Mustard & White Wine Roast Beef in the Slow Cooker

This was the first meal I cooked using my new slow cooker and it turned out delicious! Before serving this up I added some gravy mix to the juice and poured it over the meat and it tasted simply yummy! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Too Easy One Bowl Zucchini Slice

This zucchini slice is so easy, it would be a great recipe for the kids to make.

Lumpia - Filipino Spring Rolls

Said (Loum-pia), this is a  Filipino spring roll. 

Taught to me by my mother in-law, this recipe is absolutely delicious and perfect for any party or celebration. They tend to disappear faster than they are served, and they go perfectly with some sweet chilly dipping sauce.

Kebacadatjes

This is a Dutch delicacy that my mum would make, just like her mum did. Every Christmas as a part of our celebration feast the little bacon wrapped sausage/meatball would be the first to be devoured. It would not have been Christmas without them and now I am going to share this special recipe with you so you can enjoy the flavour of Europe also. They would definitely be a hit on the BBQ and everyone will be calling out for more.

Easy Chunky Chicken Pie

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 chicken breasts diced

2 cans Cream of Chicken condensed soup

1 - 2 cups corn kernels or mixed vegetables

4 sheets puff pastry

Salt & pepper

Red Wine Venison Steak Stew

Need more sleep? Just one more reason to drink red wine!

New research shows that red wine, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, Chianti, and Merlot, contains melatonin. Melatonin regulates the body clock, so drinking a glass of red wine before bed may help you sleep. Melatonin is also an anti-oxidant, which means it also has anti-aging and cancer preventative properties.

Easy Chicken Cacciatore With Rice

The quantaties I used to create this dish were enough to feed a family of 10, so if you are feeding less people just halve the ingredients.

My Special Fried Rice

3 cups of cooked rice
vegetable oil
250 grms diced bacon
2 eggs
2 cups mixed vegetables
1/4 - 1/2 cup Soy sauce
salt

Quick & Easy Slab Pizza

Pizza Base Ingredients:

1 cup warm water

1 tablespoon compressed yeast or 1 pkt dehydrated yeast

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tspn sugar

1/4 teaspoon oregano

2 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon oil

Sausage Mince Meatloaf

Ingredients:


700grm sausage mince
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 egg
1 cup bread crumbs

Roast Venison with Herbs & Bacon

Ingredients:


Leg cut of Venison for roasting (Haunch)
6 strips of bacon
1 Litre Water
Tablespoon of mixed herbs
1 teaspoon chilli
1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning
Salt & Pepper

Chicken Curry with Rice

Ingredients:

Cooking Oil
salt & pepper
2 teaspoons mixed herbs
1 onion, diced
3 Tablespoons Curry powder
3 chicken breast diced
2 cups chicken stock
2 cans coconut cream
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup broccoli
3 cups rice

Mild Spicy Hearty Beef Stew

Ingredients:

Splash of olive oil

1 onion

2 small chillies

1 tspn Cajun Seasoning

4 cups beef stock

1 tin diced tomatoes

1 kilo beef steak diced

10 small red potatoes quartered

A shake of Salt & Pepper

My Favourite Cooking Books

While I was cleaning up my bookshelf, check out my VIP blog,  (A bookshelf should be a wall feature ~ not an eyesore!) over at Noexcuses! Easy Organising for Large Families!, I thought I could share with you some of my favourite cooking books and magazines that I have found the most useful and have enjoyed their company over the years of cooking for my family.

Tuna Casserole

This recipe is perfect for an easy night meal. Can be prepared earlier and then thrown in the oven to cook for about 20 minutes. This is also great for using up all that crushed weetbix left in the bottom of the box.

Cucumber Yoghurt Dip

A great dip to have along side a hot n' spicy meal, to cool the tongue. Or just used as a dip with pita bread.

Sausages, Potato & Gravy Hot Pot

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Oil

10 Sausages

1 Onion sliced or diced

8 Medium Potatoes, cut into pieces

3 Tablespoons Gravy mix

1 Cup Boiled Water

1 Cup beef Stock

Easy Chicken and Vegetable Curry Puffs

Ingredients

Pre heat oven to 180 degrees Celcius

Olive Oil

500 grms Chicken breast diced

1 can coconut cream

2 tablespoons curry powder

1 tspn chicken stock

1 cup water

1 cup mixed frozen vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)

6 sheets puff pastry approx.

Chicken & Bacon Creamy Carbonara

Ingredients

Olive oil
500grm chicken, cubed

250grm bacon, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 egg, whisked

4 large mushrooms, sliced

300ml cream
1 glass white wine
1 heaped tspn garlic
1 cup grated cheese
1 packet fettuccine pasta

Pork - U - Pine Meatballs