Cinnamon Apple Cake

 Lovely smell of cinnamon while cooking

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 large apple peeled and chopped
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 

Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9-inch round cake pan.

1.                 In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and vegetable oil until smooth.

2.                 Add the cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.

3.                 Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda until batter forms.

4.                 Fold in the chopped apple and walnuts.

5.                 Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

6.                 Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

7.                 Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Apple & Raisin Bread pudding

 

This turned out well. I did add some flour as I left too much water in the bread. 

11 slices bread (crusts and slightly stale are good)

2 eggs

3oz soft brown sugar

4oz Margarine

4oz Raisins soaked in cold tea *

3 medium Apples or Pears

1-2 tsp Cinnamon

½ tsp Nutmeg

 

1.    Soak bread in water for about 2 hours

2.    Soak raisins in cold tea

3.    Squeeze water well out of bread; Drain raisins

4.    Peel and cut apples into cubes

5.    Cut margarine into small pieces

6.    Mix all ingredients well together **

7.    Place in a large baking dish

8.    Bake for 2 to 2 ½ hours until solid

9.    Cut into squares; can top with icing if desired or serve with custard

 

* Can substitute with rum

** If mixture is too wet add some plain flour

Hunters Chicken

 A quick meal and very tasty

§  4x Chicken Breasts

§  4x Slices Bacon

§  70g Grated Cheddar Cheese

§  BBQ Sauce (Bulls Eye was good)

§  Optional parsley to garnish

  

Instructions

1.    Preheat your oven to Gas 5/ Fan 160 degrees.

2.    Wrap the chicken with the bacon and lay in ovenproof dish.

3.    Sprinkle over the grated cheese.

4.    Bake for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

5.    Pour over BBQ sauce and bake for 5 more minutes

6.    Serve immediately with your choice of sides!

 

Other recipes put the BBQ sauce over the chicken and top with the cheese

 

Chicken Turmeric Soup

 A nice variation - Serves 2

• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cooked chicken breast in chunks
• 14 oz coconut milk, tinned
• 1/2 medium onion peeled and chopped
• 1 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoons olive oil 
• Chopped Carrot & Celery
• Salt & pepper

 

1.                   Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan on a medium heat.

2.                   Add the garlic and onion and saute for 3 minutes until soft.

3.                   Add the turmeric and saute for 1 minute.

4.                   Add the chicken stock, chopped vegetables and coconut milk, bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.

5.                   Blitz until smooth, can leave some veggies whole

6.                   Add chicken and warm for 5 minutes

7.                   Season with the salt and pepper.

 

Calories 350, Net Carbs 15

Egg Foo Yung

 Nice quick meal

                ·         3 eggs, large size

·         100 g barbeque meat

·         2 tablespoons onion, chopped

·         2 stalk scallion, cut into 1m lengthwise

·         2 mushrooms, cut into thin slices

·         1 teaspoon light soy sauce

·         1/4 teaspoon corn starch

·         Sufficient oil to pan-fry the eggs

1.      Crack eggs into a large bowl.

2.      Cut meat into thin slices.

3.      Add the barbeque meat, slices of mushrooms, salt, light soy sauce and cornstarch into the whisked eggs. Mix well.

4.      Heat up some vegetable oil in the wok. Add the onion.

5.      While the wok is still hot, pour the egg mixture into the center. The edge of the egg will immediately bubble and puff up.

6.      Once the edge is puffed up, reduce the heat to medium or low and like it undisturbed until the bottom is set. You can swirl the egg around in the wok.

7.  Cook bottom side of the egg pancake until golden brown. Turn the egg over and cook the other side. When it is aromatic and golden brown, remove. 

Mediterranean Fish Stew

 Very tasty

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.5 carrot, sliced into thin rounds
• 0.5 tbsp flour
• 1.5 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized cubes
• 0.5 pound white fish (cod, halibut, haddock) boneless
• 2 cups chicken broth, low sodium or regular
• 0.25 tsp smoked paprika
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

 

1.                  Heat butter and olive oil in a thick bottomed pot. Sauté onions and carrots until soft (about 3 minutes). Stir in flour and then add potatoes. Cook on medium heat for 1 minute.

2.                  Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add fish and smoked paprika. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally until potatoes are soft (about 15-20 minutes). Fish should flake into small pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcal, Carbs 36

Raspberry Advocaat Cake

 

Made in a loaf tin;  I did slice in half and put cream and raspberries in middle

70 g butter (melted)

4 Tbsp sugar

220 g plain flour

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

60 ml Advocaat

2 tsp baking powder

150 g raspberries (fresh or defrozen)

Icing

2 tbsp Advocaat

4 tbsp powdered sugar

 

1.        Beat eggs with sugar until it makes fluffy foam. Add butter and mix. Then add the sifted flour with baking powder. Add eggnog and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly.

2.        Line the form with baking paper or grease it with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put the first portion of the batter. Sprinkle with half of the raspberries, cover with the second portion of batter, sprinkle with the rest of the raspberries and cover with the rest of the batter. Put the cake in a preheated oven at  347 °F and bake for 30 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove from the oven and wait for it to cool.

3.        Prepare the icing. Mix Advocaat with the tablespoons of powdered sugar. Mix thoroughly and pour over the cooled cake