tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75585604384567563752024-02-19T16:09:32.081+11:00Recipe-BlogA recipe catch-all, with the occasional reveiw thrown in. I want to collect family recipes and share new finds.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-44388950063243441282015-02-10T13:25:00.001+11:002015-02-10T13:25:56.384+11:00Chewy School-friendly Muesli BarsMy beloved husband believes, not without reason, that for both health and convenience reasons we need to bake snacks for our kids to take to school for recess. I'm obviously all in favour of health and convenience but I'm not entirely convinced that the chocolate banana bread or berry muffins that are our staple are really that healthy. Both are home made and therefore avoid the perils of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-54574196208579069922011-01-24T23:21:00.000+11:002011-01-24T23:29:04.735+11:00Playdough!Well, it's been a while since I did any real cooking, or even adapted any recipes so I'll post something closer to what I have been doing: Playdough! Home made playdough is really easy to make, it's cheap, but it doesn't last quite as long as the stuff you buy from shops. Make some for your next kids party and consider it disposable.
Ingredients
2 cups of plain flour (don't use self-raising - I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-11049110488762919042010-11-04T14:18:00.000+11:002010-11-04T14:57:10.980+11:00Almond and Cranberry biscuits (cookies)This is almost my own recipe, it's adapted from a recipe for macadamia cookies from book called 500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone. I keep meaning to try a variation with macadamia, orange and chocolate (or pecan and maple syrup!) but the almond and cranberry one is so good that there is just no motivation to try any others.I'm making these biscuits today to take to my inlaws for our Diwali Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-8467537349563759602009-09-14T12:31:00.001+10:002009-09-29T07:36:15.663+10:00Tim Martin’s Classic Roast Tomato SoupI had this lying around, I thought I better put it up here. I used to make a lot of this soup at The Rattlesnake Grill.1 large white onion6 large cloves of garlic2 ribs of celery (peeled)2 rashers of bacon (optional… almost)Olive oil1.2-1.5kg Ripe Large Tomatoes*¼ bunch each thyme and oregano150 ml creamSalt and pepperBay leaf/s200 ml white wineMethodPre heat oven to hot, about 240-260CTake the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09277528553720158534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-37173598398216418592009-06-06T17:30:00.000+10:002009-06-07T07:47:23.779+10:00Apple Pie!There's something very comfort-food about apple pie, and none more so than this one. I think it's the little bit of custard powder and cornflour in the crust which gives it that bakery texture.Australian Woman’s Weekly Cookbook Apple Pie RecipePASTRY1.5 cups plain flour.75 cups SR flour.33 cup cornflour.33 cup Custard powder1 tablespoon sugar185g butter1egg yolk.33 cup water1 eggFILLING 7 large ‘Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-21738977848092124062009-06-05T16:32:00.000+10:002009-09-01T15:35:21.068+10:00Never Fail Chocolate CakeOk Keda, here it is!I have been making this cake since I was about 6yrs old and as the name suggests, it never fails. It originally came from the 1980 St Gerards Primary school cookbook (the school next to my primary school) and was contributed by a Mrs Gwen Ilic, bless her. The page is covered in chocolate cake, which is further proof of what a favourite it is. It is incredibly easy and makes a meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921152983219178724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-89210586697775374532009-05-30T20:40:00.000+10:002009-05-30T21:04:16.951+10:00When to much cheese just ins't enoughI had always made my cheesy bechemal fairly randomly and although it always tasted good, it was always a bit of a hassle because of the constant stirring and anxiety about getting it right. Tim must have witnessed this and finally gave me a recipe for Bechemal sauce. Although he gave me the recipe several YEARS ago, it has taken me until last week to actually try it, however, I'm completely soldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-13849698732476914992008-10-08T20:03:00.000+11:002008-10-08T21:00:24.898+11:00Donna Hay - Chickpea pattiesOk, so a donna hay magazine miraculously landed on my desk recently (I don't buy it!) and it's full of table fashion, and food styling and recipes for sweet things and thing that we already make (presented fancily of course). Sorry to sound so disparaging, but it really feels to be almost content-free, although I don't read magazines much these days, so perhaps I'm just re-sensitized to the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-68275312463976419312008-10-05T16:11:00.000+11:002008-10-08T21:01:03.885+11:00Love at first sight!While we wait for our guest blogger to get his act together (!) I'd like to introduce you to my new love interest: Mealopedia. I only found it today so I haven't really explored it fully, but anything that is going to let me choose what type of food I want to eat (options like 'pasta' 'budget' 'vergetarian' 'meat' 'kid friendly') then give me a weekly meal planner that I can change around and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-78689622071132835402008-09-30T14:04:00.000+10:002008-09-30T14:44:31.040+10:00Fresh for SpringOur friend Sean from Cafe Sopra got a really good review today, (to add to his growing list of reviews), and in celebration I'd like to introduce a new guest blogger. Cafe Sopra is becoming known for hearty portions of super-fresh, exceptional quality ingredients so I've asked Thetimbo2000 to inspire us this week with something Sopra-esque and appropriate for the lovely spring weather we've been Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-7319991179749712702008-08-24T14:10:00.000+10:002008-08-24T14:40:59.704+10:00Chocolate BrowniesI think this recipe came from a magazine many years ago. It was probably Cleo or Cosmopolitan something (does Cleo still exist?) but it has been my 'go to' Brownie recipe for so long I consider it mine. I will write it out here the way I do it, which I believe is superior!When Sanj and I make this together it takes us less than 10 minutes to put together and around 20 minutes in the oven and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-85392256208601257002008-03-21T08:53:00.000+11:002008-03-21T09:31:14.262+11:00Nigella Lawson's Easy Almond CakeI'm going to cook this cake up the coast at my mums place over the Easter weekend. I decided on this cake because it's easy, I've made it before (and have marzipan in the fridge) and it's a counterpoint to Easter chocolate. It's also a cake that lasts a few days very nicely. Since my mother claims not to like sweet almond dishes, but loves friands and various other sweet things with almond in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-5086447010302563402008-03-17T22:23:00.000+11:002008-12-12T12:50:24.196+11:00Pate?I know I said I wasn't going to use this blog anymore, but we made pate last week and I wanted to record how we did it and how we'd do it next time so that next time the urge strikes me I have a recipe of sorts.We started with:200g fresh duck livers - Tim said to pick them over carefully for gallbladders(!) but we didn't find any. Next time I would try half duck half chicken livers.Half a bottle Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-8498695476555019642007-06-18T22:32:00.000+10:002007-06-18T22:35:09.061+10:00Dinner with a GrandfatherKeda's father came over last Saturday and we had a couple of lovely wines. A 2005 vintage Annie's Lane Coppertrail Riesling was excellent, one of the best young drinking rieslings I've had. It did seem more advanced than I expected but was all the better for it as a young wine - lime, mineral, butter, cleansing and refreshing. The advanced nature exposing itself by the rounder/broader palate (The Wine Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358454562681351350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-80108424083210499742007-05-28T19:21:00.000+10:002008-12-12T12:50:24.381+11:00Friday night drinks We recently had a meal at a place in Willoughby called Maitre Karl. It was a bit of a celebration because my brother is (briefly) back in the country and it was my dad's birthday ealier in the week. Although we only drank two wines that night but both were excellent. The 2004 Petaluma chardonnay which was a rich, full bodied style of chardonnay but built on a core of lemon/grapefruit acid that The Wine Departmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358454562681351350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-85767306034713783772007-05-27T15:11:00.000+10:002008-12-12T12:50:24.812+11:00Blueberry MuffinsI've never been a big fan of muffins they always seem like a mouthful of air and dry soapy crumbs - but that's because they aren't home made fresh and have too much raising agent in them. I found these in Nigella Lawson's 'How to be a Domestic Goddess' when I was looking for a quick treat to impress the other mothers at playgroup - something that doesn't have much sugar and that is quick and easyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-47468417609228808862007-05-16T17:52:00.000+10:002008-12-12T12:50:24.955+11:00Apple and Honey CakeThis recipe is adapted from a recipe in the the SMH, but it is on a little bit of paper without a date so I can't reference it properly. I made it in two loaf tins so that Sanjay can take one to work tomorrow and I can take the other to show off to Mothers' Group. I like this cake because it uses things that I often have hanging around the house so although this is the first time I've made it I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558560438456756375.post-6744300350978894822007-04-06T13:03:00.000+10:002008-12-12T12:50:25.126+11:00Hot Cross BunsThis is recepe for Hot Cross Buns with Lemon Glaze is from the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Living supplement from Tuesday the 3rd of April. Bun dough 75g (1/³ cup) caster sugar2 x 8g sachets dry yeast1 1/2 cups warm milk600g plain flourPinch of salt1/2 tsp ground nutmeg1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp mixed spice60g butter, chopped1 egg, lightly beaten1 tbsp chopped mixed peel²/³ cup Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466511134816247noreply@blogger.com0