Sultana Cake

80g softened butter
2/3 cup raw sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup milk
2 cups self-raising flour
1 1/2 cups sultanas

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until creamy. Gradually add milk and flour in alternate small quantities. Gently fold in the sultanas. Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for approx 35-45 mins.   

Chocolate Walnut Brownies

250 g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
150 g butter, cubed
165 g [3/4 cup] sugar
3 eggs, at room temperature, lightly whisked

75g self raising flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
150 g walnuts

Grease a 16 cm x 26 cm shallow slice tin.  Place the chocolate and butter in a medium heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter have melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the bowl from the saucepan. Add the  sugar and eggs to the chocolate mixture and use a whisk to stir until well combined. Sift together the flour and cocoa powder. Add to the chocolate mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the walnuts. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 35–40 minute.

Spaghetti Bolognaise Sauce

1 large onion - finely chopped
3 large garlic cloves - minced or finely chopped
500g beef mince
1 can Leggo's Tomato Puree
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 carrot, finely diced

Saute onions in a small amount of olive oil for a few minutes.  Add meat and garlic, and break up the meat as it cooks until brown on all sides.
Add carrot, tomato puree and crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Bring to boil and simmer for 50 minutes.

Instant Chicken and Corn Soup

• 6 cups of water
• 2 and a half Massel chicken stock cubes 
• One can [420g]creamed corn
• One can corn niblets [drained]
• Flaked cooked BBQ'd chicken breast [great use for leftovers]
• Drop of soy sauce [optional]
• Chopped spring onions [optional]

Place all ingredients [except the spring onions] into a large saucepan and bring to boil.  Simmer for a few minutes.

Ready to serve.

Sprinkle with chopped spring onions if desired.

Hanna's Salad

ice berg lettuce
blanched, halved and toasted almonds
drained can mandarins
spring onions
thinly sliced sliced spanish onion
avocado
pomegranate seeds

dressing - blitz together 
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 large garlic clove
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
salt and pepper

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

500 g minced beef
1 egg
chopped parsley [optional]
2 cloves crushed and chopped garlic

1/4 cup ketchup or tomato sauce
1/4 cup bread crumbs

Combine all ingredients in large bowl and shape into small golfball size balls.
Drop into prepared sauce and cook for 45 mins on a low simmer.

Sauce:
1 onion diced
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 can Leggo's tomato puree
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper

Saute onion and garlic, add remaining ingredients plus half a can of water.  Bring to boil and simmer for a few minutes before adding in meatballs.


Serve with pasta, rice or mashed potato.

Corvy Soup

4 large onions chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
4 carrots
4 celery stalks
2 parsnip
1 medium swede

Saute onion and garlic
Add grated carrots, swede, parsnip, leek [I use food processor to grate]
Add : 1 packet Soup Mix  - 4 cans Lima Beans or Butter Beans, drained or 1 packet dried beans -
4 x Massel beef cubes; 4 Marrow bones; 1 Top Rib; 4 Smoked bones.  Cover with water - Bring to the boil and simmer on a low flame for six hours.

Hanna Goulash Casserole

2 medium onions
3 cloves garlic
500g beef goulash
1 can Leggo's tomato Puree
1 tablespoon paprika
Salt
3 large potatoes
4 large carrots
8 button mushrooms cut into quarters
1 cup frozen green beans
2 cups frozen peas

Saute onion in small amount of olive oil for a few minutes. Add meat and finely chopped garlic. Saute for a few minutes until meat is browned all over. Add salt and paprika, then add chopped potatoes, carrots and mushrooms. Pour in can of tomato puree, then fill can with water and add 1 or 2 cans of water to just cover vegetables and meat. Bring to simmer and cook on low heat for half an hour, then add frozen peas and beans. Cook for a further 45 mins.