As the oldest child of six children, my mother did a lot of baking, especially biscuits and snack type foods. One of the biscuits she made all the time, were rice bubble biscuits. The boys and I were talking about what I ate as a child, so I decided I would bake some of these rice bubble biscuits for them too.These biscuits are easy to make and have only a few ingredients, many of which you will already have in your pantry. Keep them ...
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How to Freeze Beets
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Whether you grow them in your garden or purchase them from the store, it is always good to have beets on hand for an impromptu bbq or to use in your favourite side dish. Here is how I freeze beets.The way to do it is:Trim off all the excess leaf stems leaving 1/2 inch still on the beet. If you purchase beets and they don't have this, just continue onto the next step. Scrub the beets well with water. Place the beets in a ...
Basic Meringues
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After making the passionfruit curd, I was left with four egg whites, so I decided to make some basic meringues to have with the curd. This recipe only has four ingredients and is very easy to make.I decorated our meringues with a small amount of whipped cream and a dollop of passionfruit curd.Basic Meringue Recipe 4 egg whites at room temperaturepinch salt220 g caster sugar1/2 tsp vanilla essence Preheat oven to ...
Easy Sticky Date Puddings
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While doing the grocery shopping, I saw the sticky date puddings in the frozen section and thought that I since it was so long since I had made them, I should do it again. And, since R is starting to help out in the kitchen a lot more and this is such an easy recipe, I let him make it on his own. With this recipe, we made 12 individual puddings in our muffin tray. These moist sturdy date puddings can be served with caramel ...
Passionfruit Curd
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I was cleaning out the kitchen when I found quite a few passionfruit that were not looking as good as they should have been, so I decided that I would have to use them up pretty quickly. I thought, why not try some passionfruit curd as it can be used in a variety of ways; in a sandwich, in-between layers of a sponge cake, dolloped over muffins and pancakes or poured into a tart shell.This recipe has only four ingredients and is ...
Strawberry and White Chocolate Cupcakes
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Last week when I went fruit and veggie shopping, I purchased a box of strawberries. 8 x 500g punnets of strawberries for $5! Our boys would just sit there and eat them all, but since we had so many, I decided to mix a few with white chocolate chips in some very yummy strawberry and white chocolate cupcakes. Strawberry and White Chocolate Cupcakes 120g (½ cup) butter200g (1 cup) caster sugar2 eggs240 ml (1 cup) milk1 ...
Easy Chocolate Brownies
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I used to make these brownies quite a bit in the past, but, due to trying out many other amazing recipes, I haven't gotten around to making them for a long time. So, when R came to me and said he wanted to make some brownies, I gave him this recipe for easy chocolate brownies and off he went.This recipe only contains 7 ingredients, (though we leave out the walnuts as I never seem to have any in the cupboard) and is easy to make in one ...
Milo Fudge Cupcakes
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We love milo and usually enjoy anything that contains milo and these milo fudge cupcakes were no exception! These cupcakes are quite dense, but we still loved them! They went well with a hot cup of coffee or milo and are really quite easy to make. This is one recipe that I know I will be making over and over again. Milo Fudge Cupcakes 250 grams butter150 grams milk chocolate4 eggs230 grams plain flour100 grams ...
Cranberry and White Chocolate Muffins
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I made these Cranberry and White Chocolate muffins, just to try them out and have made them nearly every week since. Hubby loves them and takes one or two with him to work everyday. The boys aren't really keen on the cranberries, but they still eat them.I usually make a double batch and freeze them in single servings which hubby takes to work. By the time he it gets round to morning tea, they are ready to enjoy! This recipe makes 6 ...
Homemade Instant Pancake Mix
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I have found while travelling around and living in a caravan, our boys went off the traditional cereal for breakfast and with the lack of storage in a van, I was looking for new breakfast ideas for them. We all love pancakes and purchasing the pre-made jugs was becoming a little expensive and they do take up a lot of room in the small pantry in our van, so I decided to try and make our own, instant pancake mix.I ...