Category: Food and Recipes

Reading about the effect that Sugar has on our bodies, made me wonder just how much sugar I do take in every day. Well, it wasn’t just the reading about it, but more the discussion that I had with my … Read the rest

Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 Kg  potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 3 cups milk, milk and cream of any mix
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• Grated cheese

Preparation and Cooking

1. Peel the potatoes and put them in a bowl

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To make 10 Small Yorkshire Puddings

Ingredients

• 290 ml Milk
• 115 gm Plain Flour
• 1 pinch Salt
• 3 Eggs
• 15 ml Olive Oil

Method

• Mix the Milk, Flour, Salt and Eggs into a batter with an electric mixer.
• Leave it

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Do you have Relatives in the UK ?  Need to send a gift ?

Have you considered Hampers before, but thought that it lacked something special ?  How about a CHOCOLATE hamper ?

Champagne & Chocolate Hamper

This stylish hamper … Read the rest

Cooking Roast Beef

Ingredients

Selected Joint of Beef

Directions

Topside Roast or Eye Round/Girello

Brown the joint first to keep the juices in, by searing for about 2-3 minutes on each side.

Cooking from room temperature, allow 50 minutes for … Read the rest

Some ideas for Dips and Nibbles, from one of my Australian Forums.

Temptation Bakeries (Woolies or Coles) make tiny little cocktail quiches (freezer section) about  20 in a pack.

Get some of that thin thin lavash type or mountain bread … Read the rest

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks (beaten)
• 250ml milk
• 250ml double cream
• 100g sugar
• 2 cups of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Instructions

Mash the strawberries with 50g of the sugar, then place in the refrigerator whilst making the rest of … Read the rest