Cooking

Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins

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Recipe:

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 2 cups frozen raspberries
  • 1 cup roughly chopped white chocolate
  • icing sugar (for dusting)

 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C

2. Place flour, baking powder, sugar, egg, oil, milk and vanilla in a bowl and stir until just combined

3. Fold through the raspberries and white chocolate

4. Spoon mixture into muffin cases and bake for 20-30 minutes (or until cooked through when tested with a skewer)

5. Cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar to serve

 

Overall:

Raspberries + White Chocolate = Great combination. The tanginess of the raspberries balanced out the sweetness of the white chocolate making these muffins very scrumptious.

Baked Fish and Chips

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Recipe from: Taste.com.au

 

Overall:

This recipe took a lot longer than expected (next time I’m going to use bigger strips of fish so that I don’t have to spend ages with the triple coating step), but the results were definitely great for something that is healthy for you. The baking process also took longer than expected with the baking time being closer to 30 minutes. I didn’t end up making the tartare sauce as I already had some in the house, but the recipe for it looks simple enough. Perhaps I’ll try it next time.

Meatloaf

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Recipe from: Taste.com.au 

 

Overall:

I’ve always wanted to know what meatloaf actually was and what it tasted like. Turns out that it’s pretty much like a beef patty but in loaf form.

Alterations that I made were:

  • adding two cloves of chopped garlic, a decent amount of tabasco sauce and a handful of chopped coriander (I love coriander!)
  • omitting the BBQ sauce

 

It was something different but nothing incredibly amazing.

Japanese curry

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Recipe:

  • any meat of your choice (cut into large chunks)
  • 1 large onion (roughly chopped)
  • 2 large potatoes (cut into large chunks)
  • 3 carrots (cut into large chunks)
  • 1 capsicum (or any other vegetable you have on hand, chopped)
  • 3 cups of water
  • 100g of Golden Curry sauce mix
  • soy sauce

 

1. Heat pan with oil, fry the onion until it becomes clear, add your meat

2. Once the meat is cooked, add the vegetables and water, bring to a boil.

3. Reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.

4. Add the Golden Curry sauce mix and stir continuously until it dissolves.

5. Add a dash of soy sauce for more flavour.

6. Take off the heat and serve with rice.

 

Overall:

Simple, tasty, perfect for a weekday meal. (Note that the “Hot” Golden Curry sauce mix is NOT hot at all)

Spaghetti and meatballs

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Recipe from Taste.com.au

 

Overall:

For my first ever attempt at making meatballs, I thought the results were pretty darn fantastic! The alterations I made to the recipe were:

  • using both pork and beef mince (to give the meatballs more moisture)
  • adding grated carrot, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and chilli (chilli makes everything taste better)
  • substituting the basil with coriander (didn’t have any basil in the house)
  • baking the meatballs instead of pan frying them (less effort and is more healthy)

Very easy and very tasty. I will definitely be making these again soon!

Baked Pesto Salmon

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Recipe:

  • Salmon fillets (boneless, skin on)
  • Pesto
  • Breadcrumbs

1. Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking dish with baking paper.

2. Place salmon (skin side down) onto the baking paper. Spread on pesto and sprinkle on breadcrumbs.

3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes (depending on thickness of fish) until it is cooked through. Serve with a salad.

 

Overall:

Simple, easy, tasty!

Agnolotti with beef sausage and spinach in a spicy tomato sauce

ImageRecipe:

  • Pasta of your choice
  • 800g can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 fried sausages (sliced)
  • 200g of spinach
  • Basil leaves (shredded) or dried basil
  • Chilli flakes
  • Salt and pepper
  • Parmesan cheese to serve
  1. Place tomatoes, garlic, sausages, basil and chilli flakes in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the spinach and allow to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  2. Meanwhile, cook your pasta according to packet instructions. Drain well, and serve with the sauce. Sprinkle on some parmesan cheese.

 

Overall:

Quick and easy. The more chilli you add, the better!