This is my Grandma’s recipe and it makes for a really delicious addition to desserts. Ingredients 2 lemons, rind and juice 1 cup sugar 50g butter 2 eggs (beaten) Directions Place all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over a low heat until the mixture simmers. Continue cooking for a few more minutes, constantly stirring. [...]
Ingredients 125g light cream cheese, softened 150g white, dark or milk Toblerone chocolate, melted 2 egg whites, beaten to soft peaks 300g berries (fresh or frozen and defrosted) Directions Beat the cream cheese until smooth and fold through melted chocolate. Fold beaten egg white into chocolate mixture and spoon into small glasses in alternating layers [...]
Ingredients 85ml milk 50ml water 10g sugar 10g yeast 1 egg 30g butter, melted and cooled 310g bread flour 1 tsp salt Butter mix 80g butter 45g sesame seeds 2 cloves garlic 1 tbs chopped fresh coriander or parsley 2 red chillies, chopped and seeded 1/2 tsp salt Directions Preheat oven to 170C. Put milk, [...]
This is the best recipe ever for chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes I use dark and milk chocolate bits for this recipe… and sometimes I add a bit extra for good luck. They are just so good! Ingredients 1 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 3 tsp vanilla 2 [...]
I sometimes double the spices in this recipe because I enjoy the flavour but it is up to you. Ingredients 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 4 eggs 3 cups grated carrot [...]
This tastes much better if you are very generous with the amount of golden syrup you add. Ingredients 200g butter 200g white chocolate 200g dark brown sugar 3/4c hot water 1 tbs golden syrup 2 tsp vanilla essence 2 eggs 150g plain flour 150g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder Directions Preheat oven to [...]
I made this recipe yesterday and it was delicious. I substituted some of the honey for golden syrup because I didn’t have quite enough, and also used almonds instead of macadamias because I didn’t have any. It still tasted beautiful! Ingredients Cake 125g butter, chopped 1 1/4c honey 2 1/2c self raising flour 1 1/2tsp [...]
This sauce is delicious served with barbequed steak or poached chicken and salad ingredients such as mixed salad leaves, finely sliced cabbage, grated carrot, tomatoes, cucumber, Spanish onion etc. To add extra crunch use fried noodles or crushed peanuts, and to increase the flavour add fresh coriander and mint leaves, and/ or finely sliced kaffir [...]
Last night was a fridge clean out and I made a delicious vegetable bake which is great for using up any ageing vegies! I layered leek, eggplant, tomato and pumpkin in a dish with basil and garlic and baked it in the oven, covered with foil, at about 170C for around 90 minutes. It was [...]
This looks like a yummy dish. Will have to try this soon I think. Ingredients 1 red onion, halved, coarsely chopped 1/4c tomato paste 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 small red chilli, finely chopped 1 lemon, rind grated 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp tumeric 1 tbs fish sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 2 [...]