I think this was one of the first dinner party dishes I made after I got married. It was quite modern then with the wine, garlic, oregano and peppers and tasted great. I’m not sure where I got the recipe from, but I can see from the typing that I typed it up on a manual typewriter, probably at work, and here I am posting it on the internet – how the world has changed!!!! It served me well all those years ago, but I haven’t made it for awhile. Perhaps it’s time to give it another go.
Looking through Mum’s recipes I found a few versions of a Chicken & Ham Casserole/Bake. I was going to use one of them here, but really the one I make is so good and very much loved by my family, especially my son, I thought I should use it instead. I’m not sure where I got the recipe from and I have adapted it slightly over the years. I don’t joint the chicken I pull the cooked chicken off the bone as you can see I make it without the paprika and I leave the parsley off. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. (for the measurements ½ lb = 250g)
Fish cakes have always been one of my favourites. My Auntie Elsie used to make them for me whenever I stayed with her. Her recipe, as do most recipes, used tinned fish either tuna or salmon. This recipe of Mum’s is a little different as it uses smoked cod and hard boiled eggs. Worth trying I think.
This Chicken Bake is an old one of Mum’s easy to make casseroles. With the crunchy topping it works well either for the family or for entertaining.
Over the summer we all get a little tired of barbecued chicken, this oven cooked tomato herb chicken makes a change and when served with a salad is still light and summery.
Red salmon and sour cream are a great combination and this quiche served with salad would be really nice on a hot summer day. Enjoy!
These Chicken Nuggets might take a bit more effort to make, but I’m pretty sure that they’d have a lot more flavour than the bought ones. They be could for the kids, but you could also make smaller ones to serve as finger food at a party.
This is a nice easy recipe using any type of white fish fillets. A good summer dish or maybe if you’re watching the calories.
This recipe comes from the CSR Brown Sugar packet. I’m not exactly sure of the date, but I’m surprised it is headed ‘Try this new recipe’ as Mum had been making Cabbage Rolls since we were kids.
We’re just back from a terrific holiday in Europe. We ate lots of great meals in Italy, France and England, but as always it’s good to be home – back to the land of affordable lamb and beef. This is my favourite Lamb Roast recipe, I wrote it down for Mum years ago. As you can see it’s a bit sketchy, there’s no quantities you just put as much onion and potato in the baking dish as you need.
LAMB ROAST
Fry onions in butter or margarine. Tip into the bottom of a baking pan and cover with sliced potatoes. Pour over beef stock until not quite covered. Generously rub salt and pepper into a leg of lamb. Put the lamb on a rack over the onion & potato mix and bake at 180o. Cooking time depends on the size of the leg of lamb, but it needs a bit extra time to crisp up the onion & potato.
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