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Roasted Onion & Mushroom Soup

Posted by Katzen  

This was so lovely on a cold day! I love the extra flavour that comes through when veggies are roasted. I used red onions and a combination of button, brown and portabello mushrooms. Next time, I'm going to throw in some dried cepes with the... — Helen Hes Jun 5, 2009

Recipe #372377

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Crock Pot Chicken (3 Ingredients Plus a Pinch!)

Posted by Sarah in New York  

Made this for dinner tonight and we quite enjoyed it. I loved the flavour combination of the spicy, salty and sweet and that little bit of ginger adds a really nice warm flavour. The only thing I would change next time would be to change the... — Helen Hes Jun 5, 2009

Recipe #292791

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Chile Con Queso (Melted Cheese Dip)

Posted by Heydarl  

Oh, goodness, so many of my favourite things in one recipe. Cheese, cream, red peppers... I made this for a drinks and nibbles evening I had with some friends and this went down a treat. I used a lovely local cheddar and a fresh chili pepper and... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #221582

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Midori Margarita

Posted by lazyme  

I made these for some friends as part of a drinks and nibbles evening and it got mixed reviews. Nevertheless, I'm the one writing the review, so it's my opinion that's the important one and I loved it. I love midori and the flavour came through... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #178156

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Oh-So-Good Homemade Tortilla Chips

Posted by Debber  

We enjoyed these a lot. Made them as one of a variety of nibbles to go with some drinks we were having last night. I wanted to make tortilla chips, but I don't deep fry anything, so the fact that these were baked was perfect. I didn't use salt... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #260763

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Spiced Almonds for the Tapas Bar

(1 person found this helpful) Posted by ~Rita~  

We loved these a lot. We had a drinks and nibbles party which sort of turned into a tapas party and these were lovely. I doubled the recipe and have been nibbling on the leftovers all day. We used smoked paprika and this seemed to work really... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #213062

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Caramelized Walnuts

(1 person found this helpful) Posted by ~Leslie~  

I've had these in restaurants before and thought that they'd be extremely complicated to make and well beyond my skill level. How wrong could I have been? These were so, so easy to make and so yummy. I used walnuts from our tree, toasted them... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #169977

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Potato and Onion Tortilla

Posted by diner524  

The simple recipes really are the best, aren't they? I made this for a drinks and nibbles party and cut this into cubes, and it was very popular. Very simple to cook and easy to follow instructions. Thanks for sharing - made for ZWT5. — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #230752

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Fried Chorizo With Garlic

Posted by bluemoon downunder  

I can't actually comment on the taste of this recipe as it was all gone before I got the chance to try it, so I can only assume this was fantastic. I made it for a drinks and nibbles evening and it just vanished. I did miss out the red pepper... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #344049

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Easy Lemony and Garlicky Mushrooms

Posted by mama's kitchen  

I made this for my drinks and nibbles evening last night and it was lovely. I baked these in the oven - had so many things on the go that I ran out of room on the stove top. Made as written and will make again. Made for ZWT5. — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #143498

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Peach Sangria

Posted by Sarah_Jayne  

This was the hit of my drinks and nibbles night last night. I used a local Chardonnay for the wine. I would like to have used a Spanish wine, but sourcing that in my small town proved to be impossible. I subsituted normal caster sugar for... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #367264

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Caramelised Steak

Posted by Peter J  

Oh, yum! I loved the combination of the orange, soy, sugar mustard and garlic in the marinade. I was a little bit unsure of the amount of sugar used - it seemed like quite a bit, but after trying the recipe, I wouldn't reduce it. I did use... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #225056

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Quick BBQ Garlic Mushrooms

Posted by Peter J  

This was lovely. I love garlic and mushrooms together and although I've made stuffed mushroooms before and made garlicky mushrooms before, I've never stuffed mushrooms with garlic before. I was a little bit worried that there would be too much... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #158050

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Potatoes and Onions (Patate E Cipolle)

Posted by Lauralie41  

We loved this! I love love love the combination of rosemary, potato and onion - why didn't I think of trying this before? Lovely, simple recipe that will go with just about anything - we served it with Steak and mushrooms, and it was superb.... — Helen Hes May 17, 2009

Recipe #135341

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Enchiladas Suizas Con Pollo

Posted by Wildflour  

Kelly, we enjoyed this a lot. We started with leftover chicken and just went from there. A couple of enforced changes - subbed Mexican spiced tomatoes for the tomatoes and cheddar for the Swiss cheese. Fantastic, easy to follow instructions for... — Helen Hes May 12, 2009

Recipe #52161

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Dynasty Burger

(1 person found this helpful) Posted by Mercy  

Yum. We love Martin Yan's recipes and this was lovely. I particularly loved the way the sesame and hoisin came through - enough that you could identify them, but not too much of each to dominate the flavour. Thanks, Mercy! — Helen Hes Apr 17, 2009

Recipe #119708

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Easy cheese scones - in a hurry.

Posted by Ivana*  

This was a very strange recipe! The scones themselves turned out wonderfully, but the dough was very wet after I added the milk - almost like a pancake batter. I had to add another 2/3 of a cup of flour to get the dough even close to resembling... — Helen Hes Apr 9, 2009

Recipe #29817

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BBQ Salmon Filet

(1 person found this helpful) Posted by Bergy  

This was our Christmas dinner and it was fantastic! I'd decided some time ago that I wasn't turning the oven on on Christmas Day since it gets too hot here (over 30 deg Celsius) and since we were given a 2.5 kg salmon by our lovely neighbours as... — Helen Hes Dec 27, 2008

Recipe #30037

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Chocolate Walnut Kahlua Balls (No Bake)

Posted by KITTENCAL  

Oh, my goodness! I made these yesterday for an early Christmas party and they got absolutely rave reviews. I substituted Baileys for the Kahlua, and used plain biscuits for the vanilla wafers. These were just gorgeous! I'm going to make this a... — Helen Hes Nov 22, 2008

Recipe #143945

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Curried Poached Eggs

(1 person found this helpful) Posted by Derf  

We made this for a very quick lunch today and really enjoyed it. Loved the colour that the spices gave the eggs. We both felt there was just a touch too much coriander, but the combination of spices in a recipe is such a subjective thing really.... — Helen Hes Nov 21, 2008

Recipe #24685

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