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 of baby spinach leaves per person Directions Pour the red wine and beef stock into a saucepan and simmer for about 10 minutes, until reduced by half. Add the lentils, onion and tarragon and cook for another 5 minutes, until lentils are warmed and onion...
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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 3 thick slices each, top to bottom) Directions Preheat the oven to 180C and line a long flan tin with foil (or baking paper). From the first group of ingredients, blitz 150g of the macadamias in a whizzer until it resembles chunky bread crumbs. Pour...
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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 minutes 3 cups rice – 4 1/4 cups water – 15-18 minutes 4 cups rice – 5 1/4 cups water – 18-20 minutes
The secret to muffins is to not overmix! It doesn’t matter so much if the flour isn’t totally absorbed as the less you stir the mixture the more soft your muffins will be. You can flavour them with whatever you choose… raspberry and white chocolate, Toblerone and coconut, banana and chocolate chip or apple and cinnamon. Ingredients 2 cups self raising flour, sifted 2/3 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 cups your combination fruit/nuts/chocolate 1 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 90g butter, melted Directions Preheat oven to 180C and line a 12 cup muffin pan with muffin cases....
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This is really easy and delicious. Serves 2. Ingredients 4 rashers of bacon, rind removed, chopped 300g mushrooms, sliced 1 small onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 10 semi dried tomatoes, chopped 150ml cream 1 or 2 tsp tomato paste parmesan cheese, grated your choice of pasta Directions Cook the bacon, mushroom and onion in a small saucepan with a bit of oil until the vegetables are soft and the bacon cooked. While this is cooking, boil the pasta water and add the pasta. Add garlic and semi dried tomatoes to the bacon mixture and cook for a few minutes....
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