The filling for this tart is pretty simple, just the apricots and jam. It seems unusual not to have a creamy/eggy type filling over the top, so I think the marscapone or thick cream would be essential.
APRICOT TART
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SEAFOOD LASAGNE
This recipe comes out of one of my pasta cookbooks. I already make a meat lasagne and a chicken lasagne, so a seafood one has to be on the list as well. Obviously buying good quality white fish, scallops and prawns would make an excellent dish, but you could also go for the cheaper option and buy a generous amount of marinara mix. It mightn’t be quite as good, but it would certainly be a bit more affordable.
CURRIED ZUCCHINI PUFFS – Curried Vegetable rolls
There was a time when everyone seemed to grow zucchinis in their backyards and happily gave them away, so lots of zucchini recipes were published. This is one of the more unusual ideas published in The Sun newspaper. The mix of vegetables, curry, sultanas and chutney all wrapped in pastry sounds good, although I think you’d want to watch that it wasn’t too moist and soaked through the pastry. It would make a change from meat filled sausage rolls though.
PINEAPPLE SOUFFLE
You can definitely tell the age of this recipe by the ingredients – jelly and Carnation Evaporated Milk and in fact I found the recipe is in a Carnation Evaporated Milk pamphlet. The combination of the jelly and evaporated milk makes a really light dessert, almost like a flummery, which was one of Mum’s favourite desserts to make. It has the advantage of also not been very expensive, a bit of a bonus these days.
SWISS STYLE POTATOES
Whether you’re having a BBQ, a roast or just a nice steak, a great potato dish is always appreciated. This is a new one to me, a bit of a twist on French Potatoes au Gratin (Dauphinoise). The difference being the cheese, Swiss Raclette. You can substitute Gruyere, Emmenthal, Romano or Mozzarella mixed with grated parmesan if you can get the Raclette, but the Raclette really is the best.
APPLE CAKE
The unusual thing about this apple cake is that instead of using stewed apples for the filling, the apples are grated and simply layered on top of the cake mixture. The picture seems to suggest having it with tea or coffee, but I think it would work just as well as a yummy dessert.
RICE POLENTA WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
I think this would be a quite hearty meal. The polenta would be quite filling and the mushroom sauce has half a can of chickpeas in it – so not a lightweight dish. It’s gluten free and if you substitute vegetable stock for the beef stock in the sauce, it could work for vegetarians as well.
ONE-WHIP ICE CREAM
It’s not surprising I’ve decided to post this recipe today. Here in Melbourne we’re in the middle of a heatwave. It’s 38o outside now and the same is predicted for the next couple of days. So the idea of a bowl of nice cold ice cream is very appealing…….
RHUBARB SUMMER PUDDING
As far as I can work out Mum must have found this recipe in an English magazine on one of her trips to the UK. It doesn’t look very appetizing, but I suspect if you love rhubarb it would taste really good. It certainly would be a good way to use up rhubarb if like my father you grow a good crop each year. As it’s English you’ll need to covert the fresh rhubarb to 1.25kg, the water to 150ml and the caster sugar to 250g.
LEEK ROULARDE WITH RICOTTA CORN FILLING
This roulade looks delicious, but it’s definitely a recipe that you need to take your time with, especially the rolling. While you can make it a couple of hours before guests arrive, unfortunately it’s not something you can make well ahead of time. It’s worth the effort though.
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