Salmon and Potato Souffle

Intro
You know that moment when the potatoes are half cooked and you reach into the fridge for the family sized meat pie, or the whole cooked chicken or whatever it is you were basing the evening meal on ... and its gone ... gobbled up by the bambini as an after school snack? Well this is the recipe for when that happens.

I think it was one of Verna's recipes originally but I know Mum used to cook it quite often ... I remember it served with lettuce salad and mayonnaise made with Highlander condensed milk. A totally 70s meal.

Recipe

• 1 cup cold mashed potato
• 2 tablespoons butter
• splash or 2 of milk
• 1 cup cooked fish (tinned salmon)
• 2 eggs - separated
• salt, pepper,
• pinch ground ginger
• chopped chives, parsley
• squeeze of lemon juice

Warm the butter and milk, add mashed potato and beat. Add egg yolks and all other ingredients except for the egg whites and beat. Beat the egg whites and then gently fold into the salmon and potato mixture. Pour into a greased dish and cook in a quick oven for 20 - 30 mins.

Zucchini Slice

Intro
Zucchini's grow very easily in Horowhenua so 1 plant keeps a family going perfectly well. The problem happens when slugs don't eat the 2nd and 3rd seedlings planted to ensure one will survive. Dealing with the glut is where this recipe comes into its own. Freezes really well for a few months and reheats perfectly well in the microwave. Nice cold or hot.

Recipe

• 375g grated zucchini
• 1 large onion
• 3 rashers bacon (optional)
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1/2 cup oil
• 5 eggs
• salt, pepper.
  

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl. Pour into a well greased lamington tin 16cm x 26 (multiply this recipe up as far as you like) and cook 30 - 40 mins in a moderate oven or until browned and set.

Dress this up with herbs, cayenne pepper or varied veges ie grated carrot and flaked / tinned fish.

Rachels quiche

Intro

For a few years I was part of a really lovely family which included my lovely, talented and beautiful sister-in-law Rachel. This is her recipe - the best kind of recipe: throw anything you like in a bowl, mix it up, cook it up and eat - hot or cold. Oh  - and double or treble it up because it freezes and reheats well too.

I often use leftover roast or Christmas ham, bacon bits, smoked or even tinned salmon. During the season this is a great way to use up surplus zucchini.

Recipe

• 1/4 cup melted butter (or oil)
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 cup fish or bacon
• 1 cup grated veges (carrot, zucchini, blanched silverbeet, leeks, sweetcorn, onion)
• 1/2 - 1 cup self raising flour
• seasonings: salt, pepper, fresh herbs

Throw it all together in a bowl and stir in enough flour to get a really sloppy thick batter-like consistency. Pour into a greased dish. Optional decoration is sliced tomato and chopped chives or cracked pepper.

Bake for 45min - 1 hour, 180 degrees celcius or until set.