Nannas recipes in 4 sentences
My Nanna was a great cook. She was European, and used many ingredients that were not common in Australia back in the 1960s.
I loved her shady kitchen with it's enormous windows, overlooking the garden. She grew figs, bananas, strawberries by the mile...a week with Nanna was a treat to be anticipated and savoured on every level.
If I have one shining memory of her, and she passed away 45 years ago, it's of being enveloped in her warm embrace, breathing the scent of rosemary and vanilla, and always coming away with a bit of flour dust on my cheeks. To say she influenced me, and continues to do so, is an understatement.
Nanna used to recite her recipes off the top of her head if asked. Nobody ever wrote anything down, or if they did, it was on the back of an envelope or on a piece of scrap paper.
I'm resurrecting the Recipe in 4 Sentences. If it takes more than four sentences to write out, it's too hard and has no place in a family kitchen repertoire!
MAINS
Poached Chicken Breasts
Chicken Ragout
Balsamic Chicken Breasts
Thai Beef and Noodle Salad
Crab Omelette
Oysters Mornay
Marinated and Slow Cooked Sweet Soy Chicken
Mums old fashioned Bombay Beef Curry
LIGHT MEALS
SIDES
Gluten Free Gravy
Good Basic Stock
Christmas Salad with Maple Syrup Walnuts and Pomegranate Ariels
TREATS
Herby cheese spread (Boursin copy)Cake Mix Cookies
Rosy Chocolate Bark
Economical home made Greek Sweet Yoghurt
Healthy Muesli Slice
Date, Cinnamon and Ginger cakes with Lime Zest Icing
Home Made Tingly Sherbet Powder
Three Ingredient Fruit cakes with variations for Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry Tea and other infusions to flavour the fruit
5 easy peasy delish meals in four sentences!
Nannas Apricot Slice (gluten free variation)
Crepes and Crepe Stacks
Tangy Citrus Cream Dessert
NOT IN FOUR SENTENCES, BUT WORTH IT!
Peasant Pesto and Marinated Feta
Super duper easy peasy Toffees
Fresh 3 ingredient Gnocchi...gluten free too!
War on TV Chefs #5...Invent your own recipes...No Bake Slice
War on TV Chefs #4...Prep day...hints and tips on menu planning, pre-preparing ingredients, and more!
War on TV Chefs #3...Shopping Day...efficient shopping, storage, planning, and a great recipe for Apple Jelly!
War on TV Chefs #2...Menu Planning back to basics...real menu planning for real families
War on TV Chefs #1...Building a menu plan that is uniquely you and caters to your family's taste..also recipe for home made sweet Greek yoghurt, and Healthy Muesli Slice
There's money in your refrigerator...making the most of your food budget..recipes include Good Basic Stock, Healthy Dog Food for your pet, End of the Week Soup, Authentic Pasta Carbonara, Really Easy Pickle Anything Recipe, Easy Any Fruit Jam
Mimi's Own Veal Parmigiana.
11 comments:
AnnabelJanuary 13, 2015 at 11:05 PM
Ohhh I am glad to see these! Fantastic. I hate complicated recipes. I will be following. And also madly following Mimis savings secrets! xxx
AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:47 PM
Ooohh Ive just seen these, will be perfect for next family celebration, thanks, love Maria xx
TaniaJanuary 31, 2015 at 12:10 PM
I have just discovered these. So thankful to you Mimi xx
tagsthoughtsFebruary 1, 2015 at 1:51 PM
AWESOME. Exactly, what I need in my life. Thanks for sharing!! XxOo
Jean | DelightfulRepast.comMay 21, 2015 at 12:45 AM
I just had to check out Recipes in Four Sentences! Love it! Of course, my own have more than four sentences; but since you know what you're doing in the kitchen, you could probably "boil them down" to four sentences!
MimiJuly 24, 2015 at 8:29 AM
Hello Jean, and thanks for stopping by. Most of my old recipes from Mum and Nanna, were just written on scraps of paper in passing, and much was left open to interpretation. Sewing patterns were the same...lol! It seems Mum and Nanna's generation just didn't need the whole blow by blow, ingredient by ingredient thing. Thanks for stopping by! Mimi xxx
AnonymousFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:40 AM
Hi Mimi, I am Chic Chick on SS. Thanks for the link to your blog and i'm looking forward to following you on Pinterest. I adore the 4 sentence concept. Now there is a recipe book, I'd buy. Even better with a photo of each dish. Thank you! I'm not sure how to change my profile here, so am just posting as anonymous.
I love hearing from you! I always respond to comments, so don't be shy! Mimi xxx
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