Monthly Archives: June 2008

Apple Custard Cake.

This reminds me of my childhood.. Sunday teatime, when we always had sandwiches & cake.. if we were really lucky.. we had soft boiled eggs as a treat…
What you will need:
For the cake:
200g Butter.
¾ cup Brown Sugar.
2 Eggs.
2 cups Self Raising Flour.
½ cup Buttermilk.
2 large Apples.
20g Butter, melted.
2 tsp Caster Sugar.
½ tsp Ground Cinnamon.
For the [...]

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Shepard’s Pie

Good Old Traditional Shepard’s Pie.

This is a blast from the past, but still goes down well on a cold, dark evening, hugging your plate in front of the log fire.
What you will need:
1kg Minced Beef.
1 Tbsp seasoned Flour.
1 Onion, chopped.
2 Garlic cloves, chopped.
1 Carrot, chopped.
50g Peas.
2 Sticks Celery, chopped.
1 Tbsp Tomato Puree.
1 tin Tomatoes.
1kg Potatoes.
50g [...]

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