Coconut Loaf

This recipe is from the Simple Savings website. I have made it a few times now, really easy, and yummy.
Coconut Loaf



1 cup dessicated coconut

1 cup SR flour

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup milk

Mix altogether and put in greased loaf tin, bake at 180 for around 45 mins.

Apricot Chicken Curry

One word for this - yum!!

500g chicken breast, sliced
1 large tin apricots
2 onions sliced
1 dessert spoon curry powder
1 pkt spring vegetable or french onion soup - either is very nice.

Put all ingredients in slow cooker, and cook on low for 6 hours or so.

Cherry Jam Recipe

I bought a large tub of cherries at the markets yesterday, so I have decided I will make some jam with them.  I wish I had thought of it while I was at the markets, as they were selling out whole boxes for $5!! Ah welll, doesn't matter, I certainly am not short of jam in my pantry! This is the recipe I am using, which originally comes from the taste.com.au website.

Cherry jam

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Makes

4 cups

Ingredients

• 1kg fresh cherries, pitted, halved
• 1/2 cup (125ml) lemon juice
• 1kg CSR jam sugar

Method

1. Thoroughly wash preserving jars and lids in hot, soapy water and rinse. Alternatively, sterilise by running through the dishwasher. Drain on a drying rack.
2. Place the cherries in a large saucepan. Use a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon to crush cherries to release their juices. Add the lemon juice and place over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the cherries are tender. Add the sugar and cook, stirring, for 10-15 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
3. Increase heat to high and bring to a rolling boil. Cook for 4 minutes or until mixture is at setting point. (To test when jam is at setting point, place a small saucer in the freezer to chill. Spoon a little jam onto the saucer and return to the freezer for 2 minutes or until jam is cold. Touch with your finger to see if it is set and gel-like.) Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes.
4. Ladle hot jam into jars, seal and turn upside down for 2 minutes. Turn upright and set aside until cooled. Label, date and store in a cool, dark place.

Waffles

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups plain flour
1 1/2 tspn baking powder
1/4 tspn salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, separated

Method:
Sift flour, and baking powder together, add salt and sugar and stir together.
In a separate bowl, whisk milk, oil and egg yolks, then add flour mix and whisk until smooth.

In another separate bowl, beat eggwhites until peaks form, and then fold gently through flour and milk mix.  Cook in waffler maker as instructed.

Creamy Thai Curry

I made up a new recipe tonight.  I was at a loss to what to make for dinner, I had some home grown potatoes, beans, carrots and cabbage, and not much meat in the freezer, so I just started with the chicken and made it up as I went along.  It was really yummy, and I will definitely make it again.

Creamy Thai Curry

Indgredients:

2 chicken breast fillets sliced
1 onion chopped
2 tspns crushed garlic
3 tbpns thai curry paste
1 cups beans chopped
1/2 cup cream

Method:

Fry chicken until slightly seared, add onion and garlic, and fry for a few minutes. Add thai curry paste and beans and fry for a further 5 minuites or so.  Add cream (you can add more cream for more sauce, I only had 1/2 cup left tonight)  and stir, reheat but don't boil. Serve with boiled potatoes, cabbage, carrots and peas, with a dob of butter on vegies, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serves 4

Onion Jam

This recipe is from the Better Homes and Gardens show, and looks very yummy.  I will have to make some for Xmas pressies.

Onion Jam.

Ingredients


1.5 kg brown onions, very finely sliced.
2 tablespoon veg oil
salt and pepper to season
2 cloves garlic finely sliced
1/2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes
1/2 reaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon worcestorshire sauce
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup dark brown sugar

Method

Heat a large pan over a medium heat, Add onion and veg oil & season generously with salt and pepper. then cook for 25 minutes, stirring often until onion is very soft and well browned.


Add garlic, chilli & nutmeg and cook for 1 minute. Pour in vinegar and worcesteshire sauce, simmer until absorbed, then add the wine, a little at a time allowing it to evaporate before next addition.


Add sugar and bring to boil. Once mixture thickens, remove from heat and spoon into sterilised jars.

Home made Woolwash

I have made this wool wash, rather than buying it, and it works brilliantly. It leaves the woollens really soft and smelling lovely, and I also use it when I am wanting to freshen up sheets and doonas etc, and for sterilising these items while they wash. It's also great for towels. I have had this 1st batch for at least 6 months, and I freshened it up a week or so ago by adding some hot water to it, as it hard hardened up and was becoming hard to scoop out. It is now really good again, and should last many more uses before I need to make any more. This is the recipe:


Home Made Wool Wash

200ml methylated spirits
300g lux pure soap flakes or grated laundry soap
100ml eucalyptus oil

Mix all ingredients and store in a wide necked jar.

Use 1- 2 tablespoons per wash.  Mix with hot water and then add to warm wash.