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As the weather warms up, our thoughts turn to salads. This one (brought to you by one of our other daughters) can be served hot or cold - delish either way. INGREDIENTS Pumpkin Pkt haloumi cheese Pitted olives Almond slivers or pine nuts Baby spinach leaves Salt and pepper to
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Don’t you love visitors that arrive bearing something they’ve baked for you to try? I hadn’t even met Erica, but she arrived at our door with a plate of her home-made cornbread. I had to admit that I knew nothing about cornbread, so after I’d taste
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Breakfast, brunch or a light dinner - Here’s a quick ‘n’ easy recipe with the option of being gluten-free: Cabbage and sweet potato fritters INGREDIENTS 2 cups shredded cabbage 1 cup grated sweet potato 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 large eggs 1/2 cup flour (or chickpea flour
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Meals on wheels Nic’s quickest snack for those who can’t wait till tea time Our youngest daughter arrived in a rush having pre-warned us that she’d cook us a light meal when she got here. I must say I was pretty darned hungry when she arrived and
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On leave One of our Cooks Corner team is on carers’ leave, so I hunted through her past contributions and thought you might feel like making her very yummy Spinach and Fetta Pie. Pauline’s Spinach and Fetta Pie Ingredients 3 leeks, peeled and sliced 2 bunches spinach (silverbeet or
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Rhubarb and lemon is a zesty combination, but you can substitute with other fruit, such as chopped apples or blueberries or a mix of fruit. The key to a light muffin is not over-mixing. Lumps and visible flour are okay. Ingredients 200 gm of fresh rhubarb chopped into 1 cm
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Another confession Since I wrote my ‘reveal all’ Cooks Column and confessed that I now have condescended to use carrots in my stir-fries, I’m quickly becoming a convert to frozen stir-fry vegetables. It’s certainly quick, doing away with the preparation of whatever vegetable you’re using and I
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Here is a slice recipe, courtesy of the Australian Women’s Weekly, that I’ve tested and trialled to share with you. Ingredients 250grms butter, chopped 430gm caster sugar 4 x eggs 225 gm plain flour 85grm moist coconut flakes (I used desiccated coconut) 2 x lemons zested and juiced
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Hummus means ‘chickpea’ in Arabic, and while different countries have their own take on this yummy dip, the one thing they all have in common is the use of chickpeas – either cooked or tinned. Ingredients 500g pumpkin, skin and seeds removed, chopped into chunks (save the seeds) 2 tablespoons of
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for your slow cooker
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IS yummy and it IS easy.
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I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.