Breakfast Muesli Slice: It’s crunchy, quick and mmmhhh

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It’s a favourite in our home.

Breakfast Muesli Slice
Makes 16
Preparation: 15 minutes + 30 to cool
Cooking: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups traditional rolled oats
1/3 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup caster sugar
200g packet dried fruit, chopped (choose your favourites)
1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries (optional: replace with chocolate drops)
1/4 cup sunflower or pepitas seeds
2 tablsp flaked almonds (again choose nuts of your choice)
60g margerine
2 tblsp maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 egg, lightly beaten

Food For Happiness: Scones With Mixed Berries Mascarpone Cream

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Serves 6

For the Scones you would need:

225 g flour, a hint of salt, 1 Tbl baking soda, 75 g butter, 2 Tbl brown sugar, approx. 100 ml milk and some flour to role out the dough.

Mix the flour, sald and baking soda. Add pieces of soft butter until you’ve got a crumbly mass. Add sugar. Add milk bit by bit until the dough becomes smooth.

Roll out the dough until 2 cm thick. Cut out round scones (5-6 cm diameter). Place them on a with baking paper lined baking tray in a pre-heated oven for 12-15 min on 220 C.

For the Mixed berries mascarpone cream you would need:

Quick And Healthy Banana Maple Smoothy Drink

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Me and my partner have this drink all the time. It’s a good replacement for a skipped breakfast, or as a filling drink in between and for pregnant women a quick treat when the thought of eating something makes you choke.

For one large glass take:

1/2 cup chilled milk

1 ripe banana

2 tsp. maple syrup

Blend altogether. Pour into a large glass and decorate with a slice of banana. Hmmmmm this is a drink that cheers me up.

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Easy Peasy Raspberry Tarts

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I would usually rather eat desserts than make them. However, I had some raspberries in the garden and came across this recipe, with only a few ingredients, which I was keen to try out. Well, you can see the result above and I can assure you they taste yummy.

What you need:

400g sweet short pastry

crème fraîche

a little sugar

fresh raspberries

icing sugar

Food For Happiness: Spaghetti With Olives And Feta

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Serves 4:

Ingredients: 500g Spaghetti, 2 medium onions, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 4 large tomatoes, 200g feta cheese, 5 tbs olive oil, 100g green olives, basil, salt and pepper.

Food For Happiness: Grilled Mussels With Three Toppings

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For 12 mussels

Pesto Topping:

2 tbs basil pesto

2 tbs creme fraiche

Food For Happiness: Creamy Herb And Garlic Chicken With Gnocchi

Very simple and delicious:

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves 4

Food For Happiness: Yummy Brownies Recipe

This recipe comes from my neighbour Laurel. Believe me they are easy to make and taste  hmmmm.

Salt And Sichuan Pepper Salmon With Wasabi Mayonnaise

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Prep time: 10 minutes, cook time: 15 minutes, serves: 4

2 teaspoons sea salt

2 teaspoons sichuan pepper

1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil

Scotch Fillet With Pepper Thyme Sauce

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prep time: 10 minutes, cook time: 15 minutes, serves 4