RECIPE BOOK

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Temperature Conversion Chart

Sometimes a recipe online will give you a Fahrenheit or Gas mark
temperature. Ovens in South Africa work on Celsius.

Here are the conversions:

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Basic Ingredients to keep in your cupboard / fridge / freezer

If you try to build up to having most of the basics in your kitchen, then
it is always easy to make something to eat. A good idea is a shopping
list on your fridge and then just write down something as soon as it’s
finished to remind you to buy again. This works out cheaper in the
long run too, as when you want to make a meal, you will only need to
buy one or two things for it.
Cupboard
General:
Flour Spray & Cook
Maizena Oil
Chicken Stock Cubes /Powder Rice
Beef Stock Cubes /Powder Baking Powder
Sugar Potatoes
Spaghetti Onions
Macaroni Lemon Juice
2 Min Noodles Yeast
Bread Paper Towel

Variety of Spices: Tinned Goods:

Salt Tomato &Onion Mix
Pepper Chopped Peeled Tomatoes
Barbeque / Steak & Chop Tinned Corn
Chicken Tinned Beans (a 4 bean mix is
Mixed Herbs Tuna
Cinnamon
Curry Powder (Rajah Mild is good) / Packo Curry Paste

Packet Sauces:
All Gold Pasta Sauces are handy
Tomato Paste
Brown Onion Soup
White Onion Soup
White Sauce

Fridge / Freezer
Chicken Fillets Sauces:
Bacon Mayonnaise
Mince Tomato Sauce
Eggs Peri-Peri Sauce
Cheese (Cheddar / Gouda) Sweet Chilli Sauce
Milk Worcestershire Sauce
Fresh Tomatoes Chutney
Garlic Soya Sauce
Butter
Frittata
Like an omelette, but better!
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Breakfast & Brunch

Frittata
Like an omelette, but better

Ingredients
Onions
Eggs
Milk
Cheese
Meat / Veg
Salt & Pepper
Mixed Herbs

Method:

-Using a non-stick pan, fry chopped onions until soft. Add whatever leftover meat
and veg you have in your fridge. A basic Frittata can just have onions, bacon,
and tomatoes. Chopped leftover Braai meat is also nice to add. Mince works
welland chicken is also great. You could even add leftover potatoes or pasta to a
Frittata.
-Season the fried mix with salt, pepper and mixed herbs
-Beat eggs in a bowl. A basic guide is 2 eggs per person. Add a little milk
-Pour the eggs into the pan over the fried goods. Turn the heat down to low and
cover the pan with a lid.
-Leave to cook for about 10 minutes, or until the egg have set.
-Sprinkle some grated cheese on top and Voila!

Pancakes

Ingredients
Flour 250ml
Eggs 350ml
Oil 100ml
Sugar 100ml
Eggs 2
Salt 1/4 tsp

Method:
-Mix flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.Beat eggs, oil and water together.
-Mix eggs into dry ingredients with a whisk until smooth.
-Pour thin layer of batter into oiled non-stick pan.
-(The first one is always a flop! Murphy’s Law).
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Crumpets / Flapjacks

Ingredients
Flour 250ml

Milk 150ml

Baking powder 10ml

Sugar 40ml

Egg 1

Pinch of salt

Method:

-Mix flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs and milk together.
-Mix eggs into dry ingredients with a whisk until smooth.
-This batter is much thicker than pancake batter.

Hashbrowns

Ingredients
Egg , beaten 1

Cheese, grated 1/2 cup

Flour 2 tbsp

Salt 1/2 tsp

Method:

-Peel and then grate the potatoes. Squeeze as much liquid out of the potatoes as
possible.
-Add the egg, flour and salt to the potatoes and mix well. Then add the cheese.
-Heat a non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Drop spoonfuls into the oil and flatten
gently. Fry until golden on one side, then flip over and fry other side.
-Drain on paper towel.
-Yummy on their own, but also nice as part of a meal.

“Breakfast is everything. The beginning, the first thing. It is the mouthful that is the
commitment to a new day, a continuing life.

-A A Gill

“One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast.
- Robert A. Heinlein