sara | June 16, 2010
With the summer season upon us, treat the whole family to freshly made home-baked loaves for picnics and barbeques.
Rye-Wheat Macadamia and Sultana Bread
Ingredients for one small loaf or approximately 8-9 small rolls.
75g white sponge
100g strong white flour
100g light rye flour
140ml warm water
7g yeast
4g salt (5g if using saltless sponge)
5ml vegetable oil
40g macadamia nuts
40g [...]
sara | June 14, 2010
With the summer season upon us, treat the whole family to freshly made home-baked loaves for picnics and barbeques.
Fruited Cornbread with Macadamias
Ingredients for one loaf or 8-9 small rolls
220g flour (strong wheat)
5g yeast
5g salt
20g raw cane sugar
90g polenta (see description below of how to prepare)
55g macadamia [...]
sara | June 13, 2010
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 [...]
sara | May 17, 2010
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 body cavity.
Roast in a [...]
sara | March 22, 2010
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 eggs and vanilla essence.
Fold in the flour.
Stir in the blueberries [...]
sara | February 10, 2010
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, [...]
sara | January 25, 2010
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 thinly.
1 pint of vegetable stock.
1 teaspoon of lemon [...]
sara | December 9, 2009
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 [...]
sara | November 25, 2009
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 chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon English mustard
1 [...]
sara | November 24, 2009
I have recently been sent this recipe to share with you, so for all you nut roast lovers and macadamia nut lovers, here’s a recipe for Macadamia Nut Roast! Let me know what you think if you try it.
Macadamia Nut Roast
Serves 6
Ingredients
800g mixed root vegetables (potatoes, parsnips, swede, sweet potato) peeled and roughly chopped
1 [...]
