Easy Chocolate Truffles (Submitted by Glenys)
Ingredients: - 1 cup of dates 1 cup Raisins 1 cup nuts 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 tablespoon marg or butter 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut METHOD: Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until the mixture is sticky so you can roll into balls. With wet hands roll spoonful’s of mixture into...
Tiramisu (Submitted by Lisa Wingate)
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Ground espresso or plunger coffee 1 cup Boiling water 1/2 cup Sweet fortified wine 250 g Sponge finger biscuits 300 ml Thickened cream 1/4 cup Icing sugar 2 cups Mascarpone cheese 2 Tbsp Marsala (or extra sweet, fortified wine) 50 g Dark eating chocolate, grated METHOD: - Combine...
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...
Xmas Breakfast French Toast Souffle Casserole
Ingredients: Approx 16 slices of cubed stale white bread 227g softened cream cheese 12 eggs 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup maple syrup METHOD: Grease a 33 x 23 cm pan. Place bread cubes in pan. Beat cream cheese, eggs syrup and cream together until light and fluffy. Pour over bread cubes. Cover and...
Festive & Fun Gingerbread Men
Ingredients: 2 cups Plain Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 Tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 150 g butter, cut into cubes 1 egg 1 cup icing sugar Food colouring METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake. Line two large baking trays with baking paper. Place the flour...
Kebabs (Submitted by Mandy)
Ingredients: Steak: I use rump, marinate in your favourite marinade, I use plum sauce, oil, salt, pepper, soy sauce and some garlic and marinate for 4 hours. When near the end of the marinating time - Chop some tomatoes in cubes Cube a pineapple Cube some capsicum Cube some red onions, red are good...
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...
Trifle Delight@Xmas
Ingredients: 1 x Bakery sponge cake, cut into 3cm cubes ½ cup of sherry (optional), can use dry ginger ale or raspberry soft drink instead 2 cups strawberries 2 cups blueberries 2 cups raspberries 1 Lt Custard Cream, 250 ml (more if desired) Icing sugar for dusting Long grates of chocolate for...
Christmas Pork Loin Roast with Apple & Cranberry Stuffing
Ingredients: - 1.8kg boneless pork loin Salt, to taste Freshly ground pepper, to taste 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup chicken stock 1 cup peeled, chopped tart green apples 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 1/4 cup minced shallots 2 Tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp rosemary, minced METHOD...
Spinach, Potato & Cream Cheese Pie (Submitted by Gillian)
Ingredients: 1 recipe of pie crust 4 cooked and chopped potatoes 1 stick of silver beet or 1 bok-choy 1/2 carton of cream cheese 4 eggs 1 cup cream or milk Seasoning to taste 1/2 cup grated cheese METHOD: Set oven to 180C. Roll out and line a flan tin with pastry. Chop up bok-choy or silver beet...
Eaton Mess (Submitted by (D Ford-Tuveve)
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups cream 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 5 cups mixed berries, e.g. strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries 6 crushed mini meringues (Optional) 30ml Baileys 2x Chocolate flake for garnish METHOD: Whip cream with Baileys until thick, fold in yoghurt. Mix in crushed...
Christmas Salmon, Roast Potato's & Grilled Asparagus Salad (Submitted by Morgan Voyle)
Ingredients: 1.5kg (roughly) of salmon - you can use fresh salmon fillet and pre-cook it or use the already smoked salmon from the supermarket. 1kg of roasting potatoes 1 tsp table salt 1/2 tsp baking soda Neutral flavoured oil (rice bran) 1 bunch of fresh chives 1 bunch of Italian flat leaf Parsley...
Christmas Roasted Lamb Shoulder
Ingredients: 1.8kg lamb shoulder (bone in) 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 onion, quartered 1 head garlic, cut in half horizontally 3 garlic cloves, cut into slivers 8 rosemary sprigs 1 cup water Gravy: 2 Tbsp flour 2 cups beef broth Salt & pepper to taste METHOD: Preheat oven to...
Margaret's Pavlova (Submitted by Margaret)
Ingredients: - 6 egg whites add 1tsp boiling water pinch salt 1 teacup sugar 1 dsp cornflour Pinch cream tartar (another) tsp boiling water (another) 1 teacup sugar 1tsp vinegar 1tsp vanilla METHOD: Beat egg whites until they peak, then add other ingredients in order, allow a short time between...
White Christmas (Submitted by Peggy)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 kgs of white chocolate 3 cups rice bubbles 150 grams cherries 150 grams of cranberries 150 grams finely chopped nuts 150 grams sultanas 2 tsp rum METHOD: Break Chocolate into small pieces, melt chocolate in a bowl over a pot of boiling water, till all melted. To another bowl, add...