Kate's Crazy Culinary Creations

I has been pretty hot here in Melbourne for the last couple of week and I also haven't had an oven😢 So I was looking for something to cook on the BBQ. I am a fan of butterflied chicken because it cooks quicker than a traditional roast. I also like that it is easier to get marinade to stay on the bird while you are trying to cook it. I made this for my family and some of them, not naming names, aren't huge fans of chilli, so I reduce the amount of flakes that I used. However if I was making it for myself I wouldn't hesitate to use the full amount. I don't think that the full quantity would be to hot at all. Obviously depending on the type of flakes that you use. Preheat your oven or hooded BBQ to 200 degrees Celsius.  I prefer to butterfly my own chickens. It is really easy and once you have done it once or twice and you know where to cut you will never buy one again pre-cut. I suggest watching one of the many videos on YouTube. It will give you the added visua...

My parent moved house last year and they are having their first summer on their new house. There is numerous fruit trees there but we had no idea whatsome of them until recently. One of the tree we now know is crab apple tree. I have never seen them before let alone used them to make anything. I did some research and I found this recipe online. It was pretty easy and you could of course use whatever apples you have. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celcius. So firstly to prepare the apples, wash them and cut in half. Core as required. Place in a microwave proof dish and steam 3 times for 30 seconds. In the meantime combine the sugar, butter and golden syrup into a cast iron skillet. Over a medium heat stir until the butter melted. Reduce the heat and allow to cook for a further 5 minutes. After this time place the apples cut side facing up in the skillet. Cook for a further 3 minutes.  Remove the skillet from the heat and lay the pastry over the top of the apples. ...