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Savoury Summer Muffin

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These are delicious and light! Perfect for summer picnics with left over turkey or a tuna and tomato salad. The muffins are pretty to look at and nice to have for a savoury brunch served with other antipasto delights. They take about 10 minutes to prepare and only 15...

Pão Com Chouriço or Chorizo Bread

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These are so wonderful! I hope you get to try them soon! 800g wheat flour 15g yeast 400g sliced chouriço / chorizo (in rounds and skin removed) Warm water (as required) 1 teaspoon salt Dissolve the yeast in half cup of warm water with about a spoon full of flour....

Panettone Pudding

by | At The Hearth, Recipes

When I was growing up, Panettone used to be given to us as a family gift and we used to get so many of them. My parents would also give them as gifts. They were treated as bread – no throwing it out.  We used to eat it fresh, toasted, buttered and if there were...

Christmas Cheesecake

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Christmas mince please click here for a beautiful simple recipe. 1 cup Christmas mince or raisins/sultanas/nuts in a cup of rum/brandy/port 750g ricotta cheese 6 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup almond meal or any all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1...

Eggplant Dip or Spread

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  2 eggplant cut into small cubes 1 onion cut into small pieces 3 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper 3 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 lemon juice Cut the onions and...

Eggplant Jam

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1Kg  eggplants 1/2 cup olive oil water (just enough to cover) 6 cups sugar 2 lemons, Juiced 1 teaspoon cinnamon 5 whole cloves* 1 teaspoon salt Cut the eggplants into cubes, drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes on 180C. Take them out of the oven to stir...