I always think of jam making happening when people have an abundance of fruit from their backyard fruit trees. But as this recipe uses only 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 grapefruit and 1 apple, you really don’t need a backyard tree supply to make it. A visit to the local shops will do and you’ll have jam for your morning toast.
Like all risottos this recipe requires some patient stirring, but the soft Arborio rice combined with chicken, mushrooms and peas makes it all worthwhile.
It’s very easy to over cook salmon and it then ends up dry and unappetizing. So just 15 minutes in the oven with the mayonnaise and crumb topping helps keep the fish nice and moist.
It’s a long time since I last made these. I think it was for one of my children’s 21st birthday parties – a long time ago. I was looking for finger food that you could make beforehand and these fitted the bill and tasted great. I must make them again……..
There’s three ways to make this flan. Firstly, as the recipe says, by laying out the pastry sheets, folding over the edges to make the base. Secondly, lining a flan tin or pie dish with the pastry and thirdly, by greasing a pie dish and then covering it with fine, dried breadcrumbs before adding the apples. The third version has the advantage of being gluten free. Either way served with cream or ice cream it’s an easy family dessert.
This is a very hearty dish. Lots of vegetables covered with a lovely parmesan cheese topped potato mash and it’s enough to feed the whole family.
Mum used to make fruit jelly desserts fairly often back when I was growing up. They’ve definitely gone out of fashion and these days I only make jelly to put into my trifles or when my granddaughters visit. They like them topped with chocolates and sprinkles. This old recipe would certainly be a bit more healthy, especially if I used fresh fruit, but I’m guessing they wouldn’t like it quite as much. It could still be a good dessert though, especially at children’s parties.
I’ve never thought of combining a hamburger with a hot dog, but the people at Carnation Milk obviously did back around 1960s. Maybe it could be a new McDonalds meal……
Back in the day, rice bubbles appeared in all sorts of sweet treats. The classic one was Chocolate Crackles, still a favourite at kid’s parties, but there were plenty of other slices and bakes around. This one is an easy, no bake, version.
There’s lots of uses for these pastries. School lunches, party nibbles, picnic food, to name a few. The great thing is that you can make a batch and freeze them until you need them.
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