Accidental Herbtastical nutty salad

Accidental Nutty Herbtastical curried potato salad with egg, feta and advocado

By sallymay ~ Posted 6 July 2010 - 1:16pm

So this recipe was born from hunger and a wild raining outside world too harsh to be ventured out in...

Looking inside the fridge and cupboard there was a list of ingrediants like so

-walnuts

-pecans

-yoghurt

-curry powder

-tumeric

-corriander

-spring onions

-parsley

-potatos

-advocado

-feta

-egg

So that was lunch

the potatoes preboiled while the advocado was diced and thrown into a bowl with a few each of some lightly crushed pecans and walnuts, the chopped fresh herbs and some crumbled feta

the potatos then added to the fry pan with and covered in curry powder and tumeric and finally yoghurt was added this was then mixed into the other mixture

into the remaining water an egg was dropped and left to cook, longer for soft boiled, this was then removed peeled smashed and thrown over the top of the salad... 

YUM

lunch is served 

Cheese Scones

Herb and Cheese scones

By sallymay ~ Posted 1 July 2010 - 3:15pm

Cheese and herb scones

chop up some cold butter into a bowl and add some flour and rub the butter into make a breadcrumb consistency. add a big handful of cheese, romano works well or any salty hard cheese, or just cheddar, a sprinkle of mixed green herbs I like thyme and rosemary and a little nutmeg and paprika if you are feeling spicy, then add a tablespoon of baking powder and salt and pepper if your into that king of thing and stir it all together with a fork then add in some milk until it is all combined but not wet or sticky you can kneed it a bit if you like ad get a nice flat blob of it to stick on a tray and in the oven for twenty minutes to bake, you can paint some milk over it, or sprinkle it with pumpkin seeds or cheese if you are feeling fancy. 

Tea Yes Please

By sallymay ~ Posted 23 March 2010 - 11:46am

fix the family bug killer ginger tea

this tea is the best thing in the universe,

for stomach upsets

digestive aid

as a kill bugs in your system
boost your circulation and can even help ease period pains...

you can make this as strong as you like by changing the amount of ginger you add...
I like to add lots so I get a face burning feeling,,,  then I know that no little bugs will survive inside...

you need to grate some fresh ginger root into a small sauce pan (add as much as you like, start small by using just a tablespoons for a large cup full) then add some boiling water over this and bring it to the boil on the stove... leave it to brew on low for a while
get yourself a big teaspoon of honey and add that to your cup then squish a lemon and half it ready to add the juice of a quater to a half a lemon to each cup

strain the ginger water into the cup over the honey then add the lemon juice to this and stir and then wait till it is cooled a little as not to literally burn your face and then drink... This is a good alternative to getting the benefits of ginger without having to actually just chew on ginger root...

Sleep Calm Mind Peace and all good things

-Chamomile and lavender flowers

this tea is wonderful and I thought I ought to share it

- a few sage leaves

- a few cloves

- a few mint leaves

- and hot water

:)

Kawakawa FIRE

kawakawa leaves dried 

fresh ginger

lemongrass...

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Christmas Roast

This was our little christmas cooking with chicken instead of turkey...

I stole this from nigella lawson, christmas is so exciting for cooking, fantastic time to cook without fear and limit... Nigella just really understands this on my wavelength... Owww i am excited about Christmas... 

So instead of making a big turkey bath I just used the bag the chicken came in and added some extra spare sealed bags I had around, and filled them with water add goodies to make the brine for a moist turkey...

-salt

-pepper

-cloves

-star annise

-mustard seeds

-parsley

-allspice berries

-cinnamon 

-a little sugar/maple syrup

-chopped onions

-quartered orange, squeezed and chucked in

-rough chopped ginger

Then this is left in the fridge secured for an afternoon or overnight. 

ready to be cooked for a lovely moist and delicious dinner. The bird gets drained off, stuffed and painted with maple syrup for a delicious crunch.

this means the bird is taken out of liquid and left to strain, it will still have a very moist wet skin, it can be basted in butter and maple syrup to give it a lovely richer glow... 

Nigella says that a 4-5 kilo bird will take 2.5 hours in the oven... 

(try the online bird calculator)

Hokey Pokey Cookies

125g Butter                      

1/2C Sugar

1T Golden Syrup

1T Milk

1 1/2C Flour

1t Baking Soda

Combine Butter, Sugar, golden syrup and milk in a saucepan. Heat until butter is melted and mixture nearly boiling. Stirring constantly. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. Sift flour and baking soda together to the mixture. Stir well, roll into balls and press down with a fork. Add chocolate buttons on each cookie. Bake for 15 to 20 mins at 180degrees Celsius. Makes 22

Orange & Berry Delicious Cake

This recipie is inspired from here

I just added a whole orange's rind and juice, and about two tablespoons or natural unsweetened yoghurt. Took 50 mins to cook.

1 c flour
1 t baking powder
zest of 1 orange/juice of orange
3/4 c sugar
2 eggs
100g Butter
1 t vanilla

2 T natural unsweetened yoghurt

1 1/2 c boysenberries (frozen) (or any soft fruit)
1 T raw sugar

Slivered Almonds

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, add vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and orange zest, juice and yoghurt.  Mix to combine. Butter an 8 or 9 inch cake pan and add in batter. Batter will be quite thick, so use a spoon to smooth out the top. Drop in berries, pressing them into the batter. Sprinkle with raw sugar and slivered almonds. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hr or until a cake tester inserted comes out clean. Best served,  warm with a dollop of natural unsweetened yoghurt, or cream if your feeling decadent.

Nana's Red Pepper Chutney

4 large red peppers                                      1tablespoon mustard seeds

500grams tomatoes                                      2tablespoons flour

4 medium onions                                         1/4teaspoon paprika

1 tablespoon salt                                         1/4teaspoon turmeric

2 cups white vinegar                                     

1/2cwater 

1 and half cups sugar

 Chop seeded peppers finely.Chop tomatoes finely.Peel and chop onions finely.

Combine vegetables in bowl,sprinkle the salt over and let stand for a few hours then drain.[This process is to get most of the moisture out of the tomatoes or your chutney will be too watery.]

Combine in large saucepan vinegar sugar and mustard seeds,stir over low heat until sugar dissolves,bring to boil.Add vegetables, bring back to boil 10 minutes.

Combine flour,paprika,turmeric with the water, add to pickle,stir until boiling.Simmer a further 10 minutes.

Pour into hot sterilised jars and seal. Makes 4 medium Jars.