Kumquat Cumin Pickle
ACTIVE TIME 10 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 6 ½ HOURS
MAKES 400g
This year some beautiful organic kumquats sent me looking for inspiration, and I chose Indian flavours for a kumquat cumin pickle.
Challah Bread
ACTIVE TIME 15 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 6 ¾ HOURS
MAKES 900 g LOAF
In Jewish kitchens all over the world challah bread (sometimes spelled chollah) is the traditional braided loaf made for the weekly celebration of the Sabbath on Friday evenings.
Perfect Steamed Rice
ACTIVE TIME 3 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 20-45 MINUTES
SERVES 1-7 PEOPLE
Welcome to perfect steamed rice! Steaming is my preferred method for cooking rice in my Thermomix because it gives consistently excellent results.
Sauerkraut
ACTIVE TIME 10 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 4 DAYS
MAKES 1.3-1.8 LITRES
Homemade sauerkraut is a fabulously healthy and tasty condiment. It’s also an excellent (and inexpensive) source of live probiotics.
Boston Baked Beans
ACTIVE TIME 15 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 4 HOURS
SERVES 8-12 PEOPLE
I have made this delicious Boston baked beans recipe for many years, and even more often since I discovered that doing all the ‘prep’ in my Thermomix makes it really easy.
Tasty Tomato Soup
ACTIVE TIME 5 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 35 MINUTES
SERVES 4 LUNCHES
Homemade tasty tomato soup is much nicer than any commercially produced tomato soup, and of course when you make it yourself, you know what is in it.
Risotto Cakes Arancini
ACTIVE TIME 10 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 15 MINUTES
MAKES 4-6 RISOTTO CAKES
Some years ago when running our business from home, risotto cakes arancini became a very popular lunch choice, courtesy of my son Greg.
Lemon Sesame Dressing
ACTIVE TIME 5 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 5 MINUTES
MAKES 200ml DRESSING
This lemon sesame dressing is a favourite of mine. It makes a quick chopped salad special or can be used to dress a leafy green salad or even a fruit salad.
Coconut Butter
ACTIVE TIME 5 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 5 MINUTES
MAKES 300g
Have you ever tasted coconut butter? It’s a slightly gritty ‘butter’ or paste in the same sense that peanut butter and almond butter are ‘butters’.