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Breakfast, Quick and Easy Eats

Granola Parfait

garnola parfait jar top

Ingredients

  1. Granola
  2. Greek yoghurt

Granola parfait ingredients

Directions

  1. In jar, start with a layer of yoghurt, followed by a layer of granola.
  2. Repeat layering the yoghurt and granola until everything is used up or until you fill up the jar.
  3. Enjoy.

granola parfait jar

Namfoodie granola parfait

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Breakfast

Homemade Granola

namfoode Homemade granola bowl

Ingredients

  1. 2 cup traditional oats
  2. 1 cup mixed raw nuts
  3. ⅓ cup mixed seeds
  4. ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
  5. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  6. ½ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
  7. ¼ teaspoon cloves (optional)
  8. ½ cup cranberries
  9. ½ cup banana chips
  10. ¼ coconut flakes (optional)

Syrup

  1. 1 cup brown sugar
  2. ½ cup butter
  3. 2 teaspoon caramel flavour
  4. ½ teaspoon vanilla

Homemade granola oats

Homemade granola nuts

Homemade granola seeds

Homemade granola spices

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
  2. In a bowl, add oats, nuts, seeds, spices and mix.
  3. Pour into a greased baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  4. Meanwhile, make the Syrup. Recipe here.
  5. Remove from the oven and pour the syrup over, making sure everything is coated well with the syrup.
  6. Return into the oven and bake 8-10 minutes and stir occasionally.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  8. Add the dried fruit and mix.
  9. Cool completely and store in a airtight container.
  10. Enjoy.

Homemade granola mix

Homemade granola mix pan

Namfoodie Homemade granola

Homemade granola done

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Dessert

Caramel Syrup

caramel syrup bowl

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup brown sugar
  2. ½ cup butter
  3. 2 teaspoon caramel flavour
  4. ½ teaspoon vanilla

Caramel Syrup sugar

caramel syrup butter

Directions

  1. On medium heat, cook the sugar and butter while stirring continuously.
  2. Cook until reduced and slightly thick in consistency.
  3. Remove from the heat and add vanilla and caramel flavour
  4. Cool and store in a cool place.
  5. You may use for cooking in recipes that require syrup.
  6. Enjoy.

caramel syrup pot

caramel syrup cooking

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Cakes

Lemon Pound Cake

Lemon Pound Cake

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup butter
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 1½ cup self-raising flour
  5. ⅛ cup Greek yoghurt
  6. ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  7. ½ teaspoon lemon essence
  8. Lemon zest of half a lemon

Glaze

  1. ⅓ cup Icing sugar
  2. 1 tablespoon milk

Lemon Pound Cake lemon juice

Lemon Pound Cake ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add butter and sugar and mix.
  3. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and add lemon essence.
  4. Add in half the flour and mix, add yoghurt and then the remaining the flour and mix.
  5. Add in lemon juice and lemon zest and mix.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until slightly golden brown and when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Remove from the oven and cool. Then remove from the pan and cool completely on wire rack.
  8. Make the icing sugar glaze and drizzle over the cake.
  9. Enjoy.

Lemon Pound Cake butter sugar mix

Lemon Pound Cake sugar butter

Lemon Pound Cake pan

Lemon Pound Cake rack

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Quick and Easy Eats, Vegetables

Mashed Potatoes

mashed potatoes

Ingredients

  1. 3-4 large potatoes
  2. 1 cup milk, warm
  3. 2 tablespoon garlic butter, melted
  4. ½ cup cheese, grated
  5. Parsley
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Any other seasoning of your choice

mashed potatoes potatoes

mashed potatoes milk butter

mashed potatoes cheese

Directions

  1. Peel and cut the potatoes into large chunks.
  2. Cook the potatoes in a pot of boiling water for 25-30 minutes or until soft and tender but do not overcook.
  3. Remove from the heat and drain out the water.
  4. Transfer to a mixing bowl, add milk and blend roughly with a hand mixer or blender. Do not over blend.
  5. Transfer back into the pot and on medium heat; add garlic butter, parsley, salt and pepper.
  6. Stir and wait until nice and hot before adding in the cheeses so that it can easily melt in.
  7. Turn off the heat.
  8. Enjoy.

mashed potatoes cut

mashed potatoes drain

mashed potatoes blend

mashed potatoes bowl

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