ooh thanks for the link. THat does sound tasty! I'm not very good at baking though!
Some easy baking Chocolate Cherry Bars Ingredients: 1 pkg fudge cake mix 21oz can cherry pie filling 1 tsp almond extract 2 eggs beaten. Directions: Heat oven to 350°. Use solid shortening or margarine (not oil). Grease and flour pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix, fruit filling, extract, and eggs. Stir by hand. Bake 25-30 minutes in 8”x 11” cake pan. For Frosting Combine 1 cup sugar, 5TBL butter, 1/3 cup of milk. Boil, stirring constantly for 1 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 6oz (1 cup) semi sweet chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Pour over bars.
Simple and tasty spinach quiche Ingredients: Refrigerated pie crust (from 15 oz pkg) ½ of 10oz Package of frozen, chopped Spinach (thawed) 5 Large eggs ¾ Cup of milk ½ tablespoon of salt ¼ tablespoon of black pepper 1 cup of shredded Swiss cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, and milk. Squeeze excess water from thawed spinach (about 5oz). Spread spinach over the bottom of the pie crust. Pour egg/milk mixture over the spinach. Sprinkle cheese liberally on top of the mixture. Place in oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and let cook for 25 more minutes until puffed and edge of the crust is browned (If you place a knife at the center it should come out clean). Let stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving You can add in tomatoes, onions or whatever to your liking
I'll have to try the recipe for spinach quiche
A really quick and refreshing snack. Step one: Cut a tomato into thin, dollar-like slices and arrange them on a plate in a single layer (so that they don't overlap one another) Step two: Cover the tomatos with as much feta as you would like to eat (I like a lot, but my boyfriend only puts on one little piece of feta per tomato). Step three: Sprinkle oregano over the plate. Step four: Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the plate. This is seriously probably my favorite food.
I'm going to post my recipe for Shepherd's pie here. It's not the traditional recipe, but it's the one I grew up with. Shepherd's pie is excellent winter fayre. Ingredients Potatoes Carrots Minced lamb lamb stock or gravy onion (optional) peas (optional) worcestershire sauce (optional) grated cheese (optional) 1. Peel and chop some carrots (I usually do around 1 per person plus one for the pot). Put in a pan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 15-20 minutes until the carrots are tender. Drain the water and mash. I add butter, but it's not a requirement (it does taste nice though!). 2. Peel and chop some potatoes (again, I'd usually do one per person).Put in a pan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Drain the water, add some milk and a small knob of butter. Mash. Butter, again, is optional but it does make the mash taste better. 3. Chop one small onion and fry in a fying pan with a little oil or butter. If you want to cut calories you can fry in a little water. Add lamb mince (500g would be enough for 4 people) and fry until browned. Skim the oil from the pan. Add garden peas (I use frozen) and warm through. Add enough stock to cover the mixture, and a dash of worcestershire sauce, and simmer for around 10-15 minutes. If you want a thicker gravy you can either add a little flour to the pan before adding the stock or you can replace the stock with gravy. Either works. 4. Now to make the pie. You'll need a large casserole dish, large enough to take everything you've cooked so far. Put the meat layer in the bottom. Then add the mashed carrots in a layer. The add the mashed potatoes in a later. Make tracks in your mashed potatoes with a fork then take some grated cheese and sprinkle a thin layer over the top. If you want you can also slice some tomato and put that on too. Place it in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes at gas mark 6 (200c). Remove from the oven and serve. This is really nice eaten with pickles, such as pickled beetroot or pickled red cabbage. For some reason the pickles have to be red!! The great thing about Shepherd's pie is that you can tinker with the recipe to suit yourself, so if you want to omit the onions you can, or if you want to omit the carrot layer that's okay. I think the traditional method doesn't include the carrot layer but instead includes chopped carrots in the meat layer. You can use green beans instead of peas. You can make it spicy by adding a touch of chilli powder or tobasco to your lamb layer. You don't have to add cheese. And so on. The only set thing is that, 1) it must be lamb mince (hence the 'shepherd's pie - if you use beef it would be cottage pie) and 2) there should be a minced lamb & gravy layer and a mash layer, but the rest is up to you. It's great fuel food for winter. Easy to make and tasty
Hi all, I have been on Litnet for a while now and have been wanting to join this group for a quite some time. I just couldn't bring myself to doing it, as I am not the greatest chef in the world. I do have a few recipes I can share with everyone here. Anyway look forward to joining in on all the cooking fun.
I found this recipe on Daily Mail today: White chocolate, lemon and cranberry square...I want to bake it this weekend! Also, I found a nice recipe for hot cross buns, if any one's interested: Hot cross buns Enjoy!
