My Best Recipes

Delicious Oat Slice Mueli Bars

2011-07-25T10:11:00.002+10:00

An easy recipe and tastes fantastic. One to be enjoyed by adults and children.

Ingredients:

2 cups (160g) traditional oats
1/2 cup (40g) natural almonds
1/3 cup (65g) pumpkin seeds
1 cup (140g) dried fruit medley
50g sterol margarine
1/3 cup (80ml) Skim Sweetened Condensed Milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Grease 8cm x 25cm pan
3. Cook oats, coarsely chopped almonds and pumpin seeds in pan on medium heat for approx 8 - 10 minutes until golden brown. Stir so it doesn't catch on the bottom.
4. Allow to cool and stir in fruit medley.
5. Melt margarine and add condensed milk. Heat until mixture is well mixed and add to dry mixture.
6. Place mixture into pan. Using wet hands smooth the top of mixture.
7. Bake for approx 20 minutes or until just firm to the touch.

Pea Soup

2011-07-07T10:24:00.000+10:00

Ingredients:

Ham bone, bacon bones or ham hock
1 onion chopped
500gms yellow split peas
3 ½ - 4 litres water.

Directions:

Put all ingredients into large saucepan or slow cooker.
Bring to boil and simmer for 3-4 hours on stove stirring occasionally.
In slow cooker, simmer for 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low. You will need to stir
occasionally so it doesn’t settle on bottom.

Minestrone Soup

2011-07-07T10:23:00.000+10:00

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter or marg.
4 carrots sliced
4 sticks celery sliced
2 potatoes peeled and roughly chopped
3 onions roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
3 rashes bacon chopped
14 cups (4 litres) beef stock
1x 220gm can red kidney beans
1x 440gm can peeled tomatoes
¾ cup macaroni
¼ cup chopped parsley
season to taste

Directions:

Melt butter, sauté vegetables and bacon until tender.
Add stock, beans and tomatoes bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add macaroni and simmer uncovered until tender.
Serve in deep bowls sprinkled with parsley.
Serves 10-12.

Cauliflower Curry Soup

2011-07-07T10:21:00.000+10:00

Ingredients:

1 litre water
4 chicken stock cubes
½ cauliflower in pieces
1 tsp curry powder
Chopped parsley to garnish

Put cauliflower into saucepan and cover with chicken stock.
Bring to boil, cover pan and simmer until the cauliflower is very tender.
Add the curry powder 2-3 minutes before cooking completed.
Pour soup into blender when cool. Blend on high speed until smooth.
Serve hot sprinkled with chopped parsley.

Chicken Crispy Bake

2011-07-05T09:12:00.000+10:00

Ingredients:

1 bbq chicken
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cup cream
1 onion
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup grated cheese
50 g chips

Take chicken off the bones and chop into small pieces.
Add mayonnaise, cream, onion and lemon juice.
Mix well and place in greased baking dish.

Crush chips and mix with grated cheese.
Sprinkle over chicken mixture.

Bake in moderate oven, 180deg for 20 minutes.

Variations:

For extra flavour add some mushrooms and celery.

When adding macaronie to the chicken mixture use extra mayonnaise and cream.

Enjoy!

Corned Beef

2010-08-20T19:53:00.000+10:00

1 – Rinse the meat in cold water before cooking. Use a heavy-based pot large enough to submerse the meat in the water. Start with cold water.

2 – When the meat begins simmering a greyish foam or scum appears over the surface of the liquid, use a spoon or ladle to skim this off the surface.

3 – Once the scum has been removed, add the onion. (optional, adds flavour)

4 – Keep the heat at simmering point; small bubbles will occasionally rise to the surface. Do not boil on high - otherwise the meat will be tough.

** Corned meat takes about 25 to 30 minutes per 500g. A fork should easily penetrate to the centre of the meat when it's ready to serve.

Tuna Casserole

2010-08-20T19:51:00.000+10:00

1 tin tuna or salmon
1 tin tomato soup
1 tin cream of mushroom soup
2 cups of cooked pasta
1 cup grated cheese

Grease casserole dish.
Mix ingredients together and then put grated cheese on top.
Bake in moderate oven until heated through, about half an hour.

2010-05-16T19:00:00.002+10:00

Pumpkin Soup

2010-04-14T06:56:00.000+10:00

Ingredients
1 1/2 kg butternut pumpkin
1 litre vegetable stock
2 onions
1 tablespoon butter
Carton of sour cream
Pepper and Salt to taste.

Method
Fry onion in butter.
Cut pumpkin into small cubes.
Add all ingredients to saucepan and simmer until vegetables are tender.
Allow to cool slightly, then blend in batches.
Return soup to saucepan, heat and stir through cream. Do not allow to boil once cream has been added.

When serving, swirl in a small amount of sour cream and add a sprig of parsley.

Veal and Pineapple Casserole

2010-04-11T19:28:00.000+10:00

Ingredients

750g veal
1 onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 green capsicum
Pepper and Salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup diced pineapple, drained
1 onion
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup pineapple juice
1 chopped tomato
1 dessertspoon vinegar
3 tablespoons cornflour
Cooked rice and lemon wedges

Cut veal into small cubes. Cook gently until veal loses pinkish colour. Add chopped onion, celery, capsicum, pepper and salt. Cook 5 minutes in hot oil. Add pineapple juice, tomato and stock. Bring to the boil. cover and simmer one hour until meat is tender. Add pineapple, soy sauce and vinegar. Stir in blended cornflour. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve with rice and lemon wedges, for decoration.

Vol-au-Vonts

2010-04-11T19:26:00.000+10:00

Ingredients
1 packed 12 vol-au-vont cases
100g cooked chicken, finely chopped
100g mushrooms, sliced
12g butter
2 tablespoons cream
300 ml white sauce
salt and pepper

Method
Heat vol-au-vont cases in oven.
Fry mushrooms in butter.
Stir in chicken and white sauce.
Add pepper and salt to taste.
Bring to boil and cook slightly.
Spoon mixture into cases.

Extras
Cheese and/or bacon can be added for extra flavour.
White Sauce mixture: add equal amounts of flour and butter. Add milk for desired consistency.

Sticky Date Pudding

2010-04-11T18:27:00.000+10:00

Ingredients
170g pitted dates
300ml water
60g butter
170g caster sugar
2 eggs
170g SR Flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon carb soda

Method
Combine pitted dates and water and boil.
Stir in bicarb soda and let stand.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Mix well.
Stir in flour.
Add date mixture and vanilla.
Pour into well-greased 18cm cake tin.
Cook in oven, 160°C for 30 - 40 minutes.

Sauce
200g brown sugar
1/2 cup cream
130g butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Combine all ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil.
Simmer for 3 minutes.
Pour over warm pudding.

Serve with ice cream and/or custard

Anzac Biscuits

2010-04-11T17:55:00.000+10:00

Ingredients

1 cup (150g) plain flour
1 cup (90g) rolled oats
1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
3/4 cup (155g) brown sugar
125g butter
2 tbs golden syrup
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Sift the flour into a large bowl. Stir in the oats, coconut and brown sugar.
Put the butter, golden syrup and 2 tbs water in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until melted. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined.
Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on the trays, about 5cm apart.
Press with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Set aside on the trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack so it cools completely.

Mars Bar Slice - very tasty

2010-04-09T18:30:00.000+10:00

Ingredients
5 Mars Bars
90g butter
5 cups rice bubbles
200g melted chocolate (cooking or normal eating chocolate)

Method
Grease larger size slice tin.
Melt Mars Bars and butter together. Carefully mix in rice bubbles.
Pour mixture into tin.
Melt chocolate and pour over slice.
Cut into squares while still hot.
Refrigerate.

Lemon Cheese Cake - No Baking

2010-01-15T19:47:00.000+11:00

Crust:
200g nice biscuits
100g melted butter
25g melted copha

Finely crush biscuits. Add melted butter and copha. Mix well.
Lightly grease 20cm round tin and press biscuit mixture into base of tin and part-way up sides.
Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Filling:
375g cream cheese softened
zest of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 x 400g tin condensed milk

Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add lemon zest and vanilla. Mix well
Add condensed milk and lemon juice. Mix well.
Refrigerate overnight.

Caramels

2010-01-12T21:06:00.000+11:00

Ingredients
1 can condensed milk
125 grams butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons golden syrup

Put all ingredients into saucepan. Stir continuously over low heat until dark brown.

Pour into greased tray.
Cut into small pieces while still warm.
Allow to set.

Mango Smoothie

2010-01-10T22:36:00.000+11:00

1 mango
1 cup skim milk
1 scoop ice cream
crushed ice

Combine mango and ice in blender and mix well. Add ice cream and milk. Mix thoroughly.

Top with a sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon, or alternatively add some passionfruit pulp.

Makes 1 - 2 serves.

Most fresh fruits can be used.

Tip: If you have more mangoes than you can eat... slice them up and freeze. They are excellent when used in your mango smoothie.

Baked Cheese Cake

2009-12-27T21:41:00.000+11:00

200g plain biscuits (Arnotts Nice)
100g melted butter
25g melted copha

375g cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar

300ml cream
Cinnamon
1/2 punnet strawberries - optional
1 kiwi fruit - optional

Crush biscuits and add butter and copha.

Mix cream cheese, egg and sugar until well combined and smooth consistency.

Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes.

When cool, top with cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Add strawberries and kiwi fruit for decoration.

2009-12-27T15:49:00.001+11:00

Surprise Rissoles

2009-12-26T19:51:00.000+11:00

Ingredients

500g lean Mince
1 Onion chopped finely
4 dessert spoons tomato sauce
2 dessert spoons Worcester sauce
1/2 teaspoon beef stock cube
1 egg
2cm x 1cm cubes Cheese - 1 piece for every rissole
6 Weet Bix

- Combine mince, onion, tomato sauce, worcester sauce, beef stock and egg. Mix well.

- Form into balls and place a piece of cheese inside each rissole. Make sure cheese is fully covered by the mince. Coat in crushed weetbix. (Bread crumbs is an alternative)

- Pan fry or b-b-q. Serve with salad.

Old Fashioned Apple Crumble

2009-12-18T11:11:00.000+11:00

Ingredients:

2 apples
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Crumble:

30 grams (2 tablespoons) softened butter
45 grams (3 tablespoons) self raising flour
25 grams (2 tablespoons) brown sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 180C
Peel, core and cut apples into small pieces.
Place apple, cinnamon and water into a small casserole dish.
Cover and place in microwave on high for approx 5 minutes.

Add sugar and stir in.

In a small bowl rub the butter and flour together until well combined.
Add brown sugar.
Place the crumble mixture on top of the apple and cook in moderate oven for about 30 minutes or until it starts to brown on top.

Serve with ice-cream and/or custard. Serves 2 - 3 people.

Old time favourite.

Caramel Dumplings

2009-12-15T12:57:00.000+11:00

This is an easy recipe and very nice.

Prepare and leave on stove while you have dinner, and dessert will be ready and waiting for you.

Dumplings
1 1/4 cups self-raising flour
pinch salt
30g butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup milk

- Sift flour and salt into basin.
- Rub in butter and add sugar.
- Add combined milk and vanilla, stir well.

Sauce
30g butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups water

- Combine all ingredients in large saucepan.
- Stir constantly until boiling, reduce heat.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of dumpling dough into simmering sauce, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Serve warm with whipped cream/custard and ice cream.

Serves 4-6

Beef Casserole

2009-12-10T11:24:00.000+11:00

This flavoursome recipe gives you time to clean up before you eat. Excellent if you're having guests and want to be organised, not having to do much when they arrive.

4 small onions (whole)
4 carrots (sliced lengthwise and quartered and cut into two)
1 parsnip
1/2 cup red wine
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons plain flour
1/3 cup tomato sauce
700g round stead (cut into cubes and fat removed)
750m beef stock
1 small tin champignons (remove from fluid)

Fry meat in oil until brown then remove from heat.
Place onions, carrots and parsnip into pan and lightly cook but do not brown.
Make paste of flour and tomato sauce.
Remove vegetables from heat and mix in paste.
Add wine and beef stock and slowly bring to boil.
Add meat and bay leaf and cook approximately 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
Add champignons 15 minutes before serving.

Very nice.

Marshmallow Biscuits

2009-12-08T21:13:00.000+11:00

This recipe is sure to please. It is easy to make, looks good and inexpensive to make. Great for crowds or if you're going out and need to take a "plate" to share.

Base

3 crushed weetbix
1 cup SR flour
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup sugar
120g melted butter

Mix all ingredients together and press into 18cm x 30cm tin.
Bake in moderate oven for half an hour.

Marshmallow

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 dessertspoons gelatine

Place all ingredients into saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool.

Beat well with beater in large bowl until thick. pour over biscuit and sprinkle with chocolate, nuts or toasted coconut.

Can be flavoured and coloured as desired.

Boiled Fruit Cake

2009-12-04T13:59:00.000+11:00

This fruit cake recipe has been handed down for several generations, a family favourite.

500g sultanas or mixed fruit
150g butter
1 cup sugar
2 level teaspoons mixed spice
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
1 1/4 cups self raising flour
1 cup water
1/2 level teaspoon carb soda

Place fruit, butter,sugar, spice and water in saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer 3 minutes. Allow to become almost cold.

Beat eggs well. Add soda to beaten eggs and stir into boiled mixture. Sift in flour and place in well greased cake tin.

Bake in moderate oven for 1 1/4 hours. Fan forced oven may only need 1 hour. Keep an eye on it.

Enjoy!