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PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

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Mum saved this recipe from her bowling magazine, which published the same sort of down to earth recipes as the old PWMU Cookbooks that every woman had copy of back when I was growing up and every young cook, as I was back in the 1970s, was given.   The cookbook was a fund raiser for the Presbyterian Womens Missionary Union and was full of recipes and useful hints.  Along with everything else cookbooks have changed a lot since those days, but I still sometimes hunt through my copy for a good chutney or jam recipe.

CHUNKY CHICKEN IN SPICY ONION & MUSHROOM SAUCE

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You can tell this an 80s recipe by the lovely wooden bowl and spoon in the picture.  Not convinced that the spoon would be much good for getting the casserole out of the bowl though.  Think a more modern metal one would do a far better job.

PORK APPLE AND SAGE CASSEROLE

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This casserole base makes two portions and is a great way to pre-prepare a couple of nights dinners.  You can make the base, divide in half and then freeze it.  It’s easy enough then to defrost it and add the extra ingredients on the night you want to use it.

STRAWBERRY MATCHES

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The name Strawberry Matches brings to mind flaky pastry, strawberry jam, cream and pink icing to me.   Mum used to make the pastry herself, put the jam inside with the cream and topped the whole lot with pink icing – they were Yummy.  Sadly this isn’t Mum’s original recipe, but they are much quicker to make and probably taste almost as good.

SAVOURY TOASTS

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Tomato sauce and cheese on toast has been a well loved favourite in Mum’s and my households for years.  Mum also used to make a little afternoon tea/supper snack that was cheese and bacon on toast, but this recipe combines them both.  Personally I’m not sure about the garlic, but after finding this recipe I’m now going to give the sauce, cheese and bacon a go.

VEGETABLE & ALMOND CASSEROLE

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Vegetarian recipes weren’t something Mum would have been looking for on the pages of the Herald Sun.  Growing up I can’t remember anyone among our family or friends who didn’t eat meat, so cooking vegetable only dishes just wasn’t necessary.  This recipe is on a page Mum kept from the paper that had pork, lamb, sausage and fish casseroles on it, so the recipes were around, they just weren’t something Mum made.

TUNA MORNAY

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Seafood at Christmas and Easter has always been expensive not that it’s something Mum would have bought then or any other time.  Dad was a very enthusiastic fisherman so we mainly had fish that he’s caught or tinned fish. Tuna Mornay was a family favourite, completely out of fashion these days of course, but still a tasty meal – if you like tinned tuna or salmon that is.