Christmas and Holiday Yummies Merry Christmas from The Cat who constantly awaits the delivery of non Vegetarian Food !

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Greek Yoghurt Sauce
Chop Spring Onions, Coriander, mint and 2 cloves of garlic
Deseed one chilli and add to mix,
Fold this all together with yoghurt - try one cup to start and add until you like the taste
Add extra chilli sauce - sweet chilli sauce is good.
Use with couscous, over patties, on meat loaf, eggplant dishes or whatever takes your fancy.


Mushroom and Sage Tart
Grill 4 big mushrooms on a bed of sage
Place mushrooms on sheet of pastry and cut round each mushroom.
This is so the pastry will rise up around the mushrooms when cooked.
Brush with egg and lay sage leaves around the mushrooms
Brush top again with egg - if you prefer not to use egg skip this step and sprinkle with parmesan cheese Bake 10 - 12 mins in a hot oven.
Delicious and quick tart. Serve with a salad or grilled veges.


I have also tried Nigella Lawson's Melon Salad and this is very easy to do and tastes delicious too so give it a try:
Chopped Watermelon cut into chunks, soak chopped red onion in lime juice.
Add chopped feta cheese and small amount of olive oil. Add onion and lime. stir and enjoy.
Chopped mint is a good addition too.

Ice Cream "Enhancements"

Make strong coffee and either pour over or mix into ice cream, sprinkle with grated coffee flavoured chocolate.

Add scrunched up gingernuts and spoonful of powdered instant coffee to ice cream and re-freeze.

Add several large spoonsful of fruit mince to ice cream and a spoonful of your favorite liqueur
(don't add too much or it will act like antifreeze!) - add a handful of nuts as well if you like.

This range of options is only limited by your imagination !!
Enjoy

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