Gruesome cheese
My mother when first presented with this dish, commented “Oh no thanks, I couldn’t eat that, it’s GRUESOME” Gruesome cheese has since become a family favourite, with the exception of Mom.
1 large round Brie
½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
¼ cup brown sugar
Splash of brandy
Preheat oven to 180° fanbake
Put brie on a small baking tray and bake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the walnuts, sugar and brandy together. Remove brie from oven and cover with the walnut mixture. Return to oven for a further 10 minutes or until the walnuts have browned.
Serve with crackers
This dish is very quick and easy – perfect for a busy midweek meal.
Ingredients
2 chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
2 T mustard (Hot and/or mild English)
2 T milk
1½ C grated mature cheddar cheese
¼ C plain flour
½ C snipped fresh chives
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (360° F) fanbake
In a small bowl, mix together the mustard and milk
In another, larger bowl mix together the cheese, flour and chives.
Cut each chicken breast into 3 or 4 equal pieces and put them into the mustard mixture, coating well.
Doing one piece of chicken at a time, remove from the mustard mixture and coat with the cheese mixture then place on a cooking paper lined baking tray. Sprinkle any excess cheese mixture over the chicken pieces then bake for around 30 minutes until golden and cooked through.
Serves 2
Ingredients
250g Feta cheese
180g Gruyere cheese, grated
2 eggs, lightly beaten
15 sheets filo pastry
½ c olive oil
125g butter, melted
Method
- Preheat oven to 180° C. In a bowl, mash feta with a fork. Add the Gruyere cheese, egg and pepper. Mix well.
- Cut filo sheets into half, lengthways. Working with one strip keep the rest of pastry covered with a damp tea towel. Brush strip with combined oil & butter, then fold in thirds. Brush again with oil & butter.
- Place one tablespoon of filling on the corner of the pastry strip. Fold the corner over the filling to form a triangle. Continue to fold until the filling is enclosed & the end of the pastry strip is reached. Repeat with remaining pastry & filling.
- Place the triangles on a lightly oiled baking tray (or use baking paper). Brush with oil & butter mixture. Bake for 20 mins until golden & crisp
