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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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Quick easy Pesto Pasta with or without chicken

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Ingredients

  • Chicken Breasts (optional)
  • 1500gm packet pasta
  • 2T Finely chopped basil
  • 1 Cup blueberries
  • Any vegetables, eggplant, beans, etc you want
  • 2 T crushed/chopped fine Garlic oil Sprinkle of cheese (parmesan works best)

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta
  2. Mix Equal amounts of basil and garlic with oil. I find food processor is great here!
  3. Put mixture with the pasta, feel free to add more/less depending on taste.
  4. Add any vegetables into it here if you have any. Sliced eggplant is great, as is carrot, zucchini, mushrooms etc
  5. Sprinkle cheese over the top
  6. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes whilst you brown/cook the chicken.
  7. Brown/cook Chicken in a frying pan. You can slice it or leave it whole.
  8. Stir the Blueberries into the pasta
  9. Serve with chicken on the side, or mixed in if you sliced it (up to you!)
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