Spinach Quiche

Have heaps of it (Spinach) growing in garden and saw this simple recipe

1. Wash a decent amount of spinach- I used about 5 big leaves. Cut finely and cook in microwave 4+ mins till well wilted
2. Place in bottom of greased casserole
3. Beat together 4 eggs
4. Add in 3/4 cup SR flour
5. Add 1 1/2 cups of milk
6. Add Jude's secret ingredient- a good slurp of sweet chilli sauce
7. melt 1/2 cup of butter and cook 1 onion (cut up pretty finely) briefly in that
8. throw into the batter mixture
9. Add 125 gms grated cheese and 125 gms feta cheese
10. Pour batter over spinach
11. Cook moderate oven

Delicious and light and potential for many variations of veges, cheese or spices

Nice hot, cold or re heated!

Judy .. who must go to bed

Beetroot Chutney

Beetroot Chutney

6 medium (1 kg) beetroot, peeled and chopped

2 medium (240 g) onions chopped

4 large apples (800 g) peeled and chopped

2 large oranges (440 g) peeled and chopped

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 cups white vinegar

Cook beetroot until just tender. Combine beetroot with remaining ingredients in large saucepan. Bring to boil, simmer uncovered stirring occasionally for about 1 hour or until mixture is thick. Pour into hot sterilized jars.

Seal when cold.

Makes about 8 cups.

Apricot Chutney

Apricot Chutney

12 medium ( 1 kg) apricots chopped

3 medium ( 360g) onions, chopped

2 cups brown vinegar

1 cup sultanas

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Combine ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil, simmer, uncovered stirring occasionally for about 1 ½ hours or until mixture is thick. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Seal when cold.

Makes about 5 cups.

Bread and Butter Cucumbers

3 ½ kg cucumbers sliced in rounds

2 large white onions sliced

¾ cup salt

Cover with crushed ice and leave for 3 hours. Wash twice and drain.

Add 5 cups vinegar

5 cups sugar

1 tablespoon mustard seed

1 heaped teaspoon celery seed

1 teaspoon turmeric.

Put in a large pan. Heat to boiling point (do not let them boil)

Bottle in warm jars and screw on tops immediately.

Tomato Chutney

Here's the tomato chutney recipe plus a couple of others i use most years for other things as well. The beetroot chutney is great on sandwiches for those who like beetroot but not the mess!
Joann

Tomato Chutney

8 lb skinned ripe tomatoes

2 lb onions mixed with 2 lb apples

3 tablespoons salt

2 lb sugar

2 pints vinegar

2 teaspoons mustard

2 teaspoons curry

2 dessertspoons mixed all spice

Cook until thickened (approx 1 hour.)

Fruit Cake - easy

I made a cake today too... something weird must be happening to the planets!...

Soak 1 kilo mixed fruit in 600ml carton of iced coffee, overnight

Stir in 1 cup of SR flour & cook

Smells & Looks OK... am about to try it

Dot

just had slice... very moist, yummy

Christmas Trifle

The trifle I make comes out of the Aust Women’s Weekly New Cookbook, published in 1978. I think it was an engagement present to us in 1980J It is probably very similar to what a lot of people make, but I started making it for Phil’s family Christmases as they didn’t ever have trifle, just Lemon Snow and mince pies and Christmas pudding and cake. I don’t eat dried fruit, so I decided to contribute the trifle. Anyway, recipe below.

Christmas Trifle

1 jam filled swiss roll

2/3 cup orange juice

¼ cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons sherry or brandy (I have also used whisky, and usually a bit more of whatever than the recipe states)

1 pkt port wine jelly crystals

470g can sliced peaches (I use pie fruit because you get more fruit and no juice)

470g can pineapple pieces

6 passionfruit

1 punnet strawberries

2 tablespoons sherry or brandy, extra (or more!)

1 ½ cups cream

About 600mls custard, either made or bought.

Make jelly as per instructions on pkt, refrigerate until set. Wash strawberries, cut in half; soak in extra sherry. Cut swiss roll into 1cm rounds, arrange evenly over base of bowl. Combine orange juice, lemon juice and sherry, mix well. Spoon over swiss roll slices.

Arrange drained peaches on top or in centre of swiss roll, pour over half the cold custard. Spoon chopped jelly on top of custard, then drained pineapple and passionfruit pulp over jelly. Pour over remaining custard, decorate with whipped cream and strawberries.

Serves 8. I usually double the quantity and it serves over 20 with other desserts. We still have a bit left.

Cheers

Linda W

Mud Cake with Ice Cream

Originally from Dot and seconded by Maxine

Can I add to this recipe - this is what my friend made for my kids last year for their birthday cakes (the one who we just spent Christmas with - she is kind of a godmother/auntie to my kids). She made the mud cake from a packet mix though. I would prefer home made - not that hard? Anyway - she then asked the kids what lollies they wanted - they chose stuff like maltesers - then she mixed those in with the icecream middle bit. Then made a chocolate cream to go on top - decorated with more maltesers and then froze it again.

Need to leave it to soften slightly before cutting. - You can use any mix ins in the middle icecream section.

Maxine

Take one purchased mud cake - cut icing from top - discard. Then cut in half across the middle (you will have two pieces - like a sponge). Roll first piece of cake between two pieces of glad bake with a rolling pin.

Place a circle of glad bake on the bottom of a cheesecake tin (sprung with side opening to remove from base) and put one rolled out piece of cake on top of the glad bake in the tin. Then add approx. one litre of softened ice cream. Then repeat process with second half of mud cake.

Spread approx. 1 litre of softened ice cream in top, place "topping" on top, cover with glad wrap and freeze.

Bring out of freezer approx half an hour ahead of eating - or less if weather is HOT.

Suggestions:

- choc/caramel mud cake with caramel swirl ice cream and topped with broken "crunchie" or violet crumble.

- white choc mud cake with cookies and cream ice cream and topped with broken "Flake" or grated white chocolate.

- choc mud cake with vanilla ice cream with respberries added - topped with flake and fresh raspberries.

- You can even make a type of frozen plum pudding by adding mixed fruit etc.

NOTE: If adding dried fruit or berries etc always soak in some sort of liquor to prevent freezing too hard - any of your old liquors that you have a little left in the bottle are perfect for this.

I have made the choc mud cake with caramel swirl ice cream topped with a broken up crunchie and it was very nice. It is not something for everyday, but great for a celebration cake and so very quick!