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I have found a lot of people coming to my blog and looking for pictures of a recipe and staying for 1 or 2 second because my site has no pictures of Recipes. So If any of you have any pictures of a recipe I have up here, please email it to me at liamthehawk@gmail.com with 'Picture for your Blog' as the Subject. If Requested, I will give details of the supplier, otherwise, the photo will remain anonymous.
Also, If you have any home recipes from your Great-Great-Grandmother or something (no Copyright Please!), fell free to send them to me at the above address an I will put them up here. With details, it will be the same a photos.
Thanks,
Liam the Hawk

BBQ Vegetables

This is a great Recipe to have with your family weekend BBQ's.

Cut some large corn cobs in half, then slice some medium tomatoes into quarters. Add some thinly sliced potatoes and mushrooms. Mix in some onion rings and some crushed garlic. Cook all of it until the onion rings go transparent. Serve with sausages or steak.

Fruity Feast

This is a great Idea to get kids eating healthy.

Get all sorts of fruit (eg. paw-paw, apple, banana etc.) and cut up. Arrange in patterns. Below is an example:

Cut two slices of Banana (you can leave the skin on to make it more interesting) for the eyes, a slice of watermelon or paw-paw for the mouth, half a strawberry for the nose and to add a salady touch to it you could put some curly parsley for the hair.

Another Snack

Here is another snack post that the Children will enjoy. Great for Party's.

Swamp Anacondas
Make 2 or 3 lots of green Jelly, depending on the depth of 'swamp' you want. Pour into a large Baking Tray and put in the fridge until half set. When half set, drop in a small handful of lolly snakes around the 'swamp'. You could any other Lolly's in like rocks or plants to get it more interesting. Then put it in the fridge til thoroughly set. Cut into generous slices and serve.


See ya again soon!

Liam The Hawk

Site Poll + more stuff

For those of you who havn't noticed, I have a poll running for you to let me know what you think of my site. I would appreciate it if you coud please vote on it and maybe leave a comment on this post on what you liked about this site or what you think I could do better. Also, if you would like to see a certain Recipe, please post a comment on this post and I will try and get back to you. I will reply to each comment induvidually.
Thank You!
Liam the Hawk

Chicken Schnitzel

This Recipe is from my own cooking experience:

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 kilogram Chicken thigh fillets (about 7)
1/2 cup Flour
1 egg

METHOD:
Cut all the chicken thighs in half. Tip 1/4 cup of flour into 2 bowls. Crack egg into another bowl and whisk lightly. Dip each piece of chicken into first flour, then egg, then flour again. Cook on a frypan
or Barbeque for 5-10 minutes on medium heat.
Serve with mashed or baked potatoes.

Tip: Don't cook your chicken to long or it will go tough.

See ya!!!
Liam the Hawk

Snack Ideas 4 of 5

MORE Snack Ideas!!!!

Snack Idea #7
Poppy Parmesan Cigars:
INGREDIENTS
8 sheets filo pastry
1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon Poppy seeds

1. Sprinkle one sheet of filo pastry with cheese and parsley. Top with another sheet of filo and sprinkle on more cheese and parsley.
2. Cut pastry into 4 and roll up tightly like a swiss roll.
3. Repeat with remaining sheets of pastry
4. Brush rolls with a little oil and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
5. Bake on a lightly floured oven tray at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.

SERVING SUGGESTION:
Serve Hot with Soup.
Adapted from Peter Russel-Clarke's Family Cookbook

Snack Idea #8
Fruit 'n Nut "Chocolate":
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups almonds
1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup carob powder
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup dessicated coconut

Mix well in food processor. Roll into balls then roll in coconut. Place on a greased dish and freeze.
(TIP: If the mixture is to wet, add some more nuts, or if it is to dry, add some oil)
Adapted from Serene Allison's Rejuvenate Your Life

Eat away!!!!!
Liam the Hawk

My Mate's Bacon and Egg Muffins

This Recipe is adapted from Peter Russell-Clark's Family Cookbook:

SERVES 4
INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs
2 bread rolls
2 rashers of Bacon, halved and cooked
4 slices of Tomato
4 slices of Cheese
Chopped Parsley

METHOD

1. Cut bread rolls in half and scoop out the insides to leave a shell
2. Break an egg into each of the bread roll cases and place on a lightly floured oven tray.
3. Cook rolls and eggs at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes or until egg is set
4. Place bacon, tomato and parsley over "egg roll" and top with cheese slice.
5. Place under grill and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted.

ENJOY

Liam the Hawk

Snack Ideas 3 of 5

Here are some more Snack Ideas:

Snack Idea #4: Chocolate "bullets"

Cut a few sticks of licorice in to pieces about 2 cm long. Melt about 5 rows of chocolate. Coat the pieces of Licorice with the chocolate. Cool until chocolate is hard.
ENJOY!

Snack Idea #5: Jelly Jewels:

Follow the directions on the jelly packet to make jelly molds (tip: use less water than usual) Cool until set. The jelly should not fall apart when tipped out. Make into jewel shapes. ENJOY!

Hope you enjoy these new "Snack Ideas"!

Snack Ideas - 2 of 5

Hello again! Here are some more great snack ideas:

Snack Idea #3: Ant Sticks:

Cut a stick of celery in to pieces about 10 cm long. Mix about 4 tablespoons of peanut paste with 2 tablespoons of sultanas. Spread in the groove of the celery pieces. Mmmm!
Idea from Seeds magazine, produced by The Bible Society Australia

Snack Idea #4: Squirmy Wormys

Mix about 4 tablespoons of peanut paste with 2 tablespoons of sultanas. Put 2 leaves of lettuce on top of each other. Spread about 1 Tablespoon of the mixture onto the leaves. Roll the lettuce up. Wriggle wriggle!

Snack Ideas - 1 of 5

Here are a few snack Ideas. I will get 5 posts of this type up so if you have any ideas, could you please comment on any of these posts.

Snack Idea #1: Apricot logs

Blend up some dried apricots then mold the mixture into log shapes. Roll in dessicated coconut and refrigerate until chewy. Enjoy!

Snack Idea #2: Dried Fruit salad

Cut about a handful each of dried apricots and dates in half. (If the dates have seeds, remove these before continuing). Add a handful of sultanas or raisins and any other dried fruit (eg. dried apple, banana, pineapple, pawpaw etc.). For some variety you could add some nuts, crushed or whole.

OK, see you soon,

Liam the Hawk

Impossible Coconut Pie

I would call this recipe from the "Grass Roots" Magazine (Dec 06-Jan 07) more of a slice but it is still delicious.

SERVES 8

4 eggs
220 g caster sugar
100 g butter, softened
100 g almond slivers
1 cup desiccated Coconut
2 Tablespoons grated lemon rind
2 Tablespoons grated orange rind
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup plain flour

Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place Ingredients into a food processor and blend until well combined. Pour the mixture into a buttered 28 cm pie tin and bake for 1 hour or until lightly browned. Cool and Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving*. Serve with whipped Cream.

* I found this alright when not completely cool.

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All-Raw Cheesecake

This is a delicious Raw food recipe for those who have a sweet tooth. It is adapted from "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon.

SERVES 12-16

2 cups almonds
1 cup pitted dates
4 cups cream cheese (preferably home made)
4 eggs, separated, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups milk (preferably raw)
2 tablespoons Gelatin
1/2 cup raw honey
1 tablespoon vanilla
pinch sea salt

In a food processor, process dates and almonds until they form a sticky mass. press into buttered 9x13 inch tray to form the crust.
Put egg yolks and milk in a saucepan, beat lightly, sprinkle with gelatin and warm slightly until gelatin is dissolved. In a food processor, combine cream cheese, honey and vanilla and process until smooth. Add yolk mixture and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and place in fridge while beating eggs. Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, fold into cream cheese mixture and pour into crust. Chill several hours before serving.