Friday, April 15, 2011

Chicken Pesto Roll up - another KV special

Take 1 chicken breast pound slightly to 1/8 inch thick ideally rectangle shape
Spread pesto and goats cheese and spinach
Fold in long sides of chicken
Roll up short end
Secure with toothpicks
Season with S&P
Bake at 375 degrees - 25 to 30 degrees

Artichoke dip from Ms Vagg

1 jar of artichoke hears
Drain off chop up
Cup of low fat mayonnaise
Cup of parmesan cheese
Mix together bake at 300 degrees
Yum - yum and yum !!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Brown Rice Breakfast Recipe

www.tastynaturalfoods.com/bethenny-frankel-healthy-brown-rice-breakfast-recipe/

Monday, November 29, 2010

Pavlova

4 egg whites
3 tablespoons water
3 heaped teaspoons of cornflour
10 oz sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp vinegar
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit

Whip egg whites with 3 tablespoons water add 3 heaped teaspoons of cornflour then gradually add 10 oz sugar slowly - beat well lastly add 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1 teaspoon of vinegar.
Put on tin foil - turn oven off can cook for 45 minutes.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Kerst Krans

Dutch Christmas ring

1pkt flaky pastry
1 cup of Ground Almonds
3/4 cup Sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

mix the last 4 ingredients together in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth and leave in a cool place for at least overnight longer if possible (2days)
Roll out pastry to half cm and (about 12-15cm wide) in a long strip as you want to be able to make it into a circle in the end.
Place the almond mixture in the middle and roll into a sausage then form a circle.
Cook in a preheated oven 220c for about 30 minutes till a nice golden colour. When cool ice with a vanilla plain white icing just pour the icing over the ring then top with cherries, and a little of apricot jam which you add some extra water to, heat and pour over ring. Then eat and enjoy. Merry Christmas

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sajur

This recipe we always had with a pot roast of Topside. Cooked in a little butter and oil. Rub meat with salt and garlic well, brown all sides then add a little water and turn heat down keep an eye on meat and add a little water do not let it go dry just have enough water to cover bottom of pot.
To make the Sajur Oma Senior style.
1/2 cabbage cut very fine
1 onion chopped fine
3 sliced carrots
1 dessertspoon of Laos or Galangal powder
small knob of terasi (shrimp paste from Chinese shop)
approx 25 grams butter
1 cup of milk approx.

To cook: Fry the onion in the butter & Terasi then add the sliced carrots cook for few minutes add 1 tsp sugar to help the carrots cook then add cabbage Laos and little water salt & pepper to
taste then milk stirring till well mixed then turn heat down to simmer. Serve with rice and Pot Roast Topside.

Christmas Egg nog Gysberts style

6 eggs separated
3/4 cup of white sugar
2 cups of Bourbon
1/2 cup Brandy
1/2tsp of good vanilla essence
2 cups runnie cream
3 cups of whipped cream

1. Separate eggs placing yolks in a LARGE bowl and whites in a second bowl, put glad wrap over whites and put in Frig.
2. Add sugar to egg yolks and beat until fluffy-thick. Stir in bourbon brandy vanilla and unwhipped cream stir then put glad wrap over top and keep in frig overnight.
3. Next morning beat eggs whites until they stand in firm peaks, fold in whipped cream then add mixture to egg yolks stir in carefully sprinkle nutmeg on top and keep in frig till you serve.