No-yeast Pizza Dough

This is a wonderful recipe for a pizza dough that does not require any yeast, so is extremely quick and simple to prepare if you need a delicious pizza in a hurry...!! It has been taken from Kate Fraser's "Cooking with Zest" by The Press. I always add the dried basil as it gives it a great flavour.

(Makes 2 small pizzas (12-15cm) or one 23cm base
Ingredients:

135g Flour
1 scant tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 Tbsp olive oil (or any good cooking oil)
Milk or water to mix
1 tsp dried basil or parsley (optional)

Mix dough till well combined, tip onto floured counter and pat roughly into the shape of your pizza pan. Roll dough to about 5mm thick, lift into lightly oiled pan and pinch edges to form a border.

Cover with tomato paste and your favourite pizza toppings... - enjoy..!!

Wheat & Dairy-free Fruit Muffins

This is a must for anyone who wants to avoid wheat and dairy. It is from Robyn Martin's book "Never Fail Muffins".
Ingredients:
1 orange (use a banana instead of orange if wished)
2 cups oatbran
1/4 cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon mixed spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sultanas
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons oil
3/4 cup fruit juice
1 egg

Wash orange. Leave skin on and chop roughly. Place in the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. If using a banana, peel the banana. Mix fruit, oatbran, raw sugar, mixed spice, baking powder, sultanas and baking soda together in the processor. Lightly beat oil, juice and egg together until combined. Add to the oatbran mixture and pulse to combine. Three-quarter fill greased deep muffin tins with the mixture. Bake at 190 degrees centigrade for 15 minutes or until muffins spring back when lightly touched. (Makes 12)

I served them warm with a dab of butter .... yum..

Introduction

Between Gavin and myself, we discovered that we had over 120 cookbooks and most of them hadn't really been used. So I decided to start experimenting, and having all the books lined up on shelves started with book no.1 and started cooking from the first recipe in the book. Having done, I then cooked the first recipe from the second book and so on. This means I am cooking every single recipe from every single book that we own..!! As I cook the recipes, I then make comments in the book as to how good they are, and if they become good enough for a dinner party I am transferring them across to a separate book. A friend asked if I was sharing this via a blogspot so hence this..

As I cook through the recipes, I have decided to share any good or interesting ones, including any comments that I feel are needed. Through this experience I have taught myself how to cook, and given myself a confidence in trying different ingredients that I didn't know I had. As I have experimented with many recipes already, I will run through my Dinner Party book and post any recipes that I feel people might want to share.