Braised chicken with cider, fennel & garlic

Lynne Ford

1.5 kilo free range chicken
Sea salt & black pepper
4 sprigs lemon thyme (leaves)
1 tablespoon of ghee or virgin olive oil
8 small bulbs of spring onions or use halves of a spring onion which would include some green
4 cloves of garlic
3 small fennel bulbs
375 ml apple cider
375 ml vegetable or chicken stock
Tamari
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Plum cobbler

Lynne Ford

1 kg ripe plums, halved, stones removed
40 g brown sugar plus 1 teaspoon extra for sprinkling later
Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon gluten free cornflour

Topping:

130 g spelt flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 egg
55 g unsalted butter (melted and cooled) … Read more »

Simple Sponge

Georgina Adamson

Nothing nicer than a slice of fluffy sponge cake with cream and fresh summer
fruits. Replace flour with Gluten Free alternative. Quick and easy to ‘whip up’.

4 eggs separated (fresh from local chooks, so much nicer). Take out of the fridge
earlier to reach room temperature.
¾ cup caster sugar
1/3 cup each plain, SR and cornflour.
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Smoked Fish Pate

Georgina Adamson

Made with delicious smoked fish from Zac at Bermagui Meat supply.

250g smoked fish
1 cup each sour cream, cream cheese (I love Tilba), mayonnaise

Place the above in a food processor and blend with juice of one lemon.
When smooth add a few drops of Tabasco, freshly ground salt and pepper.
Finely chop dill and/or chives and fold in.

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Spicy pickled cucumbers

Jenny Halliday

2 medium sized cucumbers
1 onion
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup white wine vinegar
1 small fresh Red chilli, finely chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
85 grams sugar

Thinly slice the unpeeled cucumbers. Put these in a bowl with sliced onion. Sprinkle with salt, cover with water and leave to stand overnight.

Drain well the following day.

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Peach flan

Jenny Halliday

Peach flan

160g butter
160g caster sugar3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
220g plain flour
3 or 4 firm ripe peaches
Extra caster sugar for sprinkling

Combine butter with caster sugar in a food processor until creamy.

Add eggs separately until well blended.

Add vanilla essence and plain flour. Process until just combined.

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