Jam / Lemon Curd or even Chocolate Spread Tarts

This is the easiest pudding in the world to make - go wild and try to think of new fillings

Ingredients
1. Mcdougal's Short Crust Pastry Powder
2. Water
3. Your choice of filling - jam, fruit, curd and chocolate spread all work but if you want to try peanut butter and banana go ahead.

Method
1. Pour half the bag of Mcdougals short crust pastry in a bowl (half the bag makes around 15 tarts).
2. Add the amount of water listed on the pastry powder box
3. Mix together until it sticks together and kneed it into a ball
4. Clean and dry your kitchen side, spread a small amount of flour over the side so its lightly cover.
5. Grab a rolling pin and roll out the dough ball you have made into a thin sheet rectangle.
6. Using a tart cutter (or an upturned wine glass) cut out your tart circles.
7. Pre grease your fairy cake bun sheet with small amount of butter on your finger.
8. Lay your pastry circles onto your bun sheet.
9. Pre heat the oven to 200c
10. Place your filling into your pastry circles and then place them in the oven for around 18 minutes or until light brown.
11. Laugh at anyone who tries to eat them too soon and burns there mouth haha

Big Dave's Chilli

There is nothing nicer than a warm spicy chilli on a winters day. Its simple to make and can be used with a wide variety of side dishes such as rice, nachos, wraps, wedges, jackets or plain old chips. Here is my version ...

Serves 6

Ingredients
3-4 Garlic cloves chopped
Lean Beef Mince 450g
4 x tinned tomatoes (chopped)
1 tsp tomato puree
1 tsp honey
Hot chilli powder (to taste)
1 red chilli
1 red pepper
6 mushrooms - any variety chopped
6 vine tomatoes - chopped (or any variety)
1 onion - chopped
handfull of chopped corriander fresh
quarter bag of frozen veg (brocolli, carrot, peas, etc)
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
1 tsp olive oil

Method


1. Fry the mince, beef, onion, garlic in one tsp of olive oil. Drain off the fat and then cook until browned nicely.
2. Get a giant saucepan add all the other ingredients and heat until it nearly boils the tomato juice and then turn down to a simmer and add the frying pan ingredients.
3. Keep stirring the chilli until it reduces sufficiently
4. Sit back and smile at how easy this cooking lark is :)

Remember if you make too much this freezes a treat - if you use the foil packs you can cook it straight from frozen in the oven - takes around 45 mins on 180-200c - great after a hard days work as an easy option.

Deej Cookbook

Welcome to Deej Cookbook. On this site I will attempt to create simple to follow recipes that I use in everyday life. I am not a cooking expert but started cooking myself to help lose weight. Many of my recipes are healthy twists on old classics. I love strong flavours so if you are not a fan of garlic, chillies, corriander or the juice from a real lemon you may be in the wrong place but give the recipes a go and you could be in food heaven. I'll try to keep my comedy yarns to a minimum but can't promise anything!