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Zucchini Potato Soup

30gm Butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 teaspoon dry mustard 3 medium zucchini, chopped 2 medium potatoes, chopped 2 small chicken stock cubes, crumbled 2 cups water 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup sour cream 3 medium zucchini, extra 30gm butter, extra Melt butter in a large saucepan Add onion, and mustard, cook, stirring …

Classic Roast Turkey with Forcemeat Stuffing

More ‘retro’ recipes.  So many turkey recipes result in a very disappointing dry piece of meat.  Not this one, so moist and full of flavour that comes through from the stuffing. Serve with roast vegetables and a full flavour gravy made from the juices.  Mouth-watering !! 4.5kg of whole turkey 250ml water 80gm butter melted …

Another Christmas Centrepiece

Puff pastry is great for parties.  There are so many things that you can do with it.  It is reasonably priced and ready to go. 1kg small cheerios (little red sausages) 1 packet of puff pastry. Sauce, cheese, jam or your choice of flavour if using. Break off individual sausages. Thaw some puff pastry and …

An excellent Christmas Table Centrepiece

Puff Pastry / Croissant Christmas Tree You can make these sweet or savoury.  Personally, the savoury one is the one for me, but here are a few different recipes for the filling.  You can use however many sheets of puff pastry as you want, depending on the height of the tree that you are after. …

Classic Corn Relish Dip

An old-school recipe that has carried through the families.  Everyone has their own version of this party staple.  Yet another recipe that is super adjustable.  You can experiment with different cheeses, pickles, sauces and vegeteable additives.  This type of recipe is loads of fun. 2 bottles of corn relish 600ml carton of sour cream 1/2 …

Cheese Logs for Christmas

Yet another recipe that can be changed to suit your taste buds with different cheeses, vegetables, pickles and spices.  It would be easy to make a sweet one with chopped dried fruit and nuts as well.  Let me see what I can come up with. Savoury Cheese Log 250g cream cheese 250g cheddar cheese, grated …