Nachos 3

Quick, easy, delicious. Don't forget the sour cream.

Nachos 2

Easiest. Meal. Ever.

Nachos

Corn chips

Chilli beans (from a can)

Grated cheese

Sour cream

Put the first three ingredients into an ovenproof dish in that order. Grill till heated through and cheese is melted (5 minutes maybe?). Serve with sour cream.

Ever.

Burritos 5

Topped with sour cream, mince mixture (onion, mince, cumin, worcestershire sauce, beef stock, salt, pepper, baked beans, corn), cheese, salad, grated carrot, chopped tomato, more cheese. Delicious!

Chili 3

It's meant to be summer. And yet I'm dressing my children like this:

So I made chili for dinner tonight. Much like the recipe I've already posted but with some alterations.

- We had no garlic. It was still delicious.

- I doubled the measures for the spices.

- I added a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.

- I used an extra can of chili beans, hot, salsa flavoured.

- I added 1/2 a can of water.

- I added a good 1 1/2-2 cups of frozen corn.

- It simmered away for a good half hour.

- We added chili flakes at the table to increase the heat. Since we were serving it to our kiddilicks it wasn't very hot in the pot. But a couple shakes of chili flakes increased it to the perfect amount of heat. Enough to heat up your mouth and get your nose running by the time you finish the bowl, but not so much you can't taste your food or get through two bites in a row.

It's nice with sour cream and bread, or tonight we had the last of my most recent batch of delicious home made bread rolls or as the recipe calls them:

Nice Buns

1 1/4 cups warm water

3 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp yeast (dry, granules)

1 Tbsp cooking oil

3 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

Dissolve sugar in water. Have the water at a temperature so that it is still luke warm after the sugar has dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over the mixture, add oil and stir briefly.

Leave mixture to stand for 5 minutes or until it has become foamy. This works best if left in a warm place.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Knead for a bit. When smooth (takes 5-10 minutes of kneading) you can leave the dough to rise for 30 mins (recommended) or you can bake it straight away.

Divide mixture into 10-12 buns. Cook in hot oven at 180 degrees Celcius for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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In my personal preparation, after I have divided the mixture into buns, I pull the dough from top to bottom, squeezing all the air bubbles out underneath and form it into a rectangle shape. Then I slice it lengthways down the middle, not all the way through, with a sharp knife, then press it back together and place on the tray. The buns turn out round or sometimes square, and with a line down the middle that makes it easy to break in half. These are the business.

There you go Nicole!