Ridiculously simple recipes that never fail.

Pot Noodle. Wish they did a CMas dinner variety!

We used to have tinned tomato rice soup as children I think it was Campbells. Not seen it in the shops for years I make it using the condensed soup either Batchelors or Campbells tomato condensed soup diluted. I add rice and very finely chopped dark cabbage it’s a nice reminder of childhood.

Thanks for the tuna and soup recipe, just realised what I have in the cupboard and can cook this evening after hospital appointment.

Seabreeze

Hi nanna8.
Would these scones work using yoghurt instead of cream.

Reckon it might, I often use yoghurt in things instead of cream. Let us know!

Oofy

Stilton and Walnut tart. One of our favourites, good for lunch visitors, picnics, club bring and eats, parties and suppers. With a bit of salad or a veg if serving on a plate.
You need:
1 roll ready rolled puff pastry
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 medium to large onions, about 600g/1 lb5oz
Small bag walnut pieces, about 50g/just under 2oz

Heat the oven to 180 degrees (fan oven), 200deg C if not fan, Gas 6.
You slice the onions thinly (I use the slicer disc on the food processor as I hate slicing onions)
Use a big non-stick frying pan or similar, heat the oil and very gently fry the onions for 10 minutes, then stir in the balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Let it cool a bit.
Unroll the pastry onto a shallow baking tray. It usually comes on greaseproof, so leave it on that, saves washing up. Spread the cooled onions evenly onto the pastry (don’t have to be absolutely cold, but you could also cook them in advance if you wanted). Crumble over the Stilton and sprinkle the walnut pieces on top, again evenly. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes till the pastry is golden and the cheese is melted. Makes 6 pieces, can stretch to 8 for a party, though DH manages half of it in 1 go

Oofy - Sounds delicious! What quantity of Stilton please?

Gluten free sponge pud.
60g gf sr flour
60g sugar
30g butter
30g oil
1 egg
Half teaspoon of gf baking powder
Beat together and put in a greased microwave safe bowl
Microwave for about 2 mins add jam/syrup eat with custard
Almost instant! Very light

Hi nanna8.
Would these scones work using yoghurt instead of cream.

Fernbergien What quantity of biscuit base to 2 x Mascopone please?

Great thread with handy, easy to prepare recipes!

MUM'S CAKE:
Heat oven to Reg 4/180°
8oz each of margarine, caster sugar & SR flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Put all in mixing bowl, beat until well mixed - add a tablespoon of tepid water and beat again.
Turn into greased and lined tin
Cook 55 - 60 mins Reg 4
Cool in tin for 15 mins then turn out onto rack.

You can make this as plain (sliced through and spread with jam or lemon curd) or fancy (sandwiched and topped with buttercream) as you like. It's delicious, moist, keeps well and never fails.
(As the name suggests, I got the recipe from my Mum - I've made hundreds over the years and never had a sunken or dry cake ?)

The lemonade scone recipe is nice with the addition of grated cheese and seasoning. I keep some in the freezer and microwave when required.

Granmarderby10

Yummy ! These recipes are amazing. Really really fancy the scones ?

I’m going to try that - sounds very good !

Witzend

My really lazy, CBA-to-cook one, is a tin of tuna, drained and flaked, mixed with a tin of condensed mushroom soup (undiluted), heated through and mixed with cooked pasta. Served with frozen peas.
Exceedingly tasty.

Cheese on top as well - yummy !

I made the lemonade scones yesterday, so thanks for that one, nanna8. I will definitely do them again.

nanna8

I make that fruitcake one Callistemon. Also this one
Process a whole orange in food processor ( I take pips out but you don’t have to)
Put in bowl and add 3 eggs, I cup sugar, 1.5 cups SR flour . Mix up and put in greased baking tin. Cook 180 C or 160 C fan forcedabout 40 minutes. It is yummy.

I must try that one, it sounds easy and very good.

I made Sussex Pond pudding years ago - a bit more trouble and it's steamed for ages but delicious (and full of calories!). You could probably make it in a slow cooker.

nanna8

I make that fruitcake one Callistemon. Also this one
Process a whole orange in food processor ( I take pips out but you don’t have to)
Put in bowl and add 3 eggs, I cup sugar, 1.5 cups SR flour . Mix up and put in greased baking tin. Cook 180 C or 160 C fan forcedabout 40 minutes. It is yummy.

Stupid question. .do you peel the orange ??

Great thread Nanna8

I make that fruitcake one Callistemon. Also this one
Process a whole orange in food processor ( I take pips out but you don’t have to)
Put in bowl and add 3 eggs, I cup sugar, 1.5 cups SR flour . Mix up and put in greased baking tin. Cook 180 C or 160 C fan forcedabout 40 minutes. It is yummy.

Llamedos13

*Nanna8*, I too would like to know if the lemonade is fizzy or flat, thanks

Fizzy, just cheap stuff. I tried them with diet lemonade and it worked fine.

RosesAreRed21

@nanna8 would that be single ot double cream

I use what they call thickened cream here but it probably works with others. Not sure about the really thin pouring cream, haven’t tried that.

Fabulous ideas - thanks to everyone! Recently my idea of a good recipe is that it has no more than, say, ten lines...

Callistemon ‘Australian boiled cake’, without the ‘Australian’ tag has been a staple in my family for 3 generations now. Love it, vary it with ingredients at hand such as different fruit, nuts, sugars, flours. I’ve got a version I took from a Playschool’ (UK tv) annual as Flo’s fruit cake (Floella Benjamin).

It goes with the family saying that there’s no such thing as failed cake - just put some custard on it…

My really lazy, CBA-to-cook one, is a tin of tuna, drained and flaked, mixed with a tin of condensed mushroom soup (undiluted), heated through and mixed with cooked pasta. Served with frozen peas.
Exceedingly tasty.

Callistemon

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