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.
Luscious Lemon Tart with Hot Butter Pastry
ACTIVE TIME 20 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 3 ¾ HOURS
SERVES 12-16 PEOPLE
In 2009 I recorded a YouTube video making this wonderful luscious lemon tart with hot butter pastry, and it’s now had over 90,000 views!
How To Soak and Cook Haricot Beans
ACTIVE TIME 5 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 12 ½ HOURS
MAKES 600 g COOKED BEANS
Haricot beans are cute, small, pale green or white dried beans, very popular in Europe. Haricots include navy beans, cannellini beans and flageolet beans.
Grandma Annie’s Seville Orange Marmalade
ACTIVE TIME 30 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 2½ HOURS
MAKES 3 x 450 g JARS
I can remember her making Grandma Annie’s Seville orange marmalade by hand every year, stirring the pot with love and cutting up all the peel by hand.
Janie’s Luxury Granola
ACTIVE TIME 30 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 1 ½ DAYS
MAKES 35-40 SERVINGS
This lovely crunchy granola is a very satisfying breakfast as well as a great snack. It’s called Janie’s luxury granola because it is made with a wealth of delicious nuts, seeds and dried fruits, all properly prepared.
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.
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.
Kai’s Biscuits
ACTIVE TIME 15 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME 1-1 ½ DAYS
MAKES 50-60 SMALL BISCUITS
My toddler grandchild loves these little Kai’s biscuits with their hint of cheese flavour and a touch of sweetness from the dates, hence the name!
