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!

Dutch Chicken Croquettes

This is a traditional Dutch recipe that my mother gave to me. She would make these only for special occasions, like Christmas or Birthday's!

They are certainly a special treat, especially because the making of them is quite a bit involved but definitely worth all the effort in the end.

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.

Sweet Tropical Fruit Salad

This is a traditional Filipino dish, made easy by using canned fruits. Just what everyone needs for a quick and easy dessert when friends or family are coming over for a feast. It is great for any festive occasion but goes down perfectly after a Christmas dinner. This dish always tastes better made a day ahead.

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ahhh! Ferrero, don't we just love em'!

I know I am not the only one, so that is why I have created this scrumtious, not for the faint hearted, Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies! And if you bake them just right they will be the most perfect biscuit you have ever eaten. try not to feel guilty, I have probably eaten more than my fair share! ;-)

Christmas Gingerbread House - Preparation

This Gingerbread House is something I really enjoy making for Christmas, I make it in place of the traditional Christmas Cake. Everyone loves it when it comes time to break up the Gingerbread House on Christmas Day. It may look complicated but with the right instructions and patience anyone can bake, build and decorate this delightful little house.

Traditional Gingerbread Christmas Biscuits

Every year at Christmas time I love to bake this traditional Gingerbread recipe and have my children join me in creating these colourful Christmas delights. I also use this same recipe to create a Gingerbread house which I will post shortly.

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

Pikelets for a crowd

The good old Aussie pikelet! Loved by most, especially my kids, and such a quick and easy snack, meal, lunchbox treat and sweet or savoury food. Spread it with jam & cream, butter or a dollop of cream cheese and they will all be gone in a flash. Try this easy recipe and enjoy! 

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.

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

My Easy Cook Eggs

Crack two eggs in a bowl &

Add a shake of 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

Banana Cake

When I have a bunch of over ripened bananas I always bake this easy but yummy and moist Banana Cake. It is a great way of using up the ripened bananas that no one will eat and it tastes so good you just can't stop at one piece.

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.