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Sweet Chilli Chicken with Cashews a delightful dish with coriander on top.

700gm single chicken breast fillets sliced thinly ¼ cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves 1 chilli seeded and sliced thinly 1 tab sesame oil 2 teas crushed garlic 2 tabs peanut oil 80ml rice vinegar 60ml sweet chilli sauce 1 tab lime juice 105 gm raw cashews toasted 80gm snow pea sprouts Combine chicken, coriander …

Christmas Vanilla Sugar Cookies – a recipe as old as time

225gm/1cup unsalted butter softened (or use salted and skip the salt addition) 220gm/1cup caster sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 large egg 450gm (3 cups) plain flour 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 tablespoons salt ICING Icing Sugar Butter Hot water Food Coloring Preheat oven to 180C / 350F / 160Fan and line two baking trays …

Chicken and Galangal Root Soup – so flavoursome one plate is not enough !

750ml chicken stock 4cm fresh galangal sliced thickly 2 sticks fresh lemon grass cut into 5cm pieces 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves 2 teaspoons coriander root and stem chopped roughly 500gm chicken thigh/breast fillets sliced thinly 200gm canned straw mushrooms drained and rinsed 250ml coconut milk 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 …

Custard Apple Egg Nog

2 medium Custard Apples 2 cups Milk 3 Egg Yolks 2 tablespoons Honey Blend or process Custard Apples until smooth, strain Heat Milk in a saucepan, bring to boil, remove from heat Whisk in the Egg Yolk and Honey, stir constantly over low heat WITHOUT boiling until mixture is slightly thickened Stir in the Custard …