Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Virtual Vacation: Destination Australia - Recipes

  • Breakfast - Toads in the Hole

  • What You Need:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Thick beef or pork sausages
  • 3/4 cup Plain Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary

What to Do:
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook sausages by roasting or sauteing until cook through and golden brown. Sift flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the middle. In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, milk and rosemary together. Add to flour mixture and mix until batter is smooth. Place the sausages in roasting pan and carefully pour batter over them. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until puffed up and golden.

For a more kid-friendly version use two tablespoons of mashed plums instead of or in combination with the rosemary.


Lunch- Zuchinni Fritata

What You Need:

  • 6 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 green onion- chopped
  • bacon
  • 1 small zucchini - sliced thinly
  • 2 tablespoons self-raising flour
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1/3 cup grated cheese
  • 8 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a baking pan with non-stick spray. Place the eggs in a large bowl and add the green onion, bacon strips, zucchini slices, flour, milk, salt, pepper and half the cheese. Stir well.Pour into the baking pan. Arrange tomato halves on top and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until set and golden brown on top. Enjoy hot or cold.


Dinner - Lamb Chops with Mash Potatoes & peas

What You Need:
1- rack of lamb
thyme
rosemary
garlic
olive oil

potatoes
peas
butter
milk

What To Do:
Cut the rack into lamb chops. Mix thyme, rosemary, and garlic in a few tablespoons of oil, rub over lamb and let marinate for at least fifteen minutes. Grill the chops or sauté them in a pan with a tablespoon of oil.

cut the potatoes in to chunks. boil potatoes and peas in a pot of water until the potatoes are soft. Drain, then add a splash of milk and a tablespoon of butter mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Drink - Cranberry Crush

What You Need:
Cranberry Juice
Lemonade
your favorite berries (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry,etc.)
Ice

What To Do:
Blend ingredients together and serve.

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