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I am not a fancy cook, I like meals which are quick, easy and taste good.  This Tuna Curry can be ready in 20 mins and tastes delicious.  Mum often made it when I was a teen, at that stage I did not like curry but I loved her tuna curry.  The ingredients are very flexible, only the tuna, mushrooms, …

Acacia’s 4th birthday party is next Saturday.  I need to be vaguely organised and have discovered that baked cheesecakes freeze very well.  Just as well I decided to make it a week early.  Arrggghhh I made a mistake, my first cheesecake cracked, I searched for reasons on this page which has a selection of tips to prevent cracking and realised …

I’m typing my recipe on here because recently I lost it for a few months (all my recipes are on index cards and I have been known to mislay them).  This recipe was given to me by a work colleague Dorene about 10 years ago and it is a big hit in my home.  They are easy to make and …

Crispy Fried Potatoes are one of my favourite side dishes, far nicer than chips in my opinion.  This is how I make mine : Ingredients (to serve 4 generously) 5 potatoes peeled and cubed 30 ml flour seasoning (I use PnP potato seasoning) herbs such as origanum or rosemary optional Roughly 60 ml cooking oil, must be enough that the …

3-year-old Acacia can have very specific ideas about what she wants, it’s not often that I manage to pull off what she has in mind.  Yesterday she nagged and nagged to make a cake but the list of requirements needed some thought.  She did not want cup cakes, it had to be 1 round cake, it had to have cinnamon, …

Last night I made Zesty Orange Kisses, the recipe comes from the Stork Margarine website.  Since a good cookie press is lacking in my kitchen I rolled out the dough and used cookie cutters.  I liked the cookies but felt that they needed a little extra something.  Orange and chocolate are a yummy combination, I decided before falling asleep to …

    Today is my turn to take eats to Top Tots.  I wanted to make a cheesecake but try something new, I also had a tin of cherries in the cupboard which has been languishing there for ages.  My rule with posting recipes is that my recipe must be tweaked almost beyond recognition from any recipe which I have …

This Tuna tart is quick to make and tastes good.  You can make it as one large 20 cm tart or as small tartletts which are more suitable for savory snacks. 2 eggs, lightly beaten 5 ml Worcester sauce about 40 ml fresh chopped herbs 1 salad pepper (capsicum) chopped salt and pepper to taste 1 can tuna fish 1 …

This is probably the 1st recipe that I ever baked.  My Mum made them extra special by adding seeds and I now also sometimes add choc chips or cranberries.  The baking tray which I use is 22cm x 35cm CRUNCHIES 160 Grams Margarine 20 ml golden syrup ¾ Cups sugar 1  tsp bicarbonate of soda (Baking soda) 1 Cup coconut …

I can bake pretty much any sweet thing your heart desires but when it comes to savory snacks I find myself at a loss.  I had to bring a plate of savory snacks for a church funeral today. I had a recipe but veered so far from it that I sort of made up my own and I am well …