3 STEP LEMON & COCONUT PIE

This is the easiest and best version of a baked lemon and coconut  pie I have ever  tasted .

STEP 1

Preheat oven to 180 deg C

 

STEP 2

Place 4 eggs ( lightly beaten ), 225gm ( 1cup ) of castor sugar , 100gm of softened butter , 100gm of slivered almonds , 1 cup of desiccated coconut , 4 tbs of lemon rind , 1 cup ( 250 ml ) of lemon juice , 250ml ( 1 cup ) of coconut milk

1/2 cup of sifted plain flour ...in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon till well combined .

 

STEP 3

Pour into a sprayed ( coconut cooking oil spray ) 28cm pie dish .

Place in oven and bake for 1 hour until lightly browned .

Remove from oven , set aside to cool , then refrigerate 1 hour to chill.

 

Top with thickly  whipped cream  , slice and dress with a drizzle of passionfruit pulp.

 

BEEF PICANTE

Place 500gm of beef mince into a bowl , add 1 tbs of chilli flakes , 1 tbs of ground cumin , 1 tbs of minced garlic , 1 onion finely chopped .
Stir to mix .
In separate bowl add 1 can of diced tomatoes , 1 dsp of cracked pepper , 100gm of feta cheese , 1/2 cup of  fruit chutney ....a  fruit jam works well as a substitute for the fruit chutney .
Now process these ingredients till you get a chunky salsa .
Combine the ingredients of the 2 bowls in a large pan and cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes .
Serve in  stand up taco shells with a green leafed salad .

FEAR LESS

Those two words empower me .
FEAR LESS is not about making rash decisions ,it`s about having a go , living my life .
Fear will not  define my life .

WEEK 7 .....CHRISTMAS IN THE KITCHEN

CHRISTMAS CHICKEN
It`s all about the stuffing and the serving sauce .

WHITE CHRISTMAS SLICE

 

SUNDAY GATHERING

pork picante

black forest cake

mini pizzas

 watermelon pizzas

There was as well  buttermilk battered chicken wings

Sushi rolls with blue cheese and pear

Chicken and garden salad rice paper rolls

Rosemary and garlic bread

A tray of oven roasted whole garden vegetables ...

A strawberry and fennel salad with  pomegranate drizzle .

PHILLY POTATO

4cups of instant mashed potato  mixed with 4 cups of boiling water .
Add 1 lightly beaten egg.
1/2 cup of finely chopped chives .
1 tub 250gm of creamed cheese
Beat till smooth and silky .
Place in a casserole and then into a preheated oven ( 160 C ) for 20 minutes or until there is a golden crispy crust ,.

STIR FRY GINGER CHICKEN WITH BEETROOT JAM AND PHILLY POTATO

This was so good .
2 onions peeled and sliced placed in a pan with 2 t bs of peanut oil and cooked over a medium heat .
I then added 1 tbs of minced garlic , 2 tbs of minced ginger .
3 stalks of finely sliced celery , 4 yellow squashes sliced , 1 red capsicum sliced and 4 spring onions sliced .
350 gm of sliced mushrooms ..
Cook over the heat for 4 minutes stirring all the time with a wooden spoon.
At this point I added 4 sliced chicken thighs and cooked for a further 10 minutes .
I prepared the philly potatoes ...
Grated a cooked beetroot and added a reduction of beetroot juice with pomegranate syrup...( a tasty combination )
I served the stir fry chicken over the philly potatoe and added the beetroot jam as a side .
It was so good Nicole requested seconds .