Mrs Robins’ Fruit Cake
Years ago, when I lived in Sheep Country, I belonged, thanks to Husband Number Two, to the Austin Healey Club. Through that group I made many friends, including Tarn and Fit, with whom I still keep in touch, mainly through Christmas Cards and occasionally with visits. I […]
Sponge Cake
8 oz SR flour 8 oz soft margarine 8 oz sugar 4 eggs a dash of vanillla essence Put all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk with an electric mixer until light in colour. If it curdles just throw in a handfull of flour. Turn into 2 greased 8″ sandwich tins and cook in […]
Plain Basmati Rice
Fill a pan one third full of water with half a tsp salt and bring to the boil When it is boiling hold your bag of basmati rice about a foot above the water and pour it in a stream into the middle of the pan until the peak just breaks the surface of the […]
Yellow Basmati Rice
Fry half a tsp cumin seed and a tsp black mustard seed in oil and when the mustard seeds stop popping throw in a chopped onion and stir. Cook gently until soft then add a large mug of rice and stir again. Add half a tsp turmeric, a cinamon stick and a few cadamon pods […]
Quick and easy Chicken Korma
Start the night before In a food processor or with a stick blender puree together: 1 tsp ground ginger 3 cloves garlic 150g thick natural yoghurt half a fresh chilli, including seeds 2 onions 1 tbsp ground corriander 1 tsp turmeric 175g creamed coconut grated quarter tsp salt 2 – 3 tbsp ground almonds juice […]
Sausage Casserole
Ingredients 8 or 9 good quality sausages tinned tomatoes glass of red wine cooking oil large onion 1 green pepper 2 cloves garlic good slug Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp granulated sweetener tabasco sauce to taste Salt and pepper Method Heat the oven to gas 5 etc In an oven proof saucepen brown the sausages a […]
Mavis’s Shepherds Pie
I make this for everyone but as it has no horrid onions or mushrooms, Mavis will eat it without making a fuss. Of course it has to have other ingredients to add flavour or it would be really boring. Ingredients 1k beef mince 4 slices streaky bacon, diced half a cup of red wine a […]
Cheese Nibbles
Ingredients 4oz plain flour 4 oz cold butter 4 oz grated mature cheddar (or any cheese really) Quarter tsp. cayenne pepper 1 egg yolk Method Pre-heat the oven to gas 7, 425 F 220 C. Throw all the ingredientsapart from the egg yolk into a food processor bowl with the metal bald and process on […]
Coronation Quorn – 3 syns per portion (Slimming World)
As always I am trying to create new and interesting recipes that I can eat on my Slimming World ?eating plan?. I am a spice lover so many of my recipes contain spices to make low fat food more exciting and tasty. I have only just discovered quorn fillets and I can’t decide whether I […]
Fab Soup
I’ve just made a really brilliant soup so I’m writing it down while I remember what I did. It makes a lot so you can alter the quantities for your needs, or freeze the left overs. Spicy Butternut Squash and Potato Soup Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 1 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds 1/2 tsp […]