Yoghurt is easy to make. You need milk, milk powder and a culture. My culture is four months old, and it came from a tub of yoghurt that I got from the cheese factory at Bodalla, NSW. You need a plain unsweetened culture. Many many years ago I purchased an Easiyo Yoghurt Maker, and I used it for awhile. But I never liked the yoghurt. I now believe it was the milk that I was using. I use a local
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Macaroni Cheese – Made In The Mycook Premium Macaroni and cheese — also called “mac and cheese” or “cheese macaroni”,”macaroni pie””macaroni cheese” or “easy mac” is a dish consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and cheese. Most commonly Cheddar cheese, though it can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables. Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; however, it may be prepared in a saucepan on top of the stove or using a packaged
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Spicy Eggplant – Made in the Mycook Premium Spicy eggplant, I had never eaten Indian style food till well into my thirties, and boy I did not know what I had been missing. The same goes for eggplants. I always thought of eggplants as a hot climate food and coming from the lower part of New Zealand. They were just not in my food that we ate. I am glad that I was introduced to eggplants and spices. They
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Pea and mushroom Risotto – made in the Mycook Premium Risotto was always a dish that I heard about; I never had a taste of the risotto until I was 40 years old. Everyone always said it was too hard to make. Unless you were a chef. So maybe making it in the Mycook Premium is not the traditional way of making it. But it sure is an easy way of making it. This recipe is my take on
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Chickpea and Olive Dip It is the time of year when dips are made, and demolished. When you need to feed the hungry masses or the unexpected guest, you need an easy, fast and moorish dish. And one that come from staples that are in your pantry at the ready. This recipe is made in my Mycook Premium or you can use a high-speed blender or food processor. For this dip you can use either tinned chickpeas, do rinse them
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