December 31, Stuffed Sausages

Ingredients

6 Pre-cooked sausages
1 egg
3 potatoes, mashed
1/2 cup grated cheese
Sauces
Oregano

Method

Preheat oven to 200C.
Fry sausages till they are just browned.
Cut slit in sausages from end to end (like a hot dog bun).

Recipe 1 - saucy sausages
Line inside of sausage with your favorite sauce, fil remainder of sausage with potato then top with grated cheese.

Recipe 2 - omelette sausages
In a bowl whisk egg then add in potato, cheese and 1/2 tsp of oregano.
Fill sausages with mixture.

Turn oven to grill and put sausages under grill till cheese is melted on saucy sausages and egg mixture is puffed up on omelette sausages.



My Meal

At home, we each got a saucy sausage and a omelette sausage each.

p.s. any left over egg mixture can be used for toasties!

December 30, Mini Ham and Egg Pies

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 thick slice of ham, chopped
1 tsp mixed herbs
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1/4 cup grated cheese
9 slices of sandwich bread

Method

Preheat oven to 180C.
Whisk eggs then mix in cheese and seasoning.
Cut crusts off bread then use bread to form 9 cups in a medium sized muffin tray.
spoon egg mixture into bread cups.
Bake for 15 minutes or until bread is browned and egg mixture is puffed out.

December 29, Banana and Cinnamon Muffins

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour
1 cup raw sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
2 Tbsp margarine, melted
1 small overripe banana
1/2 cup milk

Method

Preheat oven to 180C.
Mix dry ingredients then make well in centre of mixture.
In a seperate bowl mash banana with a fork then mix in remaining ingredients.
Pour banana mixture into well in dry mixture.
Mix until dry and wet mixtures are just combined.
Bake for 12-15 minutes in a well greased 12 cup medium size muffin tray.

December 28, Strawberry Muffin Top Kisses

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
3/4 cup desicated coconut
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp margarine, melted

1 egg white
1 cup icing sugar
4 Tbsp Strawberry jam

Method

Preheat oven to 180C.
Mix flour, coconut, sugar and baking soda together in a bowl.
In a seperate bowl whisk egg then add milk and margarine.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add egg mixture into well.
Mix ingredients well.
Pour into a medium sized 12 muffin tray (only ~1 and 1/2 Tbsp each).
Bake for 10 minutes or ontil golden in colour.
Let cool.

Filling

Whisk egg white until it forms soft peaks then while still whisking add icing sugar tablespoon by tablesoon and then add jam.

Putting It Together

Once cool cut biscuits in half and spoon on strawberry filling and stick biscuits back together.
Leave in refridgerator to set.

December 27, The Ultimate Cheese Toastie

Ingredients

2 eggs
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp chicken salt
2 tsp oregano
1/2 cup grated cheese
4 slices of toast bread

Method

Preheat oven to 200C
In a bowl whisk eggs then mix in seasonings and cheese.
On a lined baking tray place the 4 slices of bread then spread out egg mixture.
Grill in oven for 6-8 minutes or until toast is crispy and egg mixture is slightly browned.

December 26, The Phlebotomy

Ingredients

Add 1 part blackcurrent (or similar) concentrate/syrup, 1 part Alize Red Passion, and 1 part vodka to a martini glass.
Top off with lemonade.

December 25, Gingerbread House

Ingredients

2x 3 and 3/4 cups plain flour
2x 1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
2x 3/4 tsp brown sugar
2x 1/2 tsp ginger
2x 190g butter
2x 3/4 cup golden syrup

4 cups icing sugar
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Pebbles
Coloured drinking marshmallows
2 raspberry liquorice
1 pappermint candy lolly
1 candy cane

Method

Preheat oven to 180C.
Place first lots of flour, baking soda, ginger, butter and golden syrup in a food processor until ingredients mix together.
Put first mixture to one side then mix the second lots of flour, baking soda, ginger, butter and golden syrup in a food processor.
(You can use a mixer rather than a food processor, however, it takes longer).
Knead together both lots of mixture then press into lined/greased slice trays (i used 27 x 18 cm tray).
Cook each tray for 25 minutes.

Cut like this:



Icing

Whisk egg white till they for soft peaks.
Add icing sugar 1 tablespoon while still whisking.
Mix in remaining baking soda.

Putting it together

Hold walls in place using tall jars while piping icing into gaps.
Leave jars in place overnight while icing sets.

Decorate as below:



Pink sides = raspberry licorice
Marshmellows as guttering
Pebbles for door knob and window
Peppermint candy for window above door
Candy cane for door arch

Thanks to the Donna Hay magazine for gingerbread recipe (donnahay.com).