Banting Squash

Steam squash, fry bacon and onion in bacon fat. Place bacon and onion into squash with a couple of blocks of your favorite cheese and a little butter. Bake at 180 until cheese is golden. Enjoy....

Banting Mediterranean Veg....

Onions, tomato and marrow fried in bacon fat with basil pesto added at the end :-)

Cape Velvet Cream a la Kath......

This one is for my friend Dawn Howells who came across this recipe in my dear old faithful hand written recipe book. Enjoy

You will Need:

1 Egg whipped
1 450g tin Nestle Cream
1 450g tin of Condensed Milk
1 1/2 cups of Brandy
1 Dessert Spoon of Instant Coffee
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Essence
1 dark glass bottle

Method:

Mix Egg, Nestle Cream and Condensed Milk together. Mix well.
Mix Brandy, coffee and vanilla together. Mix well.
Add both mixtures together and place in a dark bottle.
Keep Refrigerated.

Angie's Spicy Tomato Soup

Now this is a real winner when the weather is cold. Angela made this to take to a camping trip at Silvermine in the dead of winter. It was absolutely delicious :-)

You Will Need:

Half a packet of Lean Bacon chopped up
A Good Shake of Worcestershire Sauce
1 Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic ( grated )
1kg of Tomatoes (skinned and chopped)
A pinch of dried Thyme
2 Pinches of dried Mixed Herbs
1 1/2 Knorr chicken stock cubes
1 pinch of dried chillies
600ml water
Glug of Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Method:

Fry Onion, Bacon and Garlic until soft in a glug of olive oil.
Add stock cubes, herbs and chillies and fry for a minute.
Add Tomato and water
Add Salt and Pepper to taste.
Simmer for a couple of hours to reduce as required
Cool and blend

Enjoy

Olivia's Chicken Curry

We were invited out to friends Steve and Angela Hall for dinner last week where Angela made us this really delicious chicken curry. When I asked her for the recipe, she told me how her granddaughter Olivia had made it for them and given her the recipe. So here is a chicken curry that is child's play to make and very very tasty :-) This recipe feeds 2 people so just double up for more

You will need:

2 Onions
2 Chicken Stock Cubes
1 Tbs Tomato Puree
1 Tbs Med Curry Powder
1 Tbs Mild and Spicy Curry Powder
1 Green Pepper
Small amount of Baby Potatoes
2 Chicken Breasts
3 Cloves of Garlic
Any left over Veg
Half a tub of Greek Yogurt
Half a tub of Cream

Method:

Chop and fry the onion and green pepper in a little veg oil.
Add Cubed Chicken breasts, stock cubes, curry powder, garlic and tomato paste
Stir and add a dash of water, potato and veg.
Cook until tender
Reduce liquid to a thick consistency
Add the yogurt and cream and heat through gently ( do not boil )

Serve with basmati rice, poppadums', chutney, tomato and onion sambles.

Magic Macaroni with Chicken ....

We were away this weekend and I needed to cook for quite a few people and I felt like experimenting. Well it worked out fantastically so I thought I would add it to the blog.

You will need:

Macaroni pasta, cooked
2 large onions
8 chicken breast fillets
A large green or red pepper chopped
A large table spoon of ginger
A large table spoon of garlic
A large teaspoon of chilli
A large hand full of fresh coriander
A tin of pineapple pieces
2 punnets of mushrooms
Cheese Grated to sprinkle over the top
About a litre or so of cheese sauces
Salt and Pepper to taste
Table spoon of onion marmalade is optional

Method:

When you cook your pasta, add a little chicken stock to the water that you boiling the pasta in as it adds to the flavour.

Fry your onion (I use coconut oil for frying now)
Fry your mushrooms a few at a time then remove from pan
Add your peppers and your diced chicken
Add your ginger, garlic, chilli, pineapple and coriander
Add your cooked mushrooms
Add salt and pepper to taste

Add your cheese sauce and mix well on a low heat then add it to the pasta
Cover in grated cheddar cheese and bake at 180 deg Celsius until golden.

Serve with a delicious salad :-)

Mince a la me ;-)

Mince A La Me .....


I can't believe I haven't put this up as its one of my favourites :-)

You will need:

Mince Meat - as much as you need
Packet of Cherry tomatoes
One or two onions chopped, depends on the amount of mince you need
Basil Pesto
Tomato Paste
Garlic
Onion Marmalade
Salt & Pepper to taste

If you want you can add veg too like baby marrow, celery, carrots etc


Method:

Fry your onions until golden brown
Add your mince and stir in so there are no lumps and fry a bit
Add some garlic to taste
Salt and Pepper
Add your tomatoes
Add a nice few table spoons of basil pesto
Add a tin of tomato paste
Add a good large table spoon for onion marmalade

Allow to simmer on a low heat for about 20 to 30 min

There you have it :-)

Its great with spaghetti, rice or even on its own