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Toad in the Hole...

Toad in the hole Don’t let the few ingredients fool you on this Toad in the hole recipe, it is fantastic. The batter will rise and rise and you will be tempted to open the oven, but resist and you will be rewarded with a puffed up Yorkshire pud that is hard to beat. If the areas below the sausages are a little wet don’t fret, this is exactly what you are meant to have. What you need 6-8 pork/beef sausages 1...
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Cheesy Baked Cauliflower with bacon and leeks...

Baked Cauliflower Cauliflower on it’s own is not one of my favourite vegetables but this recipe makes Cauliflower an entire meal or a side vegetable dish that tastes fantastic and will feature on my plates with steaks, chicken and roasts regularly from now on. It’s very easy to make not for weight watchers but well worth it. This makes enough for 6-8 people as a vegetable side dish perfect for Sunday Roasts...
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Mediterranean vegetable salad...

Mediterranean vegetable salad This is fantastic vegetable dish that can be served hot as a vegetable on the side of a roast beef or cold as a salad or even as a snack at the braai with some ciabatta or other crusty bread. It has such a great flavour a vegetarian would be happy with a bowl of it on it’s own. Give this a try, it’s a perfect summer, eat oudoors vegetable dish, kids who are not mad for vegetables...
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Chicken and baby potato salad...

Chicken potato salad It is so hot right now that a great salad that has all the makings of a roast is just what I need. Try this Chicken and baby potato salad with peas and greens, it is really fantastic and depending on how you feel, you can have the chicken and potatoes warm or cold. Try it tonight, your family will love it. (4 people as a main meal) What you need 500g baby potatoes boiled and halved 4 chicken breasts...
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Perfect Brunch...

Brunch recipe When you have had a busy weekend with friends and family and have all sorts of leftovers, or if you just want something a little different for breakfast or brunch, try this fantastic recipe. It is full of flavour, is inexpensive and can easily be adapted to what you have in the fridge. The only thing I will recommend that yoyu make sure you add is some fresh basil. If you don;t have fresh basil, go out to...
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Chicken and Prawn Rice...

Chicken and Prawn Stirfry One of my favourite Chinese meals is chicken and prawn fried rice that I order about 8 of 10 times I have Chines takeout so I set out to find an easy to prepare alternative that tastes just as good as the local Chinese takeout. It’s really important to have a very hot wok or pan when you start and to work quickly, making sure that the ingredients get a quick scalding that adds a bit of...
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Ice Cream Christmas Pudding...

Ice Cream Christmas dessert Ice Cream is basically frozen custard and this ice cream christmas cake recipe is a perfect Christmas dessert for hot December Holidays. Give it a try, it is unlike anything you have had before. What you need 50g raisins 25g sultanas 50g dried cranberries or cherries 2 tots brandy 2 tots cointreau or rum 4 tablespoons icing sugar 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon 500ml Custard (Woolies custard is...
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Christmas recipes...

Christmas I have had so many requests for Christmas recipes again this year that I thought I would re-post the whole lot in one entry. Some of my best memories are around the table at Christmas time with the table groaning under all the delicious things to eat. It is so worth taking the time and putting in the extra effort to make Christmas dinner or lunch something really extraordinary, it is something that you and all...
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Cookbook & cafe Enrista Cappuccino giveaway &...

In celebration of Christmas, Cookbook and cafe Enrista would like to present to you the Enrista Cappuccino contest. From the house of café Enrista comes the brand new Cappuccino product to pamper you . Blended with the same perfection creating every cup as the perfect cup , the Enrista Cappuccino is not only about convenience but also about luxury , relaxation and reward. 5 Exclusive cappuccino hampers including a...
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Ginger Ale Chicken Bake...

Ginger Ale Chicken Casserole Chicken in Ginger Ale has got to be the easiest, tastiest way to serve chicken pieces that is seriously delicious. The best thing about it is that you can make this for 2 people or 200 people without any problem and everyone will love it. This is the perfect holiday recipe. The sauce thicken up beautifully and over a nice pile of rice and a salad, there is no easier way to produce a delicious...
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Basic Vanilla Biscuits...

Vanilla biscuits Fresh biscuits are such great things to have around the house and this basic biscuit recipe is the perfect recipe to get you going. The bottom of the recipe gives you a few ideas of how to make different flavours and style biscuits from the same recipe. They are so simple to make and from start to finish take about 25 minutes, then 15 or so minutes of baking and you are done. makes about 30 biscuits What...
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