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  • Breakfast
    • Acai Bowl
    • All Day Breakfast
    • Asparagus Milanese
    • Bacon and Egg Bread Cups
    • Bacon and Egg Roll
    • Bacon and Spinach Omelette
    • Best Ever Berry Pikelets
    • Blueberry Pancakes
    • Buttermilk Pancakes
    • Buttermilk Scones
    • Chicken Livers with Onions
    • Egg Breakfast Cups
    • Eggs in Purgatory-Hangover Eggs
    • French Toast
    • Lemon Souffle Pancakes
    • Medimurski Langusi
    • Mushroom and Cheese Omelette
    • Peci Paje
    • Perfect Scrambled Eggs
    • Salami and Potato Frittata
    • Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus
    • Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo
    • Spinach and Cheese Spirals
    • To Die For Cinnamon Buns
    • Waffles with Berries, Ice Cream and Maple Syrup
  • Lunch
    • Bacon, Egg and Tomato Pie
    • Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks
    • Broccolini and Bacon Tart
    • Cabbage and Prawn Salad
    • Chicken and Avocado Quesadillas
    • Chicken Caesar Salad
    • Chicken Liver, Frisee and Speck Salad
    • Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Pies
    • Chorizo, Potato and Herb Frittata
    • Creamy Chicken and Corn Burritos
    • Crumbed Eggplant with Tomato Basil Sauce
    • Egg, Bacon and Cheese Frittata
    • Five Spice Pork with an Asian Green Bean Salad
    • Goat's Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
    • Italian Chicken Pasta Salad
    • Mince and Feta Gozleme
    • Mini Egg Muffins
    • Mum's Octopus Salad
    • Octopus and Potato Salad
    • Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes)
    • Omelette with Stir Fried Shitake Mushrooms and Rice
    • Prawn and Avocado Salad
    • Quesadillas
    • Quiche Lorraine
    • Salad of Figs, Prosciutto, Leaves and Toasted Bread
    • Salmon and Avocado Ceviche
    • Sandwich Press Chicken Quesadillas
    • Sandwiches and Wraps
    • Smoked Trout, Potato and Cherry Tomato Salad
    • Spinach and Cheese Gozleme
    • Sunday Roast Salad
    • Super Green Kale Salad
    • Thai Beef Salad
    • Thai Beef Salad
    • Thai Duck Salad
    • Thai Pork Salad
    • Tomato Bacon Pasta
    • Turkey Potato Wedges
    • Vietnamese Chicken Salad
    • Zucchini and Beef Sfougato
    • Zucchini Slice
  • Dinner
    • Beef and Veal >
      • Beef and Bean Burritos
      • Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
      • Beef and Mushroom Pies
      • Beef with Cashew Nam Jim and Asian Greens
      • Bibimbap
      • Burger Night at Our House
      • Chinese Beef and Snow Pea Stir Fry
      • Egyptian Kofta Rolls
      • French Style Cottage Pie
      • Indonesian Satay with Peanut Sauce
      • Layered Beef Enchilada Bake
      • Mongolian Beef and Snow Pea Stir Fry
      • Musaka
      • Penang Curry with Coconut Rice
      • Simple Steak Sandwich
      • Steak Slice with Lemon and Thyme
      • Steak with a Green Peppercorn Sauce
      • Tagliata For Two
      • Veal Saltimbocca
      • Veal with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
    • Chicken and Duck >
      • Braised Chicken Marylands with Wine and Tomatoes
      • Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana
      • Chicken and Oyster Sauce Noodle Stir Fry
      • Chicken Bastardo
      • Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll with an Italian Twist
      • Chicken, Eggplant and Green Bean Korma
      • Chicken Fajita Drumsticks with Three Salsas
      • Chicken Kiev
      • Chicken Saltimbocca
      • Chicken Schnitzel Burger with Baconnaise
      • Chicken with Garlic Potatoes and Rosemary
      • Chicken with Tomatoes
      • Chinese Style Roast Duck
      • Crispy Skin Duck with Pink Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
      • Duck Breasts with Red Wine Sauce, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
      • Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
      • Greek Lemon Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
      • Green Chicken Curry
      • Guatemalan Chicken and Tomatillo Stew
      • Honey Mustard Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Salad
      • Jerk Chicken
      • Mediterranean Chicken
      • Nasi Goreng
      • Peri Peri Chicken Burger
      • Piri Piri Chicken
      • Poached Duck and Cashew Salad with Duck Crackling
      • Portuguese Style Chicken Drumsticks
      • Roast Chicken Marylands with Potatoes
      • Roast Chicken Salad and Chive Mayonnaise
      • Roast Duck Marylands and Potatoes
      • Roast Lemon Chicken
      • Salvadoran Chicken in White Wine
      • Salvadoran Chicken Stew with Red Capsicums
      • Spatchcock with Spicy Corn Salad
      • Tequila and Lime Chicken
      • Teriyaki Chicken
      • Woodman's Chicken Pollo alla Boscaiola
    • Lamb >
      • Garlic and Sage Lamb Racks
      • Lamb Racks with Breadcrumbs, Parsley and Lemon
      • Lamb Shank Stew
      • Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
      • Middle Eastern Lamb Pilaf
      • Slow Cooked Curry Crusted Lamb
      • Slow Cooked Lamb Shank and Bean Ragu
      • Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder
    • Pasta and Risotto >
      • Bacon and Mushroom Pasta Bake
      • Baked Bechamel Pasta
      • Basil Pesto with Pasta
      • Brudet Risotto
      • Calabrian Lasagna
      • Cannelloni
      • Chicken Bolognese Pasta Bake
      • Chilli Prawn and Tomato Spaghetti
      • Corteccia or Cavatelli
      • Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Fettuccine
      • Creamy Bacon Fettuccine
      • Creamy Mushroom Linguine
      • Creamy Tomato Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
      • Cuttlefish Risotto
      • Duck Ragu with Pappardelle
      • Ella's Creamy Chicken Pasta
      • Fettuccine Alla Carbonara
      • Fettuccine with Chicken and Mushroom Sauce
      • Fettuccine with Mud Crab, Garlic, Chilli, Lemon and Parsley
      • Fish Risotto
      • Fregola with Mussels, Vongole and Prawns
      • Fregola with Clams
      • Fresh Egg Pasta
      • Fresh Tomato Pasta
      • Gnocchi Mac 'n' Cheese
      • Kale, Chilli and Parmesan Pasta
      • Krpice sa Zeljem
      • Lasagne
      • Lasagne with Crepes
      • Macaroni Eggplant Cake
      • Macaroni Milano
      • Mushroom Risotto
      • Orecchiette with Broccoli and Anchovy
      • Oven Baked Meatballs in Cheesy Tomato Sauce
      • Pappardelle Carbonara
      • Pastitsio
      • Pearl Barley Risotto with Wild Mushrooms
      • Penne with Pork Ragu
      • Penne with Spicy Tomato Sauce
      • Potato and Caramelised Onion Vareniki
      • Savoury Crepes-Ham and Cheese or Spinach and Ricotta
      • Seafood Paella
      • Semolina Gnocchi Alla Romana
      • Short Rib Ragu
      • Simple Neapolitan Sauce
      • Slow Cooked Beef Ragu
      • Smoky Mac 'N' Cheese
      • Spaetzle
      • Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
      • Spaghetti Bolognese
      • Spaghetti Marinara
      • Spaghetti Pizzaiola
      • Spaghetti Puttanesca
      • Spaghetti with Clams
      • Spaghetti with Clams
      • Spaghetti with Crab
      • Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato and Basil
      • Spaghetti with Garlic, Olive Oil and Chilli
      • Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni Crepes
      • Spinach and Ricotta Shells
      • Sporki Macaroni
      • Super Quick Fresh Pasta
      • Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese
      • Tomato Prawn Risotto
      • Vegetable Lasagna
    • Pork >
      • Bajan Roast Pork
      • Baked Meatballs in Tomatoes
      • Bolognese Pie
      • Chinese Roast Pork Neck
      • Meatzza
      • Mince and Potato Pita
      • Mince Stuffed Capsicums-Punjene Paprike
      • My Favourite Pulled Pork
      • Nachos
      • Paprika and Lime Pork Enchiladas
      • Perfect Baked Pork Belly
      • Perfect Roasted Pork Fillet with Apples
      • Pork Campagnola
      • Pork Schnitzels with Lemon and Parsley
      • Roast Pork Belly with Sauerkraut
      • Roast Pork with Garlic and Rosemary
      • Salt and Pepper Pork
      • Sarma-Cabbage Rolls
      • Slow Roasted American Ribs
      • Sung Choi Bao
    • Seafood >
      • Baked Snapper with Parsley, Chilli and Oregano
      • Brudet-Croatian Fish Stew
      • Chilli Crab
      • Chinese Style Fish with Coconut Rice
      • Confit Salmon
      • Croatian Octopus Peka
      • Cuttlefish Stew
      • Fish and Chips
      • Fish Cakes
      • Fish Tacos
      • Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce
      • Fried Calamari
      • Garlic Squid with Parmesan
      • Korean Fish Stir Fry
      • Mexican Fish Tacos with Guacamole
      • Mussel Buzara
      • Pan Fried White Fish with Roasted Vegetables
      • Popara
      • Prawn Buzara
      • Stir Fry Crab
      • Whole Baked Fish with Lemon Salt and Aioli
      • Whole Baked Ocean Trout with Fennel and Pomegranate
    • Sides, Salads and Accompaniments >
      • Asian Cabbage, Bean and Carrot Salad
      • Baka Marija's Trganci
      • Baked Beans and Frankfurt Bake
      • Beetroot and Feta with Herb and Pistachio Dressing
      • Bok Choy with Garlic, Honey and Soy
      • Broccoli and Cauliflower
      • Broccoli Salad
      • Cheesy Potato Gratin Stacks
      • Chef's Salad
      • Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Chicken Salad with Crispy Wonton Skins
      • Chinese Cucumber Salad
      • Coleslaw with a Mayonnaise Dressing
      • Coleslaw with a Vinegar Dressing
      • Crazy Corn
      • Croatian Easter Bread Dolls
      • Crunchy Potato Balls
      • Easter Salad
      • Four Bean Salad
      • Fried Rice
      • Garlic Bread
      • Greek Salad
      • Green Salad
      • Grenadir Mars
      • Grilled Vegetables
      • Infused Chilli Oil
      • Josip's Spinach
      • Lastovsko Zelje-Cabbage and Potato Salad
      • Luxurious Mashed Potato Bake
      • Macaroni and Bean Salad
      • Marinated Garlic
      • Mashed Potatoes Baked with Bacon
      • Mexican Tomato Salsa
      • Microwave Chilli Jam
      • Miso Roasted Eggplant
      • Muffin Pan Potato Gratins
      • No Knead Bread
      • Pan Fried Potatoes
      • Pita Bread
      • Polenta
      • Pommes Anna
      • Potato Beetroot Salad
      • Potato Gnocchi
      • Potato Gnocchi with Cheese
      • Potato Gratin
      • Potato Stacks with Fresh Thyme
      • Roast Chilli Potatoes
      • Rosemary Garlic Focaccia
      • Salt and Pepper Breadsticks
      • Spinach and Pear Salad
      • Tartiflette
      • Tian Provencal
      • Turkish Pide Bread
      • Tuscan Fries
      • Tzatziki
    • Soups >
      • Bacon, Lentil and Cabbage Soup
      • Baka Marija's Cuz Pajz-Cabbage Soup
      • Baka Marija's Zelje-Cabbage Soup 2
      • Beef and Bean Goulash Soup
      • Beef, Barley and Cavolo Nero Soup
      • Cauliflower, Leek and Bacon Soup
      • Cauliflower Soup
      • Chicken Laksa Lemak
      • Chicken Soup with Mini Meatballs
      • Chicken Soup with Semolina Dumplings
      • Chicken Wonton Soup
      • Corn Chowder
      • Cream of Asparagus Soup
      • Egyptian Lentil Soup
      • Fish Soup
      • Goulash Soup
      • Grated Pasta Dough for Soup
      • Jota-Sauerkraut Soup
      • Kaq'ik
      • Leftover Lamb Soup
      • Lemon Chicken Soup
      • Lentil Soup
      • Mushroom Soup
      • Pea and Ham Soup
      • Pea and Ham Soup 2
      • Pho Ga
      • Potato and Leek Soup
      • Prawn Bisque
      • Pumpkin Soup
      • Pumpkin Soup 2
      • Pumpkin Soup 3
      • Seafood Laksa Lemak
      • Smoked Ham, Tomato and Butter Bean Soup
      • Smoked Rib and Bean Soup-Pasta Fazol
      • Tom Yum Goong
      • Tomato Soup with Pasta and Basil
    • Stews >
      • Baka Marija's Goulash
      • Beef Cheek Ragu
      • Beef, Barley and Mushroom Stew
      • Beef Goulash
      • Braised Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine Sauce
      • Chicken Cacciatore
      • Chicken, Chorizo and Bean Cassoulet
      • Chicken Paprikas with Pljukanci
      • Chilli Con Carne with Corn Dumplings
      • Chorizo with Lentil and Roasted Red Capsicum
      • Easy Baked Goulash
      • Green Chilli Stew
      • Hilachas
      • Mexican Beef Stew
      • Osso Buco
      • Short Rib Bourguignon
      • Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks
      • Stracotto
      • Swiss Beef and Mushroom Stew
  • Desserts
    • Biscuits >
      • Almond Bread
      • ANZAC biscuits
      • Choc Chip and M&M Cookies
      • Chocolate Chip Cookies
      • Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
      • Chocolate Hazelnut Flowers
      • Chocolate Salami
      • Christmas Sandwich Cookies
      • Christmas Star Tree
      • Citrus and Coconut Nut Bread
      • Cookie Dough
      • Gingerbread Men
      • Hazelnut Scrolls
      • Lemon Macaroons
      • Melting Moments
      • Mixed Nut Biscotti
      • Monte Carlos
      • Peruvian Alfajores
      • Polka Dot Cookies
      • White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies
    • Bite Sized Treats >
      • Cheesecake Balls
      • Chocolate Crackles
      • Chocolate Marshmallow Brown Sugar Fudge
      • Chocolate Rum Truffles
      • Chocolate Strawberries
      • Crunchy Chocolate Truffles
      • Mini Christmas Puddings
      • Rocky Road
      • Tim Tam and Milo Fudge
    • Cakes and Tortes >
      • Apple and Strawberry Crumble Cake
      • Apple Cake
      • Banana and Raspberry Bread
      • Banana Bread
      • Banana Bread 2
      • Banana Bread 3
      • Banana Cake
      • Blackberry and Plum Streusel Cake
      • Blueberry Banana Bread
      • Cannoli Cake
      • Carrot Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
      • Choc Banana Bread
      • Chocolate Babka
      • Chocolate Banana Bread
      • Chocolate Crunch Cake
      • Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
      • Christmas Fruit Cake
      • Ciambella
      • Coconut Lime Syrup Cake
      • Dairy and Egg Free Chocolate Cake
      • Easy Apple Bundt Cake
      • Easy Apple Cake
      • Five Layer Chocolate Espresso Cake
      • Flourless, Chocolate, Pecan and Raspberry Torte
      • Italian Breakfast Banana Bread
      • Lemon Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
      • Lemon Tea Cake
      • Lemon Yoghurt Cake
      • Nutella Banana Bread
      • Orange Tea Cake
      • Pear and Vanilla Cake
      • Red Velvet Cake
      • Sticky Date Pudding
      • Sticky Date Pudding 2
      • Strawberry Banana Bread
      • Strawberry Cloud Cake
      • Tiramisu Torte
      • Tres Leches Cake
      • Tres Leches Cake 2
      • Ultimate One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
    • Cheesecakes >
      • Baka Marija's Gibanica
      • Baked Ricotta Cheesecake
      • Cafe Latte Cheesecakes
      • Chocolate Cheesecake
      • Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
      • Margarita Cheesecake
      • New York Cheesecake
      • Nutella Cheesecake
      • Passionfruit Cheesecake
      • Passionfruit Cheesecake Slice
      • Pineapple Jelly Cheesecakes
      • Strawberry Cheesecake
      • Sunny Lemon Cheesecake
    • Crepes and Pancakes >
      • Banana and Hazelnut Cream Crepes
      • Chocolate Crepe Cake with Hazelnut Cream
      • Crepe Cake with Citrus Cream and a Berry Salad
      • Crepes
      • Lemon Curd and Poppy Seed Crepe Cake
      • Lemon Curd Crepe Cake
      • Ricotta filled Crepes
      • Strawberry and Hazelnut Cream Crepes
      • Strawberry and Nutella Crepes
    • Crumbles >
      • Apple and Passionfruit Crumble
      • Apple Crumble
      • Apple Crumble
      • Apple, Berry and Rhubarb Crumble
      • Plum Crumbles
    • Cupcakes and Muffins >
      • Apple Crumble Muffins
      • Banana Crumb Muffins
      • Chocolate Brownie Muffins
      • Chocolate Cupcakes with a Chocolate Ganache
      • Chocolate Cupcakes with a White Chocolate Ganache
    • Doughnuts >
      • Appelbeignets
      • Apple Fritole
      • Chocolate Churros
      • Churros
      • Cinnamon Doughnut Puffs
      • Doughnut S'Mores
      • Mini Baked Chocolate Doughnuts
      • Nutella, Jam or Custard Filled Doughnuts
    • Ice Creams, Sorbets and Granitas >
      • Berry Salad
      • Blood Orange Granita
      • Blueberry and Pink Lemonade Ice Pops
      • Blueberry Ice Cream
      • Chocolate Coffee Fudge Ice Cream Cake
      • Hot Chocolate Ice Pops
      • Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream
      • Lime Cheesecake Ice Cream
      • Limoncello Bombe Alaska
      • Mango and Banana Yoghurt Gelato
      • Mango and Strawberry Ice Pops
      • Mixed Berry Ice Cream
      • Morenitas
      • Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
      • Orange Granita
      • Orange Sorbet
      • Raspberry Cream Pie
      • Raspberry Lemonade Ice Blocks
      • Rocky Road Ice Cream Slice
      • Splice Ice Pops
      • Strawberry Banana Ice Pops
      • Strawberry Ice Cream
      • Strawberry Ice Pops
      • Summer Berry Lime Compote
      • Tequila and Orange Granita
      • Tropical Jelly Pops
      • Watermelon Granita
    • It's all about the Fruit >
      • Caramel Poached Peaches with Blueberries
      • Fresh Fruit Salad with a Vanilla Lime Syrup
      • Peach Melba
      • Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
      • Vanilla Poached Apricots
      • Vanilla Poached Pears
    • Jams, Custards, Puddings and Curds >
      • Berry and Custard Jelly Pots
      • Chocolate Creme Brulee
      • Chocolate Mousse
      • Chocolate Self Saucing Puddings
      • Coffee Creams
      • Crema Catalana
      • Creme Brulee
      • Fresh Orange Jelly
      • Halloween Chocolate Mousse
      • Jelly Custard Cups
      • Leche Poleada or Salvadoran Vanilla Custard
      • Lemon Bavarois
      • Lemon Curd
      • Lemon Pudding Cake with Berries
      • Orange and Almond Self Saucing Pudding
      • Peach Melba Buttermilk Puddings
      • Raspberry Bavarois
      • Strawberry and Vanilla Panna Cotta Fruit Cups
      • Strawberry Jelly Mousse
      • Strawberry Mousse Jelly Delights
      • Strawberry Pannacotta
      • Triple Chocolate Panna Cotta Mousse
      • Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta
      • Vanilla Pannacotta with a Berry Compote
      • Vanilla Pannacotta with Strawberry Champagne Jelly
      • Yoghurt and Vanilla Panna Cotta with Raspberry and Pomegranate Jelly
    • Mud Cakes >
      • Caramel Mud Cake
      • Chocolate Mud Cake
      • Double Decker Mud Cake
      • Mochaccino Marbled Mud Cake
      • Triple Choc Marble Mud Cake
      • White Chocolate Mud Cake
    • Pavlova >
      • Australia Day Pavlova
      • Chocolate Berry Pavlova
      • Forgotten Pudding
      • Meringue Christmas Tree
      • Pavlova
      • Pavlova Roll
      • Pavlova Wreath
      • Raspberry Mousse Torte
      • Strawberry and Watermelon Cake
    • Pies and Tarts >
      • Apple and Cream Cheese Strudel
      • Apple Crumble Pie
      • Apple Danishes
      • Apple Pie
      • Apple Roses
      • Berry and Apple Crumble Slice
      • Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastries
      • Blueberry Crostata
      • Blueberry Crumble Pie
      • Bougatsa Parcels
      • Cherry Pie
      • Chocolate Ganache Tart with a Pecan Crust
      • Chocolate Ganache Tart with an Oreo Crust
      • Chocolate Hazelnut Croissants
      • Chocolate Portuguese Custard Tarts
      • Cindy Crawford's Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
      • Jalousie
      • Jam Macaroon Tart
      • Lemon Meringue Pie
      • Lemon Tart
      • Lemon Tart with Blueberry Compote
      • Lime Tart
      • Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts
      • Nectarine Shortcake
      • Nutella Christmas Tree
      • Nutella Pastry Sun
      • Pear and Apple Pandowdy
      • Pear and Chocolate Galettes
      • Pear and Raspberry Pandowdy
      • Portuguese Custard Tarts
      • Quick and Easy Plum Tart
      • Quick Apple Strudel
      • Quick Apple Tarts
      • Raspberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels
      • Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries
      • Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
      • Strawberry Rhubarb and Apple Crumble Pie
      • Summer Berry Tart
    • Slices >
      • Apple Slice
      • Baklava
      • Banoffee Slice
      • Berry and Apple Slice
      • Berry Custard Slice
      • Blueberry Crumb Bars
      • Cheesecake Brownies
      • Cherry Ripe Brownie Bar
      • Choc-Hazelnut Meringue Slice
      • Choc-Vanilla Slice
      • Chocolate Brownies
      • Chocolate Brownies 2
      • Chocolate Brownies...Without Butter
      • Chocolate Coconut Brownies
      • Chocolate Fudge Brownies-Gluten Free
      • Chocolate Oatmeal Slice
      • Galaktoboureko
      • Hello Dolly Bars
      • Kit Kat and Tim Tam Brownies
      • Krempita
      • Lemon and Coconut Brownies
      • Lemon Delicious Slice
      • Lemon Meringue Slice
      • Madarica
      • Mallow Roll
      • Milo Slice
      • Peach Crumble Bars
      • Salted Chocolate Caramel Slice
      • Salted Chocolate Cashew Caramel Slice
      • Strawberry Crumb Bars
      • Vanilla Slice
      • Wagon Wheel Slice
    • Trifles >
      • Ambrosia
      • Christmas Trifle
      • Citrus Meringue Trifle
      • Creamy Two Fruits Trifle
      • Latin Style Trifle
      • Mocha Tiramisu
      • Two Layered Jellies
  • Entertaining
    • Artichoke Spinach Dip
    • Avocado and Tomato Salsa
    • Beef and Pea Hand Pies
    • Bocconcini, Basil and Prosciutto Balls
    • Bread and Butter Pickles
    • Buffalo Wings
    • Buffalo Wings 2
    • Buttermilk Fried Chicken
    • Cheese and Zucchini Pita
    • Cheesy Crumbed Chicken
    • Chicken Liver Pate
    • Classic Prawn Roll
    • Classic Prawn Roll 2
    • Cocktail Sausage Mummies
    • Crumbed Prawns
    • Crunchy Baked Chicken Wings
    • Eggplant and Olive Bruschetta
    • Eggplant Dip
    • Eggplant Relish
    • Frankfurt Bake
    • Fresh Guacamole
    • Gravlax
    • Gyoza (Pot Stickers)
    • Ham and Cheese Garlic Bread
    • Ham and Cheese Pastry Sun
    • Ham and Cheese Sliders with Garlic Butter
    • Ham and Green Onion Fritters
    • Hoisin Chicken Wings
    • Homemade Focaccia Pizza
    • Honey Soy Chicken Wings
    • Kingfish and Radish Carpaccio
    • Kingfish Carpaccio-Japanese Style
    • Korean Chicken Wings
    • Lemon and Oregano Chicken Wings
    • Lutenica
    • Marinated Mini Bocconcini With Basil and Prosciutto
    • Mini Chicken Burgers
    • Mini Pizzas
    • Mini Quiches
    • Mussels in a Vinaigrette Dressing
    • Oysters (The Way I Love Them)
    • Party Pies
    • Peruvian Chicken Wings with a Peruvian Green Sauce
    • Pickled Cucumbers
    • Pickled Green Tomatoes, Chillies or Cucumbers
    • Pizza
    • Pizza Scima
    • Pizza Scrolls
    • Polenta Chips
    • Polenta Chips with Mushrooms
    • Prawn and Corn Cakes
    • Prawn Salad Roll
    • Pretzel Crusted Chicken Fingers
    • Quick Kimchi (Fermented Cabbage)
    • Roast Beef Canapes
    • Roasted Capsicums
    • Salami, Provolone and Mascarpone Schiacciata
    • Salmon Rillettes
    • Salt and Pepper Prawns
    • Salt and Pepper Squid
    • Satay Chicken Wings
    • Sausage Rolls
    • Savoury Ham and Cheese Scrolls
    • Simple Fried Chicken
    • Simple Peruvian Ceviche
    • Sloppy Joes
    • Smoked Ham Hock Terrine with Gribiche Sauce
    • Smoked Salmon and Caper Pizzas
    • Smoked Salmon Pancake Rolls
    • Spinach and Cheese Scrolls
    • Spinach and Cheese Triangles
    • Spinach and Ricotta Rolls
    • Spinach Ricotta Flans
    • Spring Rolls
    • Steamed Pork Buns
    • Sweet and Spicy Sticky Chicken Wings
    • Sweet Chilli Octopus
    • Tandoori Chicken with Mango Salsa
    • Taramasalata Bites
    • Thai Chicken Cakes
    • Thai Fish Cakes
    • Tomato and Basil Bruschetta
    • Tuna and Avocado Dip
    • Whiskey and Chilli Prawns
  • Party Cakes
    • Barbie Princess Cake
    • Barbie Princess Ice Cream Cake
    • Boob Cake
    • Cake Gallery
    • Choc Chip Ice Cream Sandwich
    • Choc Ripple Christmas Wreath
    • Choc-Vanilla Slice Party Cake
    • Chocolate Mud Cake with Oreo Buttercream
    • Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
    • Croatian Checkerboard Cake
    • Cupcake Gallery
    • Daisy Chain Cake
    • Flower Cake
    • Ice Cream Pie Cake
    • Laser Cake
    • Minion Cake
    • Picture Perfect Cake
    • Pinata
    • Pool Party
    • Rocky Road Christmas Tree
    • Sea Shell Cake
    • Sea Shell Cake 2
    • The Kit Kat Cake
    • Watermelon Cake
    • Watermelon Ice Cream Cake
  • Cocktails, Mocktails and Other Drinks
    • Aperol Spritz
    • B52
    • Bahama Mama
    • Basil and Watermelon Mojito
    • Berry and Lime Fizz
    • Berry Beauty
    • Berry Spritz
    • Blueberry Crush
    • Blueberry Smoothie
    • Caipiroska
    • Campari Crush
    • Champagne Side-car
    • Cherry Bombe
    • Christmas Cranberry Crush
    • Cranberry Margarita
    • East Coast Cooler
    • Eggnog-Rompope
    • Emalees Banana Smoothie
    • Espresso Martini
    • Fresh Strawberry Lemonade
    • Frosty's Frappe
    • Frosty's Frozen Daiquiri
    • Fruit Infused Mineral Water
    • Fuzzy Navel
    • Gin and Tonic
    • Gin Sling
    • Gin-gle Bells Sparkling Punch
    • Ginger, Lemon and Honey Soother
    • Golden Margarita
    • Homemade Irish Cream
    • Homemade Lemonade
    • Homemade Limoncello
    • Illusion
    • Kids Party Punch
    • Lime and Mint Punch
    • Limoncello Blush
    • Limoncello Mojito
    • Long Island Iced Tea
    • Mango Lassi
    • Mango Pine-Orange Smoothie
    • Margarita
    • Melon Margarita
    • Mixed Berry Smoothie
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Limoncello Mojito

21/1/2021

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​This is delicious.

I have a lemon obsession, it's one of my favourite fruits, it's beautiful to look at and you can do so much with them. My dream holiday is going to the Amalfi coast, one because it's the Amalfi Coast and two, because I will get to go lemon souvenir shopping, this is true. 

I grow my own lemons and make my own limoncello, so when it was my birthday this year, I wanted to make something with my limoncello. This was a great cocktail. The limoncello just makes a mojito even better.

This is great party drink as you can make it directly into a jug to make the a large quantity, then pour into glasses and top up with soda water.

So if you love lemon flavoured cocktails, give this a go, it's very refreshing.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.acouplecooks.com/

Makes 1

3 large mint leaves, plus more for garnish
30ml lime juice
15ml sugar syrup
30ml limoncello
30ml white rum
125ml soda water
Ice, for serving 

Lime circle, to garnish
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In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves with the lime juice and syrup.

Add the limoncello and rum and fill the cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until cold.

Fill a hurricane or highball glass with ice, then strain in the liquid. Top off the glass with soda water. Garnish with a lime circle additional mint leaves.
Enjoy!
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Lemon Cake with Mascarpone Frosting

14/1/2021

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​It's that time of the year again, it is my birthday. Between Christmas Eve and my birthday we also have Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day, my son's birthday, and a few catch ups in between, it is an intense part of the year for me. I am all partied out, we've all eaten too much, drank too much, and now it's my birthday, one last hoorah to end the festive season.

I never want a traditional cake on my birthday, it's always something lighter. This year I really felt like a lemon flavoured dessert, so this is how this dessert came about. Now I made a lemon tart, so my daughter offered to make me this cake. She said was it easy to make, and it looked beautiful when it came out of the oven.

The mascarpone cream is optional in my opinion, yes it adds a light and fluffy creaminess to the cake, but I am just as happy eating the cake without the cream. So maybe only make the cream on special occasions.

The original cream recipe did not include lemon zest or juice and I found it bland. So I added the zest and just enough juice to not water down my frosting, but just give it a little more flavour with the lemon. Now it was lovely. Sugar is also, to taste.
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I say serves 12-20, as it will depend on which tin you use. The tin I use gives you 20 slices, but your tin may be different.

Now for the breadcrumbs. There is nothing worse than making a cake like this in a kuglof style tin and you've baked it and it gets stuck in the tin. I have tried oil, butter, flour and oil, flour and butter, and each time, cakes can get stuck. My aunt told me about using oil spray and breadcrumbs and I have never had a cake stick since. The breadcrumbs need to be fine and they add just a little crunch to the outer layer of the cake. 

​So here is my version of a birthday cake, simple, elegant and delicious.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from The Australian Women's Weekly Cookbook 'Indulgent Cakes'

Serves 12-20

For the cake:
225g butter, softened
1 1/2 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
1 cup (220g) caster sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup (160g) store-bought lemon curd
1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour
3/4 cup (110g) plain flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (250ml) milk

​Breadcrumbs, for dusting the tin

Mascarpone Cream:
250g mascarpone, at room temperature
2 teaspoons icing sugar, to taste
300ml thickened cream
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste


Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease a deep 25cm fluted tube cake pan, lightly dust it with breadcrumbs.

Beat butter, rind and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined. Fold in curd, sifted flours, salt and milk. Spoon mixture into pan.

Bake cake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand cake in pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
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To make mascarpone frosting, beat ¾ cup (180ml) cream in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Combine mascarpone, sifted icing sugar, lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in a medium bowl; fold in whipped cream, then remaining cream. Taste, add more lemon juice, if needed.
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To serve, I like to dust the cake with icing sugar and serve the mascarpone cream on the side. But you could also spoon half of the frosting on the cake, with the remainder of the cream placed in a bowl, in case somebody loves more cream.
Enjoy!
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Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato and Basil

14/1/2021

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This pasta recipe is a simple Italian classic, it's a 'pantry' meal, that just requires some fresh tomatoes and basil, both of which my husband grows in the garden, and it takes less than 10 minutes to make. While your pasta water is coming to the boil, you've prepped the garlic and tomatoes, then it's ready by the time the pasta is cooked.

Buy the best extra virgin olive oil you can afford. If buying the tomatoes, look for ripe tomatoes.

This is something my family loves, hope yours do to.

Recipe

​Recipe adapted from www.recipetineats.com/

Serves 5

500g spaghetti
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
800g fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup fresh basil, lightly packed
Freshly grated or shaved parmesan cheese, to serve


Put a large pot of salted water over high heat, bring to the boil. Whilst this is happening, prepare all your other ingredients.

​Once the water is boiling, add the spaghetti to the pot and cook as per packet instructions, or until al dente.
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Meanwhile, make the sauce: Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, add tomato and cook briefly, just to warm through. 

Once the pasta is cooked, reserve one cup of the pasta water. Drain the rest of the water.

Add drained pasta into sauce with 3/4 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water. Toss pasta until sauce thickens and sticks to pasta, 1 - 2 minutes, use more water, if needed. Toss through basil. Taste for seasoning.

Just before serving, drizzle with a little more extra virgin olive oil.

​Serve with parmesan.
Enjoy!
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Spaghetti with Garlic, Olive Oil and Chilli

14/1/2021

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This dish is a classic, I love the Italian name Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino. It is known all over Italy. It can be eaten any time of the day, when you're hungry but you want something quick and easy to make. I add anchovies to the pasta as they add a delicious salty element to the dish, but if you don't like them, leave them out. Some say this is an aphrodisiac, just saying.

Recipe

​Serves 4

​450g spaghetti
60ml olive oil
6 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 fresh hot red chilli, chopped
4 anchovy fillets in oil, roughly chopped 
​Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling, optional

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, follow packet instructions.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the garlic, chilli and anchovies. Fry gently but don't allow the garlic to brown. The sauce doesn't take more than 5 minutes to make. Season with a little salt and pepper.

Lift the cooked pasta from the water, using tongs, and mix directly with the sauce. Taste for seasoning, Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on top if you desire.
Enjoy!
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Lemon Tart

12/1/2021

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It's that time of the year again, it is my birthday. Between Christmas Eve and my birthday we also have Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day, my son's birthday, and a few catch ups in between, it is an intense part of the year for me. I am all partied out, we've all eaten too much, drank too much, and now it's my birthday, one last hoorah to end the festive season.

I never want a traditional cake on my birthday, it's always something lighter. This year I really felt like a lemon flavoured dessert, so this is how this dessert came about. It is the lemon version to my lime tart, that I have already posted.

The tart is delicious, it is simple to make and it looks beautiful.

Some make this recipe with a meringue top, using up the egg whites, I chose not to and went with a cream top.

This time I put cream all over the filling, in future I would pipe the cream on around the rim, so some of the tart was cream free, like I do with me lime tart. 

​You can add a little yellow food colouring, I didn't, but you can if you want it more yellow. The blueberries colour, but more so I love the flavour combination of lemons and blueberries.

This is simple, easy and tasty, something anyone new to pie making should try. ​

Recipe

Recipe adapted from itsnotcomplicatedrecipes.com/

Serves 8

Crust:
10 digestive biscuits
84g (6 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Filling:
1 x 395g can sweetened condensed milk
4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
A few drops yellow food colouring, optional

Topping:
½ - 1 cup thickened cream
½ teaspoon icing sugar, sifted
Extra grated lemon zest, to garnish
Blueberries, optional 
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Preheat your oven to 180°C/160 fan forced

. Make the crumb: Finely crush the biscuits (rolling pin in bag or food processor).

Place the biscuit crumbs in a bowl, add the butter, sugar and salt, mix to combine.

Grease a 22cm  pie dish with cooking spray or additional butter.

Pour the crumb mixture into the pie plate and evenly press to form a crust on the bottom and up the sides. Place in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile make the filling: Add the condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice and zest to a large bowl and mix thoroughly to combine. Add a few drops of yellow food colouring, if you like.

Pour into the prepared pie crust then bake for 15 minutes, or until set. Allow to cool then refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
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​When ready to serve, beat the cream and icing sugar together until it holds stiff peaks. Using a spatula, evenly spread the whipped cream on top (or pipe the cream and decorate the pie).

Garnish with additional lemon zest and add blueberries, if desired.

Slice and serve.
Enjoy!
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Prawn Buzara

2/1/2021

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​My mother and I work very well as a team when we host parties, we each know what we can cook and we plan menus accordingly so our parties run smoothly. But every now and then she'll plan on me cooking something she wants to serve, that I've never cooked before.

So she decided she wants to cook a prawn buzara, I arrive at her house knowing I'm making fregola with prawns, mussels and pipis, but now she's thrown in this recipe. So now I'm cooking two meals, one I know well, and one I need to quickly read about and find a recipe, I can use as a guide. So I found this one which used scampi, not prawns, and used it as a guide. She also bought 2kg of prawns, not 1kg, so no pressure in getting it wrong, as prawns are expensive and doubling recipes, can sometimes go wrong. So halve the recipe if you don't need 2kg prawns.

But I nailed it, I cooked the prawns perfectly, the sauce was delicious. It is messy eating prawns with the shell on, but the shells add so much flavour to the dish, that I would never make this using peeled prawns.

Cooking times will vary slightly depending on the size of your prawns, you just need to keep an eye on the colour of the prawns and use that as your guide.

This dish can be made with mussels, scampi and crabs also.

This is quite quick to make and absolutely delicious. My family loved it, hope yours do to.

Recipe

​Recipe adapted from Dennis Valcich's Croatian cookbook 'A Walk Through Croatia'

​Serves 6

2kg raw prawns in the shell
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1-2 tablespoons chopped parsley
​1 teaspoon vegeta
8 roma tomatoes, finely chopped
1 cup white wine
1-2 tablespoon white bread crumbs
Salt and Pepper, to taste
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Prepare the prawns, you need to leave the shells on for this recipe as they add flavour to the dish, but I like to devein them. Just make a slit in the prawn between the head and the body,  then with your knife or a skewer, slowly lift up the black intestine, when you can grip it, straighten up the prawn body and slowly pull it out. If it breaks, you can just make a slit near the tail and do the same from that end. You can't see the slits once cooked.
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Take a large deep frying pan (or wok) (that has a lid), add oil, place over a high heat.

Add garlic, wait 5-10 seconds, then add the prawns, tossing them about to disperse the garlic, so it doesn't burn and to start cooking the prawns. Add parsley, vegeta and a little salt and pepper. Toss again. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, so the prawns cook evenly. Cooking time will depend on the size of your prawns. 
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When you see that the prawns are starting to go orange, but before they are cooked through, add the wine, cook, covered, stirring occasionally for a further 3-4 minutes.

When the prawns are nearly cooked through, add the tomatoes and breadcrumbs, stir, cook for a further two minutes, them remove from heat.

Serve in a large bowl with some crusty bread.
Enjoy!
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Leftover Lamb Soup

1/1/2021

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​This year I hosted Christmas Day at my house. One of the dishes I served was roast lamb. Now I intentionally cooked too much as I wanted there to be leftovers, as I did not want to cook on Boxing Day. Now I know making this soup is cooking, but a soup is about 10 minutes of work, then it cooks itself, and after a big Christmas dinner, easy is essential and a light soup is all that is needed.

Now I did buy two large lamb bones for this soup, as on Christmas day my dog got to enjoy the bones that were roasted, but if you don't have a dog, save the bones from the roast and use them.

Also if you just want to make this lamb soup from fresh meat, just add the meat with the bones and cook as per recipe, it doesn't have to be made with leftovers.

​This was something we loved, hope you do to.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.taste.com.au/

Serves 6

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 carrots, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
2 tablespoons parsley stalks, finely chopped
2 large lamb bones, either fresh or leftover from your roast
3 litres water
1 tablespoon vegeta
1 large potato, peeled, cubed
1 cup frozen peas
200g beans, trimmed, cut into bite sized pieces
1 1/2 cups cold shredded leftover cooked lamb
120g, any dried pasta you like to have in soup 
2 tablespoons fresh continental parsley, torn

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery and parsley stalks. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until vegetables have softened. Add lamb bones and water. Bring to a simmer, add vegeta, season with a little salt and pepper. Cover. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 1 hour.

Add potato, peas, beans and lamb. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add pasta. Taste, season with salt and pepper, if needed. Cook a further 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Sprinkle soup with parsley just before serving.
Enjoy!
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Middle Eastern Lamb Pilaf

1/1/2021

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​This year I hosted Christmas Day at my house. One of the dishes I served was roast lamb. Now I intentionally cooked too much as I wanted there to be leftovers, as I did not want to cook on Boxing Day. Now I know this is still cooking, but this is so quick and easy to make, that it seriously doesn't feel like cooking, and more importantly, I bought all the ingredients earlier, so I didn't have to go shopping.

​This really was a fast dish to make. The dish is ready in about 20-30 minutes, with minimal effort. The only thing I will mention, if you want the lamb shredded do it while it is still warm, as cold lamb doesn't really shred, but I just sliced it thinly instead.  

At first my husband wasn't sure he would like it, as the aromas are middle eastern and not something we are used to eating. But after trying he, he loved it, as did my kids. We definitely all wanted to eat this again.

So if you have leftover lamb, and I'll probably make sure from now on, I always will, this is a great way to use it up.

Recipe

​Recipe adapted from www.taste.com.au/

Serves 4

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup basmati rice
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
3 teaspoons ground cumin
400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
3 cups cold shredded leftover cooked lamb 
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped
1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 pomegranate, seeds removed


Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes until onion is soft. Add rice. Stir to coat in mixture. Add stock, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 2 teaspoons cumin and chickpeas. Stir to combine. Cover. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat. Set aside for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork to separate grains.
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Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add lamb. Sprinkle with remaining curry powder and cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring once, until the lamb is browned and heated through. Transfer to a large bowl.
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​Add rice mixture, currants, coriander, parsley, lemon juice and remaining oil to the lamb. Toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with pomegranate seeds.
Enjoy!
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Ham and Cheese Sliders with Garlic Butter

1/1/2021

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​I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this. This is so delicious and it is so easy to make.

These sorts of things I cook because I either have too much bread left over after a party, or too much ham after Christmas, it could also be a combination of both. Well this time it was actually because I had too much bread. Seriously sometimes the best things I cook, come from these situations, sloppy joes were discovered just like this to. 

This is so easy to make, feeds as many as you want. I'll tell you a secret, there is a recipe, but you can just keep making them until you run out of ingredients, I don't measure the cheese, I just scatter it on, I add as much ham as I like, or have in the fridge. So use the recipe as a guide, then just do what you like. The only thing I measure is the garlic butter.

​Use whatever ham you love, use whatever cheese you love, you should include mozzarella, it makes it stringy and stretchy.


These are great for lunch, dinner, when my kids have friends over, when I have friends over, when I don't feel like cooking, it's so easy, seriously it doesn't feel like cooking, when I'm having a party, this is something you can make anytime.

My family love this, I know yours will to.

Recipe

​Recipe adapted from www.yellowblissroad.com/

Makes 12

12 small round rolls or slider buns
1-2 cups shredded tasty cheese
450g sliced deli ham or more, depending on thickness and desired amount
1-2 cups shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup (113g) butter, melted
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
Pinch of salt and pepper
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Preheat oven to 175C/155C fan forced.

Using a large serrated knife, slice the rolls in half so you have a “slab” of tops and a “slab” of bottoms; don't pull the rolls apart and slice individually because you want to keep them connected. Hold the top with one hand to keep them steady. If they separate, it doesn't really matter.

You need a baking dish that will fit the rolls snuggly, if slightly larger, just keep the rolls together, don't spread them out.

Layer the sliders as follows: tasty cheese, sliced ham, Mozzarella cheese.

Replace the top half of the rolls over the cheese.

In a small bowl, combine melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, fresh parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour or brush the mixture onto the tops of the rolls.

Cover rolls with baking paper, then loosely cover with nonstick foil, the baking paper ensures the foil does not stick to the rolls.

Bake in your preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove foil and baking paper and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until tops are nice and golden brown.

Cool slightly, then cut the sliders apart with with a sharp knife.
Enjoy!
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