Vegetables

Root Vegetable Medley

Potatoes, Kumara, Carrot, Onions, Parsnip, pumpkin.
Cook as roast vegetables in oil, Sprinkle Balsamic Vinegar over.

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"Mini" Mushroom Pizzas

Take several large flat mushrooms and bake until half cooked. Treat as a "mini" pizza base, covering with your favourite pizza mix. Grill as for a standard pizza. A really great lunch.
An alternative is to cover with a moist chicken stuffing, bake and have with roasted chicken.

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Honeyed Roast Vegetables

Scrub your favourite veges well, leave skin on for that extra goodness. Place chopped up vegetables (potatoes, carrots, kumara, pumpkin, onions, parsnip) in a roasting dish. Add about a clove of minced garlic on chopped vegetables, also minced ginger or grated fresh ginger to taste and a heaped tablespoon of honey. I find best if vegetables cut up to quarter size of your fist.
Medium oven heat, toss vegetables every so often, will take 45 minutes or so to cook.

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Glazed Carrots

Cut carrots into rings and boil as per normal, drain and allow to steam for a short while, sprinkle a table spoon of brown sugar per two servings and about the same of butter, shake the pot to thoroughly coat the carrots with brown sugar and butter and place back onto the heat and glaze.
Garnish with a little finely cut parsley and or chives and serve... Yum !!

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Have you ever over cooked the spuds ??

Not to panic, use powdered milk instead of liquid to mash, plus a little butter if desired. Or you can use some instant mushroom or onion soup powder. And unless you've really over cooked them they should stiffen up nicely. Grated cheese is nice mashed into potatoes as well.

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