Member Recipes
Please find below some great recipes submitted by our very own members.
Curried Vegetable & Rice Soup
6 Cups chopped mixed vegetables - This should include carrot and onion. Other suggestions are celery, cauliflower, potatoes etc.
| 1 Tablespoons Curry Powder | 1 Clove Garlic crushed |
| 1 Tablespoons Grated Ginger | 4 Cups Chicken Stock |
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Simmer gently until vegetable is tender. Add 1 cup of cooked rice. Simmer for a further 3 - 4 minutes. Serve garnished with chopped coriander.
Stuffed Mushrooms
| 8 even sized mushrooms (medium) | 2 tomatoes |
| 1 avocado | ¼ cup garlic chives |
| Seasoning to taste | Quantity of grated cheese |
Wipe mushrooms and remove stalks. Place upside down on an oven tray. Top each mushroom with a slice of tomato, sliced avocado and top with grated cheese. Sprinkle with chives and seasoning to taste. Bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes or until cheese melted. Serve with a salad or on toast.
Spinach Pancakes with Chicken
| Pancake Ingredients | Filling Ingredients |
| 200g spinach | 2 cups chopped cooked chicken |
| 2½ cups of low fat milk | 1 small green capsicum, dice fine |
| 2 eggs | 2 spring onions, chopped fine |
| 240g plain flour | 2 Tbs. grained mustard |
| Seasoning to taste | Light cream cheese to blend |
Trim and steam spinach until tender. When cooked blend with eggs and milk. Add flour and seasoning. To make pancakes spray a non stick pan and use enough mixture for each pancake.
For filling combine all ingredients and mix in just enough cream cheese to hold mixture firm. Fill pancakes. Lay pancakes on a baking tray and through in a moderate oven. Serve with a side salad. Filling can be varied according to taste. Experiment with vegetable fillings.
Quick Tuna Pie
| 1 x 435g tuna, drained | 1 can creamed corn |
| 2 cups mashed potato | 1 small onion, chopped fine |
| Grated cheese | |
Spray a non stick ovenproof dish. Lay tuna over the bottom and cover with the corn. Combine onion and potato and lay over the corn. Sprinkle top with grated cheese. Bake in a moderate oven until lightly browned.
Peaches with Strawberry Sauce
Hull and puree one punnet of strawberries. Peel and cut into halves 2 fresh peaches. Serve with strawberry puree poured over them. The peaches can also be poached if preferred. The strawberry puree can be sweetened if needed.
Carrot & Potato Soup
| 700g carrots | 1 large onion |
| 350g potatoes | 1½ - 2L beef or vegetable stock |
| Chopped parsley | Seasoning to taste |
Peel and chop carrots, potatoes and onion. In a sprayed non stick pan cook onion until soft and transparent. Add carrots and potatoes and stock and simmer until vegetable cooked. Puree. Reheat and season to taste. Serve with a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
Vegetable Kebabs
These can be cooked in a conventional oven or on the barbecue. Using tender young vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, slices of mushroom, sliced zucchini, eggplant or squashed thread on to skewers. Spray with cooking oil to prevent drying out. Cook in a moderate oven or on the barbecue. Meat can be sliced and added to skewers if liked.
Quick Beef Hot Pot
| 750g lean steak | 1 Tbs paprika |
| 3 large onions | 1 can tomatoes |
Cut any fat from meat and cut meat into cubes. Roll in paprika. Finely slice the onions and blanch well by adding to water and boiling for 2 minutes. Drain. Place layers of meat, onion and tomatoes in a casserole dish. Season to taste each layer. Cook in a moderate oven until meat very tender. This dish can also be made in a crock pot.
