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Silverbeet pie
Grease a tarte tatin pan, then cover with 1/3 cup bread crumbs. Meanwhile sauté 4 cloves garlic and a bunch of spring onions. Add 300g chopped silverbeet and wilt. In a food processor put 2 eggs and 1/3 cup milk and juice of half a lemon. Tip in the silverbeet and t2 tablespoons bread crumbs…
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Garlic bok choy stir fry
Slice 3 cloves garlic and cook on high heat in wok until garlic starts colouring. Slice 6-8 bok choys and cook for about 1 minute with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, a teaspoon honey and a drizzle of sesame oil.
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Rhubarb crumble
Slice a large bunch of rhubarb into cubes. Put in pan with 15g butter, a tablespoon cornflower, 100g caster sugar and a tablespoon vanilla extract. Cook until butter and sugar have melted and sauce thick. Meanwhile, rub 120g butter with 150g plain flour, 90g sugar and a teaspoon baking powder until crumbly. Pour rhubarb into…
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Roasted sweet potato
Peel and dice 3 sweet potatoes. Put in baking pan with 2 sprigs thyme, 2 thinly sliced red onions and 3 whole, unpeeled cloves garlic. Drizzle with olive oil then bake at 200°C for 40 minutes.
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Ricotta and silverbeet pie
In a large pot, sauté 1 onion with 50g butter. Add 1 kg chopped silverbeet and wilt. In a separate bowl mix 500g ricotta, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 2 eggs and 80g finely grated Parmesan. Mix wilted silverbeet with cheese mixture. Line the base of a pie tin with a piece of puff pastry, spoon in…
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Parsnip and potato bake
Chop 1kg potatoes and 1kg parsnip into 3cm cubes and place in baking dish. Place in gratin dish. Meanwhile, melt 85g butter in a large saucepan and mix in 85g plain flour. Gradually add 600ml milk until sauce has thickened. When thick, turn off the heat and stir in 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons mustard,…
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Sweet potato curry
Slice 1 onion and finely chop 2 garlic cloves and sauté in 1 tablespoon oil. Add a 3cm piece grated ginger, 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste and 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter. Add 500g chunks peeled sweet potato and sweat in the pot. Then add a 400ml tin coconut milk and 200ml water. Cook…
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Peanut butter choc chip cookies
Beat 150g brown sugar, 30g butter and 60g crunchy peanut butter until smooth. Then beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in 150g sifted plain flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder and 100g milk chocolate chips best quality. Shape and place on baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 180°C
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Lemon cake
Combine 75g sifted plain flour, 250g sifted icing sugar, 120g almond meal, finely grated lemon zest from 2 large lemons, 6 egg whites and 180g melted butter. Mix well. Pour into a 22cm round lined cake tin and bake for 45-50 min at 180°C. While the cake is baking, finely slice 4 lemons and put…
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Ricotta with cherry jam on Turkish bread
I am very particular about this for breakfast, morning tea or afternoon tea or indeed any meal. Slice a Turkish bread roll in half and toast until crunchy. Spread thickly with ricotta and home made cherry jam or best quality store bought cherry conserve – I like Bonne Maman.
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 