Roast Mixed Root Vegetables

Ingredients 
Serves: 4 

• 1 kg mixed root vegetables, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, swede and kohlrabi
• 220g shallots or pickling onions
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
• few sprigs fresh thyme
• few sprigs fresh rosemary
• sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary to garnish (optional)

• Directions
  Preparation:10min  ›  Cook:40min  ›  Ready in:50min 

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C. Scrub or peel the root vegetables, according to their type and your taste. Halve or quarter large potatoes. Cut large carrots or parsnips in half lengthways, then cut the pieces across in half again. Cut sweet potato, swede or kohlrabi into large chunks (about the same size as the potatoes). Leave shallots or pickling onions whole.
  2. Place all the vegetables in a large saucepan and pour in enough boiling water to cover them. Bring the water back to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5–7 minutes or until the vegetables are lightly cooked, but not yet tender.
  3. Drain the vegetables and place them in a roasting pan. Brush the vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle with cracked black peppercorns. Add the herb sprigs to the pan and place the pan in the oven.
  4. Roast for 30–35 minutes or until the vegetables are golden-brown, crisp and tender. Turn the vegetables over halfway through cooking time. Serve hot, garnished with extra sprigs of thyme or rosemary, if desired.

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Easy Spicy Chicken Wings

Ingredients 
Serves: 6 

• 1 to 1 1/2 kg chicken wings, separated at joints, tips discarded
• 125g butter
• 60ml Tabasco Sauce (about 1 small bottle)
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• salt to taste

• Directions
  Preparation:10min  ›  Cook:20min  ›  Ready in:30min 

  1. Preheat barbecue for high heat.
  2. Lightly oil the cooking grate. Cook the wings 8 to 12 minutes on each side, until juices run clear. The larger pieces will take slightly longer to cook.
  3. Melt the butter in a saucepan, and mix in the Tabasco, pepper, and salt.
  4. Place wings in a large container with a secure lid. Pour sauce over the wings, and seal. Shake wings with the sauce until thoroughly coated.

  Tip:

  If you don't want to fire up the barbecue, just cook the wings under your oven's grill.
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Vodka Peach Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients 
Serves: 2 

• 2 nips (60ml) good quality vodka
• 2 nips (60ml) peach schnapps
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 nips (60ml) champagne
• 2 strawberries for garnish

• Directions
  Preparation:5min  ›  Ready in 5min 

  1. Pour the vodka and peach schnapps into a cocktail shaker with the ice and shake well. Strain into 2 martini glasses and top up with champagne. Garnish with strawberries.

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Apple Vodka Cocktail

Ingredients 
Serves: 1 

• 2 tablespoons apple schnapps
• 2 tablespoons vodka
• 2 tablespoons apple juice

• Directions
  Preparation:5min  ›  Ready in 5min 

  1. In a cocktail shaker full of ice, combine apple schnapps, vodka, and apple juice. Mix well. Pour into glasses and garnish with a slice of apple.
     

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Blueberry Daiquiri

Ingredients 
Serves: 2 

• 2 cups ice
• 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 4 tbsp caster sugar
• 4 shots (1/2 cup) dark rum
• 1/4 (65ml) cup lime juice
• 1/4 (65ml) cup lemon juice

• Directions
  Preparation:5min  ›  Cook:5min  ›  Ready in:10min 

  1. Let the frozen blueberries soften for 15 mins before use. Blend all ingredients until smooth and serve in chilled glasses.

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Happy Pancakes

Ingredients 
Serves: 4 

• 1 packet of pancake mix
• the range of seasonal fruit, 3 pieces
• cream, optional

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Directions

Preparation:20min  ›  Cook:10min  ›  Ready in:30min 

1. Make the pancake mix accord into packet instructions (or use your favorite recipe).
2. Prepare a range of fruit that can be used as face features - smiley apple mouths - banana slices or strips - grape or berries for eyes and nose be creative
3. Serve the pancakes with the fruit in the center of the table and let the kids make their own face. Before you know it they will have eaten plenty of fruit and be too full to eat the pancake.
4. Cream makes great hair or beards if you have it available.
   

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Pumpkin Pancake

Ingredients 
Serves: 4 

• 250g plain flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 200g pumpkin puree

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 egg
• 300ml milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

• Directions
  Preparation:15min  ›  Cook:15min  ›  Ready in:30min 

  1. In a bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt then mix together with a whisk for two minutes. In another bowl, stir together pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, egg, milk, vegetable oil, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  2. Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix well but do not overdo mix. The goal is to create a lumpy batter.
  3. Grease a nonstick frying pan about 12 cm in diameter, put it on the heat and when it is hot pour a ladle of the mixture. Allow cooking until they are covered in bubbles. Then turn and cook the other side.
  4. Serve the pumpkin pancakes still warm dusted with icing sugar or maple syrup.

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