Kate's Crazy Culinary Creations

I have seen a few tray bakes lately in magazine and online and thought I would give this one ago. They are really easy to make and pretty quick to cook. Especially this one as the potatoes have already been partly cooked.  Preheat your oven to 190 degrees celcius.  So firstly to cook the potatoes in the microwave. Quarter them and place them in a microwave proof bowl covered with cling wrap. Cook on high for 6 minutes in the microwave. Once cooked transfer to a colander to drain and allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl add, 1 of the garlic cloves, crushed, oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano and cumin. Season generously. Add the chorizo, capsicum, onion, potato and the remaining whole garlic cloves. Toss to combine. Transfer into a large baking dish. Roast for 15 minutes. Then stir before cooking for another 15 minutes. Stir in the corn and roast for a further 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle over the coriander leaves and add the s...

Well another birthday cake this week for one of my co-workers. When I ask what he wanted he said he wanted a chocolate cake. When I asked what type of chocolate cake he said he didn't care. I have seen this cake doing the rounds so thought it might be a good time to give it a try. Start by preheating your oven to 180 degree celcius and prepare 2 20 centimeter cake tins. Lining the bottom with baking paper. Place the sugar in a large mixing bowl or your stand mixer, followed by the salt, baking powder, baking soda and corn flour. Whisk together briefly. Then add the flour, cocoa and instant coffee powder on top of the mixture. Slowly pour the boiling water over the top. Once all added stir vigorously and stream in the oil. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and finally the buttermilk. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and ensure that the mixture is well combined. Pour into your prepared cake tins and bake for 18-22 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool completely before icing. Fo...

Today being Father's day I asked my Dad what he wanted for dinner tonight. His choice was ribs. I have made ribs a couple of times before but I was short on time today to cook them. I thought that surely there is away that I can set them to cook in my slow cooker while I did the other things I had to do today. Sure enough after some research I found this recipe. I must say it was heaps easier than the other methods that I have tried in the past and the result was amazing. So firstly season your ribs the salt and fresh cracked pepper. Into the bottom of the slow cooker pour the water. Layer the seasoned ribs into the slow cooker. Slice the onion and roughly chop the garlic clove and place on top of the ribs. Turn the slow cooker on to low and cook for 8 hours. (If you don't have time you can cook it for 4 hours on high, but low for 8 is preferable.) When close to the end of the 8 hours preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. After the 8 hours remove the rib...