Sunday, April 25, 2010

Piklets
This is a recipe that my Mum has made for many years, I often make it when the children all come home for morning tea and they are eaten as fast as i can cook them. Was also a favourite for after school snack.
Mix together
1 tbsp sugar,
1 egg
1 tbsp Golden Syrup
1 1/2 cups S.R. Flour
3/4 cup Milk

The mixture needs to be pourable so a little extra milk may be added, let stand for a little while, then melt a dob of cooking marg in a frypan and swish it around so that the
pan is greased, add desertspoons of piklet mix, turn and press down gently with slide, cook till golden
this does not take long, then I usually turn again for a min, then take out and serve with honey or jam and cream.
You will need to add a dob of butter each time you add more mix.

I use my flexible spatula to cook these as it manouvers better than my egg slide.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Lasagne
Meat Sauce
750 g premium mince
1 med onion finely chopped
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 capsicum seeded and finely chopped
2 med carrots peeled and grated
1 cup celery chopped
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp basil
2 tsp beef stock powder
salt & pepper
1 can chopped tomatoes
4 tbsp tomato paste
Brown mince with garlic and onion, stirring often to break up lumps, drain mince then, add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 mins.

cheese sauce:
3 eggs well beaten
1 x 300g carton of low fat cottage cheese
salt & pepper
Combine ingredients and whisk until smooth.

Pre cooked Lasagne sheets
1 packet low fat grated cheese

to assemble
Line a greased pyrex dish with a layer of noodles, Spoon over 1/3 cheese sauce,then sprinkle a layer of grated Cheese,then 1/3 meat sauce, and then noodles again and continue till all ingredients are used finishing with a layer of meat sauce.
then sprinkle with grated cheese and bake at 180 C for approx 45 mins until golden brown on top.

Friday, April 9, 2010


Steak & Macaroni Casserole
500 g Mince
2 onions
2 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
1 can tomatoes
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Beef Powder
1/2 cup Tomato Paste
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups small macaroni
125g grated Cheese

Peel and chop onion and crush garlic. Spray saucepan with cooking spray and add onions, garlic and meat,
stirring constantly until meat is browned, drain off any excess liquid. Add Bay leaves, Oregano, Stock Powder, Can tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer for 30 mins, remove Bay leaves and add macaroni and egg & milk mix.
Pour into an oven proof dish and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in a moderate oven for 30 mins.
This is any easy one and always goes a long way. I usually double the recipe as it freezes well (which is great when little people need dinner early).