Tag Archives: 2000s

BAKED EGGPLANT WITH CAPSICUM

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This recipe bring back memories for me. Some years ago we we rented a house up the coast to spend Christmas with family. Our son’s girlfriend at the time was a vegetarian, so I racked my brains and searched through my cookbooks looking for something I could cook for her for Christmas Day. It had to be something easy and that I could take the ingredients up there with me to cook in an unfamiliar kitchen. This was it. Luckily I prepared most of it the day before, because on Christmas Day bushfires in the area meant we had no power for Christmas lunch. We managed to put a meal together, but it’s a Christmas that lives in the family history.

SWISS STYLE POTATOES

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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.

LEEK ROULARDE WITH RICOTTA CORN FILLING

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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.

CHEESE AND VEGETABLE MOUSSAKA

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Dietary requirements for friends visiting isn’t as easy as it used to be. Back in the day, we just decided on a menu, cooked it and people ate it. That seems like Good Old Days!!! Now there’s a lot more things to consider, gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, etc. This recipe works for vegetarians and even the gluten free with a slight change to GF flour in the cheese sauce, so maybe it’s a problem solver.

YOGHURT AND LEMON CAKE

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I think the lemon and yoghurt flavours in this cake work really well together and while the recipe uses a baba pan there’s really no need to do so. An ordinary cake tin will work just as well and if you’re like me you’ll be able to get the cake out of the tin a lot more easily. Despite greasing the baba pan mine always seem to get stuck.