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This is a tasty, quick and easy dinner meal. Any type of sausages can be used, preferably a plain flavour but feel free to try other ones. The onion can be sliced or diced, it doesn't really matter, and the bacon just needs to be chopped into smallish pieces, about 1 cm but it's not critical. Dial back the mustard if you want to make it less spicy. Goes well with rice or mashed potatoes. Add some greens or some sliced bread and dinner is done.  Quantity:  serves 2 - 4, depending on accompaniments  Prep time:  about 10 minutes Cook time:  15 minutes Ingredients  Quantity Ingredient 6 Sausages (plain beef or pork work best) 2 rashers Bacon, roughly chopped into pieces ...

Ah, Anzac biscuits. Oaty, syrupy goodness, baked fresh on Anzac day. I guess they can be made on other days but then they're just oat biscuits. Some people put chocolate or bits of fruit in them (weirdos :) ) but then they're technically not Anzac biscuits either. This recipe is pretty much how I remember my Mum making them. It's low fuss, pretty forgiving (even if they fail they still usually taste good as long as they're not burnt) and easy clean up with only a few dishes. Baking them for 12 minutes, and not flattening too much, gives a softer, chewier biscuit. If you want them a bit crispier then cook for an extra 2 -3 minutes, or make them a bit flatter. Quantity:  20 - 24 biscuits Prep time:  about 15 minutes Cook time:  12 - 15 minutes Ingredients  Quantity Ingredient ...

Another world famous (in our house) recipe. This is pretty quick and easy cake to make, and always turns out good. It can also be poured into a muffin tin to make muffins/cupcakes instead of a cake. Use any type (white, caster, raw, brown) of sugar. Brown sugar gives a slightly denser cake and a bit more caramel flavour, but all seem to work ok. For the oil, use one with a neutral flavour, though we usually use olive oil and that still tastes fine. Ice with cream cheese icing to get the full effect. If making the icing make sure that the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature otherwise you end up with lumps in the icing, which still tastes fine but looks a bit weird. Quantity:  1 cake or 10 - 12 muffins Prep time:  about 20 minutes Cook time:  35 - 40 minutes for a cake, 15 - 20 minutes for muffins Ingredients  Quantity In...

Quick to make and a dessert that everyone likes, apple crumble is one of those comfort foods.  We usually have a tin of apple pie filling in the cupboard to use for this, or use any apples that are available (usually the cheap/on special ones). You can use any type - some, like Granny Smith, might need a bit more sugar added to the apple mix, and the ones aimed as eating apples generally need a bit less time to cook. Use any spices to change up the flavour, or even leave the spices out to highlight the apple flavour. Cinnamon always works well, small amounts of cloves and nutmeg are also good as is mixed spice . Probably avoid spices like cumin, paprika and chilli, but that's up to you. Quantity:  serves 4 Prep time:  10 - 15 minutes Cook time:  20 minutes Ingredients  Quantity Ingredient ...

This one originally came from my Mum, but doing a web search for zucchini provencal doesn't return a recipe like this one, so I'm not sure whether this is the original recipe Mum used, or one she mashed up and then just stuck the name on - quite possible she simplified the original one to make it quicker to cook during the week, equally possible this was her own concoction and she just banged the name on because the ingredients are the same. However it came about it tastes great (and this is from someone who's not a big fan of veggies). It's simple to prepare, though does take a while to bake. Feel free to use different herbs (basil goes well) and add things like garlic if you want to mix it up. The quantities for the ingredients are pretty vague as it depends what size dish you're using. The basic principle is to layer slices of zucchini, onion and tomato with some herbs and seasonings until the dish is full. There's usually ...

A slightly different version of a cheese scone with some added yoghurt, which improves the flavour and texture. Same tips apply as the regular scones in not over working the mix and keeping everything cold. Quantity:  8 - 12 scones Prep time:  about 20 minutes Cook time:  15 minutes Ingredients  Quantity Ingredient ¾ c Milk ¾ c Plain, unsweetened yoghurt 3 c Flour 3 tsp Baking powder pinch Salt ¼ tsp Mustard powder 50 gm ...