Ingredients
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups cream
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
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Author Archives: Helen Jackson
Bok choy
Method
Bok choy can be either stir fried or cooked in boiling water. It only needs a couple of minutes of cooking.
It is best either cooked whole or in halves.
Wash well before cooking to flush out any insects hiding in the leaves.
Hot chocolate
Decadence in a cup!
serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups full cream milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 150g dark chocolate, chopped
- cream, softly whipped
- Ground cinnamon, optional
Our favourite potato topped pie
serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 800g beef mince
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 250g pumpkin, cubed
- 8 button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 300g spinach, finely chopped
- 1kg floury potatoes
- 1 tablespon butter
- 450g Edmonds flaky pastry
Duck and Pork Cassoulet
Serves 8
This is delicious and hearty. Don’t be put off by ingredient list or time as it really is simple and worth the wait!
Dry beans can of course be used by soaking over night and then cooking. In NZ it is often difficult to source dry cannelini beans which is why I have used canned.
Ingredients
- 8 duck legs
- sea salt
- olive oil or duck fat
- 400 g pork slices, finely chopped
- 8 toulouse sausages, cliced into 2 cm thick sliices
- 6 chorizo sausages, sliced as above
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- 2 stalks celery, finely sliced
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 400 g cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 x 400 g cans cannelini beans
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
Chicken, Bacon and Spinach Salad
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- sesame oil
- 3 bacon rashers
- 300g spinach, washed trimmed and roughly sliced
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted cashews
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 70g Highmark crisp fried noodles
- Dressing
- 2 tablespoons Highmark golden soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Asian Beef Salad
serves 6
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg beef fillet
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 cups mesclun salad mix
- 1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves
- 1/2 cup loosely packed coriander leaves
- 1/2 cup dry roasted blanched peanuts
- 1 cup Highmarkk crisp fried noodles
- dressing
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped palm sugar
- 1/4 cup finely chopped mint leaves
Chicken Teriyaki with Asian coleslaw
If making ahead of time leave out noodles and dressing and dressing until you are ready to serve.
serves 6
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boned
- 200ml Highmark teriyaki sauce
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Coleslaw
- 1 cup finely chopped Green cabbage
- 1 cup finely chopped Red cabbage
- 1/2 red pepper, finely sliced
- 4 spring onions, sliced
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 70g Highmark crispy noodles
- 1/2 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- 3 tablespoons chopped coriander
- Dressing
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (can use wine vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Highmark Golden soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
Vietnamese chicken noodle soup
serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 1.5 litres chicken stock
- 5 cm fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 3 cardamom pods
- 2 teaspoon white sugar
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 4 chicken breasts, skinned, boned and finely chopped
- 4 spring onions
- 140g Highmark fine egg noodles
- optional extras
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- sprigs of mint
- sprigs of basil
- sprigs of coriander
- 1 red chilli finely chopped
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Old Fashioned Ginger Biscuits
Molly
I bake mine for the full 12 minutes.
makes 36 -40 biscuits.
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 250g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 250g flour, sifted
Felafel
Ingredients
- 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
- sprinkle of salt freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- vegetable oil for frying
Falafel
serves 6-8
Ingredients
- 450g chick peas, soaked overnight in water
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 cup coarsely chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- vegetable oil for frying
kids satay sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- pinch of chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Easy Tandoori Chicken
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 chicken quarters
- 200g plain yoghurt
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- grated zest of 1 lemon
- parsley to garnish
