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Ms_Notalotofmoney_2

My mum's macaroni cheese....enough for four people but between two of us we usually manage to polish it off!

4 handfuls of macaroni pasta - cooked
1/2 pint of milk (Longlife whole milk is best...makes the sauce thicker and creamier)
2 tsps of cornflour
pinch of pepper
6-8 ozs of strong cheddar (according to taste) - cut in to small cubes

Cook sauce over a low heat, stiring continuously until all cheese is melted.

Put cooked pasta in a dish and sprinkle generously with parmazan cheese and give it a quick mix.

Pour over sauce and mix well and put a couple of thin slices of cheese on the top and cook in a 180 degree oven until golden and bubbly.

Yummy!:T

AussieLass

3/4 cup chopped onions
1 Tbsp oil (optional)
2 1/4 cups water
1/4 cups soy sauce
1 Vege stock cube
1 clove garlic
1 Tbls onion powder
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
2 Tblsp nutritional yeast flakes
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
2 cups regular rolled oats

Saute onions in large pot, until soft. Add remaining ingredients except oats. Stir together and bring to boil. Add oats and mix briefly. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Cover, set aside and let sit for 1 hour. Form burgers - your choice for size. (dip hands in cold water to avoid mixture sticking to hands), or use small ice-cream scoop.

Brown on both sides in a non stick pan OR place on baking tray, preferably covered with greaseproof paper. Bake at 175 for 25 mins, turn over and bake an additional 10 to 15 mins.

Hint: Freezes really well. Can be defrosted very quickly under griller for emergencies.

Cashew Gravy

2 cups water
1/3 cup cashew pieces or 3 tblsp plain flour
1 Tbsp onion powder or 1/4 small fresh onion
1 clove onion
2 tbsp olive oil (omit if using nuts)
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
1 tbsp cornstarch
salt to taste

Blend cashews with a little of the water first and then add other ingredients until creamy. Pour into saucepan and cook on medium high until thick, stirring constantly.

Hint Nice as a sauce for pasta bake with mushrooms and corn.
Also makes a lovely mushroom gravy if you blend a few mushrooms with the sauce and add diced mushooms to sauce.

thriftlady_2

Brown in olive oil(in a casserole)
1 chopped red onion and 2 crushed cloves of garlic

Add
1 lb of diced lamb
some spices such as cinnamon,cumin,ginger,and saffron(I used a mix called Ras-El-Hanout)
Brown for a few mins.

Next add about 2 handfuls of cooked chick peas
A handful of chopped dried apricots
2 chopped carrots
About half a pint of stock(I had some lamb stock in the freezer)
About 1/3 of a carton of passata

Bring to the boil and then cover and put in the oven at 150c for 2-3 hours.
About 20 mins before you're ready to eat add a coupl of tbsp of runny honey.

Serve with couscous.

I'mcomingbackasaman

Ingredients:

1 bagette cut into slices and buttered (or flora'd);)
1 large onion chopped or equivalent
8 slices of smoked bacon
6 Potatoes peeled and cut into slices (like thick crisp shapes)
1/2 Oxo cubes (to taste)
(any left over stock from meat if any)
Large Frying pan

Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time around 30 mins.


Fry chopped onion till nicely browned.
Add a layer of potatoes to pan
Followed by a layer of smoked bacon
Followed by a layer of onion
and so on.
Add a little stock and water to cover potatoes and bring to boil gently.
Add oxo to a little cold water in a jug, also a tablespoon of flour to thicken after making to a paste Add to pan and simmer for 20 mins with lid on.
Serve with carrots or any vegetables you fancy on the side and crusty bread

Peakma

few drops of violet essence
few drops violet colouring
8oz boiled fodant*
cryslallised violets to decorate.
Kneed essence and colouring into fondant,allow to stand 1 hour before using.shape into balls,flatten slightly,place a violet crystal in centre,allow 24 hrs to dry.

*boiled fondant(makes approx 1 1/4 pound)
150 ml / 1/4 pint water
450g / 1lb granulated sugar
3 level tbsp powdered glucose,or a good pinch cream of tartar
Heat water and sugar gently,until sugar disolved,bring to boil,add glucoes/cream of tartar,boil to soft ball stage.sprinkle a little water onto marbe slab or wooden chopping board,pour the syrup onto it and allow to cool a few mins.when it forms a skin around the edges,use a spatula to collect the mixture together,then turn it,working it back and forwards in figure of 8 movement.Continue to work it collecting it into as small a compass as possible,untill the grains change in consistancy ,becoming opaque and firm,scrape off slab,and knead in hands untill even textured throughout.

dolly_day_dream

This is a fantastically moist cake that stays moist - if allowed to- for a week at least! It comes from Meals Without Squeals a vegetarian/vegan cookbook by the Isle of Wight Vegetarian Society.

To make an 8in cake
8oz wholemeal flour
2tspn cinnamon
2tspn baking powder
8oz grated carrot
2oz walnuts or pecans, chopped
4tbspn maple syrup - (I use golden cos I don't have any maple syrup and its ok)
3oz margarine
2tbspn vegetable oil
3oz brown sugar
2 bananas mashed
soya milk to mix (no reason why you couldn't use diary if you are not vegan)

Heat oven to gas mark 3-4/165 - 180deg C/325-350 deg F.
Sift the flour, cinnamon and baking powder together into a bowl
Toss the grated carrot in the flour mixture until evenly coated
Mix in the nuts
Gently heat together the syrup,margarine,oil and sugar until melted.
Mix in the mashed bananas
Pour the 'wet' mixture onto the dry ingredients and beat well, adding enough milk to give a dropping consistency.
Pour into a lined, greased tin and bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours.
Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn onto wire rack to finish cooling.
Decorate as required - I don't bother like it just as it is.

RacyRed

The Toni Cake

5oz plain chocolate
4oz ground almonds
4oz butter
4oz sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon very strong coffee
Apricot jam or redcurrant jelly

Make a small amount of very strong coffee (instant will do).
In a bowl, over steam, melt chocolate and mix in coffee.
Add all the other dry ingredients including the butter.
When cool, add whisked egg yolks.
Finally, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in a loaf tin at 320 degrees (f) or 170 degrees (c) for 1½ hours.
Spread with apricot jam or redcurrant jelly while still warm.

Chocolate Icing

3oz plain chocolate
3oz butter
½ tablespoon very strong coffee.

Melt chocolate over steam and add butter. Stir until quite smooth.
When slightly cool pour over the cake.
Re-spread what runs off the sides.

Enjoy!

As instructed. Toni, You are already missed.

zombiecazz

Prawn and lemon pasta

soup bowl of frozen prawns
2 thinly sliced carrots
6 sliced florets of broccoli
1 cup peas
2 sliced spring onions (can use a thinly sliced red or white onion)
grated rind and juice of a lemon
creme fraiche
1 tsp cornflour mixed with a little water.
3 handfuls of pasta any type.
some fresh herbs eg lemon thyme and rosemary

method
1. Put pasta onto cook.
2. put all veg and lemon rind into pan with a little water (1/2 cup approx) add a little salt and pepper. simmer with lid on until veg is almost cooked.
3. add lemon juice, creme fraiche, herbs and prawns bring to simmer add cornflour mix to thicken.
4. mix sauce with pasta.

other veg can be used. also other herbs - parsley, basil, coriander.

squeaky

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thriftlady_2

1 1/4 cups of plain flour
1 1/4 cups of sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 egg (or 1 heaping tbsp soya flour+1 tbsp water)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2/3 cup melted shortening(I use butter)
2 cups of breadcrumbs

Sift together the first 5 ingredients.
Combine the milk, egg and vanilla and add to the dry ingredients.
Mix in the melted shortening/butter and add breadcrumbs.

Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet(baking sheet- I grease the sheet or use a liner,I think butter makes them stick)
Bake at 180 c 15 mins or until done

Try replacing the vanilla with a spoonful of instant coffee for a different flavour.

These are from The Tightwad Gazette;)