Creamed Rice with Spiced Apples
1 cup arborio rice
1/2 cup castor sugar
3 cups light and creamy evaporated milk
4 red apples, cored and cut into wedges
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup apple juice

Method 1. Place rice and 2 cups water in a saucepan, bring to the boil, without stirring, and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until most of water is absorbed. 2. Add caster sugar and milk and bring to the boil. 3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until rice is soft. 4. Meanwhile, place remaining ingredients in a saucepan and stir over low heat until brown sugar dissolves. 5. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 5-10 minutes or until apples are just soft. 6. Remove cinnamon stick. Serve rice topped with apples and cooking liquid.

 

Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce
120g shallots
3 rashes of bacon, chopped
1/2 cup of chopped capsicum
3 mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup pre-cooked carrot
1/4 cup pre-cooked broccoli
1 cup of tomato pasta sauce

Method 1. Combine all ingredients in frypan and cook until heated through, approx 5min. 2. Transfer to food processor and blend until smooth. 3. Serve on spaghetti or noodles, sprinkle with grated cheese.

 

Apricot chicken
1kg chicken pieces
Seasoned flour
415ml can of apricot nectar
1 packet French onion soup 

Method 1. Coat chicken pieces with seasoned flour. 2. Place in shallow casserole dish. 3. Combine apricot nectar and soup mix in a saucepan. Heat until thickened. 4. Pour over chicken pieces, cover and bake in moderate oven (180°C) for an hour and a half. 5. Serve with mash potato and veggies.

 

Strawberry Flan
500g fresh strawberries
1 vanilla sponge cake
500ml vanilla yoghurt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Method 1. Wash and place berries in a saucepan with sugar and enough water to cover berries. 2. Gently boil berries until a nice syrup is formed, and let cool. 3. Fold vanilla essence into yoghurt and refridgerate until needed. 4. Place sponge cake into a dish and spread with cooled strawberries and syrup. Let the syrup soak into the sponge. 5. Spoon the yoghurt on top. 6. Place in fridge for at lest an hour.

 

Tomato Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes
500g beef mince
1 tbs rice
1 tsp curry powder
1 grated onion
1/4 cup water
1 large can of tomato soup 

Method 1. Combine all ingredients (except soup) well in a large bowl. 2. Empty soup into a large pot. 3. Lightly roll meat into balls and place in soup. 4. Cover and cook gently for 1 hour. 5. Serve with mashed potato.