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Cornish pasties

Cornish pasties...

Cornish pasties These cornish pasties are absolutely noting like the pies you would buy in a store unless it’s a home industry shop. They are really easy to make and if you are a bit stretched for time like I have been the last month or two, they freeze perfectly well and are an easy and quick meal to put together. It is well worth making the pastry yourself so take a few minutes extra and you and your family will...
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Simple apple cake

Simple apple cake...

Easy Italian apple cake This easy apple cake recipe is ideal as a hot dessert with cream or as a tea time cake served cold. It’s a really simple recipe and while the apples are sweet and delicious in the shops right now, you are going to want to try this one. Use nice large golden delicious apples they work perfectly but any good apple will be fine. The beauty of this cake is that it is really simple to make and...
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Cream cheese icing

Cream cheese icing...

Best Cream cheese icing Cream cheese icing is what you would normally find on a carrot cake and using this recipe exactly as it is makes enough to cover the top and sides of a 25cm round cake. The icing is not very sweet but creamy and really delicious. It’s a very versatile recipe so if you like your icing sweeter, add a 1/4 cup of icing sugar to the mix and to make a chocolate version, add the extra sugar and...
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Quick Cheese Muffins

Quick Cheese Muffins...

Cheese muffins Man these are so easy and so delicious you will not be able to wait for them to cool. The great thing about these is that they take just 10 minutes in the oven so if you are having people over just pop them in the oven a few minutes before they arrive and you will treat them to warm fresh cheese muffins. (makes 12) I also like these with plenty of butter and a something sweet so you will usually find them...
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Banana bread with pecans

Banana bread with pecans...

Moist Banana bread This is a really easy banana bread recipe that is moist and will satisfy you day or night. The pecan nuts add such a wonderful texture to the banana bread that you really don’t want to leave them out. This recipe is from an old recipe book that never fails to turn out perfectly so give it a try, you will be very glad you did. If you prefer a more traditional easy banana bread recipe try this easy...
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Ham and Cheese Waffles

Ham and Cheese Waffles...

savory waffle Waffles are something I seldom make and for some reason I always get back to them after a long weekend in Dullstrom where we always, without fail have a meal at Harry’s Pancakes. My favourite are the savoury pancakes so here is a waffle recipe that you will love. (makes 4 or 5 waffles) To make this a sweet waffle, just substitute the cheese and ham in the mixture with one heaped tablespoon of sugar...
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Pumpkin Fritters

Pumpkin Fritters...

Pumpkin Fritters I had pumpkin fritters that were bought from Woolies and although I enjoyed them, there is nothing like home made pumpkin fritters doused in cinnamon sugar to deal with a comfort food craving. I turned to a trusty book by Lannice Snyman called tortoises and Tumbleweeds and found a really fantastic recipe that did the trick. Try them, they are real simple and the taste, well let’s just say I ate...
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Milk Tart

Milk Tart...

Milk Tart Milk tart or Melk Tert is as South African as biltong and dry wors and this is one of those recipes you are going to want to bookmark, print or share so that you never lose it. Milk tart has been one of my favorite desserts for a very long time and I have tried quite a number of Millk Tart recipes and if you have been following these recipes for a while, you will know that the easier the better for me. It’s...
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Mushroom tarts

Mushroom tarts...

Mushroom tarts These mushroom tarts are amazing, they are like little crustless quiches that you make in a muffin pan and are perfect for picnics, lunch boxes or something special for the road instead of sandwiches. You really must try these, they are fantastic and so easy. (makes 12) What you need 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion finely chopped 500g button mushrooms chopped hand full of parsley...
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Homemade chocolate rum truffles

Homemade chocolate rum truffles...

Chocolate rum truffles These homemade chocolate truffles are not the usual very rich almost too chocolatey truffles, they have a little crunch and use cocoa not chocolate. They are absolutely sublime and can easily be made without the rum for kids and those who don’t like alcohol. The best thing about this recipe is that it is so simple and can be made your own very easily, add a few nuts or cherries, less biscuit...
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Easy Baked Cheesecake

Easy Baked Cheesecake...

Baked Cheesecake Don’t let the few ingredients of this cheesecake recipe put you off, it is a really tasty baked cheesecake. I actually prerfer baked cheesecakes to fridge style cheesecakes, they just seem more posh and the custard powder in this one does wonders to the flavour. Cheesecake is not meant to be low fat and this one is no exception, so if you are dieting this one is not for you. What you need Crust 120g...
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Easy Chicken pie in a pot

Easy Chicken pie in a pot...

Chicken pie This is a fantastic Chicken Pie recipe that is very easy to make and thanks to frozen puff pastry takes only minutes to prepare. It makes a large pie that can feed about 6 people but tastes so good, 4 hungry people will devour it in no time. There is something so good about the smell of pastry baking in the oven and your family will be at the door asking when it will be ready. What you need 250g frozen puff...
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Cornflake cookies

Cornflake cookies...

cornflake cookies Whenever I have been away for a while I like to replenish the cookie jars and these cornflake cookies are really great. They are great to have around when you are on the run, to grab a few on your way out the door when you have missed breakfast. They last at least a week in an airtight container… I have never tested any longer than that. (makes about 3 dozen cookies) What you need 125g butter at...
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Easy impressive chocolate cake

Easy impressive chocolate cake...

Impressive chocolate cake Here is a real winner of a chocolate cake recipe. It is foolproof and from start to eating is about 1 and a 1/2 hours with 1 hour being the baking time. It’s a really fantastic chocolate cake that is soft, moist, delicious and if you are looking for a chocolate cake to impress without any hassles, this is it. The real secret to this recipe is getting the baking time right and using the...
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