Prosciutto wrapped lamb cutlets & Massive salad with candied bacon & soft boiled eggs & Ranch Dressing

Lamb Cutlets Are basically cutlets wrapped in prosciutto. Once you start to cook them the prosciutto sticks to the meat, there's no need to salt because the prosciutto is salty as is. Massive Salad Fry a few rashers of bacon sprinkled lightly with sugar until cooked. set aside to cool. Soft boil 4...

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Chocolate Crackles - No Copha (vegetable shortening)

  A classic childhood favourite, but made without the unhealthy copha (vegetable shortening)!! 1x pack fun size mars bars (216grms approx.) 1/4 cup cream 1 tbsp. cocoa 3 cups rice bubbles Melt mars bars and cream in a pyrex dish in the microwave in 30 sec bursts and then pour into a mixing bowl...

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Potato Gnocchi & Mushroom Chilli Tomato Sauce

3 Large all purpose floury potatoes (800Gm approx.) 3 egg yolks 1-2 cups flour (its always different) Boil potatoes until tender, when warm to touch peel skin off. Place peeled potatoes in a sieve over a mixing bowl and press through with the back of a spoon. Mix in yolks, salt & pepper to taste...

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Italian Almond Cherry Biscuits

  200 gm Almond meal 170Gm caster sugar 2 Egg whites 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup plain flour Glace cherries, halved Preheat oven to 190C. In a food processor mix all ingredients except cherries, spoon into a piping bag and pipe small rounds on a baking sheet, top with cherry, bake for 15-20 mins. Dust...

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Easy Corn Chip Chicken Nuggets

Half a packet of flavoured corn chips 2 eggs Chicken breasts sliced into nugget size Crush corn chips with a rolling pin, or food processor. Whisk eggs into a small bowl, and coat the chicken pieces in the egg then press into corn chips. Fry in a fry pan or bake in a moderate...

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Steamed Pork Dumplings

Dumpling Dough 2 Cups Plain Flour 1 Egg 1/2 Cup warm water Place flour in food processor and turn on high quickly add egg and water one after the other and whizz for about 20/30 seconds until dough comes together. Tip out and knead for 30 seconds until smooth. Set aside on bench wrapped in cling wrap...

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Beef, Guinness & Mushroom Stew

  Oil 1 Onion, sliced thinly 2 garlic cloves, crushed 500gm Mushrooms, Sliced 500gm cubed beef 2 TBSP Plain Flour 1 carrot, sliced thinly 1 large celery stick, sliced thinly 400ml Guinness (I used Guinness Draft brand, comes in a 440ml can) 2 cups Beef stock salt & pepper to taste Handful of frozen...

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Nori Rolls

Nori sheets Sushi rice 3 TBSP white vinegar and 1 tsp sugar mixed together Fillings (chicken, tuna, bacon, scrambled egg, shredded lettuce, grated carrot) Mayonnaise and/or mashed avocado Cook sushi rice to packet instructions (usually it equal parts rice and water) and leave to cool. Mix in enough vinegar...

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Mini Bacon & Egg Pies

3 sheets puff pastry 5 rashers of bacon chopped into pieces 12 eggs Preheat oven to 210C. Grease a muffin pan with butter. Fry bacon until cooked and drain. Cut pastry in half from top to bottom then left to right so you have 4 squares to each pastry sheet. Carefully line the muffin pans, add...

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Antipasto Platter

I like to make one of these and keep it in the fridge for a few days and nibble away at it. Also good for a lazy dinner....perhaps on a weekend with a nice glass of wine :-) Meats (Ham, salami, cabanossi etc) Cheese (Hard: Cheddar, gouda, Soft: camembert, brie, persian feta, marinated feta) Olives Sundried...

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Cherry Chocolate Tiramisu

250G Mascarpone cheese 150ml whipping cream 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 TBSP Raw caster sugar 100G finely grated white chocolate, halved 1/2 can of pitted cherries in syrup, drained and chopped finely, 2 TBSP syrup reserved 250G packet of Savoiardi (Italian sponge finger biscuits) 2 TBSP cocoa + 1 TBSP caster...

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Creamy Tomato Tuna Pasta Bake

Quick and Easy. Topped with lots of cheese, perfect for cold nights! 3 Cups Milk 1 tsp garlic powder 4 TBSP cornflour dissolved in 4 TBSP water 3 cups grated tasty cheese 700ml jar tomato passata 1 large tin of drained tuna 1 cup frozen peas or corn (or both) 4 cups cooked pasta Preheat oven...

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Honey Joys

I love Honey Joys, they are so easy and simple to make. Try making them with kids. They are also great for kids parties and cake stalls. I got the recipe from the Kelloggs website below! YUM! http://www.kelloggs.com.au/en_AU/honey-joys.html    ...

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Zucchini, bacon & cheese Muffins

    Sift 1.5 cups plain flour ino a bowl with 3 tsp baking powder and 1tsp salt. Add 1 cup grated zucchini, 1 cup grated cheese and 1/2 cup cooked bacon pieces and mix to combine. Mix in a small bowl 2 eggs, 3/4 cup milk and 1/2 cup oil or butter and add to the dry mixture, mix until combined...

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Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells (Conchiglioni)

1x 700ml bottle of Passata 3/4 cup chicken stock 400gm ricotta cheese 1/2 cup spinach, cooked and chopped 2 TBSP parmesan cheese 1 egg Salt and pepper to taste 200gm Pancetta, chopped Basil leaves Small tub of Bocconcini 1 cup grated cheese Mix the Passata and stock together and pour into a casserole...

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Macadamia Pralines

Try these Macadamia Pralines! Ingredients 1 big handful of macadamia nuts, toasted in a pan (or use any nuts like walnuts, almonds, cashews etc!) 1/2up sugar 2 TBSP cold water Spread toasted nuts on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Dissolve sugar and water in a small pan on medium heat, then increase...

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Chicken and pineapple skewer

Chicken and pineapple skewers, with peanut satay sauce and Changs asian noodle salad Peanut Satay Sauce 1tbsp oil 1/2 onion diced finely 1tsp garlic 1/2 tsp ginger 4 TBSP organic/natural peanut butter 1/2 can lite coconut milk 1/4 cup water 2 tsp soy sauce (i used ketjap manis) 2 TBSP sweet chilli sauce...

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