Category: RECIPES
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CRUMBED CHICKEN FILLETS WITH CREAMY SHERRY & MUSHROOM SAUCE
Alternately, rather than cooking in a frying pan, place into a baking dish and drizzle olive oil over the top to bake at 200C for about 40 mins (turning half way).
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BREVILLE ~ the Flavour Maker – REVIEW
If you visit this website/blog frequently, you would have seen I use the crock-pot/slow-cooker quite often. The fact one can cook a large quantity and prepare dinner in the morning, walk away and come back to a cooked and easy meal later in the evening is a winner in any large family. All of No Excuses crock-pot…
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HOME-MADE BAILEY’S
1 Cup Whisky / Scotch ¾ tin Condensed Milk 200 – 250ml Thickened Cream 8 – 10 teaspoons Chocolate Topping (ice-cream sauce). Ice Whisk or use blender. Go on and try this, I bet you are tempted!
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MAKING SELF RAISING FLOUR
Making Self-Raising Flour 2 x teaspoons of baking powder to 1 cup of plain flour or 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar and 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda to 1 cup of plain flour Both options give the same result.
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING – EASY CROCK POT RECIPE
500 – 600g dried and/or crystallised fruit Use what ever fruit you like, ¼ -½ cup each of prunes (dried plums), crystallised pineapple and ginger, dried cranberries, raisins, currants and apricots. Otherwise the easiest option is to buy a 1kg packet of mixed dried fruit which can be purchased at any supermarket. ¼ cup sherry, rum or stout (beer)…
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Shallots that last outside of the fridge!
When you buy shallots, do you put them straight into the fridge? If you answered YES, did you know there is a better way to store these! Put them in a large jar or vase and leave them near the kitchen window (sink area). When needed for cooking, give them a “hair cut’ with kitchen scissors.…
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CROCK-POT CHILLI CON CARNE ~ NACHO MIX
No Excuses has a special guest VIP from a Chef! The following recipe is so EASY; which is exactly what No Excuses likes to offer, “easy organising, easy cooking; making everyday life a little easier“!
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EASY CURRIED SAUSAGES
A throw together meal when there is nothing but frozen sausages in the freezer.
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HUNGARIAN BEEF STEW
Recipe Ingredients: 2Kg casserole beef ~ cut in chunks ½ Cup plain flour 60g butter 1 Onion ~ chopped 250g Mushrooms ~ sliced 3-4 Stalks of Celery ~ chopped 2-3 Bunches bok choy or spinach ~ shredded & chopped 2 Cups Beef Stock 1 Tablespoon Paprika Salt & Pepper ½ Cup sour cream 1 Lemon…
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TUNA & VEGETABLE QUICHE
The following ingredients make up two quiche (27cm pie dishes), if you only need to make one, halve the ingredients.
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MEDITERRANEAN GARLIC & HERB VEGETABLES
This simple recipe is fantastic for oven baking or taken straight to the BBQ! Leek or Onions Zucchini Egg plant Capsicum Garlic Dried herbs Olive Oil Salt & Pepper Zip-Lock bag
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BERRY DELICIOUS ICE~CREAM CAKE
Here another alternative to the EASIEST ICE~CREAM CAKE IN THE WORLD recipe: Once again; two basic ingredients are needed: 600ml thickened cream 1 tin condensed milk Frozen berries White chocolate hard tops ice-cream topping Method: Whip the cream till thick consistency. Pour in, fold or stir the condensed milk into whipped cream gently and mix thoroughly. Prepare the dish…
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FRIED RICE ~ EASY WAY
I am one of those people that HATE leftovers sitting in the fridge and if I can create something new with them (not that leftovers happen often in a large family) and before they get eaten by someone else in the household, then it’s a bonus. Here is a VERY easy fried rice recipe: Ingredients…
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HAMBURGERS IN A HURRY
There are days (and many evenings) when we just don’t feel like cooking; and feeding a large family can become monotonous and boring, yet we need to fill them up or they come back after dinner saying “I’m hungry”. Here is a very simple but filling idea for dinner. You can use burger buns or sliced bread and of…
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