contents breakfast
5
appetisers
17
biscuits + slices
33
lunchbox fillers
51
mains
65
accompaniments
101
cakes
109
desserts
137
christmas
153
preserves
169
index
189
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foreword To the best of our archival knowledge this book is only the second cookbook in the School's 125 year history and hence a special publication in a very special anniversary year. In my own days as a young boy, I well remember a favourite Adelaide school cookbook used by my mother for many years. Of course, it was not the type of glossy picture filled version that is common place today but shares something in common with this Anniversary publication. The recipes contained herein are favourites provided by members of our community. They are tried and tested and above all delicious and endorsed by School families. It appears that young people are once again engaging in the joys of home cooking and turning away from packaged and take-away foods with questionable nutritional value. Having grown up in a family where home-cooked meals were a pivotal part of our social existence, being married to my Italian wife has enabled good food to continue to play an important part in our family's enjoyment of life and well-being. I am delighted to see my children also enjoy cooking good food. Easy to use recipes are essential for special or everyday meals. In many cases, the latter rely on the personal touch of home cooks and have been refined over many years. To bring together so many of these treasured recipes in this Anniversary book enables a wider audience to share and enjoy food within the spirit of a Grammar community. As a school we have come a long way over the last 125 years. As a boarding school, I can say with absolute confidence that the meals shared by our boarders in 2013 are much better than those experienced by boarders many years ago, particularly during the Depression and war
years. Many wonderful stories have been passed down by boarders over the years, each with their own colourful embellishment. Long gone are the days of "fly bog" (treacle) on dining room tables! This cookbook is a book of celebration and hopefully it will become a favourite cookbook and be well used by many. The book has been made possible by many wonderful contributors, including current School families, Past Grammarians and staff. It would not have been made possible without this support and especially the passion of Past Grammarian and current Assistant Director of Publications, Mrs Kim Steele, in bringing it all together. I would also like to personally thank parents who helped with photography by cooking their own or another contributor’s recipes. In particular, Mrs Melody Murray, mother of Margaret and Roger (Year 11, 2013) and Kate (Past Grammarian, 2010), who was instrumental to each photography session and her styling touches can be seen throughout this entire cook book. Thank you also to Mrs Miranda Kelly, Mrs Karina Nugent, Mrs Kristell Scott, Mrs Nadene Moorhouse, Mrs Louise Simmons, Ms Bronte Lyne and Ms Anna Williams for their help on the cooking days. Food's true wonder is that it gives us an opportunity for conversations, connection and celebration. I trust that we can all engage in such connectivity as the recipes in this 125th Anniversary Cookbook come to life in our homes. Bon appÊtit. Mr Richard Fairley PRINCIPAL
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one po t ch i ck p ea & p u mp kin c ur r y
mains
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h e ar ty be ef & b acon pi e
mains
hearty beef & bacon pie Sue Lynch - Mother of Heidi and Bronte (Year 11 and Year 12, 2013), Lachlan (2010), and Toby (2011) 1 large onion
MINCE MIXTURE
3-4 bacon rashers
• Finely dice onion. Chop bacon into small pieces e.g. 1-2 cm squares.
Olive Oil 1 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/2 tsp coriander Salt & pepper 1 heaped tsp garlic freshly crushed or minced garlic 1.5 kg beef mince Puffed pastry sheets 1 tbsp gravox 1 cup water 1 tbsp plain flour
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in the bottom of the frying pan. • Add onion, garlic, curry powder, cumin, coriander, ground pepper and stir fry until onion starts to soften . • Stir in the bacon and heat until the onion and bacon are cooked. • Add mince, stir intermittently. Cook until mince is brown. • Sprinkle plain flour over the top and stir into the mince mixture. • Make up a gravox mixture using the gravox and 1 cup of water. • Add gravox mixture to the mince mixture so that it is reasonably thick. Add salt if needed. Allow to cool slightly.
For many years a number of the boarders at the Townsville Grammar School have come from beef properties in outback Australia. This recipe comes from one of those families. HINT You can use the left over mince mixture to make a variety of other dishes: • Mince parcels - cut each puffed pasty sheet into 4 equal squares, then spoon an amount of mince mixture into the middle of each square. • Bring each of the four corners of each square into the middle to join the other corners. • Mince on toast. • Jaffles. • Add chilli powder and the mixture can be used for making nachos.
PASTRY • Butter or spray the lining of pie dish. • Line the pie dish with one layer of puffed pastry sheets, ensuring the edge of the pastry extends at least 1cm beyond the pie dish so that it can be rolled together with the edge of the top layer of pastry to seal the pie. • Fill with cooled mince mixture but leave at least 1 cm gap to the top of the pie dish to avoid mince mixture overflowing during cooking. • Top with one layer of puffed pastry sheets and roll the edges of the top and bottom layers of puffed pastry together. • With the leftover pastry, create some pastry art to decorate. • Place the pie dish on a flat baking tray, this helps to cook the bottom layer of pastry and also catches any spills. • Cook in the oven at 170°C until the pastry is golden brown.
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aaron's biscuits.....................................................................43 apricot & passionfruit jam..................................................184 apple chutney......................................................................180 apple crumble......................................................................139 apple crumble......................................................................148 apricot almond stuffing.......................................................106 apricot balls...........................................................................56 aunt kate's patty cakes.......................................................127 avocado dip............................................................................19
chicken spaghetti..................................................................96 chilli chicken with basil & coconut cream............................80
index
a
chinese chews.......................................................................45 choc chip pancakes with bacon & maple syrup...................10 chocolate beetroot cake......................................................112 chocolate cake.....................................................................113 chocolate mousse...............................................................139 chorizo risotto........................................................................67 christmas crackling pork....................................................163 cinnamon bread...................................................................113 cinnamon stars......................................................................36
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coconut cream with diced tomato & onion.........................106
baked custard......................................................................147
cream cheese brownies........................................................40
banana & choc chip muffins.................................................53
creamy mustard chicken.......................................................72
banana smoothie.....................................................................7
crescent cookies....................................................................39
bbq chilli prawns with mango mayonnaise..........................20
crispy chicken bake...............................................................95
beaney chilli...........................................................................75
crunchy choc chip biscuits....................................................42
beef pasta with sweet chilli...................................................75
cumquat marmalade...........................................................184
best christmas stuffing.......................................................159
cupcakes..............................................................................110
bobbie's simple orange cake..............................................112
curried nuts & bolts..............................................................25
cottage pie.............................................................................83
boiled fruit cake...................................................................156 boiled wild asparagus.........................................................103 brinjal pickle........................................................................104 bush brownies.......................................................................46 buzatierre...............................................................................72
d danish pastry.........................................................................42 dark secret cake..................................................................131 date & ginger loaf................................................................119
c
date fudge slice.....................................................................59
canadian brownies.................................................................46
devil's food cake..................................................................118
carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.............................119
donkey drops..........................................................................35
delicious scones....................................................................58
carrot cake...........................................................................124 cassava cake........................................................................132 champagne oyster risotto.....................................................19 cheese & bacon cob loaf.......................................................23 cheese ball.............................................................................20 cheese log..............................................................................26 cherry trifle..........................................................................164 chicken soup..........................................................................97
e easy cheesy scones...............................................................58 eggplant & parsley antipasto................................................26 eggplant rissoles...................................................................83 eggs benedict with blood orange hollandaise sauce...........10 everyday fruit cake...............................................................116
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index
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fallen milk chocolate puddings...........................................143
kiwi crisps..............................................................................39
feijoa jam.............................................................................183
kooki's lamb curry.................................................................88
fennel crusted barramundi...................................................95
korean beef............................................................................76
fig jam..................................................................................176 fregula with clams.................................................................91
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french toast............................................................................13
lasagne..................................................................................88
fruit bran loaf...........................................................................7
lemon cake..........................................................................122
fruity pavlova........................................................................140
lemon caper chicken.............................................................68
funghi porcini risotto.............................................................67
lime syrup cake...................................................................127
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m
gluten free banana muffins...................................................59
mango cheesecake..............................................................128
gluten free pineapple fruit cake..........................................118
mango cheesecake..............................................................146
gluten free/dairy free vanilla almond waffles........................8
mango cream pie.................................................................140
gold medal chocolate cake.................................................116
marinated artichokes..........................................................180
golden treacle slice...............................................................46
marinated beef steak casserole............................................86
grandma's ginger sponge...................................................132
mini quiches..........................................................................53
grandma's pumpkin scones..................................................59
moreton bay bugs with pernod butter..................................23
grandma's rice pudding......................................................147
muesli muffins.........................................................................8
grapefruit & orange jam.....................................................183
mulberry jam.......................................................................176
green tomato chutney.........................................................182
mushroom pie.......................................................................91
gyoza......................................................................................29
my new zealand mate's banana cake.................................133
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n
healthy breakfast...................................................................13
nana's shortbread...............................................................164
hearty beef & bacon pie........................................................71
nana's sugo...........................................................................84
honey bubbles........................................................................54
not quite bread & butter pudding.......................................144
hot mango chutney..............................................................182
nut terrine..............................................................................76
hulva.....................................................................................125
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impossible pie......................................................................148
jack's egg pie.........................................................................61
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o olive oil and vincotto cake...................................................115 oma's cheesecake...............................................................115 one cup fruit slice..................................................................53 one pot chick pea & pumpkin curry.....................................87 orange peel marmalade......................................................171
orange-coriander marmalade............................................184
p parsley & almond pesto........................................................29 passionfruit condensed milk tart........................................131 peanut butter cookies...........................................................43 peanut butter ice cream......................................................144 pepper sauce.......................................................................103 pikelets.....................................................................................8 pizza pinwheels.....................................................................54 plain sponge........................................................................124 plum chutney.......................................................................172 plum duff.............................................................................160 poppy seed cake..................................................................128 pork rack with roasted apples & pears..............................156 pork stroganoff......................................................................68 pork with broad beans...........................................................83
s sausage meat breadcrumb stuffing...................................106 savoury bread cases..............................................................61 savoury scone rolls................................................................56 special roast veal...................................................................79 speculoos biscuits.................................................................35 sponge cake.........................................................................110 sweet curry............................................................................97 sweet spicy mango chutney................................................179
t tasty salmon pies..................................................................80 texas beans............................................................................26 toffee apples........................................................................146 tomato relish.......................................................................172 triple choc brownies..............................................................40
puff wheat cake...................................................................121
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pumpkin cakes....................................................................121
vicki's hungarian lesco..........................................................87
prawn & bok choy stir fry with coriander.............................79 preserved lemons................................................................179 proper yorkshire puddings..................................................104
index
orange tart...........................................................................124
uncooked cookies..................................................................45
vietnamese duck on betel leaf..............................................25
q r
quiche....................................................................................92
raspberry swirl cheesecake................................................122
y yai yai's chicken & spaghetti.................................................96 yummy chewy gingerbread cookies....................................155 zucchini muffins....................................................................54
red wine beef cheeks............................................................92 rhubarb & fig jam................................................................175 roast turkey..........................................................................160 roasted tomato salad..........................................................103 rocky road............................................................................155 rosella jam...........................................................................175 rum balls.............................................................................159
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