One pan Mexican Beef Rice #carolinesfamilymeals
Google+ Hangout 3 #carolinesfamilymeals This is a one pot dish, so everyting for the meal goes in and cooks together. You can change what meat you like to whatever you have available or prefer? This dish goes very well with pork, chicken, or an even healthier version would be lean ground turkey mince. You can [...]
Doughnuts
Ingredients makes 24 Dough: 2 x 7g dried yeast 1/4 cup / 60ml warm water 1 cup / 240ml lukewarm milk 1/4 cup / 50g white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/3 cup / 80g shortening or butter – melted 4 cups / 500g all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting) large amount of sunflower [...]
Banana and Chocolate Cheesecake Pots #carolinesfamilymeals
Banana and Chocolate Cheesecake Pots Google+ Hangout 2 for my #carolinesfamilymeals Makes 6 150g digestive biscuits (or graham crackers) 75g roasted and chopped hazlenuts 2tbsp caster sugar / or healthy sugar alternaive 250g half fat cream cheese 150g melted dark chocolate 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tbsp hot water 2 bananas / or use strawberries [...]
Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes, Basil and Creme Fraiche #carolinesfamilymeals
Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes, Basil and Creme Fraiche Google+ Hangout 1 for #carolinesfamilymeals Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts cubed Basil pesto 2 large tbsp Crème fraiche half fat 1 large tub (approx 500ml) Cherry tomatoes 1 large punnet, halved Sun dried tomatoes 1 tub (large handful) 2 clove garlic chopped salt / pepper to season Heat [...]
Salad Dressing
Ingredients: Makes a large jar 2 tbsp Dijon / o whole grain mustard 1 tbsp caster sugar 4 tbsp white wine vinegar 6-8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic squished 1 heaped tsp sea salt Method Simply mix everything together, keep stored in an airtight jar in the fridge and pull out whenever [...]
Courgette, Aubergine and Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients: 2 courgettes sliced length ways 1 aubergine sliced into rounds 1 bag watercress 2 balls mozerella 2 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic salt / pepper Dressing: Handful of fresh basil Handful of Fresh mint? Juice of 1 lemon 100ml olive oil 1 clove garlic ½ tsp salt 1 tbsp roasted pine nuts (plus [...]
Mexican Slow Roast Pork
Meat: 2- 4 lb pork shoulder (pork butt) Mariande: Jalapenos in adobo sauce x 4 1 x serrano chillie 1 x red chillie 4 cloves garlic 2 large shallots 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt and pinch pepper 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp vinegar 1 cup water 2 tbsp sunflower oil to [...]
Gula Melaka Creme Caramel
Ingredients: 3 cups milk 2/3 cup palm sugar ½ tsp vanilla 4 eggs Sugar: 2/3 cup palm sugar 2 tbsp water 2 tbsp white sugar Preheat oven 150 c / gas mark 3 In large pan gently heat the milk, palm sugar and vanilla. Do not let it boil. Heat it very gently and stir until [...]
Char Kway Teow
Ingredients: Serves 2 main course portions Flat rice noodles 500g (pre softened or ready to use) Fresh are best! Sun flower oil approx 2 tbsp Large handful of raw king prawns (200g) 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped Large handful of chye sim (or leafy green veg / spring onions) 2 large handfuls of bean [...]
Ayam Goreng
Ingredients 3 boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks 1 egg 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 3 tbsp plain flour ½ tsp white pepper 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp Salt 5 – 6 Curry leaves finely sliced 1 stalk lemon grass finely sliced sunflower oil for frying Extra garnish: [...]
