Vegemite Cookery

Most people think that you can only have Vegemite on toast and of course most non-Australians think Vegemite tastes horrible, well it is if you spread it like peanut butter thick, the trick with vegemite is to spread it thin especially if you haven't tried it before

Most australian homes have Vegemite not just for use on sandwiches or toast but for stock and as a drink
This recipie comes from the Kraft vegemite website and uses Vegemite as stock

Roast Pumpkin And Leek Risotto
Serves: 4
Preparation: 10-15 mins
Cooking: 40 mins

500g butternut pumpkin, cut into cubes.

olive oil spray.

1 teaspoon butter.

1 leek, sliced and washed.

125g rashers bacon, rind removed and chopped.

1 clove garlic, crushed.

11/4 cups short grain rice.

1 tablespoon VEGEMITE.

1 litre (4 cups) boiling water.

pepper, to taste.1/4 cup finely chopped parsley.

40g butter.

shredded Parmesan cheese.

SPRAY pumpkin with olive oil spray and bake at 200ºC for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Heat butter in a pan and cook the sliced leek, bacon and garlic for 2-3 minutes or until bacon is browned.

ADD rice and stir for 2 minutes or until coated in butter mixture. Stir in combined Vegemite and water. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until water is absorbed and rice is cooked.

REMOVE from heat and stir in pepper, parsley, and butter. Spoon into serving bowls and top with shredded Parmesan. Serve immediately

photos from the Kraft Vegemite website

French Baguette

These French bread baguette recipes will make you feel like you've stepped into a French bakery. Delicious, authentic, and easy to make!

Preparation Time: about 25 minutes
Cooking Time: about 25 minutes
Resting Time: about 4 hours, 30 minutes

Ingredients for French bread baguette recipes:

4 cups Flour
1 tbsp. Dry Active Yeast
1-2 tsp. Salt
2 cups Warm Water
Oil for bowl

How to make it:

1. In a bowl, mix together the flour and the salt.
2. In another bowl, combine yeast, warm water, and half of the flour/salt mixture. Using your hands, mix until it forms a dough. Then, cover with a dish cloth and let sit at room temperature for 3 hours. It should triple in size.
3. Gently incorporate the rest of the flour/salt, using your hands.
4. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes. It should be supple and elastic when you stop kneading.
5. Lightly oil a bowl. Place dough in bowl. Cover with a dish towel. Let sit for 1 hour. It should double in size.
6. Preheat oven to 450°F. Knead again. Then cut dough into 3 parts and form each part into a long baguette. Place on a baking sheet. Let sit for at least 20 minutes.
7. Place a bowl of water in the oven. Bake baguettes for about 25 minutes (maybe less). Remove the bowl of water after 15 minutes of baking.
Voilà!

Tip for French Bread Baguette Recipes:

Baguettes are particularly crusty and light because they are cooked at extremely high temperatures and are vaporized. Even though domestic ovens can't go as high a real French bakery ovens, you can still make an excellent baguette, by remembering to put a bowl of water in the oven. And, of course by baking at a very high temperature.

Variations:

Do you like whole wheat baguette recipes? Just use 1 cup White flour and 3 cups Whole Wheat flour!

Serving Ideas:

French bread baguette recipes can be used in a variety of ways: for breadfast with butter and jam, to accompany soups, for sandwiches, cut in thin slices for foie gras, to serve hors d'oeuvres… or really with anything at all because French bread baguette recipes are just so delicious!!!

Shepherds Pie

This is one of the first things I ever learned to cook, its warm and filling and it doesn’t really matter what you add to the basic recipe

Ingredients
500g minced lean beef (ground beef)
1 onion diced
1 tbsp oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1-tablespoon gravy powder
6 medium sized potatoes (mashed)
Handful of grated cheese

Peel then cut potatoes into small pieces medium sized saucepan let them cook as you prepare rest of pie
Brown mince and onion add gravy power stir add water to thin down
Transfer mixture into large flat casserole dish
Mash potatoes and place them over the meat
Cover with handful of grated cheese
Bake in hot oven or under the grill till cheese is brown
Serve

You can replace potatoes with pasta and/or add any diced vegetables or even beans to this basic recipe even add tomatoes and chilli instead of gravy for a Mexican pie