Ingredients
- 400g spaghetti
- olive oil
- 1-2 red chillies, finely chopped
- 1 bunch rocket roughly torn
- lemon infused olive oil
Spaghetti With Chilli, Lemon And Rocket
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Oyster Soup
Ingredients
- 5 medium leeks (whites) finely sliced
- 2 medium onions, finely sliced
- 100g unsalted butter
- 2 potatoes (floury) peeled and sliced
- 1 1/2 litres chicken stock
- 100ml oyster sauce
- 200 ml cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 18 oysters
- 6 teaspoons red lumpfish roe
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
Homemade Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 3 kg tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 250g spaghetti
- 125g butter
- 60g (spoon measure) cornflour
Spanish Ham And Eggs
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 thick slice ham
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 eggs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- parsley
Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 500g flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 30g butter
- 300 mls milk
Spaghetti With Fennel And Sausage
Ingredients
- 1-2 bulbs fennel
- 1 bulb garlic
- olive oil
- 2 fresh pork sausages ( pork, garlic and fennel are ideal)
- 400g dried spaghetti pasta
Creamy Asparagus and Dill Soup
Ingredients
- 400g asparagus spears
- 2 shallots
- 1 potato
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 3-4 cups chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons thickened cream
- 4 sprigs dill
Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 2
- 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 deep fried shallots
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 4 chicken breasts, skinned, boned and finely chopped
- 400g fresh egg noodles
- 4 spring onions
- coriander
- 1 tablespoon deep fried shallots
- extras
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- sprigs of mint
- sprigs of Asian basil
- sprigs of coriander
- 1 red chilli finely chopped
- 1 lemon or lime, cut into wedges
Duck And Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3cm piece ginger, cut itno matchsticks
- 1 small red chilli chopped
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 litres chicken stock
- 2 bunches bok choy washed and cut in half
- 1/2 bbq’d duck chopped into small pieces
- 300g noodles (preferably fresh)
- 2 spring onions sliced
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Leek and Potato Soup (with Oysters!)
Spiced Quinces
Serves
6-10 as a dessert
Ingredients
- 2 quinces, peeled and sliced
- 375 ml sweet wine
- 150g sugar
- 1 cinnamon quill
Belgian Slice
Ingredients
- 125 g butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups flour
Method
Preheat
oven to 170 C. Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy, add egg and
beat well. Mix in golden syrup and then sifted dry ingredients. Press into
a slice tin and bake for 20-25 minutes. Ice with white icing and sprinkle
with raspberry jelly crystals.
Smoked Salmon and Mascarpone Pizza
Ingredients
- pizza dough (see recipe)
- 2 desiree potatoes, washed and thinly sliced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ¾ cup grated fresh mozzarella (kapiti cheeses or Parkerfield)
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- olive oil
- 250g smoked salmon slices
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced into rings
- caper berries
- mascarpone
Spirulina Smoothies
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- ¾ cup stewed fruit
- 3 teaspoons spirulina powder
- 1 litre tropical just juice
