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14 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

German Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

1/2 pkg. German Chocolate.
1 stick of butter or margarine
3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup coconut.
A Deep dish pie shell.

Method

Pre-Heat oven to 350°F or 176°C.
Melt the chocolate and margarine or butter in a saucepan. Cool
Add the eggs, sugar and coconut. Stir Well.
Pour mixture into pie shell.
Bake for 40-45 mins.

This recipe is thanks to Ms. Libby in Sth. [...]

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09 January 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Brunch Bread

Today I was at a friends house and we were watchicng “The Naked Chef” with Jamie Oliver and I saw delicious recipe called Brunch Bread and this afternoon I googled it and found it. So here it is and the link to website I got it from is

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20 September 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Biscuits – By Pip Lincolne

Ingredients
125g salted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 small eggs
1 to 2 drops of vanilla essence
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
250 choc chips
Makes about 48
Method

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C.
Using a electric mixer, cream butter with sugars until pale. Beat in eggs and vannila essance until combined.
Beat in sifted flour until mixed through. Fold [...]

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11 August 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Poached rhubarb with chocolate brownies and honey mascarpone

Ingredients

440g (2 cups) caster sugar
4 eggs
225g (1 1/2 cups) sifted plain flour
¼ tsp salt
150g melted butter
2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp Tia Maria
90g (¾ cup) chopped toasted cashews
2 bunches of rhubarb
1 tsp finely grated orange rind
¼ cup orange juice
5 tbsp honey
1 cup mascarpone

Method
For Brownies

Beat 2 cups caster sugar and 4 eggs in a large bowl [...]

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01 July 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Sweet Sticky Rice and Banana

Ingreidients
300g white Thai glutinous rice
400ml can coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
100g caster sugar
2 bananas, peeled
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted Method

Soak the rice in cold water overnight. Drain, rinse in cold water and drain again.
Place in a steamer lined with muslin or greaseproof paper and steam for 40 minutes or until soft, swollen and sticky.
Reserve 2 teaspoonfuls of [...]

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24 June 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Roast Spiced Chicken

1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp white peppercorns
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 loaf sourdough bread
180ml olive oil
3 med brown onions, diced
250g raisins
4 tea bags
6 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
3 bay leaves
Sea salt
Freshly ground white pepper
5 x 1.2kg chickens
Olive oil
Method

Preheat oven to 180C. Grind the cumin, coriander, fennel, [...]

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17 June 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Pineapple Casserole – Dessert

Ingerdients
225 g butter
330 g white sugar
6 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
9 slices bread, cubed
35 g shredded Cheddar cheese
Method

Preheat oven [...]

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10 June 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Vegerarian Pastry Pizza

Ingredients
2 sheets frozen reduced-fat puff pastry
220g tub cherry bocconcini, drained
1 zucchini
4 tbs (1/3 cup) tomato and basil pasta sauce
Method

Preheat 2 baking trays in the oven at 220°C.
Remove pastry from the freezer to thaw slightly while you prepare the toppings. Tear the bocconcini in half and drain on paper towel. Season with salt and pepper. Slice [...]

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04 April 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Country-style omelet

From http://www.cuisine.com.au/recipe/country-style-omelet
Ingredients

40g butter
1 small brown onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
200g small whole potatoes, cooked with skin on, then sliced into discs 1cm thick
100g speck, diced
2 large field mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp tarragon, finely chopped
6 large organic eggs
100g gruyère, finely grated
salt and pepper to taste

Method

In a large nonstick frypan over medium [...]

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04 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Chicken soup

From http://www.cuisine.com.au/recipe/chicken-soup-with-lime
Ingredients

1 chicken, cut into pieces
2 onions, sliced
5 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
5 cloves of garlic, cut in half
1 cube of chicken stock
Whole black peppercorns
Salt
Water to cover the chicken
1 lime

Method

Fry the chicken and onions until slightly brown.
Put all ingredients except the lime in a large pot.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.
Strain the soup [...]

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