I thought I’d share this great photo of my Mum/Beb taken a couple of weeks ago. She’s 99 in January and still as lovely as ever.
BEB – Recipe Collector Extraordinaire
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Monthly Archives: November 2016
FRUIT MINCE PUFFS
I’ve changed the name of this recipe as I don’t think Crumble Puffs is a very good description. They seem like a very light fruit mince tart to me – light and fluffy and fruity. Just right for this festive season.
CAESAR-STYLE RICE SALAD
Who doesn’t love a Caesar salad (with or without the anchovies)? This is the first time I’ve seen rice added though. Even without adding some cooked chicken or salmon it would be a meal in itself.
CORN PANCAKES
I don’t remember Mum making these, but she used to make sweet corn patties which were always one of my favourites. For those she used sweet corn kernels, for these pancakes you use creamed corn so you’d get a smoother mixture. I think I’ll give them a try, they sound good. Convert -10oz can to 310g size.
CHICKEN MOROCCAN-STYLE CASSEROLE
Did you think using chickpeas in a recipe was a new thing? This Moroccan style casserole from a 1990s, Australian Women’s Weekly supplement Clever Casseroles disproves this. This recipe is more than 20 years old and a. is Moroccan style and b. uses chickpeas – everything old is new again…….and it even includes a couscous recipe.
CRISPY CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
The recipe suggests using these chicken drumsticks hot or cold for picnics, but I think you could also make the recipe using chicken wings or chicken tenders and serve them up as party finger food. The cornflake coating would give them a lovely crunch.
RUM AND RAISIN ICE CREAM
This recipe comes from a 1990s, Australian Women’s Weekly supplement entitled Old Fashioned Family Favourites. For me, the ‘old fashioned’ ice cream that Mum used to make was one that used an evaporated milk and sugar mixture that was whipped, semi frozen and then rewhipped. To me it always seemed to be very icy, nothing like today’s smooth and creamy version. I’m inclined to think that this recipe has been ‘modernized’ to use thickened cream so I’m sure it would taste a lot better than the old fashioned version I remember.
TRIFLE – Strawberry, Port, Peach, Pineapple, Passion Mango, Hot Swiss, Raspberry
This cutting from the Herald Sun Checkout cooking page says ‘any old trifle is dead easy, but a “great” trifle has mystique’. A trifle overdone perhaps, but a good trifle is a great summer dessert. These versions seem to have come from the inaugural ‘Great Trifle’ competition – unsurprisingly not a competition that’s around anymore. Equally I’m not quite sure of how these recipes would work today, but there’s some interesting combinations in them!!!!!
CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM BAKE – Two Versions
Version One has the grand title Chicken Saute Au Gratin – a bit fancy really for chicken and mushroom topped with chips and cheese. Still as the tag at the bottom says it’s a great one for kids.
Version Two is not that much more sophisticated and should also be one kids love. Having just made a ‘pasta bake’ ie macaroni cheese for my grand-daughters, I really think this could also be called a pasta bake. Although I think I’d substitute whole milk for the evaporated milk for a better flavour.
QUICK TASTY RISSOLES
I found this recipe in Mum’s collection and straight away thought of my grand daughter who is going through a rissole loving phase at the moment. I hope she enjoys them!
Beb's Recipe Drawer 