CAULIFLOWER IN HERBED TOMATO SAUCE

Years ago cauliflower only appeared on our plates as an over boiled soft mush, except that is for when it was accompanying roasts, when the much more delicious cauliflower in cheesy white sauce appeared. Thankfully, today it is used a lot more creatively, such as cauliflower rice, roasted, added to curries, soups and casseroles. This is tomato version is yet another way.

BEEF AND EGGPLANT TAGINE

Don’t have a Tagine pot to cook this recipe in? There’s lot of alternatives you can use. Dutch Oven: Excellent for browning meat on the stove, then transferring to the oven for slow cooking.
Slow Cooker (Crock-Pot): Perfect for the low-and-slow, hands-off approach.
Heavy Frying Pan: Use a large, wide pan with a tight lid for stovetop cooking.
Baking Dish with Foil: Use a dish covered tightly with foil for oven-baked tagines. Whichever way you choose, it will taste delicious.

FOUR FRUIT JAM

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.

APPLE PECAN FLAN

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.