Miscellaneous
Aliter Dulcia - Housemade Dessert
Ingredients:
* 250g coarsely ground nuts
* 100g coarsely ground stone-pine kernels
* 3-4 tblsp honey
* 1 tsp minced rue
* 50ml Passum (Very sweet wine sauce, made by boiling the must (new wine or grape juice) to thicken it)
* 50ml milk
* 2 eggs
* honey to drip on afterwards
* a small amound of ground pepper
Apple and coconut brown betty - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: about 15 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 7 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
350 g (12 oz) cooking
apples
20 g (3/4 oz) soft brown
sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
pinch of salt
2 slices granary bread,
crusts removed and cubed
1 tablespoon desiccated
coconut
4 tablespoons clear honey
1 tablespoon butter
Apple jelly
Imperial1 1/4 pints apple juice
2 lb sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 pint commercial pectin
Asparagus with orange-flavoured hollandaise sauce
Imperial1 1/2 lb asparagus
3-4 tablespoons water
For the sauce
4 oz butter
4 tablespoons double cream
3 egg yolks
juice of 1/2 lemon
juice and grated rind of 1 small orange
salt and freshly ground white pepper
Baked rhubarb with meringue
Ingredients:500 g/1 lb rhubarb
75 ml/3 fl oz red grape juice
sugar
1 tablespoon custard powder
2 egg whites
120 g/4 oz icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon cornflour
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
Beef in beer
Imperial1 1/2 oz butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 pint beer
2 onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, sliced
2 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 lb braising steak, cubed
2 tablespoons tomato puree
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
triangles of toast
Beef Ribs on grill
Ingredients:* 3 to 4 pounds beef back ribs (about 8 ribs)
* 1/2 cup ketchup
* 1/2 cup honey
* 1 4 ounce can green chilies, diced
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 4 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 teaspoon cayenne
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 teaspoon dry mustard
Beef roll-ups stuffed with mince, bacon and gherkins
Ingredients:1 slice old bread
a little milk
200 g/7 oz minced beef and
pork
salt and freshly ground pepper
nutmeg
4 slices of stewing or uncooked
roast beef (total weight 400 g/14 oz )
beaten as thin as possible
4 bacon rashers
4 gherkins
cocktail sticks
25 g/1 oz butter
50 ml/2 fl oz beef stock
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz buttermilk
Beetroot and celery soup
Imperial1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 celery stalk, finely chopped
1/2 oz butter
1 teaspoon flour
1/4 pint water
2 tablespoons red wine
1 chicken stock cube, crumbled
pinch of mustard powder
pinch of powdered bay leaves
4 oz cooked beetroot, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons top of the milk
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Boterkoek: Butter cake with apricot filling
Ingredients:250 g/8 oz flour
175 g/6 oz white castor sugar
salt
225 g/7 oz chilled butter
100 g/3 1/2 oz soaked dried
apricots
50 g/2 oz flaked almonds
2 tablespoons ginger syrup
1 tablespoon milk
Bouillabaisse. Shell the shrimps and prawns and chop th...
Imperial1 lb assorted filleted white fish,
skinned
9 oz assorted cooked shellfish
(shrimps, prawns, crab,
lobster)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded
and chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped
fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron
1 bouquet garni
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 pints boiling water
salt and freshly ground pepper
6 slices French bread, each about 1 inch thick
Braised chicken with tutti-frutti
Ingredients1 onion
100 g/3 1/2 oz bacon
4 chicken legs
salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons flour
30 g/1 oz butter
1/4 l/1/2 pint vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
250 g/8 oz mushrooms
For the tutti-frutti
250 g/8 oz tutti-frutti (dried fruit),
soaked in water for
8 hours with a cinnamon stick
1 grated rind of a lemon
8 g/3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Brown rolls with sesame
Imperial1/2 pint milk
2 teaspoons dried yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
12 oz wholemeal flour
4 oz flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons malt extract
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
beaten egg, to glaze
sesame seeds
Brownies
Imperial3 oz plain chocolate, broken into squares
4 oz butter
2 eggs
8 oz sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
4 oz flour, sifted
4 oz mixed chopped walnuts or almonds
Buttered taguatelle - menus for one
PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutesCOOKING TIME: about 4 minutes, plus standing
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
about 300 ml (1/2 pint) water
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon salad oil
50-75 g (2-3 oz) or 2 to 3
nests tagliatelle
2 teaspoons butter or
margarine
chopped parsley, to
garnish
Buttermilk pudding
Ingredients:2 lemons
12 sheets gelatine
125 g/4 oz sugar
1/2 litre/1 pint buttermilk
1/8 litre/1/4 pint whipping cream
2 packets vanilla sugar or
1 level tablespoon of sugar and
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
250 g/8 oz strawberries
Ceviche - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutesCOOKING TIME: 2 minutes, plus marinating overnight
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
175 g (6 oz) fresh haddock
fillet, skinned and cut into
narrow strips
1 x 175 g (6 oz) can
crabmeat, drained
1/2 green pepper, finely sliced
1 onion, peeled and finely
chopped
1 canned chilli, finely
chopped
1 tomato, peeled and cut
into 8 segments
juice of 2 limes
1 tablespoon salad oil
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
4 tablespoons sweetcorn
kernels
Cheese puffs
Ingredients:40 g/1 1/2 oz butter
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
25 g/1 oz flour
2 ml/7 fl oz milk
100 g/3 1/2 oz mature Gouda or
Cheddar cheese, grated
8 sheets of frozen cream puff
pastry
1 tomato
2 spring onions
25 g/1 oz mature Gouda cheese
or any full-favoured cheese,
grated and/or 2 tablespoons
sesame seeds
Chilli con Carne 2
Ingredients:* 4oz (100g) bacon pieces, chopped
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 sticks celery, trimmed and sliced
* 1 good tablespoon flour
* 1 1/2 lb (675g) good-quality lean minced beef
* 2 1/4 oz (63g) can tomato puree
* 1 pint (600ml) good beef pock, heated to boiling point
* 2 tablespoons chilli seasoning
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
* 15oz (425g) can red kidney beans, drained
* 1 green pepper, cored, seeded and diced
Chocolate biscuit log - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutesCOOKING TIME: 1 1/2 minutes, plus chilling
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
25 g (1 oz) plain dessert
chocolate
50 g (2 oz) unsaited butter
4 tablespoons sifted icing
sugar
1 egg yolk, threads
removed
1 teaspoon sherry
18 sponge finger biscuits
whipped cream, to serve
Chocolate biscuits
Imperial2 oz wholemeal flour
2 oz self-raising flour
4 oz porridge oats
1 oz dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
4 oz butter, softened
4 tablespoons milk
12 oz plain chocolate
Chocolate blancmange - menus for one
PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutesCOOKING TIME: 1 1/2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
3 teaspoons cornflour
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons caster sugar
150ml (1/4 pint) milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon butter
strips of orange, to
decorate
Chocolate marzipan cherries
Imperial8 oz marzipan
few drops of pink food colouring
16-20 glace cherries
6 oz plain chocolate
Cocktail Blue Laguna
Ingredients:* Liqueur of Blue Curacao is 20 ml
* A white rum is 30 ml
* Liqueur of Malibu is 50 ml
* Sprite or Lemonade 100 ml
* 1 Cherry
Coffee and walnut gateau with brandy sauce - menus for...
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes (cake); 5minutes (sauce)COOKING TIME: 4 minutes, plus standing (cake); 8 minutes (sauce)
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full); then Medium Low (35%)
40 g (1 1/2 oz) self-raising
flour
15 g (1/2 oz) cornflour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
50 g (2 oz) soft margarine
50 g (2 oz) soft dark brown
sugar
1 teaspoon coffee essence
1 egg
40 g (1 1/2 oz) walnuts, finely
chopped
Filling:
2 tablespoons apricot jam
1 x 300 g (11 oz) can
mandarin segments,
drained
Sauce:
35 g (1 1/4 oz) butter,
softened
15 g (1/2 oz) flour
9 tablespoons hot water
1 egg yolk
120 ml (4 floz) whipping
cream
2 teaspoons rum
2 teaspoons brandy
25 g (1 oz) icing sugar,
sifted
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
walnut half, to decorate
Cream of chicken soup
Imperial1 oz butter
1 oz flour
3/4 pint water
1 chicken stock cube
salt and freshly ground pepper
4 oz cooked chicken, diced
1 tablespoon chopped chives
2 tablespoons double cream
Cream of mushroom sauce (for white meat)
Ingredients:35 g/1 oz butter (or fat from the meat)
1 finely chopped small onion
150 g/5 oz mushrooms
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz water
125 ml/5 fl oz cream
2 teaspoons plain flour
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
Cream of tomato soup
Ingredients:1 kilo/2 lb tomatoes
2 onions
2 cloves garlic
1/2 litre/1 pint veal or chicken
stock (tub)
2 tablespoons finely chopped
thyme
1 small tub creme fraiche
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped
fresh herbs
Creamed greens - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutesCOOKING TIME: 10 minutes, plus standing
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
225 g (8 oz) spring greens,
washed and drained
1 x 285 ml (10 fl oz) ready-
to-use can cream of leek
soup
spring onion rings, to
garnish
Date and raisin bars
Imperial6 oz self-raising flour
6 oz ground rice
3 oz brown sugar
6 oz butter, diced
4 oz block cooking dates
4 oz sultanas
2 tablespoons clear honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Devil's food cake
Imperial6 oz flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 oz cocoa powder
7 fl oz water
4 oz butter
9 oz caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
For the butter cream
1 1/2 oz butter
2 oz icing sugar, sifted
1 1/2 oz plain chocolate
For the frosting
11 oz icing sugar, sifted
pinch of cream of tartar
4 tablespoons water
2 egg whites
Dutch apple pie
Ingredients:300 g/10 oz flour
125 g/4 oz white castor sugar
salt
200 g/7 oz chilled butter
1 egg yolk
100 g/3 1/2 oz raisins
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz orange juice
1 kg/2 lb firm apples (Elstar,
Jonagold)
2 teaspoons custard powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons apricot jam
Endive 'stamppot' with mushrooms and cheese
Ingredients:1 1/2 kilo/3 lb potatoes
salt and freshly ground pepper
50 g/2 oz butter
200 g/7 oz chunk smoked
bacon, diced
250 g/8 oz mushrooms
150 ml/6 fl oz milk
600 g/20 oz endive, finely sliced
nutmeg
200 g/7 oz mature Dutch cumin
cheese (or any full-flavoured cheese with cumin)
Fried plaice with almonds
Ingredients:50 g/2 oz flour
2 plaices
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon paprika powder
1 orange
75 ml (3 fl oz) medium dry
sherry
50 g/2 oz butter
50 g/2 oz flaked almonds
1 tablespoon finely chopped
chives
Fruit brulee - menus for one
PREPARATION TIME: about 10 minutes, plus chilling overnightCOOKING TIME: about 2 1/2 minutes, plus browning
MICROWAVE SETTING: Medium Low (35%)
5 tablespoons double
cream
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon cornflour
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1/2 dessert pear
1 tablespoon caster sugar,
to decorate
Gaelic coffee
Imperial1 1/4 pints cold strong black coffee
12 tablespoons whisky
8-12 teaspoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons double cream
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Gingerbread
Imperial1 1/2 teaspoons good-quality vinegar
4 tablespoons milk
4 oz flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 oz butter
2 oz brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
6 oz black treacle or molasses
Honey Ham With Asian Pears
Ingredients:* 1 1/2 pounds Smithfield ham, cut into thin slices
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/4 cup light soy sauce
* 2 tablespoons water
* 2 tablespoons honey
* 2 Asian pears, cut into 4 pieces
* 2 green onions, cut into thirds
Hot cider punch
Imperial1 pint dry cider
1/4 pint apple juice
juice of 3 large oranges
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 orange, sliced then halved
Hot drinking chocolate - menus for one
PREPARATION TIME: 1 minuteCOOKING TIME: about 2 1\2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
300 ml (1/2 pint) milk
2-3 tablespoons powdered
drinking chocolate
Jugged hare
Ingredients:1 onion
1 chilli pepper
3-4 cloves
2 tablespoons finely chopped
thyme
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
500 ml/1 pint red wine
1 hare, cut in pieces
2 thick slices spicy cake
75 g/3 oz butter
100 g smoked bacon, cut into
small pieces
3 tablespoons flour
1 small tin tomato puree
Jugged la yered fruit suet pudding with gooseberrysa sa...
PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutesCOOKING TIME: about 5 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
Filling:
1 x 300 g (10 1/2 oz) can
gooseberries in syrup
25 g (1 oz) sultanas
25 g (1 oz) currants
25 g (1 oz) ground
almonds
Pastry:
65 g (2 1/2 oz) self-raising
flour
pinch of salt
35 g (1 1/4 oz) shredded suet
25 g (1 oz) soft brown
sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons milk
Sauce:
1 teaspoon arrowroot
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon single cream
1 tablespoon sugar
Kedgeree - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: 15-20 minutesCOOKING TIME: about 5 minutes, plus cooking rice
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
225 g (8 oz) smoked
haddock fillet
25 g (1 oz) butter or
margarine
1 tablespoon milk
25 g (1 oz) prawns
175 g (6 oz) cooked long-
grain rice
freshly ground black
pepper
2 hard- boiled eggs
1 tablespoon fresh
chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
lemon wedges, to garnish
Kentucky horse race pie
Ingredients:* 2 eggs, slightly beaten
* 1 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 3 to 4 tablespoons bourbon
* 1/4 cup corn starch
* 1 cup chopped pecans
* 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits
Kentucky horse race pie 2
Ingredients:* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 6 tablespoons flour
* 6 eggs, beaten by hand
* 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
* 1/3 cup Bourbon Whiskey
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, stir in
* 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Lemon jelly cups - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: about 10 minutesCOOKING TIME: about 30 seconds, plus setting
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
3 tablespoons evaporated
milk
2 well- shaped large
lemons, washed and dried
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon powdered
gelatine
2-3 drops yellow food
colouring
sugar, to taste
angelica, to garnish
Lemon spritz - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: about 10 minutes, plus chillingNO COOKING REQUIRED
MAKES 750 ml (1 1/4 PINTS)
225 g (8 oz) seedless
grapes, washed
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
250 ml (8 floz) bottled
ginger ale
175 ml (6 floz) soda water
ice cubes, to chill
fresh grapes, to decorate
Melon and grapefruit boats with meiba sauce - menus for...
PREPARATION TIME: 15-20 minutes, plus chillingCOOKING TIME: 3 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
1/2 Honeydew melon
1 mediurn grapefruit
Sauce:
2 tablespoons redcurrant
jelly
1 tablespoon clear honey
100 g (4 oz) raspberries
1 teaspoon cornflour
1 tablespoon cold water
Mesclado celestial (Heavenly Trifle) - menus for two
PREPARATION TIME: 25-30 minutes, plus chilling
COOKING TIME: about 8 1/2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
25 g (1 oz) sugar
6 tablespoons water
2 eggs, separated
pinch of ground mixed
spice
2 tablespoons sherry
few drops of vanilla
essence
2 drops vinegar
4 tablespoons double or
whipping cream
1 teaspoon icing sugar
6 x 1 cm (1/2 inch) slices jam
Swiss roll
2 passion fruit
15 g (1/2 oz) dessert
chocolate
Mexicano Mince
Ingredients:* 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 2 fat cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 1/2 lb (750g) good-quality minced beef
* 1 small green pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
* 2oz (50g) blanched almonds, roughly chopped (optional)
* 2oz (50g) raisins
* 3/4 pint (450ml) good beef stock
* 4 tablespoons tomato puree
* 1 tablespoon chilli seasoning
* 1 tablespoon caster sugar
* salt
* freshly ground black pepper
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