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Home made Beef Schnitzel & Salad

1 kg beef scotch-fillet, cut thinly (around 5mm-thick), makes about 14 pieces. The scotch-fillet I bought in the supermarket is already pre-cut. 2 – 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup plain flour 1½ cup breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons grated parmesan 2 tablespoons dried chives or mixed herbs lemon rind from 1 lemon ½ teaspoon ground black … Continue reading

My Phalaenopsis Orchid

The most highly coveted of ornamental plants, the delicate, exotic and graceful orchid represents love, luxury, beauty and strength. In ancient Greece, orchids were associated with virility. In fact, Greek women believed that if the father of their unborn child ate large, new orchid tubers, the baby would be a boy. If the mother ate … Continue reading

Ladybug Birthday cake, cupcakes and crackers

For my daughters second birthday party I went with the ladybug theme and went on to make a 2 tier square cake with a ladybug making up the 3rd part of the cake. It’s the most I’ve worked with fondant which was fun but being 27 weeks pregnant while making this all was pretty hard … Continue reading

Mini Cheese and Bacon Quiches

Ingredients 4 – 6 sheets of ready rolled puff pastry (flaky pastry is fine too) 6-8 large eggs 8 shortcut rashers of bacon (diced) 1/4 cup of milk 2 cups of shredded tasty cheese 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or dried parsley Instructions (Makes approximately 20 – 60 quiches depending on the size of your tin … Continue reading

Buttermilk pancake recipe

Today is Fathers Day in New Zealand and I decided to surprise my husband with some pancakes for breakfast. What I didn’t realise is that most buttermilk pancakes are made with baking soda and baking powder and I naively thought they were the same! They are different and I only have baking soda and finally … Continue reading

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