Recipes

Beetroot And Cottage Cheese Recipe

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I use cottage cheese for this recipe, but you could interchange this for a crumbly cheese such as feta, wensleydale, cheshire or caerphilly. I find this is a versatile accompaniment.  It obviously lends itself to cold meat and salad dishes or with new potatoes, but can also be served with something like steak or hot … Read more

Spelt, Honey & Macadamia Bread Recipe

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With the summer season upon us, treat the whole family to freshly made home-baked loaves for picnics and barbeques. Spelt, Honey and Macadamia Bread Ingredients for one loaf (500g) 250g spelt wholemeal flour 160ml cool water 7g fresh yeast (buy from local bakers, supermarkets with fresh bakery section or health food stores) 5g salt 7.5g … Read more

Roast Quail Stuffed With Prunes

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My friend “Mama” has sent me a recipe for roast quail stuffed with prunes that she says tastes delicious and is very simple to make. Ingredients 6 Quail 12 half dried prunes soaked in a little armagnac. Method Baste quail with a little olive oil. Put prunes that have been soaked in almanac into the … Read more

Blueberry Muffins With Duck Eggs

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My husband and I love blueberry muffins, so I thought I would share the recipe with you. Ingredients 8 oz/225g soft margarine 10 oz/275g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 duck eggs – beaten 11 oz/300g self raising flour 8 oz/225g blueberries – washed Method Cream the margarine and sugar together. Beat in the … Read more

Zucchini Muffin Recipe

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Here is a Zucchini Muffin Recipe sent in by Helene of  Countryside Connection and Once Upon A Pine. Helene has also includedwith the recipe recommendations for healthier / dietary substitutions as well as changes she has adopted over the years. The original recipe has been provided with subsitutions and changes noted in brackets. Helene says, … Read more

Rabbit Casserole

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We had some rabbit meat in the freezer so I made a rabbit casserole with it. Ingredients whole rabbit cut into joints. 1 carrot diced. 1 leek sliced thinly. Half a red pepper, green pepper and yellow pepper cut into small pieces. 4 tomatoes chopped into quarters. 6-8 mushrooms sliced. 1 onion peeled and sliced … Read more

Macadamia Fruit Crumble

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I have been sent a recipe for macadamia fruit crumble so I thought I would share it with you as it sounds like a great pudding suggestion for the Winter months and a healthy alternative to all the Christmas pud, cake and mince pies weare bound to consume during the festive season. This delicious crumble is … Read more

Salmon & Macadamia Salad

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I love having salmon in a salad and adding some macadamia nuts is a great addition making a very healthy salad which makes a great light lunch at any time of the year. Salmon and Macadamia Salad Serves 4 Ingredients 4 salmon steaks 100g toasted macadamia nut halves 150g green salad leaves 8 sundried tomatoes roughly … Read more