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Homemade cooking - Lets ditch the beetles!

annies_fancy_dress — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:50:41 GMT

As a follow up to the beetles thread. As in what is actually in factory made food and food colourings etc.

What did you make at home???

I'll start.

I made bread and butter custard last night .... was soooo delicious!

Haven't had that since teenhood in the 80's, twas the first time i'd ever made it myself.

YUMMMM.

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katydidthat — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:11:12 GMT

Great idea for a thread ... I'm off to work, but will be back later.

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daydream**believer — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:21:37 GMT

Ive started making some meals from the '4 ingrediants' book and they have been delish.

Chicken Pie

Chicken Casserole

Antipasto Tart

Coconut and Satay Beef

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fourandsixpants — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:24:40 GMT

Zucchini chocolate cake. It is so moist and delish + easy-peasy and batter is enough to make 2 ......I will post the recipe if anyone wants it.

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boris1gary — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:30:13 GMT

we had duck last night but i didn't enjoy it as i couldn't stop thinking about the 200,000 native ducks shot in NSW recently.

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k0llectable5 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:40:34 GMT

Oh yum annie. I've tried to make it a few times lately but mine always turns out kinda watery. Would you mind sharing your recipe?

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sineaterdoodah — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:43:48 GMT

today i made some carnitas from scratch.they are DELISH! and i am thankful for crockpots! 😄

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icyfroth — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:51:32 GMT

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tasfleur — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:19:40 GMT

"Zucchini chocolate cake. It is so moist and delish + easy-peasy and batter is enough to make 2 ......I will post the recipe if anyone wants it"

Yes please, and thank you xxx

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:45:32 GMT

Here you go Tas! ref.

Zucchini chocolate cake. ......It is so moist and stays moist if wrapped in foil/plastic wrap.

batter is enough to make 2 cakes

Keep in fridge or freeze one

easy-peasy

6 ozs Butter

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspns vanilla essence

1/2 cup of milk

..............................................................

2 cups grated zucchini (the 'larger' grater holes side on hand held grater works great) zucchini skin included btw

2 1/2 cups plain flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 sodium bicarb

1/2 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat 1st 5 ingredients for 3 minutes.....I pass it around for everyone that wants to eat cake, to take turns beating LOL!

Mix in grated zucchini

Add rest of ingredients - SIFTED

Pour batter into a 11" x 8" or 9" x 9" cake tin or evenly divide batter between 2 deep, round sponge tins @ 8"....2 1/2" deep

Cook in a MODERATE OVEN 180-190 degrees Centigrade (depending on your oven) approx 35 minutes.

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sineaterdoodah — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:57:30 GMT

i hope it's okay for me to ask...i'm a yank,is the temp setting in celcius? i have a calculator to figure it,but you never know.:)

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:57:49 GMT

Oops! * corrections

Zucchini chocolate cake. ......It is so moist and stays moist if wrapped in foil/plastic wrap.

batter is enough to make 2 cakes if use 2 x 8' sponge tins

Keep in fridge or freeze one

easy-peasy

6 ozs Butter softened

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspns vanilla essence

1/2 cup of milk

..............................................................

2 cups grated zucchini (the 'larger' grater holes side on hand held grater works great) zucchini skin included btw

2 1/2 cups plain flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons sodium bicarb

1/2 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat 1st 5 ingredients for 3 minutes.....I pass it around for everyone that wants to eat cake, to take turns beating LOL!

Mix in grated zucchini

Add rest of ingredients - SIFTED

Pour batter into a 11" x 8" or 9" x 9" greased & paper-lined cake tin or evenly divide batter between 2 deep, round sponge tins @ 8"....2 1/2" deep

Cook in a MODERATE OVEN 180-190 degrees Centigrade (depending on your oven) approx 35 minutes.

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:00:57 GMT

Yep good 'old celcius!

So that would be from 356 - 374 degrees Farenheit or 180 - 190 degrees celcius for approx 35 minutes:)

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tasfleur — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:02:29 GMT

Thank you so much paintsew, really appreciate it ....

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:09:47 GMT

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amber-eyed-girl — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:36:19 GMT

🙂

yesterday roasted free range chickie

today...chocolate mousse with a dash of Grand Marnier in it, made with bittersweet chocolate, and Grand Marnier whipped cream

mandarin slices on top, no seed ones

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j*oono — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:21:31 GMT

I missed this thread this morning.

Rich beef and stout casserole from the Taste .com.au site. It is unbelievably good.

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imastawka — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:26:45 GMT

I'm old school - nearly everything is from scratch.

Breads, cakes, biscuits/cookies etc, etc

Trouble is, the older you get, the harder it gets, the more time needed.

and the family frown on 'store bought'. "Not as good as grandma's" etc

I am now relying on things like rice cooker, slow cooker, bread maker

(but I shape and cook bread in oven, not in the bread maker)

Last night was Minestrone cooked in the rice cooker

& home made bread rolls. No complaints and easy for Grandma : - )

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:30:13 GMT

What I love about making this zucchini chocolate cake is that when you have people around you can offer them a slice on a plate and say "Would you like some veggies with your cup of coffee?"......the look on their face/s is wonderful as you explain the zucchini ingredient and delightfully confusing for them at the same time

the cooked cake looks just like a choccie cake should - it does not turn out green!

enjoy!

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sineaterdoodah — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:22:31 GMT

thank you! 🙂