Kate's Crazy Culinary Creations

Chorizo Pasta Bake http://katesculinarycreations.blogspot.com/2015/10/chorizo-pasta-bake.html

I saw this recipe online and thought it would make a great mid week meal. It was so good. It reheats really well and would serve 4 people. It would be great with a fresh tossed salad. So in a large cast iron pan over a medium heat, heat up the olive oil until just smoking. Add the sliced chorizo and diced onion to the pan and cook until brown. Add garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds. Add to the pot the stock, passata, cream, pasta, salt and pepper. Bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover with the lid and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Stir once during the 15 minutes. After the fifteen minutes stir in half the grated cheese and pour mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top and grill under the grill until the cheese is melted and brown on top. If you don't have a grill you can put it in the oven. It will just take a little bit longer. As I said earlier it would be great with a green salad. I loved this and have alr...

I can't take credit for this recipe it is from my sister. She has been making them for awhile and I finally thought I would give it a go. They are amazing and pretty simple to make. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Beat the butter until pale and fluffy for 2 minutes. Now add the brown and white sugar and continue to beat on a medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and finally add the vanilla. In a medium sized bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture in the the mixer. Mix together. Finally stir in the chocolate and nuts with a large spoon until incorporated. Scoop a generous tablespoon of the mixture out and roll into a ball. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Press down lightly on the top of the balls to flatten the mixture. Allow for the biscuits to spread when cooked. About 8 biscuits to a tray. Bake for 10 minutes. You still want the cookies to be soft in the middle so you ...

Well tomorrow is the AFL Grand Final and I made some sausage rolls for the occasion. I have made these before and they were really nice. They are a little bit fiddly to assemble but the filling is easy to make. So here goes. Firstly preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius. In a small sauce pan cook off the onion, garlic and fennel seeds until soft, but not brown. Set the onion mixture aside to cool while you mix together the other ingredients except for the egg and pastry of course. Now add the cooled onion mixture to the meat mixture until well combined. Defrost the puff pastry sheets. Cut them into 6 rectangles. In the middle of the sheet piece place a tablespoon of the mixture. Spread lengthwise and roll up the pastry. Then cut the roll in half again. Brush each roll with the beaten egg. Place the rolls on a baking tray that is lined with baking paper and cook in the oven until golden brown. It should take around 20 minutes. After they are cooked serve while still hot. You c...