Category: Food Hints

Pancake tarte tatin?

Yes I like to mix and match my dishes. Last night’s dessert was simple, 1 batch of pancake mix. 1-2 sliced bananas. 2-3 tablepoons of brown sugar and 2-3 tablepoons of butter. Spray oil your frying pan. Your pan on a stove top half to 3/4 heat. Lay in your banana slices, sprinkle with the …

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Sour cream or yoghurt?

I used to love sour cream, actually I still do but my arteries and my waist don’t.  I switched over to using greek style or a natural yoghurt instead and decided I like the bite or tartness of the yoghurt much better. I have used the yoghurt on nachos and tacos or in burritos.  It’s …

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Pepper grinders

It is sometimes cheaper to buy the grinder filled with peppercorns than it is just the peppercorns, you’ve got to love an ‘on special’ sign.  So I used my old pepper grinder for dried rosemary.  This worked really well as I didn’t have to get out the heavy mortar and pestle and I ground as …

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Croissants

For us croissants are a sometimes food. Christmas morning with ham and eggs for breakfast and the odd one through the year, yes those darn calories, but gee they taste good! If I happen to find croissants at the end of the day on the markdown shelf at the store I buy a packet and …

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Bourbon steak

This is one of my sons recipes, he learnt off someone who was shown by a friends brother at an Uncles place? I love it’s simplicity and you don’t need much. Your favourite steak. 1 tablespoon butter Generous splash of your favourite bourbon. When your steak is 3/4 done on its second side add the …

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