A great side to almost any meal, or even as a meal on its own! Wrapped in foil and chucked on the barbie or into the campfire, or simply nuked in the microwave to soften it up a bit first then thrown on the rack in the oven to crisp up.. I am sure there are numerous ways we all do the "fillings" too. Personally I am always a big fan of the never fail trusty lashings of butter, onion and grated cheese :)
Can't go wrong with that. Others like sour cream and chives - not a fan of sour cream myself.
Another way is to cut the top off the potato once it's cooked, scoop out the insides into a bowl, add in some chopped ham or bacon, corn, mash it all up, mix in a lightly beaten egg, add seasoning and spoon it back into the potato, bake it in the oven for a further 5 minutes, then add some grated cheese to the top.. YUM.
Or add some salsa dip to it. Leftover chopped chicken goes really well too. Possibilities are endless...
I cook "Tasty", not "Gourmet" - There's a difference.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Cookies & Cream Icecream
2 cups full cream milk
4 cups double cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
1 packet of Oreo cookies, crushed (with some smallish chunks)
In a large mixing bowl add the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla. Mix well until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
Pour into your icecream churn, and within the last 5 minutes of the icecream making process add the crushed cookies. Pour into a tub and freeze. :)
Also I finally managed to get a photo of the Peppermint Choc Chip, so I'll add it here also!
4 cups double cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
1 packet of Oreo cookies, crushed (with some smallish chunks)
In a large mixing bowl add the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla. Mix well until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
Pour into your icecream churn, and within the last 5 minutes of the icecream making process add the crushed cookies. Pour into a tub and freeze. :)
Also I finally managed to get a photo of the Peppermint Choc Chip, so I'll add it here also!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Rocky road
Mum and I used to make this years ago.. I haven't made it since :(
Melt oh.. I don't know measurements.. 500g I guess? of milk chocolate
Half a cup of dessicated coconut
Some mini marshmallows
Handful of jelly snakes or jelly babies cut up into mini-marshmallow-size pieces
Handful of unsalted peanuts
Mix it all together and spread on a lined baking tray, set in fridge.
Something cool I do remember seeing years ago was a rocky-road Christmas "tree" - Make the above recipe, and with some craft card, make a funnel type shape and pack the rocky road mix into it, set in the fridge, then when it came time to serve it, turn the funnel upside down so the pointy bit's to the top and peel off the paper/card.. and yay a tree.. kind of.. :P
Looked cool anyway. :)
Melt oh.. I don't know measurements.. 500g I guess? of milk chocolate
Half a cup of dessicated coconut
Some mini marshmallows
Handful of jelly snakes or jelly babies cut up into mini-marshmallow-size pieces
Handful of unsalted peanuts
Mix it all together and spread on a lined baking tray, set in fridge.
Something cool I do remember seeing years ago was a rocky-road Christmas "tree" - Make the above recipe, and with some craft card, make a funnel type shape and pack the rocky road mix into it, set in the fridge, then when it came time to serve it, turn the funnel upside down so the pointy bit's to the top and peel off the paper/card.. and yay a tree.. kind of.. :P
Looked cool anyway. :)
Chocolate Fudge
Possibly the most basic fudge recipe out there.. All thanks to my good friend Condensed Milk.. seriously.. that stuff is magic.. drink it from the can, mix its milky goodness into things.. boil it up and it turns into caramel...
anyway....
3 cups of milk chocolate chips (or dark if you prefer)
1 can of condensed milk
4 tablespoons of butter (real butter butter, not that margarine crap)
Dump all 3 ingredients into a metal mixing bowl, pyrex bowl (something heat proof?) or a pot, and sit it over another pot of gently simmering water - also known as a Double Boiler... stir gently and often as it begins to melt, and combine well. Remove from the heat and pour into a lined tray or dish of some kind. Allow it to set in the fridge then cut up, eat, enjoy! :)
Can add in things like nuts, raisins, marshmallows.. just about anything I guess.
anyway....
3 cups of milk chocolate chips (or dark if you prefer)
1 can of condensed milk
4 tablespoons of butter (real butter butter, not that margarine crap)
Dump all 3 ingredients into a metal mixing bowl, pyrex bowl (something heat proof?) or a pot, and sit it over another pot of gently simmering water - also known as a Double Boiler... stir gently and often as it begins to melt, and combine well. Remove from the heat and pour into a lined tray or dish of some kind. Allow it to set in the fridge then cut up, eat, enjoy! :)
Can add in things like nuts, raisins, marshmallows.. just about anything I guess.
Peppermint choc chip Icecream
Gotta love easy recipes for icecream machines! :)
This makes 1lt or thereabouts.
2 cups Thickened cream
2 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essance
1 teaspoon peppermint essance
Few drops green food dye
1 cup dark choc chips (I ran over these with a sharp knife, just to make them a wee bit smaller.)
In a large bowl combine cream, milk, sugar and salt, stir well to combine. Add vanilla, peppermint and dye, mix well. Add to your icecream machine and let it go for 20 minutes or so. Towards the end add in the choc chips. Pour into a container and freeze until set. :)
This makes 1lt or thereabouts.
2 cups Thickened cream
2 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essance
1 teaspoon peppermint essance
Few drops green food dye
1 cup dark choc chips (I ran over these with a sharp knife, just to make them a wee bit smaller.)
In a large bowl combine cream, milk, sugar and salt, stir well to combine. Add vanilla, peppermint and dye, mix well. Add to your icecream machine and let it go for 20 minutes or so. Towards the end add in the choc chips. Pour into a container and freeze until set. :)
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