Thin Slices of Avocado Topped With Mint Vinegar Dressing. Curly Lettuce, Dandelion or Spinach Leaves, Slices of Tomato & Cucumber, Herb Salt to Taste.

Puff Pastry Corn Cups:

Lightly grease patty trays with butter. Cut puff pastry & place in patty Pans. Fill with corn mix. Sprinkle top with a little Parmesan  and fresh cheese. Bake 20 mins.

Cauliflower Cheese Bake

Finely and roughly chop cauliflower and broccoli heads. Drain and place in oven dish. Cover with cream and top with grated tasty mature cheese, a sprinkle of cayenne and cracked Peppercorns. Season with Coriander or herbs of your choice.

You may also like to add mushrooms and leek or spring onions.

Bake in a warm oven (170) for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 120 for further 15 minutes.  This time needs adjusting to the size meal you make, prick with a fork to test – this meal needs to be baked crispy on the cheesy top and not too soft in the middle.

Tossed Green Salad:

Combine finely shredded silver beet and cabbage with pieces of dandelion or spinach leaves, curly lettuce and chopped parsley and fennel greens. Add thinly sliced green beans and snow peas and green capsicum. Toss together.  Pour Hawaiian dressing over top.

Cottage Cheese Salad:

Combine thinly sliced celery, radish and zucchini pieces. Add grated carrot and pink sweet potato. Toss together with walnuts and sultanas. Fold in cottage or ricotta cheese.

Mint Vinegar Dressing:

2 cups apple cider vinegar.

4 Tblsp chopped fresh mint

1 table spoon agar gelatine in 4 tablespoons hot water. Mix all together, keep in fridge.

Corn Mixture

Cut corn from corn cob. Combine with chopped spring onion, 2 beaten eggs, ¼ cup cream, 2 Tblsp yoghurt, salt and pepper.

White Sauce

3 Tblsp melted butter. Stir in ¼ cup stone ground flour. Quickly add

1 cup milk, stirring all the time. Add herb salt and keep stirring till thickened.

White Sauce 2

Add to pot 350ml of cream when cream is hot remove from heat and stir in grated cheese

 

Hawaiian Dressing:

½ cup plain yoghurt.

¼ cup cream

¼ cup coconut

3 Tables honey

Blend all together.

 

Tasty Cheese Salad:

Toss together grated tasty cheese, finely shredded silver beet, sprinkle of sesame seeds and alfalfa sprouts.  

 

Marinade Chicken Pieces in Sesame marinade for 2 hours. Then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Heat oil and fry chicken till golden brown. Serve with side salad. Or Steamed vegetable of your choice.

 

 

Pan Fry pieces of large fish (snapper or dhu fish) in a pan with butter and sesame oil and garlic. Serve with ginger sauce or rosemary and plum sauce.  

Vegetable Patties:

Par – cook chopped potato carrot, turnip and beans. Add herb salt to mashed vegetables. Add 2 beaten eggs. Roll patties in cornflour and place on a buttered oven tray. Bake 15 mins turning once. Serve with salad and five-spice sauce.  

Chicken Broth:

1 Whole Chicken

4 Large Onions

6 Sticks Celery

3 Carrots

Cook all together until tender. Remove chicken and blend vegetables. Add curry powder and herb salt to taste.

   

 

Sesame Marinade:

Combine 1 Table spoon (Tblspn) sesame oil, 1 Tblspn olive oil, 2 Tbspn sherry or rice wine, 1 Tbspn honey and 1 clove garlic. Marinade chicken pieces. Drain.

Ginger Sauce  

Heat butter in frypan. Add 2 Tbspns grated fresh ginger, 2 Tbspns cornflour.

Rosemary and Plum Sauce:

Cook 6 plums in water, lemon juice & honey. Remove plum skins. Add chopped fresh rosemary. Thicken with cornflour & blend till smooth.

 Five spice Sauce:

Combine Stock from cooked vegetables with 3 Tbspns soy sauce, Add 3 Tbspns cornflour & 3 Tbspns cream, pinch of herb salt & 5 spice. Cook until thickened. Serve over patties.

 

Fennel and Mushroom Soup:

2 Cups Chopped Mushrooms

1 Cup chopped spring onions

20Carrots

1 Chopped Parsnip

3 Chopped Radishes

Cook all together in 8 cups water. Add ½ Tspn fennel seeds. When vegetables are tender blend in a mixture of 2 Tbspns cornflour & 2 Tbspns soy sauce.

Lebanese Salad Roll:

Use any of the spreads to cover Lebanese bread. Top with alfalfa sprouts, pine nuts or sunflower seeds and salad items. Roll up tightly.

 

Filo Parcels:

Spread melted butter over 2 filo pastry sheets, doing one then the other. Toss together shredded silver beet, grated carrot and parsnip, tofu and grated tasty cheese, and chopped fresh mint. Sprinkle with herb salt. Bake 20mins and serve with nut sauce.

 

Bean Casserole:

Soak beans or lentils overnight, and then drain. Add water to cover and 1 Tbspn oil. Cook 2-4 hours until soft. Drain keeping stock. Heat oil; add chopped eggplant, fry and drain. Place beans and eggplant in oven dish with spicy tomato sauce. Bake slowly for 1 hour.       

 

Heat olive oil in a pan; add finely chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Add a small amount of good quality beef mince. Stir until browned. Add fresh chopped tomatoes, sultanas, sliced mushrooms, peas, carrots and 2 Tbspns curry powder. Cook slowly for 1 hour. Serve over rice with cucumber salad on the side.

Spreads for Lebanese Rolls:

Honey

Tomato Relish

Avocado

Tahini

 

Nut Sauce:

Melt 3 Tbspns butter, saute1/2 

Cup nuts, (almonds cashews or peanuts) Add 2 Tbspns cream and stir lightly. Serve over baked filo parcels.

 

 

Blend together 4 tomatoes (ripe) 4 onions, 1 Tbspn soy sauce, 1 Tbspn cornflour, ½ Tbspn cracked peppercorns, ½ cup water, ¼ cup bean stock, fresh parsley and squeeze of lemon juice.

 

Banana smoothie #2  take 2 bananas, ½ cup soy milk, ½cup plain yoghurt, ½ cup purified water,  1 teaspoon of AGAR-AGAR powder, ½ 1/2 half teaspoon slippery elm powder, 1/4teaspoon of kelp powder and 2teaspoons of honey, blend and drink. Add crushed ice

 

Pumpkin Soup

Peel & chop 1 butternut pumpkin &

4 large Potatoes

1 large Leek

2 teaspoons crushed garlic

cover with water and bring to boil.  Or use a broth

When pumpkin & potatoes are soft blend all together add a small amount of cream and stir in

Stir Fry rice

2 cups cooked brown rice

Thinly sliced onion, sweet potato, green beans & celery (cut very small is best)

Place rice in oven for 10 minutes to dry stir-fry Sesame and Olive  oil.  Serve with sweet & sour sauce or almond nut sauce.

Sweet rice

2 cups cooked brown rice

1 tbsp grated orange peel

1 grated carrot

1 grated apple

2 tbsp honey

2 eggs

3 tbsp cream

Combine all ingredients.  Pour into low casserole dish.  Spread mixture of chopped roasted almonds, butter and honey over top.  Bake for 15 minutes.