Archive for November, 2008

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 [...]