forms. Feel free to experiment – for example, leave out the cocoa and you have a plain cake. Most importantly, have fun … Continue reading Aunty Pat’s Chocolate Cake
Banana bread is always a delicious accompaniment to a cup of coffee or tea. The flavour of this cake is enhanced by the the addition of coconut. With the hot weather there are always a couple of bananas that ripen quickly so why not give this recipe a try. Coconut Banana Bread Ingredients 2 cups Self Raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup dessicated … Continue reading Coconut Banana Bread
This is a hearty soup with a mix of vegetables, tomatoes and nutritious lentils. Serve with a quick bread made from an easy 3 ingredient dough Lentil,Vegetable and Tomato Soup Ingredients 2 carrots diced 2 medium zucchini diced 1 stick of celery diced 1 large onion finely chopped 1 can of diced tomatoes 350 g cooked brown lentils or 2 x 400 g tins … Continue reading Lentil, Zucchini and Tomato Soup with Quick bread
Here are the perfect scones that say I love you to your favourite person with heart shaped scones for the perfect morning or afternoon tea. Heart Shaped Scones Ingredients 2 cups Self Raising flour 30 g Butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk Method Pre-heat oven to 250C Sift the flour and salt Using the finger tips combine the butter into the flour until … Continue reading Heart Shaped Scones
The first plums of the season are these delicious cherry plums. We have made these into a very nice jam and share the recipe with you. Plum and Cinnamon Jam Ingredients: 1 kg plums 1 kg sugar 1 cinnamon stick Method: Wash 4 x 460ml jam jars with hot soapy water, rinsing them well and place the jars on a tray Place the lids … Continue reading Plum and Cinnamon Jam
Sandra has shared this recipe with us for her delicious and healthy Oat and Fruit slice and I hope you will enjoy making it as much as we enjoyed eating it. Oat and Fruit Slice 1/4 cup margarine or 120mls Grape Seed Oil (Sandra used grape seed oil) 1/2 cup raw sugar 1 cup mixed dried fruit (you can also use a mix of cranberry, … Continue reading Oat and Fruit Slice
This recipe is very quick and easy and uses a 3 ingredient pizza dough and the Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce that was posted previously here. The topping for this recipe is an Artichoke and Antipasto style. You can try this or invent your own using your favourite ingredients. With the toppings prepared ahead of time this could be be the quickest pizza you will make. … Continue reading Easy Pizza Dough, Artichoke and Antipasto Pizza
These are a variation on the classic Cornish Pasties and are a wonderful dish to take on picnics or for lunch. They are nice hot or cold and you can add any vegetables or spices to this basic mix to suit your own palate. Mixture remaining from the pasties is then used to make a soup. Vegetable Pasties Basic Ingredients Shortcrust Pastry: 2 … Continue reading Vegetable Pasties and Soup
The tomatoes are growing bigger in the garden and some are ripening and I look forward to the bounty of summer for making tomato sauce for pasta, lasagna, pizza and parmigiana dishes. The tomatoes in this sauce are oven roasted so their flavour will be enhanced. Once prepared and in the oven you will find that this is a really easy way to make tomato … Continue reading Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
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