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Nuts and Bolts

805 gm packet Nutra-grain 750 gm Nobby’s Salted peanuts 2 cups Peanut Oil 3 packets French Onion Soup 6 teaspoons curry powder Place Nutra-grain and nuts in a large bowl and mix well. Set aside. Place soup mix, curry powder and oil in smaller bowl. Whisk until mixed well. Mix the soup mix into the …

Old Maid Cake

This recipe is from W.M.U Cookbook (Presbyterian Womens Missionary Union) costing 2/- Eleventh Edition. We would never get away with naming a recipe “Old Maid Cake”, someone might be offended. Half lb flour 1/4 lb butter 6 oz soft sugar (icing sugar) 1/4 lb mixed peel 2 oz almonds 1/4 lb sultanas 1/2 teas baking …

Fritters

So today is overcast and very much an indoor day. We decided to have fritters for lunch.  These fritters are divine !  Corn, Carrot, Zucchini and Sweet Chilli Sauce 1 medium zucchini roughly grated 420gm can of corn kernels drained 1 medium carrot roughly grated 1/4 cup chopped garlic chives ( I used fresh from …

Rum Balls

2 cups Sultanas 20 Weetbix 1 cup Coconut 6 tabs Cocoa 2 tins Condensed Milk 1 cup Bundy Rum extra Coconut for rolling Place Sultanas and Rum in container and leave overnight. Mix all ingredients together (not the extra coconut) Cover in fridge for 1/2 hour Shape and Roll in Coconut

Apricot and Almond Balls

At last we are settling into our own home.  And now it is also time to start prep for Christmas . I love Christmas ! Today I made these Apricot Balls and added some almonds for something a little different. They are wonderful. 500gm dried Apricots 1 can of Condensed Milk 2 1/2 cups of …

Savoury Vegetable Muffins

250gm grated zucchini 120gm grated carrot 30gm frozen peas 30gm frozen corn 125gm grated cheddar cheese 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup plain greek yoghurt 1/4 cup olive oil 2 eggs 250gm plain flour 3 teas baking powder Preheat oven to 180c Place zucchini and carrot into clean teatowel and wrap, then squeeze all of the …