Country Cooking

Ingredients:- 1 kg baby potatoes, 2 tsp salt, for the boiling water, 500g bacon, 1 medium red onion, diced small, 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced, 1 medium ear fresh sweet corn with kernels cut off or 3/4 cup frozen corn, 1 cup fresh baby spinach, loosely measured, 1/2 cup fresh parsley...

Ingredients: 600g Potatoes –chopped, 2 middle bacon rashers, rind removed, chopped, 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped, 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped, 1/2 cup whole-egg mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp cider vinegar, 2 gherkins, finely chopped, 3 green onions, thinly sliced, METHOD: Cook potatoes in a large...

Ingredients: 250g Cream Cheese ½ cup Dried apricots, roughly chop ¾ cup Almonds, roughly chop 3 sprigs Fresh parsley, finely chop METHOD: Combine Cream Cheese, apricots, parsley and ½ of the almonds in a bowl. Mix well to make sure the apricots, parsley and almonds are evenly distributed. Roll into...

Ingredients: - 400g Broccoli, chopped into florets 1 large potato, diced 1.2L chicken or vegetable stock For the Toasties: - 7 slices bread 175g cheese, grated – cheddar, any blue cheese 1 egg, beaten 3 spring onions, chopped few drops Worcestershire sauce METHOD: - Heat oven to 180C fan bake. Put...

Ingredients: - 2 Tbsp olive oil, 1 leek, trimmed, washed, thinly sliced, 2 carrots, finely chopped, 2 celery stalks, trimmed, sliced, 1 small swede, peeled, chopped, 1 litre chicken stock, 2 cups water, 1/3 cup soup mix, rinsed, 300 gram can corn kernels, drained, 1 zucchini, chopped, 2 tablespoon...

Ingredients: - 410g can of creamed corn 2 eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp oil ½ cup milk ½ cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped (optional) Green onions, thinly sliced (optional) Sour Cream or garlic aioli, for serving (optional) METHOD: - In a bowl, stir together the corn, eggs...

Ingredients: - 200 g boneless chicken breasts, 2 Tbsp Vegetable oil, 2 medium onions, diced, 6 Carrots, peeled & diced, 3 medium Celery stalks, diced, 4 cups Chicken broth, 2 400g cans of diced tomatoes (undrained) 2 teaspoons basil, 3 cups thin noodles, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, Crackers to serve...

Ingredients: - (Double or triple ingredients to make a bigger quantity) 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 small dill pickle approx 3 Tbsp, (chopped very small) 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, extra to taste, 1 Tbsp capers, chopped, (optional), 1 Tbsp chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill, 1 tsp worcestershire sauce...

Ingredients: - 4 ripe avocados, seeded and peeled 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tomato, finely chopped 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1/4 tsp ground cumin (optional) 3 drops chili sauce Tortilla chips METHOD: - Using a fork, coarsely mash avocado with lemon juice and garlic. Stir in...

Ingredients: - 3 cups shredded cooked chicken, 3 large eggs, 3 Tbsp of cream cheese, or sour cream, ½ cup flour, 1 tomato, 2 green onions 2 Tbsp herbs - dill, parsley, chives Salt & pepper, to taste - METHOD: - In a large bowl, mix the ingredients for the fritters. You may need to adjust the flour...

Ingredients: - 750g boneless skinless chicken breasts (approx 3 breasts), ½ cup flour seasoned with salt & pepper, 1 egg, 1 Tbsp water, 1 cup cornflakes, 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs (approx 2 slices of bread), ½ tsp curry powder (optional), 1-2 Tbsp oil - METHOD: - Preheat the oven to 200C degrees and...

Ingredients: - 15 dumpling wrappers, 1 cup green cabbage, (shred finely) ¼ cup chives, 2 tsp ginger, grate finely, 1 clove garlic, minced, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil - METHOD: - In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients, except for the dumpling wrappers, and mix well. Lightly wet your...

Ingredients: - 2 pizza bases 1 400 g can crushed tomatoes, 3 medium garlic cloves, minced, ¾ tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar, ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, 2 Tbsp olive oil, 227g mozzarella, grated, ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese ½ cup fresh basil, roughly chopped METHOD: - Make the Sauce: In a...

Ingredients: - 1.2kg potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 60g butter, 2 1/3 cups milk, 2 cups (500g) grated tasty cheese, METHOD: - Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 6cm deep, 24cm square baking dish. Melt butter in a heavy based saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2...

Ingredients: - 500g plums, de-stoned, roughly chopped 500g apples, peeled, cored, and diced 2 medium onions, finely chopped ½ cup prunes or dates, pitted, chopped 1 cup brown sugar, pack firmly 1 cup apple cider vinegar 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chili flakes 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp salt METHOD...

Ingredients: - 16 White Mushrooms, stalks cut level 3 Tbsp olive or coconut oil ¼ unsalted butter, softened 3 cloves garlic, chopped very finely 2 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped 1 ½ Tbsp lemon juice Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup fresh breadcrumbs Coriander, chopped (Optional) METHOD:...

Ingredients: - 5-6 potatoes 3 Tbsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp fresh thyme 1 Tbsp rosemary 1 Tbsp lemon juice Salt & pepper to taste METHOD: - Preheat the oven to 200 ℃ Gently scrub your potatoes, then coarsely chop them into wedges about 1-inch thick. In a large bowl mix oil, garlic...

Ingredients: - 2 medium green cucumbers, washed 2 large tomatoes, washed 2 sprigs fresh basil, washed & broken up into smaller pieces 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar Salt & pepper to taste Italian dressing to drizzle over salad METHOD: - In a glass bowl, roughly chop cucumber and tomatoes into half inch...