Cranberry Sauce for Meat (Submitted by LeAnne)
Ingredients: - Jar of cranberry jelly (like Ocean Spray- whole berry one is the best) Butter Liquor of choice (e.g., red wine, bourbon, whiskey, sherry) METHOD: - Put jar of cranberry jelly in a pot and heat on medium heat with a knob of butter. Stir to break up jelly and stir until smooth and bring...
Nana's Xmas Cake (Submitted by Barb)
Ingredients: 500g butter 2 cups sugar 9 eggs 1 Tbsp coffee essence Wineglass of brandy/sherry Salt 1 dsp spice 1 dsp cinnamon 4 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 x 1kg packets mixed fruit 2 x 70g packets blanched almonds METHOD: - Cream butter and sugar. Beat eggs in very well. Add coffee and brandy...
Roast Beef for Christmas with Roast Potatoes & Gravy
Ingredients: 1.2 kgs Eye fillet 3 Tbsp Dijon mustard 5 large potatoes, peeled & chopped Garlic cloves 2 rosemary sprigs Gravy: 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard Hot water 50g Butter 50g Plain flour Salt and pepper, to taste 3 Tbsp Oil METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Tie butchers string...
Slow Roasted Xmas Lamb Shoulder with Herbs & Spices
Ingredients: For the Lamb: 1.6 kg lamb shoulder, bone-in 1 brown onion, peel & slice in half 1 garlic bulb, slice in half Salt and pepper 1 Tbsp coriander powder 1 Tbsp cumin powder 1 Tbsp smoked paprika powder 1 Tbsp fennel seeds 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, sliced and peeled 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1...
Christmas Cake (Submitted by Lyn)
Ingredients: 1kg mixed dry fruit 600 mls chocolate milk 2 cups self-rising flour- METHOD: Soak fruit in chocolate milk over-night. Next day, fold through the two cups of flour and put in a 21cm/8 in tin. Fan bake two hours at 175 °C. Poke to see if cooked and let cool, Yum! So easy!! You can add...
Traditional Yule Log Cake (Buche de Noel)
Ingredients: Chocolate Cake: ¼ cup flour ½ cup corn flour ½ cup cocoa powder 5 large eggs ½ cup granulated sugar 2 Tbsp butter Mascarpone Whipped Cream Filling: 1 cup mascarpone cheese ½ cup icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract ¾ cup + 1 Tbsp cream Whipped Chocolate Ganache: 200g chocolate, finely...
Happiness (Submitted by Kay)
Ingredients: One large table and chairs 15 Whanau members No phones Home cooked food, home grown vege’s Champagne to toast the festive season METHOD: Enlarge the table, bring in all spare chairs Place names and a book at each setting from Hosts Tasty Turkey, Lamb n hot Ham along with home grown vege...
Bacon Wrapped Whole Scotch Fillet (Submitted by Leanne)
Ingredients: 1.2 kg whole scotch fillet 250 grams streaky bacon 6 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon rubbed sweet basil 1 teaspoon each freshly ground salt & black pepper 4 anchovy fillets METHOD: Put all ingredients, except scotch fillet and bacon into a bullet or food processor and...
Lumps of Coal Cookies (For those on Santa’s Naughty List) (Submitted by Jo)
Ingredients: - 1½ cups plain flour 1¼ cups black cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup chocolate chips METHOD: Preheat oven to 200⁰C and line an oven tray with baking paper. In a medium bowl, whisk the...
Ham Topping (Submitted by Jane)
Ingredients: 1 tin crushed pineapple 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard whole cloves METHOD: Peel the skin off a cooked ham, score the fat into small diamond shape. Place a clove into each shape. Mix together pineapple and mustard and smear over the ham. Bake in a hot oven 200 °C, for approx half an...
Easy Chocolate Truffles (Submitted by Glenys)
Ingredients: - 1 cup of dates 1 cup Raisins 1 cup nuts 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 tablespoon marg or butter 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut METHOD: Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until the mixture is sticky so you can roll into balls. With wet hands roll spoonful’s of mixture into...
Tiramisu (Submitted by Lisa Wingate)
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Ground espresso or plunger coffee 1 cup Boiling water 1/2 cup Sweet fortified wine 250 g Sponge finger biscuits 300 ml Thickened cream 1/4 cup Icing sugar 2 cups Mascarpone cheese 2 Tbsp Marsala (or extra sweet, fortified wine) 50 g Dark eating chocolate, grated METHOD: - Combine...
Easy But Yummm… Ham Glaze (Submitted by Lisa Mucalo)
Ingredients: Cranberry jelly Pineapple juice, from a can of pineapple rings METHOD: Pour cranberry jelly and the juice from your pineapple rings into a microwave proof bowl and save the pineapple rings for decorating your ham. Heat in microwave till just melted 30 seconds x increments, whip together...
Gaye Dunn’s Marinated Fish Dish (Submitted by Gaye)
Ingredients: Marinated Fish: Fresh fish, terakihi, just a fish that doesn't flake Coconut cream Add salt to taste Finely chopped onion, (and capsicum if you want) Good pinch of cayenne pepper Ground black pepper Lemons METHOD: Cube a dense fish, less than 1 inch square, squeeze enough lemons to...
Kumara Casserole (Submitted by Carolyn)
Ingredients: 4 Sliced medium sized kumara 4 Sliced tomatoes 2 Sliced onions 4 Sliced apples Rashes of bacon, cut into 5 cm lengths with 1 teaspoon of mustard paste (made with mustard and water) thinly covering the bacon Water Grated cheese on top METHOD: Sliced ingredients alternated in layers...
Xmas Breakfast French Toast Souffle Casserole
Ingredients: Approx 16 slices of cubed stale white bread 227g softened cream cheese 12 eggs 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup maple syrup METHOD: Grease a 33 x 23 cm pan. Place bread cubes in pan. Beat cream cheese, eggs syrup and cream together until light and fluffy. Pour over bread cubes. Cover and...
Festive & Fun Gingerbread Men
Ingredients: 2 cups Plain Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 Tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 150 g butter, cut into cubes 1 egg 1 cup icing sugar Food colouring METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake. Line two large baking trays with baking paper. Place the flour...