Naturally Made Coconut Macaroons.

Coconut Macaroons 

These are very tasty and can be very addictive as well. 

Easy to prepare and with little clean up.

I normally juiced my coconut as to get the milk which I use to add to the mixture, as I find it allows the taste of the macaroons to be more naturally tasted, as with every bite, the natural taste and smell of the coconut are so sweetly overwhelming and it just a pleasing to the mouth and nose :)  

The Ingredients... 

1 Coconut finely grated 

Coconut milk

Cinnamon 

Spice 

1 Can of Condense sweet milk 

Cupcake holders, cupcake pan or cookie pan. 

Method... 

In a bowl combine grated coconut, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp spice, coconut milk, and condensed sweet milk and mix until all the ingredients are infused with each other. 

Making sure that the mixture is at the right consistency, not to soft but With a holding texture, and you can maintain this by adding or decreasing the sweet milk. 

You don't need to add sugar because the condensed milk is already used as a sweetener. 

Place mixture gradually into cup cake holder or cupcake pan making sure that it's half filled and not over flowing to the top. 

I sometimes used the silicone cupcake holders which is so easy to handle, with easy clean up,  nothing is left laying around. 

And with the cupcake holder or pan you get a muffin like structure to your macaroons that also gives them an appealing look. 

With the cookie pan yes, the macaroons still bake but The structure is not the same, as the height is limited. 

So when preparing your macaroons decide which method of containment you want to use to get the right structure. 

Place in the oven and bake until golden, when finished you can place them aside to cool off, and if it's your preference you can add icing onto them as I have done with mine :)

NEXT.....   Serve up and Enjoy :) 

Scallop Potatoe Singles

Scallop Potato singles, this is such an easy recipe and it taste so good, washing up will be fast and easy as well :)
Ingredients needed for five servings is..

5 large English potatoes
Condensed milk
1/2 Tsp white pepper
1 Onion fine grated
And Grated Cheese
Salt to taste

Method
Peel potatoes wash and cooked in a saucepan with water until cook.
In a small saucepan heat about 1/4 milk add cheese, onion, white pepper and salt to taste.
Cook until cheese is melted and all the ingredients are combined in a thick milk sauce.
In a baking dish or pan place potatoes and carefully and gently make about four slices on top as a crevice to add cheese making sure that you don't cut the potatoes to deep as to make them fall apart.
Carefully pull each crevice apart and add the grated cheese, when you are finished with all the potatoes spoon the milk cheese and onion sauce all over the potatoes and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Place in a hot oven and bake until golden brown, remove from over and serve with your preference of meat, veg etc.

I serve mine with lamb yum yum :)

Macaroni Pie

This is a favorite recipe of mine :) Yes!  individuals bake the pie but I'm not sure if I would consider them macaroni pie as some of them are just melted cheese milk mix poured onto macaroni and that is not macaroni pie that is just a pasta cheese base.

I like my macaroni pie to be well cheesed and seasoned and semi-firm to the touch gentle and succulent in the mouth not watered or running like some mess.

For making a well real macaroni pie ingredients are...
Cheese (I used new Zealand cheese as this cheese makes the pie taste really good)
Evaporated milk
Onion finely grated
White pepper
Ketchup
Mustard
Salt to taste.


Method
In a saucepan with boiling water, place macaroni and let cook until semi-soft whereas it's tender to the touch and not overcooked, drained and in the same saucepan with the cooked macaroni add grated cheese, grated onion, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 2 1/4 cups ketchup, 1/2 tbsp mustard, and milk and stir until all ingredients are combined and cheese is melted.

At this stage, you can taste the mixture and add more salt if it's needed, the mixture should be well moist not too heavy with milk but Just right.

In a prepared baking dish add mixture and sprinkle grated cheese on top, place in oven, and bake for 10 -15 minutes or until golden.

Remove from oven when finished and let it cool for 10minutes then served, but This time the pie should be compact and it should be easy to cut without falling apart.

Place on a dish and serve :)