I served this at our Christmas party and then made it again today to take to a friend’s Boxing Day party, it seemed to be well received so I thought I’d share it here. I took this photo using what was left over after the party, there was lots more to begin with! 1kg butternut pumpkingarlic powdermild paprikanutmegolive oil3 cups couscous3 cups chicken stock (I make mine from Massel cubes and make it less than full strength – 1 cube for the 3 cups instead of 1 cube for 2 cups)2 red onions diced1 red capsicum diced150g snow peas sliced … Continue reading Roast pumpkin and couscous salad – party sized

Fruit Mince Pies(makes up to 36 depending on how thin you roll the pastry)3 cups plain flour1 cup icing sugar, sifted225g butter, diced3 – 4 tablespoons iced watericing sugar for dusting 2 x 410g jar of Robertson’s traditional fruit mince (you need about 1 3/4 jars) 1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Brush 3 12-cup shallow patty tins lightly with melted butter. 2. Place flour, sugar and butter in a food processor. Process until the mixture is fine and crumbly. Add almost all the water and process until the mixture comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, press … Continue reading Fruit mince pies mmmmm….