Your Best Ever Recipes!!

[Marianne]

It is! I never have any complaints when I bring this out.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "It is! I never have any complaints when I bring this out."

It's now on my Easter dinner menu! Thanks Marianne :P

[Marianne]

I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do. Mine is in the freezer, ready for next Sunday.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do. Mine is in the freezer, ready for next Sunday."

I'll leave my review and star rating here Marianne ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!!

[Marianne]

Yes, LOL!
I have edited the recipe to give it my rating...

[Suz]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Anybody got a recipe for (original) Jam Drops...my Granny took her wonderful recipe to the grave!"

My mum might Julie, I'll check.

[Suz]

I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one.

[Suz]

Ladies, these recipes are great, I will need to have a baking day.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother was pretty old Suzanne...she'd had her recipe for as long as I could remember and I'm pretty sure it involved some Rice Flour and some Custard Powder?? :/

I might check on Trove one day, they would surely have some recipes among their archived newspapers!

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother was pretty old Suzanne...she'd h..."

My mum in-law has a jam drop recipe that has custard powder in it. I think it's an old CWA recipe. I'll email her for it.

[Suz]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother was pretty old Suzanne...she'd h..."

This one was from the 60's my mum said. I thought it would have been from the CWA but it was a type written book written by another church group. These are the things we need to hold onto. I'll have to tell my daughters about them, or else they'll get thrown away..

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother was pretty old S..."

Could be the one Carolyn, I remember them being a bit shortcake-ish like a cross between a biscuit and a cake and not too sweet...relying on the jam for that...and they had a gritty kind of texture like coconut but I think that might have been the rice flour. I was very young so my memories could distorted through bias ;)

[Sally906]

Gritty texture could be dessicated coconut too - not a fan of it myself and usually leave it out if in recipes - Nan had it in hers but I didn't include it as don't use it - I forget others like it :)

Nan used custard powder if she didn't have vanilla

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "Gritty texture could be dessicated coconut too - not a fan of it myself and usually leave it out if in recipes - Nan had it in hers but I didn't include it as don't use it - I forget others like it..."

Ah haaaa! That sounds like it then Sally! I love coconut and I never knew that about custard powder being a substitute for vanilla but it makes sense ;) it also makes a smoother mix. I will try this recipe over Easter and let you know :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother was pretty old S..."

Thanks Carolyn, its interesting to compare all the different takes on this recipe.

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I didn't read the previous posts! I think you've got enough. The one we rustled up had shortening, so it was a really old one."

Lol, my Grandmother ..."

No luck with finding the custard jam drops recipe - the general consensus was that it was a Woman's Weekly recipe from the 70s.

My sis in law who's a great country baker reckons you could substitute the cornflour for custard or add an extra tsp vanilla to get a more custardy flavour (as per Sally's Nan!)

[Carolyn]

Jools, I'm going to post my friend's slow cooker choc-mint fudge recipe here so you can find it again:

2 x 200g blocks of dark cooking chocolate broken up into small pieces, 1 x 395g tin of condensed milk, 1 Tbsp butter, 1Tbsp of either vanilla essence for plain fudge or 1 Tbsp peppermint essence for minty fudge .

Add all ingredients to the slow cooker, lid off, and on low temperature setting. Stir every 15 mins until everything's has combined (this can take from 45mins - 2 hours depending on air temp, how fast your slow cooker heats, how big choc pieces) and then scoop into a tin lined with baking paper and put in the fridge for a few hours until set, cut and enjoy.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow sounds delicious Carolyn!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Sounds great and so easy. I will be making this one soon.

[Kathryn]

I just popped this into the slow cooker this morning - sooo easy and yummy for anyone who likes curry.

Old-Fashioned Beef Curry
Serves 4 - 6

500g lean stewing beef, such as chuck, blade or gravy beef (I use skirt steak)
2 onions
2 carrots
1/2 small parsnip (I often leave this out if I forget to buy a parsnip or they're too dear)
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp chutney
1 tbsp apricot jam
1 cup beef stock (reduced sodium, if available)
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp cornflour (optional)

Trim all visible fat from the meat and dice. Peel and dice the onions.
Peel and slice the carrots and parsnip. Place in the slow cooker, along with the curry powder, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chutney, jam, stock and water. Stir well to combine.

Place lid on cooker and cook for 4 - 5 hours on High or 8 hours on Low.

If necessary, mix the cornflour with about 2 tbsp of cold water to a paste and use a little or all of it to thicken the dish.

*This is from the book, Slow Cooker: Easy and Delicious Recipes for All Seasons, but with some modifications!

Edit: I've created a slow cooker recipe thread here

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Kathryn, sounds delicious!

[Sally906]

Kathryn wrote: "I just popped this into the slow cooker this morning - sooo easy and yummy for anyone who likes curry.

Old-Fashioned Beef Curry
Serves 4 - 6

500g lean stewing beef, such as chuck, blade or gravy ..."

Looks good - I will give it a try - but will probably add some chopped fresh chilis - I like my curry's very hot ;)

I but apricot jam in my curry's as well, doesn't work as well with strawberry or raspberry - also I add a dollop of peanut butter

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Ok folks, here is the easiest and hands down the best Pumpkin Soup recipe I have ever tried!! I kid you not ;P

Moroccan Pumpkin Soup

Prep time 10 mins. Cook time 20 mins. Serves 4 (or two greedies ;)

1 tblsp. good Olive Oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 kg. pumpkin, peeled and diced small
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced small
1 L. *Campbell's Moroccan Real Soup Base
Toasted almonds, sour cream and fresh coriander to garnish.

Now just follow the directions on the back of the *stock carton.
While you are at the supermarket get a nice fresh breadstick from the baker or deli...preferably sourdough!

*Campbell's Moroccan Real Soup Base, you will find it in supermarket where the stock is kept.

YuM!! 5★s

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Jools:) I'll try this one!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Thanks Jools:) I'll try this one!"

It's too easy Brenda! :D

[Suz]

Fresh coriander is my all time fave! Just kill it when I (try) to grow it :((

[Grace]

Awesome stir fry

2 heaped tbsp virgin coconut oil
Grated ginger (fresh)
1 small celery stick
fresh chillies (red or green)
1/2 carrot
1/2 red onion, chopped
5 cloves of garlic
red capsicum
2 handfuls of kale or bok choy
fresh peas
5 button mushrooms
Maggi Original seasoning
ABC Chilli sauce
sesame oil
Rice
(feel free to modify ingredients!)

Method:

Cook rice in rice cooker.

Start with coconut oil in wok on medium heat, add carrot, ginger, chillies, celery and onion, stir (keep heat on the low side)

Then add kale/bok choy and garlic. Stir more.

Add peas, red capsicum and mushrooms, add sesame oil.

Add ABC Chilli sauce and Maggi original seasoning.

Serve over rice.

Add more Maggi original seasoning to taste.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Suzanne wrote: "Fresh coriander is my all time fave! Just kill it when I (try) to grow it :(("

Its a tricky herb to grow Suzanne but it is possible if you try and find the right spot in your garden. Best to grow it in a pot as it is easy to move about when it starts to sulk! It likes water but not too much.
Did you know it was an annual? So it only lives for one season anyway then needs to be replaced.
With herbs like that I usually just buy a nice healthy pot from the Nursery and keep it somewhere near the kitchen and just snip away until its all gone, then get another one...much cheaper than buying bunches from the grocer and lasts longer too :)
Same with Parsley and Basil etc. much fresher and cheaper to buy a whole pot from the Nursery than a wilting bunch from the shops.

Maybe get a large pot tray and group them together in it, just keeping the water in the tray topped up.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Grace wrote: "Awesome stir fry

2 heaped tbsp virgin coconut oil
Grated ginger (fresh)
1 small celery stick
fresh chillies (red or green)
1/2 carrot
1/2 red onion, chopped
5 cloves of garlic
red capsicum
2 han..."

Sounds nice Grace, I love using coconut oil for cooking.

[Grace]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Grace wrote: "Awesome stir fry

2 heaped tbsp virgin coconut oil
Grated ginger (fresh)
1 small celery stick
fresh chillies (red or green)
1/2 carrot
1/2 red onion, chopped
5 cloves of garlic
red ..."

Me too. I have only just started using it but it's perfect for stir fries and the like. My mum somehow managed to make her own chocolate out of it using cacao powder. It tasted like the real thing, more or less.

[Suz]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Fresh coriander is my all time fave! Just kill it when I (try) to grow it :(("

Its a tricky herb to grow Suzanne but it is possible if you try and find the right spot in your garde..."

Thanks Jules, I will actually give this a go. I just LOVE the taste of it. Do you?

[Suz]

Grace wrote: "Awesome stir fry

2 heaped tbsp virgin coconut oil
Grated ginger (fresh)
1 small celery stick
fresh chillies (red or green)
1/2 carrot
1/2 red onion, chopped
5 cloves of garlic
red capsicum
2 han..."


Thanks for the recipe. I just bought the Maggi seasoning in an 800ml container at a Phillipino grocery store. No one else stocked it so I thought it's now or never. It's a nice flavour that's for sure.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Suzanne wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Fresh coriander is my all time fave! Just kill it when I (try) to grow it :(("

Its a tricky herb to grow Suzanne but it is possible if you try and find the right sp..."

I do, and very few Thai or curry dishes would be the same without its inclusion. It does take some getting used to though, if you have never had it before.

[Marianne]

Marianne wrote: "Peanut Butter Cream Pie



(like Marianne had at the Laughing Loon Pub in Williams Lake, BC, Canada)
Ingredients
Crust: 90g butter (not margarine)
60g Crunchy Peanut Butter (Kraft Light 38%fa..."

LOL, I'm so glad I posted this here. I want to make it for my hosts, but didn't have the recipe on my tablet; then I remembered putting it here! yay!

[Suz]

I hope you all enjoy it Marianne. Add it to the stories for us, about the trip!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Perfect Marianne! Enjoy:)

[[deleted user]]

My Homemade Tuna Mornay (not quite as fancy as all of yours) but it's really quick and easy and most important yummy :) it can also be gluten/dairy free if u substitute the milk and butter, which is wat I do, I use goats milk instead but the measurement are the same.

1 onion, diced
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup frozen peas
2 heaped tablespoons + 1 flat tablespoon gluten-free cornflour
pinch curry, to taste
3 cups (750ml) goats milk or equivalent
1 heaped tablespoon dairy-free butter
1 chicken stock cube
4 hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 tin tuna in springwater
1 1/2 cups rice, boiled and rinsed

Method

Place onion into a microwave-safe small bowl. Microwave on a low heat until soft, approximately 2 minutes on med/high. Set aside.
Place the frozen corn and peas into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on a low heat until cooked, approximately 3 minutes on med/high. Set aside.
Place cornflour and curry in a microwave-safe 2 litre mixing jug with lid. Slowly add milk, stirring at the same time to avoid lumps.
Add butter, crumbled chicken stock cube and onion into the jug.
Cook in microwave on low heat for approximately 3 minutes. Use whisk to stir. Place back in the microwave slowly decreasing the amount of time in the microwave (please note: once contents starts to thicken ingredients will rise). Continue this process until mixture is thick but at the same time can be poured easily.
Add peas, corn, sliced egg and tuna (shred this with a fork while adding) into mixture. Place back in microwave for approximately 2 minutes (med/high) or until hot.
Pour hot water onto rice to reheat and serve up.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds good, thanks Kristen:)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Brenda :)