REGGAE CHEF

Preheat oven to 350 F and grease loaf pan

• In a large bowl, add the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, mixed fruit and sugar.
• Beat eggs and add cooled melted butter and stout and beat, then add to dry ingredients and mix batter.
• Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 70 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the centre comes out clean.

1 lb spaghetti

Meatballs:

1 lb ground beef
1 egg
¼ cup breadcrumbs
2 cloves garlic
1 ½ teaspoon mince spice or ( 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper)
½ cup vegetable oil

Sauce:

5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
½ cup water
2 ½ cups pasta sauce

Directions

Meatballs:

• Season ground beef with garlic, mince spice or salt and pepper (whichever you desire)
• Add the egg and breadcrumbs and combine.
• Divide meat into about 12 – 14 pieces and roll each one into a ball.
• Heat pan and vegetable oil.
• Brown meatballs on each side and remove from pan.

Sauce:

• Drain excess oil from pan and replace pan on medium heat.
• Add olive oil and onion, sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
• Add pasta sauce, water and meatballs and simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
• Boil water and cook pasta according to package directions.

Plate pasta and spoon meatballs and sauce over it. Serve.

3 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon salt
2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
1 ¼ cup warm water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Filling

Pizza sauce
10 ounces pepperoni slices
8 ounces mozzarella cheese

Directions

Calzone Dough:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water, set aside for 5 minutes.
• Put flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl; whisk to evenly distribute ingredients.
• Add olive oil to yeast and pour it into bowl of flour mixture, mix using a spatula until dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto surface and knead for about 5 – 10 minutes until a smooth dough forms. If the dough becomes sticky just lightly flour surface.
• Form dough into a ball and coat with a little olive oil.
• Place dough into bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Leave dough to rise at room temperature for 1 hours, it should double in size.

For Calzone

• Preheat oven to 450°F for 30 minutes.
• Lightly sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal to prevent the calzone crust from sticking.
• Remove plastic wrap and punch down dough once to deflate.
• Turn dough out on a flat surface and divide it into 8 parts. If dough is sticky lightly flour surface.
• Use a rolling pin to roll out each dough into a circle atleast 1/4  inch thick.
• Spoon pizza sauce onto half of the dough leaving 1/4 inch of the edge clear.
• Top with pepperoni
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
• Fold the other half of the dough over the filling and crimp edges by holding the edge at one end and rolling it up and over all the way to the other edge, almost like a rope twist.
• Repeat the process with the other dough.
• Bake for 15- 20 minutes or until dough is puffed and golden brown.

This is a really delicious fruit punch bursting with a bouquet of natural fruity flavour. My husband and I came up with this recipe a few years ago and it's been a hit ever since.

2 ripe bananas
1 cup diced pineapples
8 strawberries
1 ½ cups mango juice
1 kiwi
1 cup ice cubes

Directions

• Add bananas, strawberries, mango juice, kiwi and ice cubes to blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

8 strawberries
½ cup milk
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup ice cubes

Directions

• Add the bananas, strawberry, milk, ice cubes and ice cream into a blender and blend until shake is smooth.
• Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

2 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
¼ cup shredded coconut

• Preheat oven to 350 F and grease baking sheet.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla to mixture and beat.
• Add flour and mix.
• Divide dough into two equal parts.
• Add unsweetened cocoa powder to half the dough and mix.
• Add coconut to the other half and mix.
• Place dough in two separate pieces of plastic wrap and place in freezer for 15 minutes to get firm.
• Place a big piece of plastic wrap on the counter and use a rolling pin to roll out the coconut dough on it into a rectangle, place dough while still on the plastic wrap on a baking tray and place in freezer for 15 minutes.
• Repeat the same process for the chocolate dough.
• Make egg wash by whisking 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water.
• Remove both dough from freezer and brush the top of the coconut dough with egg wash the place the chocolate dough on top of it and remove both pieces of plastic wrap.
• Cut out shapes using cookie cutters and place dough onto baking sheet.
• For the dough that’s left after cutting the last shape, just form it into a log shape and slice with a knife, place them on cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies for 15 to 20 minutes or until the coconut section is golden brown. Place finished cookies on cooling rack.

½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup raisins
½ cup grated coconuts
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons coconut milk
½ cup butter (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs

Directions

• Preheat oven at 350 F and grease baking sheet.
• Put flour and butter in a bowl. Using your hands, rub in ingredients until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, coconut and raisins, then mix.
• Add beaten eggs, vanilla and coconut milk and combine mixture.
• Use a tablespoon and drop rock bun mixture onto baking sheet 1 inch apart.
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.

2 lbs ground beef
1 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic, chopped
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 ½ teaspoon salt
8 ounces breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon soy sauce
½ cup ketchup
1 carrot, shredded
2 eggs, beaten

Glaze

½ cup ketchup
1 teaspoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl add the ground beef, diced onions, chopped garlic, black pepper, salt, soy sauce, ketchup, carrot, egg and breadcrumbs, combine.
• Put ingredients in loaf pan and smooth the surface.
• In a small bowl add the ketchup, soy sauce and hot pepper sauce and mix.
• Spread the glaze over the top of the meatloaf.
• Place meatloaf in oven and bake for 90 minutes.
• Remove from oven, drain excess liquid, slice and serve.