Cooking with donated mandarins and some lemons gifted by Jenny. Based on this women’s weekly recipe, but used whole lemons minus the seeds, membrane & pith instead of the lemon juice. 3.7kg mandarins 400g lemon flesh & peel 4kg white sugar Worth making again when mandarins are at peak season. I would like to try the …

Pea and Ham soup This was child approved. When I weighed my ham hock it was double the recipe requirement, so I doubled all ingredients except the frozen peas (didn’t have any more). I added an extra cup of dried split yellow peas at the same time as the stock to compensate. Stock powder was …

I want to try these.

H did some fast talking, and we agreed to make New Year cake.  I used this recipe.  I bought the wrong type of rice flour, but it still worked and was palatable.   I wonder if the different flour would change the consistency, as I had to add a lot of water to get the mix …

All Hail Smitten Kitchen.  This was a really great use of Rhubarb.  The only downside was it used 4 (!) mixing bowls.  A special occasion cake for guests, not an everyday cake.  Froze and thawed very well. ‘Big Crumb’ Coffeecake with Rhubarb Adapted from The New York Times 6/6/07 Butter for greasing pan For the rhubarb …

These are awesomely delicious and we should make them again.  They freeze well.  Makes quite a lot, would be excellent for Christmas gift biscuits. 2 1/2 cups (375g) self-raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 180g butter 1 cup (200g) …

A Rhubarb self saucing pudding with chopped rhubarb at the base. Nice idea, very very sweet. Warrants further investigation into a less sugary version for the future. 370g diced fresh or frozen rhubarb 125g plain flour 150g caster sugar 80ml milk 45g butter, melted 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract …

by Jill Duplex.  It’s delicious, easy and H approved. INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle 1 leek (pale part only), thinly sliced 2 carrots, finely chopped 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 cup (200g) green lentils or brown lentils, rinsed, drained 2L (8 cups) Massel vegetable …

Next time we have some rhubarb, the rhubarb, raspberry and sago sauce from Stephanie is excellent on breakfast and H approved.

This was delicious and easy. I used the three colour egg fettuccine instead of spaghetti, it was fine.