FINYS FABULOUS FOODS AND FINDS

This is a recipe that I have made several times and it never fails to impress my friends and visitors. It looks professional yet it is really very simple to make. Strudels are recipes that have been handed down to me by my European mother, and she used to make them quite often. However I deviate from the ones she taught me, as hers were mostly apple strudel which is the traditional Austrian or German strudel that is well known. In this recipe, I have used a bit of ginger this time, however as it is quite an overpowering taste, I did not use a lot.  You can vary this to your individual taste, or even leave it out totally if you do not like ginger. Either way, this strudel is a flavoursome afternoon tea, snack or late night craving food.  Add some cream or ice cream to make it even nicer! Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Makes: 8 servings Ingredients 4-5 bananas (Lady Fingers work well but are expensive) 60g dark chocolate, chopped 2 sh...

This delicious chicken dish is both sticky and spicy and it is cooked in a ginger and soy sauce. In this instance, I served it with baked chips and put the chicken/sauce on top of coleslaw instead of the usual rice or potatoes.  This also gave the salad a lovely taste as the juices went through it. Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time:  About 10 minutes Makes: 2 servings Ingredients 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small strips 1 ½ tsp brown sugar 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp soya sauce 1 tsp chopped ginger 1 tsp chopped garlic 1 tbsp hot sauce 1 ½ tsp oil Method Mix together the brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and hot sauce in a small bowl. If making with chips, meanwhile microwave the potato till done slightly, cut up, sprinkle with herb of your choice -I used paprika this time, and bake in hot oven.  If you have convection/microwave, use this as it takes half the time. Lightly pepper the chicken strips. Heat the o...