Hazelnut meringues

Ingredients 3 egg whites 3/4 cup caster sugar 1 tbs ground hazelnuts Directions Preheat oven to 120C.  Line baking trays with baking paper. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar while beating and beat until thick and glossy.  Gently fold through ground hazelnuts. Place tablespoons of the meringue [...]

Crusted butterscotch apple sponge

Ingredients 3 cups lightly stewed apple, not too wet 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 eggs 6 tbsp self raising flour, sifted Directions Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 21cm x 6 cm deep oven dish or 4-6 individual ramekins. Place apples in dish, sprinkle with brown sugar [...]

Coconut pork with spinach

Serves two Ingredients 2 butterflied pork steaks 1 chilli, diced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 big handfuls of spinach 50ml coconut milk sweet potato, sliced Directions Preheat oven to 200C and cook sweet potato slices until soft and golden. When sweet potato is almost cooked, cook pork in a non stick fry pan until done [...]

Fruity bread and butter pudding

Serves 4. Ingredients 5-6 slices fruit bread 40g unsalted butter, softened 2 tbs marmalade 200g blackberries 4 eggs 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 cup milk 2 cups cream 2 tsp raw sugar Directions Remove crusts and butter bread.  Brush with marmalade and layer in a 1.5L oven proof dish, sprinkling with [...]

Simple chocolate souffles

These souffles are easy really easy to make.  You can also make them in advance and cover with plastic wrap and store in the freezer until required.  Cook them from frozen for an extra 5 minutes. Ingredients Butter, for greasing 80g caster sugar plus extra for dusting the dishes 200g good dark chocolate 1/2 cup [...]

Buttermilk pancakes

These make the fluffiest pancakes. You can add blueberries and/or orange rind if you like. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups self raising flour 2 tbs caster sugar 375ml buttermilk 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tbs melted butter Directions Sift flour into a bowl. Add sugar, buttermilk, egg and butter and beat with a wooden smooth until [...]

Creamy carbonara

I thought I had made enough of this for leftovers but it didn’t last long! Serves two or three. Ingredients 4 rashers of bacon, diced 3 cloves garlic 1/2 cup thickened cream 2 egg yolks 2 whole eggs 1 cup parmesan, grated pasta of your choice Directions Whisk together eggs and cream. While the pasta [...]

Quick salmon dinner

This recipe can be on the table in 15-20 minutes and is really delicious. Enjoy! Serves 2. Ingredients 1/3 cup red wine 3/4 cup beef stock 1 400g can brown lentils 1/2 tsp dried tarragon 1 red onion, halved, sliced thinly 1/4 cup sour cream 1 tbs horseradish cream 2 pieces fresh salmon big handful [...]

Honey, pear, macadamia and lime tart

I made this with pears, but you could substitute apples or even quinces if you are feeling game! Ingredients 150g macadamias 125g butter 150g sugar zest of half a lime 2 tbs self raising flour 1 egg 1 tbs butter 1 tbs honey zest of half a lime 2 tbs macadamias 2 pears (cut into [...]

Rice cooker recipe

Mum and I have a microwave rice cooker and we always seem to lose the rice to water ratios. Probably won’t be much use to anyone else, but we need to store the recipe somewhere! 1 cup rice – 1 1/2 cups water – 9-11 minutes 2 cups rice – 3 cups water – 13-15 [...]