C
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DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
COOK’S NOTES
SOUP
Cream of Celery Soup
Minestrone
Garlic Bread
Pea and Ham Soup
Pea Soup with Mint
Potato and Leek Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Swiss Chicken Soup
Seafood Chowder
Scotch Broth
Quick Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Subterfuge Soup
SNACKS
Potato and Parsley Cakes
Zucchini Slice
Pikelets
Vegemite Swirls
Stuffed Eggs
Mini Frittatas
Mini Bacon Quiches
Chilli Pumpkin Quiches
Sausage Rolls
Meatballs
Salmon Pâté
Melba Toasts
Yoghurt Cheese
Scones
Pumpkin and Date Scones with Lemon Curd
Lemon Curd (Lemon Butter)
Cheese Scones
Tofu Balls
Banana, Cheese and Bacon on Toast
Savoury Muffins
Welsh Rarebit
Carrot and Apple Muffins
Banana Muffins
Berry Muffins
Lunchbox Slice
VEGETABLES OR ALMOST VEGETARIAN
Golden-crust Pumpkin
Broccoli with Lemon Chive Sauce
Potato Crumble
Paprika Potatoes
Tomato and Onion Pie
Pepperonata
Hot Potato Salad
Cauliflower Cheese
Potato Strudel
Fried Rice
Vegetable Stir-fry
Pesto
Potatoes Dauphine
Potato Bake
Potato Swirls
Maple-glazed Carrots
Herbed Turnip and Bacon Casserole
Braised Red Cabbage
Green Cabbage Braise with Seasonal Vegetables
Layered Salad
FISH
Tuna Mornay
Fish Pasties
Savoury Shortcrust Pastry
Fish Bites with Ginger Sauce
Salmon with Pesto and Leeks En Croûte
Quick Tuna or Salmon Patties
Scallop Pies
Curried Scallops
Smoked Salmon and Potato Frittata
Tandoori-crusted Salmon with Mango Lime Salsa
Coulibiac with Lemon & Parsley Sauce
Tuna and Egg Slice
CHICKEN
Satay Chicken
Chicken Stroganoff
Roast Chicken
Citrus Chicken
Apricot Chicken Parcels with Camembert
Butter Chicken
Chicken à la King
Paprika Chicken
Chicken and Mustard Pie
Spicy Chicken Strudel
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Stir-fry with Vegetables
PASTA
Basic Bolognese Sauce
Macaroni Cheese
Pasta Carbonara
Napolitana Sauce
Macaroni Beef Casserole
Lasagne
Cannelloni Bake
MEAT
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce
Roast Beef with Yorkshire Puddings
Colonial Goose
Roast Leg of Lamb with Apricot and Rosemary
Shepherd’s Pie
Beef Pot Roast
Cottage Pie
Steak and Stout
Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce
Beef Stroganoff
Beef and Vegetable Casserole
Tortilla Bake
Braised Beef Cheeks with Mushrooms
Hungarian Goulash with Herb Dumplings
Cornish Pasties
Auntie Peggy’s Rice Dish
Pulled Pork
Pork Balls in Chilli Plum Sauce
Green Eggs and Ham Pie
Chilli Con Carne
Fragrant Beef Curry with Vegetables
Spooner Pie
Corned Silverside Two Ways
Corned Silverside with Parsley Sauce
Corned Silverside with Marmalade Glaze
THE DAILY BREAD
Basic No-knead Bread
Overnight Wholemeal Bread
Single Malt Bread (Malted Barley Bread)
Crumpets
Any Berry Monkey Bun
Fruit Buns
Jaffa Buns
DESSERTS
Bread and Butter Custard
Cherry Cheesecake
Apple and Lemon Curd Tart
Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
Coffee Mousse
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Apple Crumble
Easy Fruit Pie
Pavlova with Summer Berries and Mixed Berry Coulis
Lemon Mousse Cake
Sticky Date Puddings with Caramel Sauce
Morello Cherry Meringue Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon Ice Cream
Flummery
SWEET TREATS
Cream Puffs
Vanilla Squares
Apple Custard Tartuffins
Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
Golden Syrup Dumplings
Nice Vovos
Neenish Tarts
Cornflake Cookies
Basic Light Butter Cake
Butterfly Cakes
Basic Chocolate Cake
Black Forest Cake
Pumpkin Cake
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