CHICKEN IN A GINGER SAUCE.

Ingredients.......30 gm of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of cracked black pepper, 8 chicken pieces, 30 gm of butter/ marg, 300 gm of ginger marmalade, 1 onion, chopped, 125 ml of bar be que sauce, 2 tbs of soy sauce, 60 gm of sliced and drained water chestnuts, 1 green capsicum, sliced into thin strips. Lightly spray the bowl of your slow cooker with cooking oil. Melt the butter/ marg in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the chicken until lightly browned. Place the lightly browned chicken pieces in the bowl of your slow cooker and turn the cooking temperature to high. Combine the marmalade, onion, bar be que sauce and soy sauce in in a small bowl along with the cracked black pepper and mix well. Pour the marmalade mixture over the chicken pieces in the slow cooker. Add the water chestnuts and capsicum, cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 3.5 - 4 hours, until a skewer inserted into the thickest parts of the joints, sees the juices run clear. The aromas wafting from the slow cooker are so inviting... I serve this dish with steamed mixed grains, it is your dish, serve it as you like.

RAW CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Ingredients......128 gm of almond meal, 60 gm of cocoa powder, 130 gm of crunchy peanut butter, 80 gm honey, 80 gm nutella. Line a 17cm x 11cm pan with baking paper. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl with a pinch of salt and stir well. Press the mixture into the prepared panand refrigerate for intil set. Slice to serve.

MINI SAVOURY CROISSANTS

Ingredients.......2 sheets of puff pastry, 1 egg, lightly beaten, 1 tb s of water. Asparagus and cheese filling.....60 gm of tasty grated cheese, 4 fresh asparagus spears , blanched and finely chopped, 1/4 tsp of cracked black pepper, 1/4 tsp of ground paprika. Preheat your oven to 200 deg C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. In a large bowl , combine the grated cheese, asparagus, paprika and pepper. Lay out the puff pastry sheets and cut each sheet into 4 squares. Fold each square into a triangle. Divide and place a little of the filling across the base of each triangle. Roll up the pastry from the base and mould into a croissant shape. In a small bowl mix the water with the lightly beaten egg and brush over the croissant. Place the croissants on the lined oven trays. Bake until puffed and golden. Serve hot or cold.

PIZZA MUFFINS

Ingredients.......1 tbs of canola / rice bran oil, 1 onion, finely chopped , 1 tbs of minced garlic, 150 gm of chopped ham pieces, 80 gm of grated tasty cheese, 1 cup of crushed pineapple, drained, 1 and 1/2 cups of plain flour, 1 dsp of baking powder, 75 gm of butter/ marg, melted, 1 tsp of dried oregano leaves. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 12 hole muffin tray. Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion until tender, add the minced garlic and ham pieces. Cool the mixture and add the remaining ingredients. Stir gently to combine .... do not over beat. Three quarter fill each muffincup, then bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Once baked and cooled these muffins can be frozen. Place a frozem muffin/s in the lunchbox and it will thaw in time for lunch...

GRAINS

Wheat, rice and corn are the seeds, or grains from grass plants. Grains are the main source of food for humans. Grains are the seeds of grass plants, grasses have thin stalks that grow into a head of seeds. Wheat, rice, corn and oats are all grains. Wheat is ground into flour to make bread and pasta. Puffed wheat can be made into breakfast cereals. Rice is the main food for half of the world population, it is often cooked and eaten whole. Rice can be ground into flour and also make noodles. Corn or maize which is ground can be made into tortillas, cornbread or cereal. Farm animals, such as cows and chicken are often fed corn, which go onto feed a large percentage of humans.

CHIA AND QUINOA TRUFFLES.

Ingredients.......2/3 cup of quinoa, 150 gm pitted dates, 2 tbs of boiling water, 1 cup of crunchy peanut butter, 2/3 cup of almond meal, 2 tbs of chia seeds, 2 tbs of cocoa, desiccated coconut or melted 70% cocoa chocolate, to coat. Line a tray with baking paper. Place the quinoa in a saucepan with 1 and 1/2 cups of water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed. Cool and set aside. Process the dates and 2 tbs of boiling water until a thick paste forms. Add the quinoa mix, peanut butter, almond meal, chia seeds and cocoa. Process until well combined. Using damp hands, roll the mixture into balls and place on the lined tray. Chill until firm. Roll the set balls in the melted chocolate and or desiccated coconut.

PLANTS FEED THE WORLD.

Plants are the only living thing that make their own food. The sun shines down on the earth as light. Plants use the energy of light to make their own food. Each leaf on a plant is a food factory that makes simple sugars, these sugars feed the plant as it grows. Plants then become food for other living things. Plants are the main food for many animals, animals that eat plants are herbiores. Carnivores are meat eaters. Without plants even carnivores could not survive. Carnivores eat animals that feed on plants, so all living things depend on plants.