http://riley.dirtchild.com you know you have it Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:23:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This quantity of cake fills one 23cm square cake tin. For most birthday cake designs you will most probably need to double your quantities. 250g plain flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon bicarb 1/4 teaspoon salt 200ml buttermilk (or 75ml yoghurt mixed with 125ml milk) 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or flavouring of your ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/basic-birthday-cake/ Credit where credit’s due, I originally got this recipe from the wonderful Morsels & Musings. Serves 4 1 quantity Hararat *(see instructions below) 300g lamb mince (can substitute beef to good effect) 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped Good slurp olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika (I like sweet smoked) 1 400g tin crushed tomatoes 1 litre ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/libyan-lamb-soup/ 1 free range chicken 3 oranges 100g butter, softened and cubed 5 tbsp honey 1 bunch tarragon 300ml red wine Preheat the oven to 200C, clean and pat dry your chook and put it into a deep roasting pan. You will need the zest from all 3 oranges, and the juice of 2 of them. Chop the tarragon, ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/orange-roast-chook/ 3 mandarins 3 eggs 250g caster sugar 75g (half a cup) plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 200g (one and half cups) almond meal icing sugar for dusting Place whole, unpeeled mandarins in a saucepan with water to cover. (To keep them underwater you may need to weigh them down with an inverted saucer or bowl.) Bring ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/mandarin-cake/ 3 tbsp butter good slurp olive oil 1 onion or leek, sliced 200g pearl barley 150ml white wine 750ml stock 200g mixed mushrooms, chopped or whatever 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1/2 cup diced ham squeeze of lemon juice, to taste spinach or rocket leaves 2 tbsp grated gruyere or parmesan Heat 2 tbsp of the butter and a good ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/pearl-barley-risotto-with-mushrooms/ Serves four. 2 medium zucchinis olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper 70g feta big pinch of allspice (pimento) juice of half a lemon Grate the zucchini on the largest hole on your grater. Heat a non-stick pan with a little olive oil, and add half the zucchini. Cook gently without allowing the zucchini to colour, for ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/raes-zingy-zucchinis/ 1 cup lukewarm milk 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) Mix the milk, yeast and sugar in a bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes in a warm place or until the top gets all ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/basic-bread-recipe/ These quantities are a little rubbery, a bit dependent on how much soup you want and what the status of your pantry is… but to feed four you might want… 1 largeish onion, finely diced 1 largeish carrot, finely grated some slices of pancetta, bacon or ham, finely chopped (leave this out if ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/the-kids-tomato-soup/ Serves 6-8 3 bunches English spinach, stalks removed 1 bunch dill, washed and flicked dry 1 bunch mint, washed and flicked dry 1 bunch continental parsley, washed and flicked dry 200g fetta, diced or crumbled 1/2 bunch green onions, finely sliced nutmeg, pepper, salt 7 eggs 1 packet filo pastry, thawed to room temperature 100-150g butter, melted Preheat the oven to ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/spanakopita-for-allie/ Serves four hungry adults 8 sausages, the best Italian style plain pork ones you can find 2 cloves of garlic, thumped with the back of a knife smallish glass of red wine half a smallish glass of water 1 onion, diced olive oil salt 500g puy lentils (don’t try with any other variety) baby spinach (optional extra) chopped parsley (optional ... http://riley.dirtchild.com/wine-simmered-sausages-with-lentils/