small pavlovas Buy small pavolvas cut in half cause they are quite high put whipped cream on top then put strawberrries or flaked chocolate on top.

ohcakes - 2009-07-29 17:13:00

cakes Roll out sweet shortbread pastry and put in patty tins to make little cake shells bake when cooked put either lemon honey or caramel highlander condensed in them then put dab of whipped cream on top.

ohcakes - 2009-07-29 17:17:00

lemingtons How about lemingtons cut in half to cause they are big enough and put cream on each half and sprinkle chocolate or somthing on them. Went to a party where they made little tiny lemingtons, they were neat.

ohcakes - 2009-07-29 17:27:00

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jenna68 - 2009-08-01 09:07:00

wow - just read through the thread please someone add some more wicked recipes! Christmas is fast coming upon us and loads of social gatherings to enjoy with tasty morsels :-D

darlingmole - 2009-08-02 22:14:00

meringue baskets Dip the bottom of baskets in melted chocolate then pipe chocolate instant pudding into basket then grate chocolate over top. I supose you could use any flavour instant pudding really.

ohcakes - 2009-08-04 18:54:00

bumped for donna23 :-))

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cookessentials - 2009-08-12 15:50:00

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valentino - 2009-08-17 11:28:00

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valentino - 2009-08-24 09:10:00

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jenna68 - 2009-08-26 12:56:00

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valentino - 2009-09-01 09:05:00

bumpity bump great thread!!

gomez19 - 2009-09-02 19:03:00

bumped for bubbleburp :-))

245sam - 2009-09-08 17:05:00

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jenna68 - 2009-09-14 09:35:00

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valentino - 2009-09-20 15:20:00

bump for fruitluva2

pam.delilah - 2009-09-23 16:21:00

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jenna68 - 2009-09-29 07:57:00

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jenna68 - 2009-10-02 16:22:00

Just bumping this thread, unsure on time now allowed for threads to be kept.

Currently with some, now over 10 days and still being increased.

Being watchful all the same.

Cheers.

valentino - 2009-10-11 16:29:00

bump:-))

245sam - 2009-10-19 11:36:00

Yeah, this as well....

Party time.

valentino - 2009-12-02 16:00:00

bump

rthomo1 - 2009-12-13 21:03:00

Bumping, for the super yummy ideas, these would be great for something special for Christmas day too. brianmac you started an awesome thread. thanks

g1bo - 2009-12-14 12:29:00

This is our family punch recipe my Grandma used to make it
2 x 1 Just juice orange
2x1 just juice tropical
2 1.5 litre lemonade
2 1.5 ginger -ale
1litre pineapple juice
2 sparkling grape juice
to decorate mint.leaves and slice of orange
keep bottles in fridge the night before this will do 40 to 50 people.
You can freeze the pineapple juice and put them in as ice cubes to keep it cool

griffo4 - 2010-01-23 17:12:00

Cucumber prawns
l got this recipe from Alyson Gofton and use it all the time
Cook prawns in a bit of oil and crushed garlic l then put them on a paper towel to drain and cool and put them in the fridge as l usually make them the day before.
Cut rounds of cucumber and top with prawn and a dollop of good mayonaise and lemon zest and dill
They always go so fast

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cookessentials - 2010-07-07 11:50:00

bumping we could get a whole page of bumps cool or what !!!

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cookessentials - 2010-07-07 12:57:00

Hi Pam.. your thread continues.. lovely to see it here still, with all the wealth of recipes it includes :-)

Something a bit different.. Ginger and Plum Trifle

I made a triple amount of Smiley-Cherub's Ginger Loaf last night, making it as a loaf and a cake, and tonight I've used some of it to make a trifle..

I cut the loaf-pan size of it in half horizontally and lengthwise, spread raspberry jam on the length of each piece, then cut them into small squares, about 2cm square..
Made custard that's a little thicker than usual.
Opened a jar of preserved plums.

I placed ginger loaf pieces around the bottom of a lovely bowl.
Drizzled plum juice over them all.
Placed whole plums through the loaf pieces.
Another layer of ginger loaf and plums, and more juice drizzled over the loaf pieces.
Poured the just-made custard over, using a knife to lift back loaf pieces so the custard went through all the loaf pieces and plums.
Covered with plastic wrap and chilled.
We served it like that, and you can decorate as you want..

Delicious, with the spices in the loaf, the tangy plum flavour, smooth custard and extra tang of the raspberry jam.

A definite 'make-again' recipe.. :-)

For anyone wanting to make the ginger loaf, it's Smiley-Cherubs delicious recipe she posted here a few years ago -

Smiley-Cherub's Old fashioned Gingerbread Loaf...

MELT:
50gr butter
1 Tbsp golden syrup

ADD and mix in:
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar

SIFT and add:
1C plain flour
1tsp b/powder
2tsp ginger
1tsp mixed spice

MIX and add:
3/4C milk
1tsp b/soda

Whisk well together - mixture will be runny.

Pour into a baking paper lined loaf tin and cook at 180°C about 35 mins or ready when tested with skewer etc.

Enjoy.)

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cookessentials - 2010-07-31 13:42:00

Thanks cooks l just had a look through and copied some good recipes and l will be trying the ginger bread loaf and now off to find the ginger thread

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tommi2 - 2010-09-18 19:58:00

Nice to see this thread up and running again as I'm sure when I looked last week it was lost.

I am needing ideas for cold savoury finger foods that are not messy (do not require tomato sauce, or could cause the need for for a trip to a drycleaner), for the guests at our wedding while our photos are being taken.

There is no facility for heating food or keeping food warm. Any ideas for this type of food would be extremely appreciated. I have so far, club sandwiches, blinis with "some sort" of topping, mini quiches, cheese and crackers, vege sticks, asparagus rolls, savoury scones...

Help please, I'm sure there are many more ideas out there.

Thanks in advance to everyone :)

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cookessentials - 2010-10-12 10:21:00

Want easy desserts for spontaneous shared meals? - make a pavlova or few, and freeze - can be served straight from the freezer as they don't freeze hard due to the sugar - or a slice or two can be cut off to serve and the rest returned to the freezer.

floralsun - 2010-10-13 17:10:00

bump up the list for me later

catzwhiskaz - 2010-10-22 16:28:00

bumping up for........me

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cookessentials - 2010-11-16 16:54:00

Bump for Christmas

sumstyle - 2010-12-11 19:43:00