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One of my Girl Guide forums just had this recipe on it and I thought of that hazelnut paste.

Fake Ferrero Rocher Chocolates

For a Guide unit use 9 original ryvita and 4 tablespoons Nutella. (LOL or a hungry family!).

Break up ryvita (into small pieces then put in plastic bag and hit with
rolling pin!).

Melt Nutella in microwave (does not take long!!!) or in bowl over pan of hot
water.

Mix ryvita and Nutella in bowl. Spoon into sweet paper cases. Put in fridge
to set.


Alternative Fake Ferraro Rocher Chocolates

Suitable for nut allergy

100g of milk chocolate (39p from Lidls),

3 ryvita crackers (30p from Lidls)



Now that sounds fun! I think I'd be tempted to coat the nuggets in chocolate while I was at it.

I think my Guides will be doing those at some point.

Sue

Banana Bread

Group 1
2tblsp melted butter
1tbls milk
2 over ripe bananas
1 egg
handful of chopped walnuts (optional)

Group 2
1 /1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp bicar of soda
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt

preheat oven 200c/400f/gas6
grease a medium size bread tin
mix group 1 ingredients together in bowl
add group 2 mix well
pour mix into tin
cook 25/30 mins
or put into small cases cook 10-15 mins

lovely moist loaf........enjoy.......


Jean x

Sue, my old Dad never liked cooked cheese, and I had the same trouble had to have it when he was out.
All the cheese we cut off which is a bit manky, we feed to the birds, the Robins just love it.

Any meringues over, they are lovely as a base for ice cream, instead of wafers.

Mo

LOL

I don't suppose it matters much which way round the banana and cheese go! It's going to taste the same I reckon.

My husband doesn't like cooked cheese and isn't keen on the smell of it even, so this is a treat I tend to do for myself if he is out.

I think I read the recipe in a student cook book many years ago.

Sue

Sue I loved it but got it the wrong way round put the nanas on first,cheese on the top, didnt read your way , but still tasted lovely....the bananas went a bit mushy under the cheese ...mmmmmm.....

I will do the spread with pear sounds as though its a perfect partnership..

Jean x.

How about experimenting with adapting this recipe? It says Nutella but I reckon your paste would do.
http://www.foodchannel.com/recipes/500-chocolate-hazelnut-pate

I think a layer of your hazelnut paste would be lovely in a tart underneath slices of apple or pear. If the paste is too sweet just reduce the sugar in the fruit or add no extra sugar.

Melt some dark bitter chocolate and stir in some of your paste as a sauce for icecream or profiteroles.

Did you like my cheese and banana on toast? LOL

Sue

Just the job,Sue, now my lunch is sorted, another poser for you . I have a large tub of Hazel nut pate spread, dau brought back from the France, its a bit to sweet for my taste, but seems a shame to let it grow fungus,thanks


Jean x

Now I know it sounds weird but it really is scrummy.........try banana and cheese on toast!

Toast some bread and butter it then layer on some cheese and put under the grill. Once the cheese has melted, but before it gets brown, cover the cheese in thinnish slices of banana. Pop back under the grill until the banana is cooked and the bits of cheese showing are brown.

When I am on my own and can't be bothered to cook this is a good filling snack. It's great for using up good bits of banana from the banana that is going black in spots.

Sue

Liz sorry to hear you have got the bug , do try and rest and keep warm,

love and prayers Jean x

purply sparkly diamond, forget the lemsip just mix some left over whisky, honey and lemon juice together - it works a treat!

Sorry Liz ;)

I didn't know you were sick - get better soon.

Deb

There you go Deb, me just going to bed and all those lovely recipes making me peckish! Did have a banana and now having lemsip despite it having aspartame, trying to shake off this cough and cold.

take care,

Lizx

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches.....yum!
Had one tonight for my dinner.

Deb

Crush any spare meringues and stir them into any fruit yoghurt or fools.

Or whip cream and chop strawberries. Stir together with crushed meringues and swirl on some strawberry sauce.

Mix crushed meringues with any soft icecream.

Sue
x

Jean, that sounds good I would love the recipe please, we love apples, so always on the lookout for different ways to use them....


Jean x

I have a recipe for apple sauce cake somewhere. It is basically a fruit cake , with apple sauce replacing the fruit, and is quite a moist cake. Always used to go down well, but not made any for a long time, OH prefers scones.

Just found two boxes of merangue cases, nobody wants them just as cases any ideas.....Sue I like the ideas you are sharing, I havent done too much cooking, for quite a while,suddenly got the urge again.....I must say I have been on Martin Lewis money site and one of the forums is what you can do with leftovers, so thought I would start it on here....


Jean x

If you have any bread leftovers there are a number of things you can do.

I make breadcrumbs and I sometimes freeze any spare crumbs. These can be used to coat croquette potatoes or fish cakes or rissoles.

They can be used as a base for desserts like Queen of Puddings.

If you fry breadcrumbs in butter and sugar until they are golden brown and crispy they can be cooled and stored in an airtight container. These sweet crumbs are nice as toppings on desserts. They make a pleasant pud if layered with stewed apple. That looks pretty in a glass dish too.

Oddments of cake or rather dry trifle sponges can be spread with a nice jam (we like blackcurrant or bramble jelly) and placed in a dish with sliced banana. Cover with a low sugar custard and eat while warm for a rather nicer than usual banana custard.

Bash some broken biscuits in a bowl till crumbed. Add odds and ends of dried fruit like sultanas and glace cherries. Stir in enough melted cooking chocolate so it is all coated and press firmly into a lined tin to set in the fridge. This is even nicer if a bit of butter and some golden syrup is added to the melted choc but that isn't essential. Squares of broken biscuit cake go down well in this house.

Sue

Peanut butter is never left over in our house, we have it on toast at breakfast, when we are fed up with the cornflakes, toast and marmalade or toast and honey.

We always laugh at the advert, where it tells you what to do with left overs, you have to buy more ingredients to use it up.

OH always says to me, we never have left overs, because we dont buy too much, eat what we have, and toast stale bread.

Mo

If you google "blackberry recipes" there are loads, also lots of other stuff,