Heavens knows why this is called Beef Josephine. It’s from a pamphlet put out by the Australian Meat Board sometime in the 70s. The idea was a beef recipe from each State and this one is from NSW. The idea was that it ‘epitomises the career-housewife’s needs when caring for her family – two tasty dishes from the one beef joint’ – outdated terminology, but still a good idea to get value from a piece of beef.
Mum saved this recipe from the Herald Sun recipe column. It was called Everybody’s Favorite, which is a bit general, so I’ve renamed it Lemon Iced Fruit Slice. It’s pretty easy to make and an great lunchbox filler.
Now Spring is officially here it’s time to get the BBQ going again and these marinated drumsticks could be an easy way to start.
My love of sweet corn soup started with takeaway from our local Chinese restaurant many years ago. In my early days of entertaining I even bought it to serve as a first course, cutting down on the work needed to prepare the meal. I haven’t done that for many, many years though, now a days I make it myself but I still love it.
You can tell this is an old recipe because it uses canned pears. Canned fruit was used a lot when I was growing up. Fresh fruit was readily available and often was grown in backyards, but the canned versions were good to have in the cupboard and fairly inexpensive. This would still be a good dessert for the family, easy to make with things you have on hand.
All the soups I make need a bit of time to prepare, but this noodle soup is lovely and quick and is full of vegetables. The vegetarian version with tofu is another great way to serve it.
There’s lots of different Meat Loaf recipes from fairly simple ones to ones filled with boiled eggs, prosciutto and other interesting ingredients. This one is the first one though that I’ve seen with a sauce that you pour over the loaf when it’s cooking and definitely the first one with coffee in the sauce. Something different to try.
Last weekend the family came over for afternoon tea so I made an old favourite, pikelets. I made Gluten Free ones, but since then I found this Chocolate Chip version and they look very good. So I think the next afternoon tea will have to include Gluten Free Chocolate chip pikelets.
This is a very 80s pre dinner nibble. There was a few of these bread filled recipes around then, most though were more robust versions, with mince meat etc. This ham and cheese one is a bit lighter.
I must admit I haven’t tried this recipe out, but I like that it seems pretty easy to make. I’m sure that it’s very tasty and filling. It’s best made close to serving though.
