Recipes

All my recipes gathered from life – family, friends, the internet and other.

Chicken Tagine Chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons. Main course SERVES 4 60 mins CookingPLUS 4 hrs for marination Stovetop Ingredients 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped  0.25 teaspoon saffron threads, pulverized (optional) 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 0.5 teaspoon turmeric Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 …

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NYC Bagels Bagels originated from the polish Jewish community from the 16th century. Earlier reports of a boiled then baked bread refer to “ka’ak” from a 13th century Arabic cookbook.  Bread / Side MAKES 8 20 mins CookingPLUS 10 min for preparation 180ºC Ingredients 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (6g) 5 teaspoons granulated sugar 1.25 cups …

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Soft Pretzels Insert intro text about the blog post here. The word count should exceed 200 words.  Snack MAKES 8-12 12-15 mins CookingPLUS 30 min for preparation 180-200ºC Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups (360ml) warm water (lukewarm– no need to take temperature) 1 packet active dry or instant yeast (2 and 1/4 teaspoons) 1 teaspoon …

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Chicken nuggets This recipe recreates chicken nuggets at home using lean chicken mince. Pan fry them in minimal oil or spray oil.  Main course MAKES 12Depends on nugget size 15-20 minsPLUS 10 min for preparation Pan cooked Ingredients 500g Chicken mince  1/2  Teaspoon garlic  1  Egg whisked  1 Teaspoon salt (or one chicken stock cube) …

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Apricot & Coconut choc Biscuits Sweet snack MAKES 12 15 mins CookingPLUS 10 min for preparation 180ºC Ingredients 1 Cup plain flour  1 Cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 Cup rolled oats  I cup Coconut  1/2 Cup diced apricots  1 Cup cornflakes  1/4 Cup dark chocolate bits  125g melted butter  2 Eggs  1 Teaspoon vanilla  …

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Cinnamon Biscuits Insert intro text about the blog post here. The word count should exceed 200 words.  Biscuits TBC 10-15 minsCooking time PLUS preparation 180ºC Ingredients ¾ Cup castor sugar  1 Teaspoon vanilla  1 Egg 1/4  S.R flour  1 3/4 Cups plain flour  2 Teaspoons cinnamon METHOD Beat Butter, Sugar, Vanilla till fluffy. Add egg …

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Healthy Muffins A basic recipe for healthy muffins that you can adapt to use with different fruit and fillings. Snack MAKES 4 20 mins CookingPLUS 10 min for preparation 180ºC Ingredients 1/3 Cup canola oil 1 3/4 Cups S.R flour wholemeal (self raising flour) 3/4 Cup honey 1 Teaspoon cinnamon  1 1/2 Cups oats 1 …

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Butter Biscuits A super simple recipe consisting of butter, sugar, an egg and self-raising flour. Jazz them up by rolling the balls in jelly crystals or cinnamon and sugar. Biscuits TBC 11-13 mins cooking 180ºC Ingredients 4 ozs Butter  1 Cup sugar  1 Egg beaten  2 Cups S.R flour (self raising flour) METHOD Melt butter …

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Tori’s Banana and Sour Cream Cake A classic banana cake. Substitute low fat greek yoghurt instead of the sour cream. Ice it with lemon icing.  Cake MAKES 1 Cake TBC 180ºC Ingredients 126g Butter (1.5 times = 188g) 1 Teaspoon Vanilla  1 Cup castor sugar  2 Eggs  1 Cup mashed Banana 1/3 Cup sour cream  …

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Classic Apple Cobbler A cobbler is a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter or dumpling style topping. Excellent in the winter time.  Dessert MAKES 1 Pie 20 mins CookingPLUS 10 min for preparation 180ºC Ingredients Fruit mixture In a large pie dish combine and …

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