Thread: easy and simple recipes

My recipe takes about 20 minutes to cook, at 425-450 degrees, but it
does depend on the pan you're using - I find a ceramic pizza pan cooks
the dough much better than a tin pan, which can leave a soft bit in
the middle.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups plain flour (or half and half white and wholemeal)
2/3 - 3/4 cup warm water - add yeast (a packet, or 2 tsp), and a
tsp of sugar.

Leave the yeast 5-10 min to bubble and add to the flour, with
about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix roughly in a bowl, then
put in the food processor, and process, adding a LITTLE more
water if it won't form a ball. Turn out in the bowl, which has
had a teaspoon of olive oil put in it. Roll the ball in the oil,
cover loosely, and leave until risen (depends on the weather, but
I find an hour is enough).

Spread out in your pizza platter (ceramic if possible, see above),
and it will begin to rise again while you potter around the kitchen,
finding whatever ingredients are available to make fridge pizza.

Cook about 20 minutes - I've never had any problem with anything
burning, except maybe the odd mushroom.


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honey glazed carrots

This simple side works with various meat main dishes. this is an easy dish for a guest to bring too.

1 1/2 quarts water
5 cups thinly sliced carrots
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Bring water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add carrots. cook for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Place carrots and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently. Yeild:8 servings (servings size:about 1/2 cup)

CALORIES 51( 4% from fat); FAT 0.2g (sat 0g, poly 0.1g); PROTIEN 0.8g; CARB 12.5g; FIBER 3g; CHOL omg; SODIUM 203mg; CALC 32mg.

Well I'm not much of a cook, I love watching Jamie Oliver I do get tips from him on how to cook. Then when I want to I don't have the ingredients or if that isn't the problem I'm to tired.

Now I just stick to ready meals, they may be expensive or buy the smaller pkts(cheaper) for help to lose weight, you will find you have some time to yourself, and/or the kids.

this is really good....

thinly sliced potatoes (hasbrown style)
onions also thinly sliced
cream of chicken soup
colby jack chesse thinly sliced
ritz crackers (crushed)
2 tablespoons of melted butter
2 tablespoons of sour cream (optional)

Put butter, onions and potatoes in a pan in the oven cook around 10 mins
add cream of chicken soup and let cook around 20 more mins..
then add chesse and crackers
cook untill golden brown
enjoy

This ones a side dish for any meat in your meals

Beans with garlic

Cut the beans in half ur if you perfer whole

Boil it don't over boil them

when's that ready ,pour it on a bowl,then add salt,pepper

olive oil just a tsp

then chopped up or minced the garlic and put it over the beans. it's healthy and yummy by the way serve it cold.

Originally Posted by imported_princess

This is an easy recipe that everyone will love!!!

1 lg. pkg. Oreo cookies
1/2 stick butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
3 1/2 c. milk
1 pkg. instant French vanilla pudding
1 (12 oz.) carton Cool Whip
Artificial flowers or gummy worms!!!

Crush well one whole package of Oreo cookies. Set aside. Cream together butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar. In separate bowl, mix together milk and pudding mix, add to creamed mixture. Layer cookies and pudding mix. End with cookies. Refrigerate. Decorate with flowers or gummy worms before serving.

Wow! That sounds really good! I'd like to try that sometime. I LOVE pudding.

ok this is one ive loved all my life, its great for those nights you really cant be bothered. the name sounds a little off puttin if u dont like fish but it doesnt really taste like it, believe me, i told my fussy-fish-hating bf that it was 'chicken rice' and he loved it.

1 tin tuna (185g sandwich tuna)
1 packet of cream of chicken soup
3 cups of water
3/4 cup of uncooked rice
1/2 cup of carnation milk
1/2 grated cheese
2 table spoons of margerine
1 cup of crushed cornflakes

blend the soup mix with the water in a saucepan
add rice
stir constantly until boiling then cover and turn to simmer for 10 min
then add tuna, carnation milk, and grated cheese
place in a casserole dish

melt marg
add cornflakes, mix until coated and soft
place ontop of casserole
cook in a moderate oven (180*C) for 20 min

fine on its own or with a bit of salad.

give it a try, everyone ive made it for loves it

happy cooking