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Jac’s Pork n Black Beans
IS yummy and it IS easy.
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Anne’s chocolate cake
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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Chicken and spinach lasagne roll ups
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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Souvlaki Cups
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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Cous cous that isn’t
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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Avocados
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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Spinach and Feta Rolls
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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No-cook brandy sauce
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.
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Christmas Canapés
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Christmas is just around the corner. Assuming you have all your cakes and puddings sprinkled with a touch of brandy and well-wrapped, maturing away in your pantry, you might like to prepare some savoury treats for those unexpected visitors who call by.
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Pesto 5 ways
Don’t you just LERV pesto? Well, here’s a treat for you: Pesto in five versions!
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Date and Apple Squares
Here’s a date and apple slice that you can almost convince yourself is good for you. So much fruit and rolled oats - you can almost feel it doing you good.
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Orange and olive oil cake
Here’s a challenge for you. If you made the orange cake featured recently in the News, here’s another - almost the same - from another writer on the Cooks Column team. Have a go at this recipe and tell us which one you preferred. You might even like
