Banana Bread
Preheat oven to 180ºC and line tin with baking paper. Cream butter, vanilla essence, caster sugar and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth, then beat in eggs and add bananas. Add self-raising flour and baking powder, stir until combined. Pour in to prepared tin and cook for approximately 1 hour, or until a skewer can be inserted and comes out clean. Slice and serve with butter...
Read MoreMexican Pie
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Set aside 2 tablespoons of onion for the salsa, add garlic and remaining onion to the pan and cook until softened. Add mince and cook until brown, breaking up with a woooden spoon. Add capsicum, corn, chilli powder and taco seasoning. Cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until capsicum is softened. Stir in diced tomatoes. Simmer for 5 minutes or until...
Read MoreSalmon, Leek and Gnocchi Bake with Garlic Bread
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Lightly grease a deep 1.2 litre baking dish. Cook gnocci in boiling water according to packet. Drain and set aside 1 cup (250ml) of the cooking water. Melt 20g of butter in a deep frying pan over medium heat. Gently cook the leek, stirring for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add cream cheese, tomato paste, chilli flakes and lemon zest. Add the cooking...
Read MoreChicken Panang Curry
Place coconut cream, curry paste, sugar and lime leaves in wok or large frying pan, bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, about 15 minutes or until curry sauce has reduced by about half. Cook rice as per packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat butter in a large frying pan, cook chicken in batches until it is lightly browned, drain on paper towel and set aside. Add beans, chicken and ¾ of...
Read MoreMarlin with Corn Salad and Crispy Potato Gems
Preheat oven to 200ºC. Cut potatos into 2.5cm cubes, place on baking tray and coat lightly with oil. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Combine all remaining ingredients except marlin fillets and kecap manis into a medium bowl to make corn salad. When potato gems are turning golden, brush fish with kecap manis and cook on the barbeque or in a frying pan. Serve with salad...
Read MoreTasty Chicken Quesadilla
Cook chicken whole in a pan on low heat. Be sure not to overcook. Whilst chicken is cooking, combine the half packet of taco seasoning with half of the sour cream (150ml). Mix well and set aside. Mix the other half of sour cream with a little milk (or water) to the consistency of yogurt. Put this mix in a piping bag (or plastic bag and cut the corner off). You'll want the hole to be pretty small...
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