Bearnaise Sauce

 


Bearnaise sauce is traditionally served with beef.

Take care not to add the melted butter too quickly or the sauce will curdle and split.

Ingredients

  • 6 crushed peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar (white wine or tarragon vinegar)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 200gms butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely choppped tarragon

Grannys Chocolate Brownie

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Hester Guy
In place of the walnuts and dates I use chopped glace ginger and chopped banana – the banana makes for a very moist brownie. Sometimes I garnish the top with white chocolate melts before cooking, or, a party for children place pink and white marshmallows over the top of the brownie before cooking.

Ingredients

  • 250 g butter
  • 1 1/2 cups castor sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 – 1/2 cup chopped dates
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Chocolate Melting Moments with Coffee Butter Cream

 

Hester Guy

Ingredients

  • 180 g butter
  • 3 rounded tablespoons icing sugar
  • 160 g flour
  • 20 g cocoa
  • 4 level tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Ingredients for Coffee Butter Cream:
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee dissolved in a scant tablespoon of boiling water
  • 60 g butter, softened
  • 4 tablespoons icing sugar, approx

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Spicy Capsicum Dip

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Lynley Ruck

Ingredients

1/2 cup toasted bread cubes – processed into crumbs
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika or chilli flakes (to taste!)
1 x chargrilled red capsicum, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste (or lemon juice)
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses (or balsamic vinegar & honey 50/50 mixed)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional
sea salt, to taste

 

 

Frittata Muffins

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Lynley Ruck

Ingredients

  • 1 x char grilled capsicum, finely sliced & chopped
  • 4 large free range eggs
  • 4 tbsp cream or crème fraiche
  • 4 tbsp crumbled goats feta or grated cheddar
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp chives, chopped

Method

Beat the eggs and the milk or crème fraiche together, add salt and pepper and chives, and then stir through the chopped sliced capsicum and cheese.

Fill each compartment of your favourite muffin tin up to 2/3 full with the egg mixture and bake at 220 deg C for 20 minutes or until browned and bubbly.

I use silicone muffin tins to avoid the whole greasing and lining routine, but you could use your favourite muffin making utensil – taking care to ensure they are thoroughly greased.

Thai Tamarind Chicken

Serves 4.

Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken thigh fillets, sliced into strips
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 small red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind paste soaked in 1/4 cup hot water and then squeezed (alternatively use 2 tablespoons lemon juice with 1 teaspoon brown sugar)
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • coriander leaves

 

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Pumpkin, Capsicum and Tomato Soup

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Serves 6-8
This soup is delicious served with a swirl of Greek yoghurt and a sprinkle of dukkah.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 kg pumpkin, roughly chopped
  • 2 red capsicum, halved and seeds removed
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 425g can tomatoes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Cinnamon Brioche

 

If you have a cake mixer with a dough hook then it is ideal for mixing the brioche, you could also use a bread maker on the dough setting.
Makes 8.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup milk, heated until lukewarm
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active yeast granules
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups High-grade flour ( you may need a little more)
  • 75g butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar