Pork and Cranberry Sausage Rolls

Sounds delicious; sounds SO easy: found this recipe in today’s ‘Herald Sun Sunday magazine’ and just had to post it here for safe-keeping! LOVE sage – and I’ll most probably add rosemary to the sage as I have a nifty Rosemary and Sage grinder and I’ve discovered that these two work just SO well together. I’m planning on making these for over the Christmas break. And I’ll certainly be adding minced garlic. UPDATE: since two reviewers have found that their sausage rolls were slightly burnt on the bottoms, if you know your oven is inclined to be perhaps hotter than some other ovens, perhaps cook them at a slightly lower temperature even if they take a bit longer to cook.

Asian Pork Patties

This recipe – by Rodney Dunn – is from the March 2001 issue of the ‘Australian Good Taste’ magazine. I have made these patties – served as a first course – with the chillis for guests who like hot and spicy food (and they’ve loved them) and for myself minus the chillis! Some useful conversions: 350g = a tad more than 11oz.; 50g = approximately 13/4oz.

Preserved Lemons

Preserved lemons are a popular ingredient for Middle Eastern recipes. I saw this recipe on SBS’s Food Safari. It appeared in the Moroccan episode and the chef’s name is Malika Ennaim. This recipe is perfect when lemons are in season Try picking unblemished fruit for best results. You could use as many lemons as you wish, however the equation will always be two teaspoons per cut lemon (as per Step 1), Step 2 will always be the same (juice of one lemon, four teaspoons of sea salt and warm water to cover lemons). Lemons will be ready in 40 days.

Apple Cake Top

This is a really old family favourite that my mum often made. Now I make it! It’s OK with tinned pie apples (but home cooked are best), it’s good over stewed apricots, peaches, nectarines, quinces, and it’s nice to mix stewed rhubarb in with the apple when it’s available.

Savory Macadamia Nuts

This recipe is from “8 Grams or Less Low-Carb Recipes”, a cookbook I got in the cookbook swap this year. These are good as a snack or on top of salads. Posted for ZWT5!

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