Potato Salad

 Boil your washed and cut potatoes about 7 mins till tender but not soft as you would to make a mashed potato. Drain, cool, add chopped onion. Mix in the juice from 1 lemon into enough mayonnaise to lightly coat the potatoes. Done, easy potato salad!
"... I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no Mighty One." Isaiah 44:6

Lemon pie

Love this pie so much and it's so easy! I first made the butter short bread crust by mixing a cup of flour with ¼ cup sugar and 3 to 4 table spoons of butter. Mix till it forms a dough. Spread into your pie dish then stick in the oven (200°C) while you mix the pie filling. For the filling mix a can of condensed milk with the zest and juice from two lemons and two eggs. Pour into crust and bake 20 mins, then cover and bake about 20 more mins. till set.
Trust in Yah  with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Chocolate chip scones

Made some chocolate chip scones this morning and took some pictures to play with my new photo grid app. I have posted  scones on here before. Just wanted to share my photo fun!
Yahushua the Messiah the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8

Layered Pizza

Something that I love is pizza! This is an easy dish that you can fill with your favorite pizza toppings! I made a veg one tonight.

First you make your flat pizzas by mixing a cup of flour and a packet of instant soup (any flavor) I used cream of chicken. Mix in a little less than 1/2 cup of water until you have a nice dough that feels, to me, like play dough. Split the dough into 4 balls and roll out big enough to fit in your round baking dish. Heat a frying pan and set on med high. Cook the flat pizzas for 1-2 mins on each side. Now layer the flat pizza first, then your sauce (I use plain tomato sauce or a cheese sauce I like to make) then add your toppings. Tonight it is carrots, onions, green and yellow peppers. Top this with cheese and then do it again starting with another flat pizza then sauce, toppings and cheese, do this till you have your last flat pizza, put it on top and top it only with cheese. Bake for 10-15 mins at 245C.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love Yah, to them who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

Choc Drop Oatmeal Bake

You know what I have not cooked with in a long time, chocolate. So we picked up some chocolate drops at the store the other day and now it is time for Choc Drop Oatmeal Bake!
Take a half cup self rise flour and mix with a half cup of cooking oats. Add to that 3 spoons of sugar and 3 spoons of honey, 1 egg, a splash of vanilla and a hand full of chocolate drops. You could also add in 1 mashed banana at this time if you wanted, you just might have to add a bit less milk so it is not to runny. Mix together with a half cup of milk and bake at 200C for 23-35mins. I like to serve this with a drizzle of honey.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most high. Psalm 8:2

Notes to myself

Ok, yes going to 'talk to myself' right now... I just had a brain wave of food ideas for the cook book and I do not want to forget them. If I write them down I will lose the paper! My daughter is excited about the book too and has said she wants to write her own book of desserts! Sounds good to me!
 Taco Bake, Cinnamon Rolls, Chicken Dumplings, Rice Box, Banana Bread, Pizza, Baked Mac N Cheese, Fried Rice, Fruit Crumble.
This is the day which Yahweh hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Pasta salad

Pasta salad is wonderful for a shabbath. Fast, easy and you can pop it in the fridge and have it when ever you want. Pretty basic, make your pasta then set aside to cool. I chop up; carrots, onion, bell peppers, and whatever else you want to toss in. Mix it all together with a salad dressing or I like to use a tartare sauce. (mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion and salt/pepper.)  If you have to have meat with your meal, you can easily add shredded chicken into this salad.  Nice and light and a hit with my daughter who went back for seconds!
 It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yah. Matthew 4:4

Cheese Bake

So on the 6th day of the week, for breakfast, we usually have to just put something together with what ever is left over in the kitchen because we do our shopping in the afternoon! Sometimes I come up with wonderful ideas, other times, well lets just continue on shall we. Now this is a new one I came up with after having some left over ricotta from the ravioli we did the other day for the new cook book! So what to do for a breakfast with ricotta? Here we go.

Take about 1/2 cup self rise flour and season how you like, I used pinch of salt, mixed herbs and black pepper. Cut in 1 spoon of butter to the flour. Now beat 3 eggs and just a splash of milk (as if you were making scramble eggs) and pour that into the flour along with about 1/2 cup of ricotta. Mix to make a nice 'cake like' batter. Pour into a baking dish and bake at 200C for around 25-35 mins. Top with extra grated cheese and put back in for 5 mins to melt the cheese. You could also bake these into little muffin trays, just reduce the cooking time. And that my friends is what I did with my leftover ricotta on a cool winter morning.
Rejoice in Yah always; and again I say rejoice. Philippians 4:4

Busy Busy

It is the 5th day o the week and I have been so busy! Not too sure what to make for shabbath, but I need to figure it out soon so I can go do the shopping. I feel too tired to even head over into the kitchen to check what I might need.  If anyone has ideas for a shabbath breakfast, lunch, or dinner let me know by posting a comment. The first week back from holiday time is always the hardest,  hope I get it together enough to post some shalom cooking this weekend!
I have also had this idea to put together a book. I have my daughter and husband helping me. My husband is a photographer and my daughter, age 12, is a great cook and helper in the kitchen. (not to mention much more photogenic than myself as you can see) Husband, Cary, will be doing the photos for the new book. He does not do the photos in this blog, they are my amateur work, his are much nicer!

 So over all I would say I am busy and should stay that way for a while and that sounds just fine with me! I also will have a goal to post here once a week, and hope to meet some others from this who know and follow Yahshua.

Apple Upside Down Cake

The house smells so good this morning with an apple cake in the oven. I have not made this in a long time, so this morning when I was standing in the kitchen thinking "What should I make for breakfast" the first thing I saw were apples, so I thought I would do this apple cake!
First butter your cake dish and add a single layer of sliced apples then move on to making the batter.

Take 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup self rise flour, mix with 1/2 cup sugar (add more if you like it sweeter) Cut in 1 table spoon of butter and mix well. Now add the wet; 1 egg, 1teaspoon vanilla, 1/2  cup milk and a tablespoon of honey (you can also add a dash of cinnamon if you like) Mix till you have a nice smooth batter.  Spread the cake batter over the apple base and bake at 150C. I always check my cakes after 20 mins and then leave them for another 15 mins. When the cake is done let it cool and then flip it out onto a plate. If you want to go an extra step, add some powder sugar with a drop or so of water to make a glaze to drizzle over the cake. Enjoy!
 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6

Gnocchi

Love these yummy little things and they couldn't be any easier to put together. All you do is boil some potatoes as you would to make mash potatoes, well because that is what you need to make! After you have made your mashed potatoes the way you like them, slowly add in a little flour, enough to make a nice smooth dough, slightly to the sticky side but not too wet. This is your gnocchi dough! Roll out little snakes logs of the dough and cut into little gnocchi 2" pillow as you see in the first photo.
Yes, I took photos for 2 reasons. #1 my husband was cooking these tonight and #2 a wonderful friend reminded me to get in there and take photos!

Now there are two ways to cook them from here. First you have to boil them in water to cook them, just like fresh pasta, let it boil till it floats to the top, about 3-5 mins. Now you can stop right here, top with your favorite sauce and enjoy, or you can do what my husband does and it makes it so yummy! Heat up a non-stick frying pan with a big blob of butter and fry them for just a minuet or two on each side. (they will stick if you have less flour in, so be sure you watch it and add more butter, oh ya!) Very nice and perfect for me this way, by my husband likes to take it one step more and add some beef mince and grated Parmesan cheese.
Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29

Creamy Tomato Soup (Vegan)

OK, I have really got to get into a habit of taking a photo of my food before serving/eating it! Finished the soup for lunch today and then come here to the good old internet and then I think "I should have taken a picture of that soup!" Now to teach my brain to take a picture before my mouth/tummy says "Eat the food!"
Anyway this is a nice soup that has no dairy, yet is creamy and not watery!
Nice creamy soup on a winter day, what could be better?
Heat all in one pot; about 10 tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot in enough water to cover for about 10 mins or until all is soft. Then drain off most all the water (I always save a cup full just in case) add 1 can of chickpeas, drained and heat all together no more than 5 mins on low heat. Pour all into a blender and mix! To serve I hold a sieve over the bowl to strain out all the tomato seeds. I don't mind them but my daughter can't stand seeds in her soup! Top with some fresh herb! Nice, easy and very filling.

Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16

Chickpea samosas (Vegan)

 I have a wonderful app where I can find and share my recipes! Just the other day added my first entry, chickpea samosas.

2  cup · flour

² ⁄ ₃  cup · water

½  tsp · salt

½  cup · bolied & mashed potato

¼  tsp · pepper

½  chopped onion

1  can · chickpeas, drained

Directions

• 1 combine flour, water and salt to form a smooth dough. divide into 8 balls.
• 2 mix the remaining ingredients into a well mixed mash.
• 3 roll out the dough balls. (about 5" across) then slice in half.
• 4 fill the dough with chickpea filling. pinch the dough around it to seal using a little water if needed.
• 5 heat a pot with several inches of oil to 375°F. fry till golden. drain on towels before serving. enjoy

chana samosas (chickpea)
These were something new I made the other night. I didn't get to take any photos because they were eaten too fast!


Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22

Clean/Kosher

I found many truths of the bible about 10 years ago. For the ones might not know how to tell if an animal is clean to eat,  I thought I might take a post to give some basic scriptures that show us what we have been given to eat that is clean (kosher) as well as make a list of my favorite things to  always have on hand.

Leviticus 7:26-27 and 17:10-14

Lev 11:3-26

Deut 14:6-8

Lev 11:7 

What I like to always have in my kitchen during the winter;
Starting with the dry pantry items. Flour (plain and self rise) oil, cinnamon, honey, salt, sugar (although I don't like to use it too often) rice, pasta, peanut butter, pop corn, can fruit, can beans/chickpeas,  can soup, green tea, rolled oats.
Now on to the cold foods. Butter, cheese, milk, eggs, meat (chicken and beef) frozen mixed veg.
Fresh fruits and veg. Apples, banana, carrots, potato, onion. We have a strawberry garden in the back and I hope to add more to the garden this spring!

Also things of interest,  food allergy conversions. (Quick list. I will come back and edit to add more later)
Milk - Rice Milk or Almond Milk
Butter - Dairy free butter spread
Flour - Gluten free, or even spelt flour is a good one to try
Sugar - Honey

Scones for breakfast!

I love breakfast more than any other meal! Scones to me are just very basic, but you can do so much more to them.
Basic Scone:

Mix half a cup of flour and half a cup of self rise flour with a pinch of salt and a spoon of sugar. Stir in 1 tablespoon of butter and cut it into the flour. Now here is where you would add anything  else you want into the mix, and really anything goes! But we are keeping this one basic so now I just add enough milk to make a nice smooth dough. Roll the dough out to about 2" and cut into rounds place on a baking dish and dot a little butter on top if you want (I don't really do this much but it is nice when I do) Bake at about 200C for 15-20 mins or until lightly golden on top.
My favorite toppings are honey butter, jam or clotted cream and sliced bananas.
To make this just a little more 'southern country style' I leave out the sugar in the mix above and add bit more salt and a grind of black pepper. My daughter likes to have these with chicken and cheese inside for a nice breakfast sandwich, or sometimes I make a nice white country gravy to pour all over it! Served with some scramble egg and there you go! The options are endless! :)
Acts 4:12 - And there is no deliverance in anyone else, for there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved.

Easy cheesy rice

Ok, now we are talking, got a  blogger app for my tablet! Lets test this out now shall we, lol.

How easy is this dish. All you do is pop some pre-cooked rice in a baking dish! (great way to use leftover rice from the day before) Pour on your favorite creamy soup. Bake at 220°C for 20 mins. Then take it out and top with cheese. Turn the oven off and put the dish back in until dinner is ready to be plated up!
Commit thy way unto Yahweh; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5

Shabbath shalom

Well, it has been a while. I have told myself before that I would stick with a blog, but never have. I hope that now is the time that I will!
I hope to post wonderful food ideas at least once a week. That will be my goal. Photos will be next and should not be that had to make myself do, I enjoy taking snapshots of foods I make or find.
I have learned from the torah/bible, we have been given us good clean foods to eat.

Ok well my first entry will have to be what I just made for shabbath snacks, PB Oat Bites!
Easy to do and because I want to make this blog easy for me as well, I will not type it out in traditional manner. :)

PB Oat Bites:

Mix one table spoon of butter with 3 table spoons of creamy peanut butter in a pot on med heat. Melt and stir in 3 table spoons of honey (4 if you like it sweeter) Then add a dash of cinnamon and stir in a half cup of rice bubbles (rice crispy) and a half cup of oats. Mix well and cool a bit, then squeeze into little balls! You really need to squeeze hard, like those stress balls you see at the shops that you just have to pick up and squeeze but you never buy, this is really fun and kids would enjoy this part I am sure.
You can add raisins or chocolate chips in the final mix when cooled before you squeeze them into balls/bites. I didn't have any on hand when I made them today. Enjoy
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16