Monday, 27 June 2011

Fruit loaf - In Bread Maker

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/4 cups (310ml) milk, warmed
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • 60g no added salt butter, softened
  • 4 cups (600g) plain flour
  • 1/4 cup (60g) caster sugar
  • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 6 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 16g dried yeast
  • 2 cups mixed fruit
Directions:
  1. Add all ingredients to the bread maker, except for the mixed fruit.  Add mixed fruit according to bread maker.  Cook on sweet setting for a medium crust.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

Adapted from a recipe on taste.
Ingredients:
  • 3 tbs olive oil
  • 12 chicken thighs, skin on
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 200g button mushrooms, sliced
  • 100ml red wine (although traditionally dry white wine is normally used I prefer the taste of the red wine)
  • 800g can diced no added salt tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary(or I use dried rosemary if I don't have any fresh)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tsps salt skip chicken stock
  • 150ml water
Directions:
  1. Heat oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and cook until browned all over. Transfer to slow cooker.
  2. Add the onion, garlic, celery and carrot to the pan and cook over low heat for 5 minutes until the onion softens. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further minute. Add the mixture to the slow cooker.
  3. Add the wine, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, herbs and stock to the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours.  Serve with rice.

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Creamy Salmon Pasta

Ingredients:
  • 1 tbs of olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 185 gram tin low salt salmon
  • 200 mls cream
  • 1 avocado, mashed
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Pepper to taste
Directions:
  1. Heat oil in a fry pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add the salmon and cook for two minutes.
  2. Reduce heat to low and add the cream and avocado. Stir through and cook for five minutes. Add lemon juice and pepper. Stir through. Serve with pasta.

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