This cauliflower is baked in the oven, the result is sweet and so much better than fries, or so my kids say.

1 head of cauliflower, broken into small pieces (like popcorn)

3 tablespoon olive oil

1 or 2 teaspoons salt

Place your cauliflower peices in a large bowl with the oil and salt and mi to combine

Place cauliflower on a baking paper lined tray and spead out

bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour,  turning a few times until cauliflower is mostly bowned and caramalised.

You are truly missing out on a real treat if you don't try this

Hi there, honey chicken doesn't get any easier than this!

1kg chicken thigh fliilets or breasts

2 eggs

1 cup flour

3/4 C honey

oil for frying

OK, slice chicked into long 1 1/2 inch strips

dip chicken in agg and roll in flour

brown chicken in oil and transfer to a baking aper lined oven pan

Bake chicken in 180 degree celcius oven for 10/15 mins

while chicken is baking warm the honey

Remove chicken from oven, place on individual plate and pur honey over. YUM YUM YUM and sooo easy

Forget marinating, lol. Just bung them under the grill with your favourite sauce or chutney.

1kg pork ribs

Sauce of your choice
 

Place ribs under grill and brush over with sauce, cook 10 mins and turn ribs and repeat. Keep turning ribs until golden and brown.

Have you seen the website-www.lovefoodhatewaste.com? I have been on this morning and there is some really helpful tips and good ideas for recipes.Great stuff now we're having to economise so much.

Great recipe for all ages, and for those you struggle to get eggs and dairy into (like my daughter!) So healthy, no sugar and work great every time. Easy as - use a blender to mix it all. Kids can help with the measuring and pouring as well. If you have leftovers, they freeze well in a sealed container.

3 eggs

1 cup cottage cheese

1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter

3 tablespoons wholemeal/white flour (I often use 2 self raising, 1 plain, just to thicken them up a bit - delicious either way)

1 dessertspoon wheatgerm

Beat eggs with cottage cheese until fairly smooth (use beater or blender). Add butter, flour and wheatgerm and beat again until mixed. Lightly grease frying pan with butter, and cook on both sides until golden.

Serve alone, with stewed apple, etc.

Anyone got a good savory muffin recipe for kids?   I  have decided that this would probably be a good lunch idea.

I seem to get into a slump where we just keep having the same foods on different days. I try to be creative but it always just goes back to the "regulars".

Last week I brought some of those Continental packets and they have been going really good! I made the cottage pie which was devine and I also brought an Asian chicken one and some hot pot pie one.

So I thought I would re-open your eyes to these things. they are so easy, just add the meat and veg and whatever else it tells you and usually is all done within half an hour! And its so simple that you just cant get it wrong! LOL!

Good luck!

Hi all, I've got one for you to ponder, does anyone know how to add colouring to icing without using store bought artificial numbers.  It's for her birthday cake. My girl has multiple food prob's and I do my best to keep her food natural.

Many thanks again Suzy x

If you like cheese on toast, you'll like this. It's my version of it and is reeeeaaaallll nice!!

2 slices of bread, toasted                  Combine cheese with beaten egg,sauce,spring onions and seasoning.Spread

                                                                  over toast and place under grill til bubbling.Yummy.Enjoy.

100g mature cheddar

1 beaten egg

splash worcester sauce

3 chopped spring onions

salt and pepper.

Ok, I am cooking mousaka. I didn't read the instructions properly so I have skipped soaking the eggplant in salt water for an hour. So now they are going to be hard. DUH! So my question is how to fix it. Keep cooking for a long time or use the blender. I don't want to throw it out. How does anyone else make this dish please. I have all the ingredients in now.

www.onnetworks.com/videos/budget-healthnut

great show, quick easy and pretty healthy

also

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Enjoy!!!

Pork Spare Ribs

Ingredients

·        1 tablespoon of soy

·        ¾ cup of water

·        1 cup of marmalade

·        1 teaspoon of garlic

·        pinch of pepper

·        1 teaspoon of ground ginger

Directions

·        mix all ingredients in container

·        heat oven to 220 degress

·        cook ribs in oven pan for 20 minutes

·        pour off fat

·        turn oven down to 180 degrees

·        pour over marinade

·        bake until marinade reduces

·        serve with chat potatoes and coleslaw

Give them a try, pretty easy and pretty yummy!

I just wanted to bring your attention to this wonderful recipe posted in this group last year. I got the recipe from this group and have made it countless times. My husband makes it too these days. Be warned it is very addictive!

I mix and then cook it in the same bowl so it doesn't make a big stack of dishes and only takes 12 minutes in the microwave. Serve with icecream.

www.minti.com/groups/48/Quick-n-Easy-Food/blog/417600/

Hi there, great ideas girls. I'm  going to try the potato and zuc today. Thankyou. As we all love pizza I'm trying to come up with an idea on how to make one without tomato. Emily is allergic, although this appears to be the main base ingredient.  She can take special cheese and other things. Many thanks girls, I'm at a loss. Suzy

I love bacon carbonara pasta and was recently given yet another recipe to try..only this one actually tasted great..

In a frying pan, brown a diced onion, 5 sliced mushrooms and a packet of diced bacon. (really use just how ever much you like).

In another frying pan, pour in a 500ml tub of cream (no lite cream) and heat on meduim heat until it starts to bubble slightly. Pour in 3 whisked eggs and keep sauce mixture from setting by stirring. Once it has thickened and resembles a very, very runny scrambled eggs, pour bacon/onion/mushroom into cream and mix together.

Cook pasta and mix into cream!

How easy is that!

These are the best way to get a bit of green into a little ones diet. Everyone in my family loves these and even my 17yr  olds  (mind u Ben hate vegies) friends come over  with their hands out when they hear im making them!!! So easy to make and so easy to eat...

3x washed grated Zuchini's  (skin left on)

3x medium potatoes  peeled grated

1x egg

1/2 S/R flour

a pinch of minced garlic if desired

and salt and pepper if desired

Grate both potatoes and Zuchini's and place into a drainer and squeeze out as much juice as possible. Then place into a mixing bowl,add beaten egg and flour along with seasonings and mix till ingredients are combined. I find if the ingredients are not sticking together enough  i add another egg. Place a good table spoon of the mixture into a hot frying pan of butter and oil, flatten down with the spoon and fry till  golden brown,then flip over to cook the other side, just like pancakes. I cook them till their edges are crispy and place on towelling paper. You wont be able to stop at one!!!

A yummy way to make dinner feel abit different/special.

Ingredients:
5 carrots
2tbl brown sugar
1 tbl honey
1 tbl oil
3 tbl lemon juice (not really necissary if you dont have a lemon on hand)
1 tsp butter
1/4 cup water

Method:
Peel and cut the carrots into strips
heat the oil and butter in a small saucepan. Once melted add suger, honey, lemon and water and bring to the boil>
Turn down heat and simmer untill thickish. Add the carrots and cook to taste.

Yesterday I was making Pikelets for arvo tea and the kids next door came round and said did my bubs want to come out and play.  Of course he did!  So my partner, bubs and the kids were outside playing while I made Pikelets. 

When done I had buttered the pikelets and put them on a plate, carried them outside with a squeeze bottle of golden syrup.  We sat on the ground while an adult put the golden syrup on and passed them around one by one.  It was yummy and such a lovely time.  Bubs loved the pikelets (with out the golden syrup of course).

I got this recipe from a web site called www.taste.com.au

1 Cup self rasing flour

1 tbs caster sugar

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

Sift flour and sugar and a pinch of salt

mix the milk and the egg together and then add to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

In a non sick fry pan.  Put tablespoon drops of mixture in to the pan and fry until golden brown on both sides. 

This recipe makes about 25 small pikelets.  In the end when I used about half the mixture I added some more milk to thin it out a bit to make more.

Easy Peasy!!!!

Sounds gross I know but absolutely gorgeous.When people ask what it is they go ugh until they taste it and go yum can I have some more?

Take 12 chicken drumsticks/thighs.Coca cola(not diet),Tomato ketchup,Worcester sauce,Garlic,Hp sauce,Salt and Pepper.

1-In a large jug pour equal quantities of coke and tomato ketchup.Add minced garlic,a dash of worcester,HP,and a good shake of salt and pepper.Whisk together until well mixed.

Roast chicken for 30 mins in oven uncovered.Drain all fat out of tray.Pour the mixture over the chicken and place uncovered back into oven gas 5/190 for approx 30-40mins.Baste and turn chicken halfway through.The coke mixture goes thick and makes a lovely,sticky barbecue glaze. This can be adapted by adding chilli or onions etc.

I guarantee everyone will love it but don't tell them how you did it beforehand or you'll get an ugh!!!

Hi,

I am wondering if anyone has any recipes for casseroles/stew that i can make in the slow cooker.

Thanks in advance