Category: Food Hints

Coleslaw

Full recipe for coleslaw here I started making my own coleslaw dressing for my coleslaw because when I bought a jar by the time I got around to making coleslaw again the jar was out of date or mouldy.  There is only really 3 ingredients and it’s just combining those 3 together to get the …

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Rosemary lemon pepper seasoning

The easiest seasoning mix to make and very versatile. Ratio of  2:1.  2 tablespoons of lemon pepper : 1 tablespoon dried rosemary. This seasoning is good with lamb, chicken and great sprinkled on roast potatoes. I buy the lemon pepper already mixed.  You can use a mortar and pestle to grind up the rosemary a …

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Do you have to ice a cake?

I very rarely ice or frost a cake, I figure that I have enough sugar in the actual cake I don’t need more.  If I’m having visitors and I want to make something special then I will. I never frost or ice a muffin, they just don’t need it. If you’re making cupcakes an easy …

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BLTs

Today being friday it’s easy dinner night.  BLTs,  there is nothing like a home made sandwich of freshly cooked bacon, crisply shredded lettuce topped with a couple of thick slices of a tasty tomato.  I think we forget that a lot of the take away food you can buy, you can make at home and …

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Hasselback Potatoes

Do you  remember making hasselback potatoes in Home Economics at school way back when?  I still make them every now and then.  Last week when I went shopping I bought a lemon herb Dukkah spice mix. I decided to sprinkle the dukkah mix on top of the potatoes to see if I actually liked the …

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