My favourite - carrot soup

Ingredients

1kg Carrots

1 Onion

1 Medium Potato

Oil

1 litre Water ( or you can use a chicken or vegetable stock)

Here’s how to do it…

Peel and chop the carrots and potato and chop the onion, place in a pan with the oil and saute carrots and onions until slightly tender.

To the pan add the water (or stock) and simmer for about 30 minutes – until your carrots and potatoes are soft. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.

Voila!  Your soup is ready!

Baked Apples – brilliant idea for long cold days!!!

Prep time: 15 minutes    Cook time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

4 large apples (such as Golden Delicious)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

chopped raisins

1 Tbsp butter

3/4 cup boiling water

1 Preheat your oven to 150°C. Rinse and dry the apples. Using a sharp knife or an apple corer, cut out the cores, leaving the bottom 1/2 inch of the apples intact. If using a paring knife, first cut out the stem area and then use a small metal spoon to scoop out the seeds. Cut the holes.

2 Place the brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins in a small bowl and stir to combine. Put the apples in a baking dish and stuff each apple with the sugar stuffing mixture. Place a dot of butter on top of the sugar.

3 Pour the boiling water into the bottom of the baking dish. Bake 30 to 45 minutes, until the apples are cooked through and tender, but not overcooked and mushy. When done, remove the apples from the oven and baste them with the juices from the pan.

They are delicious with a side of vanilla ice cream!  

ENJOY!