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Homemade Bread Recipe for Whole Wheat Bread 
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Easy Homemade Mayonnaise 
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Microwave Marmite Cake 
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Pineapple Delight Pudding with Ideal Milk. 
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Simple Lemon Cake Not rated yet
I grew up eating home cooked meals and desserts made from scratch. My mother always used her simple little cake recipe and flavored it with whatever we …

Potato Sourdough Bread starter Not rated yet
Here is my sourdough starter recipe for family favorites such as pancakes, blueberry muffins, french bread, bread sticks, and sourdough hamburger buns. …

Apple Fritter Recipe Not rated yet
Apple fritters can be eaten on their own or they can be sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. However way you eat them, apple fritters are simple …

Potato Salad Recipe Not rated yet
Potato Salad Recipe 3 potatoes, 6 hard boiled eggs, 1 onion. Chop separately. Dressing 1 egg, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 tablespoonful …

Pot Roast Recipe Not rated yet
A pot roast is easy one pot cooking. Braise the meat, throw the vegetables into the pot and forget about it for an hour or two, before taking out and making …

Onion Soup Recipe Not rated yet
This is a rich onion soup made with milk, egg yolks and cream. Very yummy! It is great to serve with a loaf of freshly baked bread, or a French stick. …

Beef Stew Recipe Not rated yet
Beef stew is a winter's dish that can also be served with or without dumplings. However, knocking up dumplings takes no time at all, and helps stretch …

Shrimp Stew Recipe Not rated yet
Slice 3 onions and 3 tomatoes, and fry till well done. Rub together 1 tablespoonful flour and a piece of butter, egg-size. Add red pepper, salt …

Pineapple Cheese Cake Not rated yet
For those of you who enjoy cheese cake, here is a pineapple cheese cake recipe 2½ pounds cream cheese 1-inch piece vanilla bean ¼ pound sweet butter, …

BEST YORKSHIRE PUDDING RECIPE Not rated yet
Yorkshire pudding is not really a pudding as we know it. Instead it is a baked batter, that if you get it right, puffs up, doubles in size, despite no …

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER Not rated yet
Homemade peanut butter is easier to make than you think. When peanuts have been blanched, are cold, dry and crisp, run them through a food chopper. …

Apricot Brandy Recipe Not rated yet
To every pound of fruit, take 1 pound of loaf sugar and a wineglassful of water. Put the apricots, which must be sound, but not quite ripe, into a preserving-pan …

LIGHTNING OMELETTE RECIPE Not rated yet
This omelet recipe is very quick to make, thus the name. The best part of it is that you can mix it all in a bowl, throw the contents over your bread, …

Carrot & Spice Biscuits Not rated yet
These are healthy carrot and spice biscuits that are great to pack in children's lunch boxes. 125g (4 1/2 oz) butter 1/4 cup icing sugar 1/4 cup …

Aussie Damper Bread Recipe - Great camping recipe! Not rated yet
Damper is a bread that is often made in Australia during camping trips and picnics in the great outdoors. It is a quick bread made with self-raising …

Courgette Soup Recipe Not rated yet
I use this courgette soup recipe when I am having a dinner party and without fail someone always asks for the recipe. It is a pale green, elegant soup …

Vinegar Cake Recipe Not rated yet
Vinegar is not the first people think of when using ingredients in a cake. However this vinegar cake is delicious, and so I urge you to try it. You won't …

Steamed Date Pudding Recipe Not rated yet
Steamed date pudding is for those cold winter days and nights to warm you up and make you feel a little more cheerful! 75 g butter 1/2 cup sugar 2-3 …

Chocolate Mousse Recipe Not rated yet
Chocolate Mousse is one of those decadent desserts that most people love. 6 ounces Bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine 7 large egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar …

Hot Cross Bun Recipe Not rated yet
Hot cross buns are a firm favorite for Easter. Don't buy those offered in the stores when you can make your own. They taste a whole lot better anyway! …

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Potato Bake Recipe - Italian Style in a Beer Cream Sauce Not rated yet
This is a delicious potato bake Italian recipe and one that you will use again and again! 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, thinly sliced 3 white onions, thinly …

Sourdough Bread  Not rated yet
Sourdough bread is based on a fermented yeast 'starter' mixture which you can keep working by replenishing it with a little from each new batch of dough …

Blackcurrant Jam Recipe Not rated yet
One of things I look forward to in late summer, early fall is picking the blackberries off our farm that grow wild and abundantly. This really is nature's …

Lemon Curd Recipe Not rated yet
When you have extra lemons left over think about making lemon curd. It makes a great spread for toast, muffins and desserts. 4 medium-sized lemons …

Anzac Biscuits - Really Good!!! Not rated yet
These are great Anzac biscuits to make any day of the week and not just on Anzac Day. 2 heaped cups rolled oats 3/4 cup plain flour pinch salt 1 …

French Onion Soup Recipe Not rated yet
Here is a classic French onion soup recipe that is a firm family favourite, especially on those winter nights. 50 g (2 oz) butter 3 large white onions …

Compote of Dried Fruit Not rated yet
Compote of dried fruit is a perfect recipe to make for a healthy breakfast. If you are making this for children you can omit the sherry and use apple juice …

Roasted Capsicum and Feta Muffins Not rated yet
I hope you enjoy my recipe for capsicum and feta cheese muffins. 1 medium (200g) red capsicum 1 medium (200g) yellow capsicum 2 1/2 cups (375g) self-raising …

CHOCOLATE FUDGE  Not rated yet
Who doesn't like fudge? Not too many people I know! This chocolate fudge recipe is easy enough for your children to make during those long school holidays …

DELICATE LEMON PUDDING  Not rated yet
This delicate lemon pudding recipe is simple to make and truly delicious! It is tart, without being overly so, and my family are always asking me to make …

CHINESE CAKE (TART) Not rated yet
This is a Chinese Tart recipe that belonged to my mother. I am in my 80s now, so it is a fairly old recipe that is often made in my house, as my husband …

FINGER LICKIN' CHICKEN Not rated yet
Finger Lickin' Chicken is a recipe that I make quite often when I am having guests over for a meal. It is quick to prepare, and also quite reasonable to …

SOUSKLUITJIES (Dumplings in Cinnamon Sauce) Not rated yet
Souskluitjies is a Traditional South African recipe that really means dumplings in a cinnamon sauce. They are firm favorites with anyone who tries them, …

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