Casseroles seem to fall into two categories, the fancier type that Mum would serve up to guests and the basic ones she would make for family meals. This recipe falls into the second category, it’s really just meat and vegetables, but great to just put in the oven and forget. Today I make this sort when I have time and reheat when needed.
There’s a few versions of this old favourite in Mum’s collection. This one comes from the back of the Continental French Onion Soup Mix packet and is probably the easiest to make, especially if you use the casserole method.
Lemon chicken is something of a classic chicken recipe and this is a version that Mum cut out from the Herald Sun. Twice frying the chicken makes it lovely and crunchy and topped with the sauce the whole thing is delicious.
This is another recipe from the Herald Sun cooking column. The usual recipe is for Steak Diane, but in this chicken has been used instead – it’s worth trying out to see if you like the change.
Although today you can buy chicken wings already marinated in a variety of difference sauces, it’s still nice to make your own from scratch and it’s not really all that hard to do.
BAKED CHICKEN WINGS
Mix honey, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Brush wings thoroughly with honey mixture place in shallow dish or casserole and place in a very hot oven 220ºC. Cook 40 mins brushing with honey mixture and turning every 10-15 minutes.
This is a great recipe which it looks like Mum found in the Herald Sun cooking column. she passed it onto me and I’ve cooked it many times. It’s quick, easy and tastes great – if you don’t have any leeks you can use a brown onion, but the leek does add extra flavour.
Although Mum never really mastered the use of the microwave, except for reheating meals, she cut this recipe out of the Woman’s Day. I sure she had every intention of making it one day.
This recipe comes from a brochure put out by the Australian Meat Board in 1969. It’s certainly a different style of pie with the meat on top and the pastry underneath, but could easily be reversed.
Casseroles have always been a family favourite for us. Great as a family meal in winter, but also really usefully when entertaining a crowd. This Beef Casserole recipe which Mum collected from Entice magazine takes a basic dish and shows that by changing just a few ingredients you can create a different taste treat.
Mum seems to have collected this recipe from the Herald Sun as there is a completed crossword on the other side. Until recently Mum did the crossword every day, while she doesn’t do them now she is still does read the paper every day.
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