2. Mince pie
2 half cake flour
Pinch salt
150ml butter
1jar fruit mince
1 cup milk
Icing sugar
Methods
Pastry
Sift flour and salt in mixing bowl
Rub butter and flour together to form crust
Add enough cold water to create a firm dough ball
Wrap in cling for about an hour to cool
Half dough and roll one half as thin as possible and cut into 7 cm rounds
Scraps and roll with remaining pastry
Cut out star shapes using a cookie cutter
Lightly grease 12 cups muffin thin and line larger discs of pastry
Fill pastry with fruit mince and top with star shaped pastry cutouts
Brush pastry with milk
Bake near the top of the oven for 20 -30 min or until lightly brown
Cool and serve with icing or castor sugar
3. Jacket potato with kiri and bacon
4 big potatoes
4 portions of kiri cheese
4 portions of bacon
1 g chives for ganish
Method
Boil potatoes
Fry bacon
Cut potatoes on top
Place kiri cheese
Place bacon
Garnish with chives for aroma
5. Lamb kebabs
500g minced meat
3tbsp balsamic vinegar
30ml lemon juice
2-3 garlic cloves crushed
60ml mint chopped
3tbsp oreganum
Pinch of salt and pepper
6-8 bamboo skewer soaked in cold water for 20 min
Served with tzatziki
Method
Mix mince ,vinegar, lemon juice ,peeled garlic ,mint ,origanum and seasoning together
Shape mince onto skewers and grill in a hot pan until cooked through serve with toasted
pizza bread and tzatziki
6. Prawn and chicken noodle salad
300g noodles
3tbsp olive oil
1 pocket spring onion
1 garlic crushed
1 chili chopped
400g chicken breasts fillet finely sliced
3 limes
2tsbp ginger
2tbsp fish source
3ml sugar
6-8 prawns
1 carrot peeled and julienned
60ml mint
60ml basil
30ml coriander
80g baby spinach
250ml julienned cucumber
1 pawpaw sliced
Method
Soak noodles in warm water for 20-30 min drain and set aside
Heat olive oil sauté spring onion garlic and chili for a minute
Add chicken and fry for 3-4 min
Add half of lime juice ginger fish source and sugar cook for a minute
Add prawn ,carrots and toss for about an two minutes
Toss noodles ,chicken ,prawn mixture,spinach,cucumber and pawpaw together .poor over a
dressing and serve
7. Potato and bean salad
250g baby potatoes cooked
200g white beans drained
150g fine green beans
1 bunch spring onion
2tbsp olive oil
250g bacon chopped
2 garlic chopped
For dressing
60ml white balsamic vinegar
80ml olive oil
60ml chopped parsley and dill
Pinch of salt and pepper
Method
Cook potatoes until tender cool and halve
Fry potato beans and spring onion together
Heat oil in a pan and fry bacon
Add potato and toss
Whisk a vinegar and oil together until slightly thickened
Add herbs and mix well
8. Pineapple and ginger smooth
125 low fat yoghurt
1fresh pineapple, cut into chunks
1 small knob ginger, coarsely chopped
3-4 tbsp. sugar
Mint for garnish
Method
Combine all the ingredients in a blender
Process until smooth and creamy
Pour into a glass and top with mint
9. Egg and cheese salad
500g mixed lettuce leaves
3 boiled eggs
1 gouda cheese
1 mozzarella cheese
2 blocks feta cheese
250g asparagus pre cooked
Method
Peal eggs and cut them in half
Cut cheese into cubes
10. Lamb, butternut and broccoli florets
1kg lamb chops
500g broccoli
500g butternut
2tbsp butter
1garlic
5g pine nuts
200g fresh cream
1tsp mustard
Method
Melt butter with rosemary and olive oil until hot
Fry a lamb in the butter and olive oil
Transfer to a roasting pan
Roast a lamb at 180 degree c until cooked
Blanch broccoli and butternut until cooked
Put butternut mash and broccoli place lamb on top drizzle with rosemary sauce
Then serve
11. Avocado and calamari
1tbsp olive oil
1-2 cloves garlic crushed
300g-400g calamari rings
Shrimp
Salt pepper
1 lemon
2 avocado
For source
60ml mayonnaise
60ml fat free yoghurt
10ml tomato source or cayenne pepper
Method
Heat the oil
Add garlic and calamari
Fry until cooked season well
Mix yoghurt and mayonnaise
Cut avocado in halves
Fill avocado with calamari
Pour sauce over and serve
12. melba and cinnamon flapjacks
1cup cake flour
1tbsp baking powder
2tbsp castor sugar
1 egg
300ml milk
1tbsp butter
1 tbsp. brown sugar
4 apple peeled cored and thickly sliced
Method
Sieve flour and baking powder and castor sugar into a mixing bowl
Lightly beat egg and milk together and add sifted ingredients
Mix well and set aside for 30min
Melt in a pan and stir in sugar and cinnamon
Cook until syrup reaches a fairly thick consistency
Toss in apple slices and cook over a low heat until apples are tender
Melt remaining butter in a pan
Drop in spoonful of batter
When little holes develop on the surface turn and cook flat jack
Serve flat jack with cooked apples and drizzled with syrup and ice cream
13. Spice chicken wings
80ml chutney
80ml Worcestershire sauce
80mltomato source
8-10 chicken wings
Methods
Preheat oven to 200
Mix all ingredients together ,except chicken wings
Pour sauce over chicken wings ,toss to combine and place on line baking tray
Roast for 20-30 minutes or until cooked through
Serve with lemon wedges
14. Cinnamon custard treats
Pasty
200ml flour
200ml butter
1 half cup lark warm water
1 egg for brushing
Custard Filling
625 ml milk
60ml sugar
45ml custard powder
Corn flour
1 cinnamon stick
30ml butter
Pinch of salt
Method for custard filling
Mix a little cold milk with sugar ,custard power and corn flour to form a paste
Heat milk ,cinnamon and butter
Remove from the heat and infuse for 30 minuets
Add paste to milk and cook stirring until ,until thickened
Add salt and vanilla almond essences coll
For pastry
Pre heat oven to 220
Roll pastry out to 3mm
Cut into 6cm square
Brush with egg and bake
Split pastries
Place a tablespoon of filling on bottom half and top with other half sandwich –style
15. Spiced Savoury rice
60ml olive oil
2 onion chopped
10ml ground cinnamon
15ml coriander
30ml cumin
5ml ground garlic
4 cups cooked brown rice
125 ml parsley
80ml chopped mint
100ml raisins and hot water
100ml dried Turkish apricots salt and milled pepper
Method
Heat oil in large pan
Sauté onion ,cumin ,coriander, cinnamon and cloves together until golden
Add rice ,parsley ,mint lemon ,raisins and apricot and seasoning to pan
Stir to heat and the serve
16. Mustard and orange roasted vegies
80ml whole grain mustard
80ml olive oil
Juice about cup orange juice
Add salt and pepper
45ml rosemary
30ml honey
500g baby carrots peeled
500g baby potatoes
200g butternut diced
Method
Preheat the oven 200
Whisk mustard oil orange juice and peel seasoning ,rosemary, honey and cider together
Place carrots ,baby potato, and butternut in a roasting pan and toss through mustard
mixture
Roast for 35-45 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown
17. Steamed veggies with warm butter
1 packet broccoli florets
1packet green beans
1 packet baby marrow
1 cup frozen peas
Olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
3tbsp balsamic vinegar
3tbsp butter
Salt and pepper
Basil
Method
Steam vegetables until cooked through but still crunchy set aside
Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté onion until golden
Add butter ,vinegar and cook for a minute
Add steamed vegetables toss to heat through and add basil
Serve topped with parmesan shavings
18. Crumbed French rack of lamb
2 racks young lamb
2 chops per person
Lemon juice
80ml Dijon mustard
375ml bread crumbs
15ml rosemary, salt and pepper
Olive oil
Method
Place lamb fat side on the pan for couple of minutes
Remove from the pan
Pour lemon juice over lamb to coat
Rub and coat meat with Colman’s Dijon mustard
Mix breadcrumbs ,rosemary and seasoning together
Coat lamb fat with crumb mixture and place in a roasting pan
Roast for 10 -20 minutes
Serve with veggies
19. Mushroom soup
Ingredients
2onions
60g butter
2cloves garlic crushed
500g small or medium mushrooms, chopped
30g plain (all purpose) flour
560ml milk
375ml beef stock
20gchopped parsley
Sour cream for serving
Method
Melt butter in a large pan, add onion and garlic. Stir over medium heat for 3 minutes or
until onion is soft. Add chopped mushrooms to pan ,stir for 5minutes add flour and stir
for another minute
Add milk and stock to pan stir until combined. Bring to boil reduce heat to low simmer
uncovered for 15minutes or until mixture has reduced and thickened and mushrooms
tender stir in parsley serve with a dollop of sour cream
Storage time: this recipe can be made up to 3 days before required store covered in
refrigerator
20. Potato pancakes with smoked salmon
Ingredients
11oz/300g floury potatoes such as king Edward unpeeled
Salt and black pepper
2/3 cup whole milk
1 large egg
3tbsp plain flour
4 shallots finely sliced
½ cup crème fraiche
2tbsp chopped fresh dill plus extra to garnish
5oz /150g smoked salmon slices
Lemon wedges to serve
1 tbsp. oil
Method
Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 15-20minutes until tender then drain
Cool for few minutes then peel
Mash with the milk season then beat in the egg flour and shallots to make it better
Heat a heavy based non-stick frying pan then
add a little of the oil make 4 potatoes cakes using 2 tbsp. of butter for each fry for 2-
3minutes on each side until golden,
drain on a paper towels and keep warm while you make 2 further batches of 4 potatoes
Mix together the crème fraiche and chopped dill ,serve the pancakes topped with the
salmon slices and a spoonful of the herbed crème fraiche ,dust with ground black
pepper garnish with a dill and the lemon wedges
21. Pumpkin and cumin soup
Ingredients
1kg (2 1b 4 oz) pumpkin
500ml (2cups) chicken stock
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 tablespoon ground cumin
80ml (1/3 cup) coconut milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Method
Peel pumpkin and chop into small chunks
Combine pumpkin in a large pan with 250ml (1 cup) water,stock ,onion ,garlic and cumin
Bring to the boil reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 15minutes or until
pumpkin is tender
Transfer mixture in batches to food processor or blender and process each batch until
smooth
Return mixture to pan
Add coconut milk and lemon juice to pan
Stir over medium heat until heated through
Garnish with chopped chives if desired
Hint : pumpkin can be cut into chunks, brushed with oil and baked in the oven until soft.
Scoop the flesh from skin and process with simmered ingredients as above
22. Caprese Bruschetta
whole wheat baguette
3 tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese, diced (this is FRESH mozzarella…different than
regular mozarella you buy in a block. It is softer and usually sold in a ball in the
cheese section of the deli)
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1 clove of garlic
sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
2 tsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
method
Drizzle some olive oil in a skillet and place sliced bread in the pan.
Cook for 1-2 minutes until the bottom is a nice golden color.
Flip and repeat on the other side.
Remove bread from the skillet and place on a platter.
Mix the diced tomatoes, chopped basil, and diced mozzarella together in a bowl;
Add the minced garlic, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, white balsamic
vinegar, and olive oil.
Mix until evenly combined.
Place spoonful of the caprese salad on each slice of baguette.
Serve immediately. Enjoy.
The Mr.: brown loves this tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella together. He ate about 5 slices.
23. bobotie
1 kg minced lamb
125ml milk
1 thick slice of white bread, crust removed and soaked in milk
2 roughly chopped onions butter
Salt
1 tablespoon of curry powder
1 chili, finely chopped
½ cup vinegar
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of chutney
8 -10 crushed almonds (optional)
3 eggs
1 clove of garlic, crushed and finely chopped
6 bay leaves
1 orange, sliced in wheels
1 lemon, sliced in wheels
Oil for cooking
method
Heat the oil in frying pan and add the garlic, onion and curry power.
Cook over medium heat for three minutes, then add the mince meat.
Fry until the meat is almost done, then using your hands, squeeze the milk from
the bread.
Discard the milk and add the bread, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and chutney to
the mince. Fry for a minute or so and then remove from heat.
Take a pie dish and place three bay leaves, two wheels of orange and two
wheels of lemon at the bottom.
Now scoop the mince mixture into the dish.
Decorate the sides of the dish with the rest of the lemon and orange wheels,
wedging them between the mince and the sides of the dish so that only a third
protrudes. If you are using almonds, push them into the mince.
Beat the eggs and 125ml milk, and pour over the meat. Put three bay leaves on
top of dish.
Place the dish uncovered in the oven and cook for about 30 minutes at 160 deg
Celsius.
Serve with a plain green salad or chopped tomato and onion, sprinkled with a
24. little vinegar. Make sure you have some chutney near at hand. Serve piping hot
with the yellow rice.
25. Smoked snoek
250g smoked Snoek
250g cream cheese
15ml lemon juice
Pinch of Ginger powder
15ml tomato paste
2.5 ml sugar
Black pepper
Half a small chopped onion
125ml of fresh cream
method
Remove all skin and bones and flake the fish.
Blend all ingredients except the cream in a food processor.
Whip the cream and fold into the mixture.
Press into a mold of your choice.
Gives between 8 and 10 servings.
This should keep for about a week in the fridge. We do not recommend that you
freeze it.
26. Curried Carrot Salad recipe
2 kg carrots
1 kg onions
1 litre white vinegar
800 g sugar
150 g seedless raisins
15 ml salt
5 ml whole cloves
5 ml black peppercorns
50 ml corn flour
50 ml curry powder
Peel the carrots and slice thinly.
Cover the slices with water and boil till just soft.
Peel and halve the onions. Slice thinly.
Cover the onions with boiling water and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
Drain the carrots and onions.
Add the white vinegar, sugar, raisins, salt, cloves and black peppercorns to the
vegetables and bring to the boil.
Mix the corn flour and curry powder with 250 ml (1 c) water.
Add the curry mixture to the carrot mixture and boil for about 10 minutes.
Stir occasionally.
Spoon the hot curried carrots into clean hot jars and seal immediately.
27. Vegetable Soup recipe
180 g soup mix of lentils, oats, barley and peas
4 litters water
4 pieces shin with marrow
2 large carrots
2 large potatoes
1 large potatoes
1 large onion
410g whole peeled tomatoes
100g chopped celery
100g broken spaghetti
25 ml salt
20 ml Worcestershire sauce
1 ml curry powder
pinch of pepper
finely chopped parsley
method
Soak the soup mix in the water for an hour .
Add the soup meat and cook it until tender.
Spoon out the meat.
Peel the carrots and grate coarsely.
Peel and halve the potatoes. Peel and chop the onion.
Cut the tomatoes.
Add the carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes with their juice and the celery to
the soup mix and boil until the potatoes are soft.
Remove the potatoes from the soap and add the spaghetti, salt.
Worcestershire sauce, curry powder and pepper.
Boil until the spaghetti is done.
Mash the potatoes.
Cut up the soup meat and add, together with the mashed potatoes, to the soup.
Boil till it is well blended.
Sprinkle the soup with a little parsley and serve