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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

1 cook potatoes in boiling water 10 minutes or until they begin to soften.
2 drain and cut into 1/2" slices.
3 in a bowl, mix flour, salt and pepper.
4 toss potatoes to coat.
5 in another bowl, mix egg and milk.
6 in a third bowl, place the sesame seeds.
7 heat oil in frying pan; fry potato slices in a single layer for 2-3 minutes on each side.
8 serve hot, garnished with chives(i like the oniony flavor) or parsley.

place bacon in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. drain, crumble and set aside. reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
add onions to fat in pan, and saute until soft. stir in garlic powder, dry mustard, vinegar, and brown sugar. simmer for 20 minutes.
in a large pot or slow cooker combine bacon and onion mixture with the kidney beans, lima beans, butter beans, and baked beans. mix together, and simmer for 70 minutes.

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

1 preheat oven to 200°c.
2 process mince, garlic salt, sesame seeds and half the onion. roll into tablespoon size balls. place on oven tray.
3 cook for 20 minutes or until browned all over and cooked through; drain.
4 meanwhile rinse the noodles under hot water. use hands to separate.
5 heat oil in the wok and add the veggies. stir for about 2 minutes or until just soft.
6 add the noodles, meatballs, soy sauce and honey. stir-fry until heated through.

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 15 mins

1 in a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, ginger and garlic.
2 add salmon and marinate in refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
3 if you are going to cook on a grill, make sure to lightly brush your hot grill with a small amount of olive oil to prevent the salmon from sticking.
4 place salmon steaks directly over medium heat and grill for 8-12 minutes or just until fish begins to flake easily, turning once.

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

1 process the sesame seeds for until a paste consistency, scrapping down the sides as required. this may take several minutes. if your machine gets warm (you don't want the paste getting too warm) just take a break and let it cool a bit. now you have your own fresh tahini.
2 add the finely chopped dates (can use date paste here, i make my own date paste when i'm motivated so i've got it there for later) and vanilla and process scrapping down the sides until the dates are incorporated and the halva is a thick grainy paste. at this stage you take it out and mix by hand any additions you would like.
3 press it into a suitable container, preferably a shallow one and put it in the fridge, it's now ready to eat as is but it will firm up nicely overnight. once it's set i like to tip it a plate and cut chunks off like cheese. will keep in the fridge for a while.

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

1 heat a wok over high heat and add the peanut oil.
2 when it smokes, add the broccoli and toss well.
3 cook until the broccoli starts to colour.
4 add the ginger and sesame seeds and keep cooking for about 20 seconds, then add the remaining ingredients.
5 cover wok and cook on high for only another minute.
6 eat right away, or cold as a salad.