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Anzac Biscuits.

3/4 cup of rolled oats.
1/2 a cup of sugar.
3/4 cup of dessicated coconut.
3/4 cup of wholemeal plain flour.
2 tbs of golden syrup.
1 tsp of bicarb.
2 tbs of boiling water.
1/cup of melted butter.

1. Mix oats, sugar, coconut and flour.
2. Mix golden syrup, bicarb and boiling water, add melted butter then pour into dry mixture, combine.

Bake at 160 degree's for 15 to 18 minutes.

A good Aussie favorite!!
Carole xx

Marble Cake

1. Pre-heat oven at 180* C. Grease and line cake tin.

2. In a large bowl cream together till light and fluffy.
1/2 a cup caster sugar
1/2 a cup of margarine,
2 eggs.

3. Sieve into a medium bowl
1 and a 1/4 cups of S/R flour.

4.Collect in a jug
1/3 cup of milk.

5.Add milk and flour to creamed mixture a large bowl.

5. Divide mixture into 3 separate bowls.
Add 1 tbs of sieved cocoa into one bowl.
Add 3 drops of pink coloring second bowl.
Add 1/4 tsp vanilla essence to third bowl.

7. Place spoonfuls of mixture into prepared tin, alternating the colors.
Mix lightly with a skewer, to give a streaky appearance.

8. Bake at 30 to 45 minutes. Test with a skewer.
Leave to cool in tin.
Remove from tin and cool slightly.

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So sorry I am late today but we are having a major storm and the electricity is on/off/on/off. Just disconencted the TVs and hope not to have to do the same to the computers.

Will be back asap meanwhile thank you to everyone for all your cotributions.

Ann I will put some strtaers on asap.


Everyone PLEASE PLEASE give your views re name of for book and suggest some starters.


Bye for now as the thunder made my eyes heart, the lightening upset Jet and Joe and we cannot see the end of our garde for the rain!!


Bridget

Starter
Tuna pasta with basil and garlic oil

2 cups of loosely-packed fresh basil leaves
2 cloves of garlic
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp of sea salt
185 gram can of tuna in oil
Spaghetti pasta for 2
Parmigino Reggiano for grating
1 tsp salt for pasta water
Preparation:
Place basil, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and salt in a blender. Blend mixture until relatively smooth. Set aside.

Boil water with 1 teaspoon of salt for pasta and cook according to packet instructions.
Drain and place pasta back into the saucepan.
Pour basil oil over cooked pasta and stir to coat.
Drain canned tuna of half its oil and then add tuna to pasta. Stir to combine and break the tuna up if necessary.

Serve tuna pasta in bowls and grate on the Parmigino Reggiano.

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I guess that could also be a main course if you increased the quantity. How many does that feed Annabelle? It looks very tasty.

hi ladies i no you are after orignal recipies but, love food hate waste have some fab quick and easy recipies

iv just been having a look and there is a few im gona try "altho im no delia i burn microave chips lol"

and lots of tips to stop watse xxx

Tuna pasta Starter
it makes two large starter serves enough for me as a main meal,

my spicy pumpkin muffins uses up left over cooked pumpkin ( I cook mine in the micowave oven ) they freeze well, love all these receipes have book marked this thread.

Annabel

Stray, please put on your 'save waste' tips and we might be able to make a feature of it, very important in these cost conscious times.

Ann

Thanks Annabelle How long and how do you cook pumkin in the microwave?

http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

thats the new campaign its brill xxx

I chop pumpkin up small dice or slice just put in a pyrex dish with a lid, cook on high for about 5 min give it a stir cook a few more mins mash with a fork leave to cool, drain if a moist pumpkin.

cheers Annabel (who's off to bed )

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OK, I am taking time out from packing and sorting so here a re few recipes as promised.


1. A family line recipe from the Irish side of me.

Brown Raisin Bread

1 teaspoon of Baking powder. 3 cups of coarse flour or Plain white strong flour,
1 cup of raisins
I teaspoon of bread soda
1 and 1/4 cups of butter milk, it is available in most supermarkets in Uk
1and 1/2 cups of fine or pinhead oatmeal
21/2 cups of molasses pr black treacle
2 tablespoons of oil flor or olive oil is what I use.
11/2 cups of wholemeal flour
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.


Now is the easy part


1. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
2 Mix the oil, buttermilk and molasses and add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
3. mix until everything is moist.
4. Roll out on a well oiled and floured flat tray and bake at normal bread temp for 1/2 hr to 3/4 of an hour

I have not put temp because each persons oven seems different for bread.!!!!

This recipe is also used in a restaurant that is well known in Dublin and is great food.!!! Not allowed to name it, sorry!

Recipe


Cous cous / Tabbula salad

Make using either couscous or tabboula

120g of either couscous or croacked wheat.
boiled water
2 juiced lemons
75ml of olive oil
120g of flat parsely finely chopped
5cms of cucmber finely chopped
I large tomato finely diced including pips etc.

Method

Place cracked wheat or cous cous into a large bowl and pour over the boiling water until just covered BUT not soaking.and leave for 15 mins and then drain and allow to cool/
When cool add the Lemon juce, Olive oil, parsley, tomatoes and cucumber

Season to taste and serve

Fruity Coleslaw

1/2 white cabbage finely shredded
2 large carrots peeled, grtaed or finely shredded
1/2 red onoing finely sliced
1 apple cored peel if wished, I do not peel them, and chop into medium size pieces
1 table spoon of large raisins
2 tablespoons of mayonaisse
3 to 4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
seasoning to taste

Simply mix everything together and then enjoy eating it!

Three bean salad

This is so nutritous it is frightening!!!

2 oz of any three of these. cannellini, black bean, butter beans, kidney beans, pinto, haricot etc but NOT baked Beans. Rinse and drain the beans
1 red onoin finely diced
1/2 of an Avocado just ripe and diced
1 clove of crushed garlic,
1/2 red pepper finely diced
seasoning to taste
1 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil 1/2 fres lemon or lime juice.

Mix everything together and serve.


I smoked mackerel skinned and flaked
1/2 tub of cream cheese

Mix well and season to taste

Hummus120 g of chickpeas, tinned or fresshly cooked. In spain I use the jars and rinse well.
2 lemons juiced
2 tablespoons of Tahina paste available in supermarkets
2 cloves of garlc and crush them
2 tablespoons of good olive oil
seasoning to taste
Liquidise chickpeas untle they are mushy
Add tahina, oil and lemon and whiz until smooth, season to taste and add a little cold water if you wish to have a thinner or lighter mix.


Roasted Red pepper and Feta cheese

2 roasted and skinned red peppers or cheat with a small jar of ready prepared peppers.
I block of feta cheese
some black pepper
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Whiz everything together and I add 1/2 of a fresh chilli as well because we enjoy spicy food.


My children named these Bliss Balls!!!!

60gr dried apricots chopped finely 60 g dried stined prunes also chopped finely
1 or 2 dried figs chopped finely
1 heaped Tablespoons of pumpkin seeds and of sunflower seeds
30g of currants or raisins
80 gr porridge oats or 60 g of oats and 20 g of ground almonds
4 Tablespoon of coconut milk use the thick milk from the top of the tin OR 1/2 of freshley squeezed Lime jiuce
1 table spoon of tahini paste or peanut butter
1 tablespoon of runny honey

Mix everything together, preferably by hand making sure that the tahini or peanut butter is well mixed in.

Then with clean damp hands mould firmly into plum size balls and set aside in the fridge for about 10 minutes or until you need them


They can also be varied by rolling the balls in coconut , chopped nuts or toasted nuts.


More later or next week unlees I am more organised!!


bridget


Let me know if anyone makes these as we need to show that they are tried and tested recipes

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Anyone tell me what tahini paste is please?

Ann

Tahini is sesame seed paste


hope that helps, widley available in super markets in UK

Thanks for all the copying, will be seeing SSAFA next week, I have to call them on Monday.

feeling a bit down this evening as OH now not coming over until 1 or 2 of November, only about a week later than we thought but it sounds a long way off


Bye for pow


Bridget

You will be so busy Bridget that you wont have time to realise he is not there before he arrives.

Thanks for the explanation.

Ann
Glos

Thanks for the message Ann, I must be in my second teens!!!


Bridget

Well, I imagine you wouldn't do this if you didn't want to, but why you would want to leave your beautiful home for a rented apartment for six months I don't know. Over and beyond the call of duty!!!! Still if it is what you feel you need to do, go for it!!!

OK Ann you have a point

Not in any special orde

1. The income goes into our savings for the future, having put 5 out of 6 children through uni, paid three times for IVF which failed, helped with weddings and two divorces etc etc.. the savings looked grim


2. I do still get a lot of joy doing my work and this will be much less harrowing than a nursing Home AND if OH thinks it is getting to much he will simply say enough is enough

3. we will be bale to see more of the family and visit friends who constantly visit us.

4. we will see the grancdchildren more and spend some valuable time with them,

5. e have the wonderful knowledge that we are coming back and I have a clause which allows me to leave at six months if I wisg, the company are supplying the accommdation in a arther elegant house and they are paying for the car!!

^ OH will be able to pay a few visits to his favourite football Team West HAm


Anyway Ann Thanks for caring enough to ask the question


goodnight

bridget