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Muesli Bars – Whatever flavour you want

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Ingredients

  1. half cup brown sugar
  2. 2 eggs
  3. 3-4 cups of other ingredients (oats, rice pops, fruit, nuts, etc – you choose!)

Instructions

  1. Mix brown sugar with egg until smoth.
  2. Mix all of your other ingredients into that mixture until its fairly dry and stuff (too wet just does not work).
  3. Line a slice tray or similar with grease proof paper
  4. Pack the slice mix into the tray hard.
  5. Bake in oven for 30 mins at 180C

Variations

Here are a few ways I have varied the ingredient list

Kids like this one, its light and tasty

  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup Rice pops
  • 1/2 cup coconut shredded
  • 1/2 cup Cashew nuts
  • 1/2 cup choc chips

When I’m cycling i like something more like this

  • 2 cups oats
  • 1/2 cup variable nuts
  • 1/2 cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup choc chips

Try a few variations of your own dried fruits, nuts, whatever you like. I often also melt a bit of cooking chocolate and do a squiggle (chocolate is key to making children think its nice!). You could probably just use pre-made muesli in a rush :)

Prep time: 15mins

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: snack

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Rich Spaghetti with meatballs – Quick and Easy

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Ingredients

  • 500gm Mince (1lb)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 C flour
  • 1-2 Diced Onion
  • 500gm Pasta (1 bag)
  • 800gm Can Tomatoes (1 large can)
  • 4T Sugar
  • 2T Sweet Basil
  • 1T Oregano
  • 1T red wine vinegar  (Optional but amazing!)
  • 2t Cornflour
  • Grated Cheese of your favourite type

Instructions

  1. Mix Mince, 2 eggs, Onion
  2. Add in enough flour to make it dough like
  3. Make 1cm(1/2″) sized meatballs on a tray
  4. Put meatballs in the oven at 200C (200F) for 20mins whilst you do the rest
  5. Put pasta on to boil as per instructions on packet
  6. Empty tin of diced tomatoes into another pot
  7. Mix in, Sugar, Oregano,Sweet Basil, red wine vinegar
  8. Simmer sauce for 5 mins.
  9. Mix cornflour with enough water so it does not lump, and mix into the sauce until its as thick as desired .
I serve this up with paste on the plate, sauce over the pasta (usually in the middle), sprinkle the cheese over the top, then place meatballs in the center. If you are vegetarian just drop the meatballs or make vegetarian meatballs (vegeballs!).
It might sound complex, but because most of the food cooks at the same time its a very quick meal to make in a hurry.
This meal will feed 5-6 people easily.

 

 

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Chocolate Oaty Cookies

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Choc Oaty cookiesIngredients

  • 200g butter
  • 1 lightly packed cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 Tbs milk
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugars well
  2. Add in egg and vanilla and beat.
  3. Sift flour and baking soda and mix into creamed mixture with milk.
  4. Add combined oats, raisins and chocolate chips.
  5. Mix thoroughly.
  6. Put small (about 2cm round) spoonfuls onto greased trays.
  7. Neaten and flatten with a fork dipped in water.
  8. Bake at 180C for 12 – 15 minutes.
  9. Cool on trays for 5 minutes at least as these come out very crumbly.
  10. Move to a cooling rack once they stick together.

Notes

The recipe makes a large batch (60-70) of crunchy, chewy and very yummy biscuits.

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