Hi Guys

Well by now you had propably given up on me, sorry for the lack of communication but thefrutratedfoodie has not been able to sonsolidate her thoughts and write for you all, but hopefully I can share some more recipes wit you now. No excuse, I have a lovel cup of piping hot english breakfast tea, so will put down as many recipes as I can manage now.

Happy Cooking!

Firstly for my friends with little kids, this homemade play dough recipe is a must, and fun to do with the kids, making the different colours then allowing them to play with cookie cutters and creating whatever the fancy.

1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream tartar
1 TBS oil

Combine all the ingredients in your Magimix and process till the dough is in one ball around the blade, or knead with your hands. Ad in a few drops of colouring, and your play dough is ready. Store in an airtight container, otherwise it will dry out and not be re-usable.

Homemade BAILEYS:

1 egg beaten
Then stir in
1 tin condensed milk
1 cup cream 250 ml
1 cup brandy
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp instant coffee

Mix the above all together, and place in an empty bottle in your fridge! Delicious consumed on it's own, or poured over ice cream. Remember the brandy is the ingredient that will keep this "Baileys" fresh, but the egg and cream can turn so just taste it before you serve it, or an even better idea is to finish it so everytime you have to make a fresh batch!!!!

3 Bean Salad: (this is a real old "Boere" favourite)

1 Large tine baked beans
1 Large tin green beans (or frozen de-frosted)
1 Large tin butter beans
1 large green pepper chopped
1 large onion chopped
2 teaspoons dried sweet basil (normal basil)
2 TBS vinegar
1/2 cup sugar

Mix all the above ingredients together and cover and place in your fridge. Make up to one day ahead so that all the flavours have time to infuse.

Delicious and easy!

Creamed Tuna (Tinned Tuna)

Fry 1 medium onion chopped and 1 diced green and red pepper till soft and transparent. Add in 3 cups milk, and stir,bringing to the boil. Then add in 1/2 cup flour mixed with a little water to remove any lumps, and pour into the mixture and mix with your whisk or wooden spoon.Remove from the heat and add in the following:

1 Large tin mushrooms
2 tins tuna
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp worcester sauce
dash paprika
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Return to the heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Makes a fairly large dish.
Serve with steamed rice, noodles or risotto rice, and a green salad.

Rice Salad: (Another "Boere" recipe)

2 cups cooked rice
1/2 green pepper chopped
1 grated salad
1 Large gherkin chopped
4 drained canned peaches
1 TBS chutney
1 grated onion

Combine the above and add on the following dressing

1 tsp curry powder
1/4 cup peach juice from the can of peaches
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Pinch salt

Add the dressing just before serving and mix well. Delicious!

Banana Salad:

With the abundance of bananas, and some of us are so lucky to have trees in our gardens this is a quick, easy way of using up the fruit.

12 Bananas
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbs icing sugar
Mayonnaise as per recipe below

Mayonnaise

1/2 cup condensed milk
1 tsp mustard (powder or bottles either one)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp fine pepper
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup oil
1 egg yolk

Combine the above together and pour over the bananas, refrigerate and serve, very delish!

Frankfurter Sausage and Pepper Goulash:

500 gr frankfurters, viennas, saucisson creole fume, whatever you fancy! Or whats there in stock!
4 TBS oil
2 Onions finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic, crushed
2 Green Peppers, seeded and chopped
2 tsp paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp mixed dried herbs
Large (410gr) tinned tomatoes chopped
500 gr Cooked potatoe slices
125 ml sour cream or yoghurt

Method:

Quickly and lightly fry sausages in a little oil until golden brown. Remove, cool and slice thickly. Fry the onions and garlic in remaining oil stirring frequently untl transparent. Add the peppers and fry a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the paprika, salt, pepper, herbs and the tin of tomatoes with the juice and simmer gently 25 - 30 minutes until slighty reduced. Add in the cooked, sliced potatoes, sausages and check the seasoning. Leave 5 minutes until potatoes, sausages are warmed through and hot. Serve immediatly and pour over either the sour cream or yoghurt.

Serve with a lovely green salad.

Green Salad:

Assorted lettuce
Cucumber thinly sliced
Chopped Spring Onions
Steamed green beans
Asparagus
Avocado
Green Pepper (not if it is used in the dish you have jut cooked for dinner)
Rocket
Coriander
Gherkins
Olives
Sliced gren cabbage
Chopped parsley

MAKE IT NICE NOT BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frankfurter Cheese and Potatoe Bake (Similar to the above but not the same)

1 Large Frankfurter (these are available in London and Kaddy Plus about RS290 for 3!! fresh in the cold meat section)
500 gr potatoes boiled sliced
Salt Pepper
125 gr Gruyere Cheese grated
250 ml cream, sour cream, milk or stock

Method:

Slash sausage and set aside, Slice potatoes thinly. Layer seasoned potatoes and cheese alternatly in a buttered oven proof dish ending with a layer of cheese. Pour cream or whatever you decide to use over and bake at 180 degrees for 1 hour or until potatoes are cooked golden and bubbly (they were already cooked) Grill Sausage under high heat until skin becomes brown. Serve thick slices of sausage and spoonfulls of potatoes mix with tomatoe sauce and german mustard! Delicious!

Tip: I would personally use the cream based liquid not stock.