Peking Chicken Pancakes, or Chicken Wombok Wraps

Peking chicken pancakes Ingredients 3 cups plain flour plus extra for dusting (sr will work ok) 1 ½ cup boiling water 1 tbs sesame oil 1/3 cup (80ml) hoisin sauce 1/3 wombuk cut thinly 160g of chicken breast cut thinly 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced 5 spring onions, thinly sliced Dressing 3 tablespoon rice vinegar (if not rice wine add extra sugar to taste) 2 teaspoon soy sauce 2 teaspoon brown sugar Method Sift flour into a medium heatproof bowl, with a pinch of salt. Add boiling water and combine with flour to form soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes. Wrap in plastic and set aside for 20 minutes. Unwrap dough and knead for a further 5 minutes. Divide into 8 equal portions. Pat each portion into even-sized rounds. Brush half the rounds with sesame oil and top with remaining rounds. Roll each stack into a 20cm round. Defrost chicken, it will be still a bit frozen, slice thinly in this state and combine with Char sui sauce in a bowl, stir to coat, leave 5 to 10 mins Preheat a non-stick frying pan over low to medium heat. Cook chicken, in batches, for 3 minutes each side or until cooked through. Will brown due to Char sui sauce, this is OK. Transfer to a plate. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes, then coarsely cut up cooked chicken, place in bowl. Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in a screw-top Partially cook capsicum, place in bowl. Cut up spring onions place in a bowl. Cut up wombuk place in a bowl pour vinegar/soy mix over and mix well, stir a few times before serving. Heat a medium, non-stick frying pan over high heat. Dry fry pancakes for 45 seconds, or until starting to go brown in places. Flip and cook for a further 30 seconds. Pancakes should be lightly browned, but still pliable. Place cooked pattie on plate, spread wombuk, cooked chicken, spring onions and cooked capsicum in a rough line, roll up.

School Holiday Menu

Tuesday ~ Paella
Wednesday ~ Bowtie Pasta with bacon, Peas & Feta
Thursday ~ Chargrilled Vegetable Savoury mince
Friday ~ Chicken Schnitzel and Rice Herb Salad

Saturday ~ Rissoles & Potato & Beans
Sunday ~ Chicken & Chorizo Hotpot
Monday ~ Bolognaise
Tuesday ~ Baked Prosciutto Sausages

First Winter Menu

Tuesday ~
Wednesday ~ Tuna Macaroni Cheese
Thursday ~ Chorizo & Lentil Soup with Small Pasta Shells
Friday ~ Tuna & Potato Salad with Roasted Capsicum Alioli
Saturday ~ Pork Parmiagana
Sunday ~ Chorizo & Pumpkin
Monday ~ Sausage Burgers
Tuesday ~ Osso Bucco

Wednesday ~ Party Pies & Chips
Thursday ~ Osso Bucco
Friday ~ Tuna Potato Salad
Saturday ~ Pumpkin Pasta
Sunday ~ cauliflower

Vanilla Rice Pudding

Mexican Lentil Soup

Lentil and Chipotle Soup

Cooking Time 1 ½ hour
Ingredients (serves 6 -8) * 1 tablespoon olive oil * 50g butter * salt * 2 carrots, diced * 2 sticks celery, diced * 2 brown onion, chopped * 2 X 400g can diced tomatoes * 6 litre of water * 500g uncooked brown lentils. * 3 tsp chipotle tobasco sauce * 1/8 tsp chopped dried chilli * 1 ½ tsp cumin * 5 tsp chicken stock powder * 2 tsp veg stock powder * 1 bag corn chips * 100g sour cream * Extra chipotle sauce

Method 1. Put 6 litre of water plus stock powders into a pot, turn on high heat and add rinsed lentils. When boiling turn to simmer and simmer for 1 and ½ hours. 2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onions the add butter, and after a while add the carrots and then the celery. Add 1 teaspoon of salt ,cumin and chilli continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until vegetables are very well cooked. 3. Add tomatoes to simmering lentils. Cover and continue to simmer. 4. Add cooked vegetables to simmering lentils and tomatoes. Can take lid off pot if too watery. 5. .Serve with sour cream on soup with a sprinkling of chipotle on sour cream. 6. Eat soup with corn chips, either sprinkled on top or dip chip into soup and sour cream.

Last Days of Autumn Menu

Tuesday ~ Lamb Bredie (uses chops)
Wednesday ~ Red Lentil Dhal with Carrot & Sweet Potato
Thursday ~ Sausage Casserole
Friday ~ left-overs
Saturday ~ Felafel with Carrot Salad and Green Tahini
(uses packet felafel with modifications as per recipe)
Sunday ~ Paella
Monday ~ Roast Vegetable Tostadas
Tuesday ~ Spaghetti Bolognaise
Wednesday ~ Pies, Peas & Potatoes
Thursday ~ Rissoles, and vegetables
Friday ~ Fettucine Carbonara
Saturday ~ mince
Sunday ~ Simple Sweet & Sour Chicken
Monday ~ Casarecce Arabiatta (uses rocket)

Ham Reuben Sandwiches

Seafood Chowder
Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad
Creamy Chicken & Pumpkin Pasta

Interesting recipes:
Feta & Lemon Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Mash
Pork Tostadas
Roast Vegetable Tostadas
Breakfast Tostada (uses polish sausage)
Knackwurst or Bratwurst Potato Salad

First Snow Menu

I actually picked up a few very old-fashioned pinecones a three weeks ago while travelling.  In the past few weeks a lot of seeds came out of them, some were a green colour.  I have just started reading this months Family Circle.  There are so many recipes that are variations of my current favourite recipes, it is just amazing.  I wish Family Circle had a facebook page, was so excited. 

Tuesday ~
Wednesday ~ Taco Salad
Thursday ~ Red Lentil Dhal with Carrot & Sweet Potato
Friday ~ Pea & Ham Soup with Kranskys
Saturday ~ Sausage Casserole
Sunday ~ Pork Parmiagana & Chips
Monday ~ beef sausage burgers
Tuesday ~ Lasagne
Wednesday ~ left over sausage casserole
Thursday ~ Pumpkin & Bacon Pasta
Friday ~ Gnocchi Carbonara
or Gnocchi Bolognaise
Saturday ~ Pumpkin Noodles
Sunday ~ Char Sui Chicken Wraps
Monday ~ Sausage Casserole or more sausage burgers

Interesting recipes:
Warm Chorizo Potato Salad

Nearly Winter Menu

Wednesday ~ Japanese Pancakes
Thursday ~ Spring Rice with pork sausages
Friday ~ lamb chops & Greek Salad
Saturday ~ Chicken Rissoles & Mashed Potato
Sunday ~ mince
Monday ~ sausages bacon burgers

Menu

Friday ~ Pork Parmigana
Saturday ~ Sausage Corn Chowder
Sunday ~ Fried Haloumi & soft chorizo
Monday ~ tuna & corn salad
Tuesday ~ Beef mince & Pea Curry
Wednesday ~  Chicken Souvlaki

Pork schnitzel with German potato salad

Pork schnitzel with German potato salad
Ingredients

600g to 1 kg desiree or sebago potatoes, washed peeled and cut into 1 cm slices.
200g green beans, trimmed
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
80ml (1/4 cup) cider vinegar
1 tab raw sugar
3 tabs roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
4 pork loin steaks crumbed.
4 eggs

Dressing
1/4 cup whole-egg mayonnaise
Some milk to thin
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
½ tsp salt

Method
All 4 items below can be cooked at the same time.
1, Boil 4 eggs for 12 min shell, set aside.
2  Steam potato slices.
To make salad, place potatoes in a steamer of boiling water with tsp
salt. Steam 15 minutes or until tender. Add beans to top of steamer.
and cook for a further 3 minutes or until beans are tender. Cool a bit
and add to large dish..
3, Fry in electric frypan on about 4 to 5 pork snitzels
4, Cook onion for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until soft. Add
vinegar and sugar, bring to the boil, then cook until very soft and
clear.
Making salad, Add potatoes, beans and chopped parsley to large bowl
and pour over dressing.  Mix carefully so that potatoes stay whole.
.
Serve schnitzel with onions on top and side dressing of potato salad..

Meat Menu

Monday ~ Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tuesday ~ Chili Con Carne
Wednesday ~ Beef Dhal
Thursday ~ Beef & Cabbage Soup
Friday ~ Pork Schnitzel with German Potato Salad
Saturday ~ Creamy Chicken & Pumpkin Pasta
Sunday ~ Curried Mince & Vegies
Monday ~ Borlotti Bean & Chorizo Soup

Interesting recipes:
Chilli Con Carne Lasagne
Mexican Omelettes

Baking:
Honey Nut Slice

School Holiday Menu

Tuesday ~ Angel Hair Pasta with Parmesan and Rocket 
Wednesday ~ Crumbled Chicken with Katsu Sauce
Asian Coleslaw
Thursday ~ Low-fat Penne Boscaiola with Asparagus
Friday ~ Red Lentil Dhal with Carrot & Sweet Potato
Saturday ~ Bangers with Peperonata 
Sunday ~ Bean & Bolognaise Nachos
Monday ~ Broccoli with Waldorf Salad & Fish
Tuesday ~ Chicken & Corn Tacos
Wednesday ~ Chicken, Olive & Chilli Spaghetti
Thursday ~ Chicken Burritos
Friday ~ Spinach Pesto Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken
Saturday ~ Chicken, Plum & Cashew Stir-fry
Sunday ~ Bolognaise
Monday ~ Creamy Tuna Potato Salad

Swap recipes:
Pork Schnitzel with German Potato Salad
chorizo