600g fine green beans
half cup pecan nuts
125 ml fresh cream
2 tsp Dijon mustard
juice of 1 lemon
salt and milled pepper
Top and tail green beans, boil in salted water until tender.
Drain, run cold water over to stop cooking
Keep aside till ready to serve
Mix cream mustard and lemon juice,season with salt and black pepper
Store covered in the fridge till needed
Pour over green beans, also some pecan nuts

5 sweet patatoes washed
30ml olive oil
100 ml honey
2ml ground cloves and cinnamon and chilli flakes 5ml all spice
Preheat oven to 200 C
Slice sweet potatoe into thick round, place on baking sheet
Drizzle with olive oil, close with foil and bake untill soft about 20 minutes
Put honey over sweet potatoes and add spices
Bake uncovered for about another 20 min till sticky and caramelised

1 Roll puff pastry
500ml cream
8 egg yolks
200 g sugar
2 teaspoons flour
Roll pastry thinner
Line small (cupcake size) silver foil containers with pastry
Beat egg yolks add sugar and cream and flour
Bring to the just under boil point, stirring careful not to burn mixture
Let it cool, fill tart cases transfer to oven bake at 180 for 20-30 minutes
When cool dust with icing sugar

This make at least 12 large scones
560g Flour
30ml Baking powder
5ml Salt
250g Butter, softened
3 free-range eggs
200ml Buttermilk

Preheat oven 200 C
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt
Rub in the butter with your finger tips (make sure not to get the butter warm)
until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Beat together egg and buttermilk
Add to flour mixture, using a butter knive cut in the liquid to form a soft dough
Place dough on lighly flowered surface, gently pat to 2cm thick.
Cut out rounds using a cooky cutter
Place the scones on a greased baking tray
Bake for 10-15 minutes until puffed up and golden.

2 Cups flour
Pinch of salt
50 g butter
185 ml milk
Heat butter and mik in microwave
Add to flour and salt
Mix , roll, bake in flat p

2 Thinly sliced red onion
2 Tbs olive oil
half cup sugar
half cup dry red wine
quarter cup red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
half tsp salt
In saucepan , heat olive oil add onions and cook for 10-15 minutes until translucent
Add sugar and cook until sugar has dissolve, careful add vinegar and wine.
Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer till onions are completely soft between 30-60 min
Keep stirring and check that onions dont burn.
Serve warm or cool, store in fridge.

SAUCE
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 chilli chopped
4 Tbs light soya sauce
4 Tbs lemon juice
4 pinches salt and sugar
Mix all together
Chop chicken breast into small cubes
dry fry
Chop red onion or spring onion also mint and raw peanuts crushed
Assemble in lettuce leaves, add sauce

Half a cabbage
3 large carrots grated
1 onion chopped
2 sticks celery chopped (use some tops)
3 garlic cloves crushed
whole chicken cooked and shredded
soy sauce salt pepper garlic salt One stock cube crumbled
Fry onion garlic carrot celery and cabbage
Add soya sauce and crumble the stock cube
salt and pepper and garlic powder.
A quick fry, put in colander let liquid drip out, use tomorrow
Put chicken and veg into a wrapper, roll, make about 40

Family secret recipe,,, not to share

1 cup all purpose flour
pinch salt
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup pecans
1/2 cup butter
Preheat oven to 180
You can toast the pecans on a baking tray for 6 mnutes untill fragrant
Chop your pecans
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add salt, vanilla and flour just until dough comes together.
Fold in pecans
Form dough into balls
Roll in sugar
Place onto baking sheet, flatten with the bottom of a glass (reshape sides is needed)
Sprinkle with sugar
Bake until golden brown,  15 minutes, rotate halfway.

Half a yellow and half a red pepper (1 whole pepper)
Half a red onion
2 Cloves garlic
A little chilli
Parsley or basil
4 Rachers bacon
Fry chopped bacon in a little oil until brown
Add sliced onion and sliced peppers
Fry over low heat, add garlic salt and pepper
Add chopped basil or parsley
Put the lid on, let it fry slowly to make a sauce
Add pasta water to help make your sauce
Cook until soft, add pasta and a little xtra virgin olive oil