Recipes

Here are a few recipes that I think are quite good. The first two are my own creations. Let me know what you think. I've also included conversion tables for those that need them.

In a fry pan over medium heat, melt the margarine. Begin to sautee the ingredients. First add the garlic and savour the aroma for a couple of minutes. Add the asparagus and let it cook for a few minutes while stirring the ingredients from time to time. Add the mushrooms and continue to stir. Shortly, after you add the mushrooms, put in the basil. When the mushrooms look close to done, add the prawns, while still continuing to mix everything. At this time, you may also add a bit of salt and pepper if you so desire, although they are not necessary. The prawns should cook quickly. Once, the prawns are cooked, lower the temparture and add the cream cheese and milk. Follow the directions on your package of linguini and cook it. By the time this is done, your sauce should be ready. Pour the sauce over the bed of linguini and you're ready for some good eatin'.

• Place couscous in a large bowl. Add boiling water and briefly mix. Leave covered for 15 minutes.
• While waiting for the couscous, make the dressing:
  1. Place onion and garlic in a food processor (or blender) and obliterate.
  2. Add curry powder, olive oil, the juice (minus seeds, of course) of the lemon, and honey continuing to blend.
  3. Add 1/2 the bunch of parsley leaves continuing to blend.
  4. If you feel that the dressing is too thick, you can add a bit more olive oil, although it does end up fairly thick.
• After waiting the requisite 15 minutes for the couscous, fluff with a fork. It should be quite dense and needs to be broken up.
• Mix dressing with couscous and then place covered in fridge for at least a couple of hours to let couscous absorb the flavours.
• Peel and seed both the cucumber and apples after the couscous has sat long enough.
• Chop the remaining parsley leaves.
• Chop the cucumber into 1 cm cubes.
• Chop the apples into 1-2 cm slices. (i.e. 1-2 square cm with the thickness of a slice)
• Add parsley, cucumbers and apples (and raisins if you want, although this is just an untried idea) to the couscous and mix.

1. Place the oatmeal in a blender and blend.
2. Cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
6. Roll the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.
7. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.