Owner: From My Kitchen URL:http://somedaywewillsleep.com/food Join Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:29:21 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: An eclectic bunch of recipes from my kitchen.
I used to work in a restaurant, nowadays I stay at home with my toddler. Site statistics:Click here
Crispy Potato Wedges 2008-02-20 03:03:38 Equipment -
A chopping board
An oven tray
A plastic bag
Measuring spoons (not shown)
The Cast of Characters -
5 medium sized potatoes, washed, but not peeled.
1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons of paprika
2 teaspoons of mixed herbs
1 teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning
1 teaspoon regular salt
Preheat the oven to 200C (390F) and grease your oven tray. Place all of the ingredients, except the [...] Read more:Crispy
, Potato
, Wedges
Pavlova 2008-02-19 06:53:55 Equipment-
Large mixing bowl
Measuring cups and spoons
An oven tray lined with baking paper
An electric mixer
The Cast of Characters-
4 egg whites at room temperature
Pinch of salt
250g castor sugar
2 tspns cornflour
1 tspn white vinegar
A few drops of vanilla
300ml cream, whipped
Fruit. Due to seasonal changes, today I am using kiwifruit and tinned passionfruit. Berries, bananas and peaches all
Cheese and Rosemary Scones 2008-02-19 05:43:09 Equipment –
Medium mixing bowl
A sharp knife and a butter knife (not shown)
Mixing spoons and cups
An oven tray, greased
A cheese grater
The Cast of Characters-
1 ½ cups of self raising flour
1 cup of grated cheese
1/3 cup butter
400ml (approx) milk
3 stalks rosemary
½ tspn salt
Preheat the oven to 220C (200C if using a fan forced oven) 430F
Place the flour [...] Read more:Cheese
, Rosemary
, Scones
Orange Jelly 2008-11-17 17:00:06 In Australia, jelly is a set liquid. I think it gets called jello in the US?
So, orange jelly.
2 cups of fresh squeezed orange juice, strained
1/2 cup of castor sugar
1 tablespoon of gelatine
1/4 cup of hot water
1 orange, segmented
Place1 cup of orange juice into a saucepan, along with the sugar. Heat on medium until the sugar [...] Read more:Jelly
, Orange
Lamb and Chickpea Soup 2008-11-16 17:00:01 1 tsp olive oil
500g (1lb) diced lamb
1 onion, finely shopped
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tbsp mild Moroccan seasoning
400g can of diced tomatoes (14oz)
2×400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed (again, 14oz)
2 cups of chicken stock
1 cup of water
coriander (cilantro) leaves to serve
Heat the oil in a heavy based saucepan on high. Cook the lamb in batches [...]
Chocolate Beetroot Cake 2008-11-15 17:00:36 Ingredients:
1/4 cup of cocoa
3/4 cup of self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 tsp of vanilla essence
1 egg
1/2 cup of pureed beetroot
1/2 cup of castor sugar
Method:
Preheat oven to 190C (375F).
Grease and line a round cake tin.
Place cocoa, flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl.
In a separate bowl mix the egg, oil, beetroot [...] Read more:Chocolate
White Christmas 2008-11-14 17:00:29 I LOVE WhiteChristmas
. So much.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of powdered milk
1/2 cup of dessicated coconut
1/2 cup of mixed fruit
1/2 cup of rice bubbles
1/2 cup of icing sugar
125g of copha (4oz)
Method:
Grease a square tin and line with baking paper.
Place all ingredients except copha into a bowl and stir.
Melt copha in a saucepan over a low heat. Pour [...] Read more:White Christmas
Chocolate Mousse 2008-11-13 17:00:11 Another recipe for chocolate mousse. This is a slightly more involved, but much lighter version.
Although, even though I said lighter, I meant airy light, not calorie light. Hehe.
Ingredients:
180g (6oz) of dark chocolate, broken into pieces
4 eggs - separated
1 tablespoon of Kahlua (optional)
300ml (1/2 pint) of thickened cream
Method:
Using a heatproof bowl, melt the chocolate over a [...] Read more:Chocolate
, Mousse
Chocolate Truffles 2008-11-12 17:00:40 Again, another recipe that you can get the kids to help with. Be warned though, making the balls is incredibly messy. I tend to use rubber gloves for this recipe, although the kids will probably love eating it off their fingers.
Ingredients:
1 cup of condensed milk
2 cups of biscuit crumbs
1 cup of coconut
2 tablespoons of cocoa
1 [...] Read more:Chocolate
, Truffles
Birthday Treats 2008-11-11 17:00:32 In honour of my birthday, which is today (Happy birthday me!) I present to you, the menu of foods that I WISH I was eating today. Most of these foods are things I can’t eat due to being pregnant, but some of them are simply too expensive for our budgets.
Sushi. As in, sushi made by [...] Read more:Birthday
Lemonade Scones 2008-11-10 17:00:45 Here I present to you my Grandmother’s LemonadeScones
, as guest-blogged by Frogpondsrock (Mum).
I have been wanting to share some of my grandmother’s recipes for a while now. Soooo seeing as it is getting close to Christmas and because I am a generous type of person I am willing to share the family jewels. and [...]
The BEST Roast Meat Gravy 2008-11-09 17:00:14 First of all, you have to have something to roast. My favourites are Lamb, Beef or Chicken. I like Pork too, but Nathan doesn’t so it kind of rules that out for me.
Pre-heat your oven while you season and prepare your meat. Just season however you normally season your roast meat, it doesn’t have to [...] Read more:Roast
Something for Everyone - Drinks 2008-11-08 17:00:41 Super Indulgent Chocoholic Shake
3 tbsn chocolate fudge topping
500ml (16 fl oz) chilled chocolate milk
125ml (4 fl oz) cream
6 scoops rich chocolate ice cream
Put all ingredients into a blender and whizz until blended. Serve in chilled tall glasses.
Peach Nectar Spider Fluff
600ml (20 fl oz) peach nectar
600ml soda water
4 scoops vanilla icecream
1 peach, sliced
Mix the peach nectar [...] Read more:Drinks
Finally! 2008-11-29 17:00:30 It’s the very last day of NaBlo and I don’t have anything.
Maybe later today I will get my act together and post a recipe, but don’t hold your breath. I’m just thankful that I managed to get through the 30 days without missing a day.
WOO! Read more:Finally
Chicken and Split Pea Soup 2008-11-28 17:00:58 Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked chicken (I used a bit less in this soup, as I was using the leftover’s from a roast chicken I had done the night before)
6 cups of chicken stock
2 cups of water
3 cups of yellow split peas
salt and pepper to taste
cream and chopped spinach to serve
Method:
Heat the chicken stock and water [...] Read more:Chicken
The Easiest Choc-Chip Biscuits Ever 2008-11-27 17:00:48 1/2 cup of butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar (I didn’t have either white sugar or brown, so I used 2/3 cup of raw sugar and it worked fine)
1/2 tspn vanilla essence
1 egg, beaten
1 2/3 cups self raising flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Method:
Grease 2 oven trays and preheat oven to 180C (350F)
Cream the butter and sugar [...] Read more:Biscuits
Roast Vegetable Salad 2008-11-26 17:00:34 I made this salad a while ago, when I had lots of vegetable that needed using up.
You will need:
some pumpkin (I used butternut)
sweet potato
potato
carrot
olive oil
mixed herbs
salt and pepper
mixed salad leaves
cucumber
snow peas
tomato
parmesan cheese
Yes, I know that I don’t have amounts for you, just kind of work out how many people you are feeding (I was feeding [...] Read more:Roast
, Salad
, Vegetable
Lentil Soup 2008-11-24 17:00:28 1 1/4 cups of brown lentils, washed
3 celery stalks, sliced. Leaves reserved
2 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
400g can diced tomatoes (14 oz)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
shaved Parmesan and crusty bread to serve
Place lentils in a large saucepan with 7 cups of water. Bring to the boil on high heat.
Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, [...] Read more:Lentil
Spaghetti with Creamy Coriander Sauce 2008-11-23 17:00:26 Coriander is commonly called Cilantro in the US and Canada.
500g (1 lb) of spaghetti
300g of silken tofu (10 oz)
1 bunch of coriander, roots scrubbed and trimmed (ues the whole bunch, roots and stems as well)
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 punnet of grape tomatoes, quartered
Cook spaghetti in a large [...] Read more:Coriander
, Creamy
, Spaghetti
Green Pea Hummus 2008-11-22 17:00:37 Now I haven’t tried this recipe, so don’t lynch me if it’s horrible! I thought it sounded interesting though.
2 1/2 cups of frozen peas
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
juice from 1 large lemon
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon of tahini
Ground paprika, toasted Turkish bread and lemon wedges to serve
Cook peas according to the [...] Read more:Green
, Hummus
Ham and Lentil Soup 2008-11-21 17:00:07 1 tsp of olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1 1/2 cups of brown lentils
1 ham bone, trimmed of fat
1 bay leaf
5 1/2 cups of water
Heat the saucepan with olive oil on medium. Cook onion and half of the carrot for 3 minutes, until onion is soft. Stir in the lentils.
Add ham, bay leaf and [...] Read more:Lentil
Spicy Chicken and Corn Soup 2008-11-20 17:00:19 Cooking oil spray
1 onion, finely chopped
1 birds eye chilli, finely chopped. (The long kind)
2 tablespoons plain flour
3 cups of chicken stock
1 cup of water
3 medium chicken breast fillets, skin off, cut into thin strips
kernels from 4 cobs of corn
1 cup of milk
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
Spray the base of a saucepan with cooking spray and [...] Read more:Chicken
, Spicy
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