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Another confession Since I wrote my ‘reveal all’ Cooks Column and confessed that I now have condescended to use carrots in my stir-fries, I’m quickly becoming a convert to frozen stir-fry vegetables. It’s certainly quick, doing away with the preparation of whatever vegetable you’re using and I
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Here is a slice recipe, courtesy of the Australian Women’s Weekly, that I’ve tested and trialled to share with you. Ingredients 250grms butter, chopped 430gm caster sugar 4 x eggs 225 gm plain flour 85grm moist coconut flakes (I used desiccated coconut) 2 x lemons zested and juiced
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Hummus means ‘chickpea’ in Arabic, and while different countries have their own take on this yummy dip, the one thing they all have in common is the use of chickpeas – either cooked or tinned. Ingredients 500g pumpkin, skin and seeds removed, chopped into chunks (save the seeds) 2 tablespoons of
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for your slow cooker
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IS yummy and it IS easy.
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I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.
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Higher food and grocery costs are affecting our weekly budget. I found this recipe and I did get a few meals from one barbecue chook!
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An easy mid week dinner. 600g lamb mince 1 cup of fresh breadcrumbs 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 egg lightly beaten 2 tablespoons oregano 100g feta cheese crumbled. Mix all ingredients together well Roll into small balls Add small amount of oil to a frypan and heat. Add meatballs, browning
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I admit to really enjoying a salad that has fresh or dried fruit in it. (Have you heard it said that intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad?) Oops . . I’ve slipped off the subject of sharing with you a recipe for a salad I really enjoyed.
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When avocados first started appearing on menus and in the supermarkets, they were thought of as ‘yuppy’ food. You know: eating at cafО lunches while sipping your cappuccino. But, these days they appear on family shopping lists just as a staple. I have to admit that I’ve never really
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Here’s a back-to-school, healthy lunch idea; delicious served cold in the school lunch box, for a healthy alternative to the lunch box sandwich and they also freeze well. Ingredients 500g spinach cooked and drained well 200g crumbled feta 1/4 cup finely chopped dill or parsley 3 finely chopped
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Once again we have come to the Christmas edition - and we thought we would repeat (yet again) that delicious no-cook brandy sauce that’s so good dolloped on your Christmas Pudding . . and in your Christmas coffee.