Potato & Cheese Bake
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...
Delicious Plum & Apple Chutney
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...
Roasted Garlic Mushrooms
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:...
Rosemary & Thyme Wedges
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...
Cool Cucumber & Tomato Salad
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...
Chicken Salad with Grapes & Walnuts
Ingredients: - 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded 2/3 cup mayonnaise 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 1/4 cup red onion finely diced 1/2 cup green or red grapes, slice into halves 1/2 cup celery, diced 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped 1/2 tsp salt, more if needed 1/4 tsp black pepper, more if needed METHOD: - In...
Cranberry Sauce for Meat (Submitted by LeAnne)
Ingredients: - Jar of cranberry jelly (like Ocean Spray- whole berry one is the best) Butter Liquor of choice (e.g., red wine, bourbon, whiskey, sherry) METHOD: - Put jar of cranberry jelly in a pot and heat on medium heat with a knob of butter. Stir to break up jelly and stir until smooth and bring...
Easy But Yummm… Ham Glaze (Submitted by Lisa Mucalo)
Ingredients: Cranberry jelly Pineapple juice, from a can of pineapple rings METHOD: Pour cranberry jelly and the juice from your pineapple rings into a microwave proof bowl and save the pineapple rings for decorating your ham. Heat in microwave till just melted 30 seconds x increments, whip together...
Gaye Dunn’s Marinated Fish Dish (Submitted by Gaye)
Ingredients: Marinated Fish: Fresh fish, terakihi, just a fish that doesn't flake Coconut cream Add salt to taste Finely chopped onion, (and capsicum if you want) Good pinch of cayenne pepper Ground black pepper Lemons METHOD: Cube a dense fish, less than 1 inch square, squeeze enough lemons to...
Kumara Casserole (Submitted by Carolyn)
Ingredients: 4 Sliced medium sized kumara 4 Sliced tomatoes 2 Sliced onions 4 Sliced apples Rashes of bacon, cut into 5 cm lengths with 1 teaspoon of mustard paste (made with mustard and water) thinly covering the bacon Water Grated cheese on top METHOD: Sliced ingredients alternated in layers...
Festive Shrimp Cocktails
Ingredients: Chilled cocktail glasses 24 large shrimp, raw, deveined, and easy peel, thawed) Avocado Red Capsicum Cucumber 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 lemon (optional) Handful of fresh parsley (optional) 1 cup ketchup 2 Tbsp. horseradish Pinch of salt 1 tsp lemon juice (optional) 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce...
Jolly Scalloped Potato Dish
Ingredients: 1.1 kg potatoes 20g butter plus a little for greasing the tray 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 300 ml cream Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper A pinch of freshly ground nutmeg METHOD: - Preheat the oven to 200° C. Lightly butter an oven dish, about 6 cm x...
Split Grilled Lobsters with Herb Butter on the Xmas Menu
Ingredients: 4 prepared lobsters, each weighing around 7 grams, leave in the fridge until ready to use 454 g butter ½ tsp fresh tarragon, chopped ½ tsp fresh parsley, chopped ½ tsp fresh chives, chopped Salt to taste 1 Tbsp olive oil Freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 large lemons, sliced METHOD...
Long lasting Carrot Salad (Submitted by Rosalee)
Ingredients: (Put aside, 5 cups circle sliced cooked carrot ‘al dente’) 1 diced green capsicum 2 diced onions 16 oz tin of tomato soup Small cup of white sugar Tsp salt and pepper Tbsp black sauce ½ cup Salad oil ¾ cup malt vinegar METHOD: Combine all, except for the carrots, and cook gently, until...
Christmas Orzo Salad (Submitted by Nikki)
Ingredients: - ½ pkt orzo pasta 1 pkt cranberries 1 pkt toasted hazelnuts, skins removed and chopped 4 spring onions, thinly sliced 1 punnet cherry tomatoes 2 capsicums, diced small Mint and parsley to taste Dressing: Combine the following: 100ml oil 50ml red wine vinegar 1T mustard seeds Salt and...
Christmas Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients: - 2 x 8oz packets cranberries, fresh or frozen 1 orange, zest cut into strips and juiced 1/2 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick METHOD: - Put all the ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens, approx 15 to 20 minutes. Serve at...
Festive Season Charcuterie Platter
Ingredients: (Quantities as desired): Fruits: Watermelon Pineapple Kiwi Fruit Grapes Oranges Limes Pink Grapefruit Melon Stuffed Tomatoes Figs Veges: Cucumber, sliced Celery, cut into long sticks Carrots, cut into long sticks Delicatessen: Sliced Ham Sausage Salami Pastrami Dried tomatoes Gherkins...
Festive Season Salads – Broccoli Salad
Ingredients: 8 rashes bacon, cooked 2 heads broccoli 1 cup dried cranberries 1/3 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup cheddar cheese 1/3 cup chopped red onion Dressing: 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard Salt and fresh ground black...