GODOH BIU........

This is  simply fried bananas , served on toasted sourdough bread that has been drizzled with maple syrup , then sparsely topped with sliced button mushrooms and topped  with  sweet and fragrant bananas in a crisp batter .

This is so good , you could use sliced avocado in place of the mushroom ... it is your call.
Sunday mornings should always  be celebrated.
Here is what you need to do to prepare the best Sunday brunch .
Mix together 100gm of rice flour with 50 gm of all purpose flour in 160ml of water and a pinch of salt .
Combine till the batter is smooth and thick...
Dip peeled and sliced bananas ( it is ok to use the banana with the skin on )
Now pan fry or deep fry until battered bananas are golden brown and crispy .
If you want to make this an unforgettable brunch , layer the bananas  with  grilled slices of streaky bacon ...

DARK CHOCOLATE RISOTTO ( ADULTS ONLY )

Put 3 tbs of  unsweetened cocoa powder in a small bowl along with 100gm of castor sugar , 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of ground chilli , (the chilli adds warmth and an enchanting  flavour that compliments the dark chocolate ).
Mix the dry ingredients together with 8 tbs of milk  till well blended .
Place 150gm of risotto rice in a medium saucepan with 750 ml of milk and stir in the cocoa flavoured milk and 3 long strips of orange zest .
Slowly bring the rice mix to the boil , then cover , reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes .
The rice should now be tender , creamy and slightly loose .
Remove the strips of orange zest and stir in 100gm of grated 70%  dark chocolate until completely melted .
Spoon into 4 small warmed jars or bowls and set with a cinnamon quill in each , sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with cream .

MAKING PASTA .......A LOVE STORY

The sauce is made first .
All you need is 4 ingredients for the sauce , wine , meat , oregano and 1 whole onion .
The sauce is made very quickly , toss the meat in a large pan with torn oregano and move the meat around till browned .
Now pour in the red wine , enough to cover the meat sufficiently .
Put the whole peeled onion in the pan with the wine and meat , remove the onion with a slotted spoon once it is tender .
Bring to a gentle simmer and continue to cook and  allow to reduce .
Now for the pasta.
Please use a plastic bowl as plastic won't make the pasta go cold , or make the pasta straight on a wooden table .
Pour 1kg of 00 flour ( this is a hard wheat flour and high in protein , pasta made with a tender grain breaks easily and hard to get al dente ) into the bowl or onto the wooden table .
Make a well in the centre of the flour and add 10 lightly beaten eggs and 2 yolks.
Now start pulling the flour into the middle to cover the eggs and then work  the eggs through to bring it all together .
The colour of the pasta comes from the eggs , once a smooth ball of dough forms , start to push the dough with the heel of your hand and then pull it back into shape .
Continue to push the dough and stretch it to its limit it will go back into itself .
The longer you knead the dough it will become silky smooth .
Now let the pasta dough rest , pour yourself a glass of wine , as it will soon be time to roll out the pasta .
It is essential that you have a clothes horse set up near your work bench to lay the pasta over to dry .
Cut off a slice of the dough , press the dough flat and feed the dough through the rollers of your pasta machine .
Sprinkle the dough loosely with a little flour to prevent the pasta getting too sticky.
Once your have the desired thickness , feed the flattened dough through the cutting blades of the pasta machine and catch the ribbons and lay them over the clothes horse to dry .
When you are ready to eat .......
Boil a large pan of salted water and add pasta to cook till just al dente .
Drain and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice , heat the sauce through and serve over the top of the pasta .
Enjoy .

ORIGINAL GLORY GINGER CAKE

The ingredients you will need for this recipe ........
1/4 lb of butter
1/2 lb of brown sugar
1 tsp of soda
1/2 lb of plain flour
2 tbs of golden syrup
1 egg
1 cup of sour milk OR  1/2 cup of fresh milk
1 tsp of ground ginger
1 tsp of cinnamon

The method given was printed as so ......
Cream butter and sugar , add sifted flour , cinnamon and ginger
Keep back 1 tbs of this dry mixture ; to what remains add beaten egg and milk in which is dissolved the soda .
Grease and flour tin , then pour in your mixture and sprinkle the top with the tablespoon of dry mixture .
Preheat the oven to 375 deg, snap top element off , bottom element low .
Bake about an hour in centre of oven .
This recipe caught  my eye when browsing a recipe booklet put out by the Electricity Commission
( undated )

CHILLI AND GARLIC PRAWN PASTA

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Cook 200gm of pasta in lightly salted boiling water , until the pasta is tender .
Drain and drizzle with 1 tbs of extra virgin olive oil .
Now heat a pan over a medium heat with a tbs of oil and add 2 tbs of minced garlic and 1 long red chilli finely sliced .
Stir for a couple minutes to combine .
Add 12 raw prawns , peeled and deveined ( I leave the tails on ).
Continue to cook for 3 minutes .
Toss in the pasta and 1/2 cup of white wine, the juice of 1 lemon , 1 tbs of ghee , 2 tbs of finely sliced chives .
Stir around for a couple of minutes to warm through and melt the butter .
Serve with a sprinkle of finely grated Parmesan and cracked black pepper .

 

A SUMMER TREAT FOR YOUR PETS ( CANINE AND FELINE )

Our beautiful canine and feline babes feel the heat the same as us , and the water in their bowl gets warm .
Please give this little tip consideration .......
All that stock you throw  down the sink each night , the water from vegies or the juice from your protein source , drain it into ice cube trays ...
Freeze it and when the temperature is unbearable  ( imagine what it is like  for our furry babes ), you can scoop out frozen  cubes into their feeding bowls .....they will love you even more .
Just imagine the coolness of the ice block  and the bite of savoury .
Give it a go , your best friend know they are  loved  , now  you can show them how much .

CARBONARRA ONE NIGHT , ALFREDO THE NEXT

Saturday night started off as left over carbonara from Friday night , but I threw in some sliced olives and mixed leaf salad along with a thinly sliced onion and then lashings of cream and a large dob of butter ...
OMG , carbonara one night and alfredo the next .
Alfredo was divine served with garlic sour dough .
Honestly this is  better than any take away , so easy and inexpensive  to prepare .