Savoury Toasts

- Serves 6
- Preparation 10 mins
- Cooking 5 mins










- Ingredients:
2 tbsp sour cream
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp chopped chives
1 lemon (finely grated rind only)
150g cooked, peeled prawns
75g seafood highlighter (sliced)
120g roasted peppers (cut into strips)
150g Dodoni Fetta (sliced)
12 slices white crusty bread (toasted, eg. baguette)

1) Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, chives and lemon rind together. Fold through the prawns and seafood highlighter.

2) Spoon the seafood mixture onto half the toasts.

3) Arrange fetta and peppers onto remaining toasts. Serve immediately.

Ham and Tomato Crumpets

- Serves 4
- Preparation 10 mins
- Cooking about 30 seconds

- Ingredients:
4 crumpet snaps
1/3 cup sour cream (or cream cheese)
100g shaved honey leg ham (torn)
2 medium tomatoes (sliced)
small basil leaves (to serve)







1) Toast crumpets until lightly golden. Cool slightly, then spread each with sour cream.

2) Top each with ham. Cut the tomato slices into quarters and arrange over the ham.

3) Top with basil leaves. Serve crumpets immediately.

Pork and Pak Choy Fried Rice

- Serves 4
- Preparation 10 mins
- Cooking 5 mins

- Ingredients:
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp white sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp vegetable oil
500g pork mince
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 tbsp grated ginger
4 green shallots (thinly sliced)
1 bunch pak choy (trimmed, shredded)
3 cups cooked jasmine rice
1/2 bunch coriander leaves (to serve)





1) In a small bowl, combine hoisin, soy, sugar and sesame oil.

2) Heat oil in a large wok or frying pan on high. Cook pork, garlic and ginger for 2 mins, until pork is brown. Add half of the shallots and cook for another 1 min.

3) Add hoisin mixture and pak choy and stir fry for 1 min. Add rice and toss together for 2 mins, until heated through.

4) Serve topped with remaining shallots and coriander leaves.

Creamy Potato Bake

- Serves 6
- Preparation 20 mins
- Cooking 1 hr 30 mins

- Ingredients:
1.5kg brushed potatoes (peeled and thinly sliced)
2 onions (halved and thinly sliced)
3 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1 cup milk
300ml thin cream
30g butter (melted)
2 tbsp finely grated parmesan

1) Preheat oven to 180ºC or 160ºC fan. Lightly grease a 7-cup ovenproof dish. Layer 1/3 of potatoes over base. Top with half the onion, garlic and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over 1/3 of combined milk and cream.

2) Repeat layers. Finish with remaining potato, and pour remaining milk and cream over. Brush a sheet of foil with oil and place oil-side down over the potato. Seal tightly. Bake for 45 mins.

3) Uncover and brush top with melted butter. Cook a further 45 mins until tender and golden brown. Sprinkle with parmesan for last 15 mins of cooking.

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Preparation: 30 minutes + chilling
Serves: 10

Ingredients:
200g plain sweet biscuits
80g butter (melted)
1 tbs powdered gelatine
1/4 cup boiling water
2 punnets strawberries
2 tbs icing sugar
2 x 250g tubs of cream cheese
395ml can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
extra strawberries, halved, to garnish



1) Line base of a 20cm springform tin with baking paper. Process biscuits in a food processor until fine crumbs. Add butter and process until well combined. Press firmly over base of tin to cover. Chill while preparing cheese filling.

2) Sprinkle gelatine over boiling water and whisk well to dissolve. Set aside.

3) Trim tops from strawberries. Puree half with the icing sugar until smooth. Set aside. Finely dice remaining strawberries.

4) Place cream cheese into food processor and process until smooth. Add condensed milk, vanilla and gelatine mixture and process again until combined.

5) Stir in diced strawberries. Pour mixture over base. Using a teaspoon, drop small dollops of strawberry puree over the mixture. Drag a knife through the puree to give a swirl effect. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

6) To serve, remove from tin and cut into wedges. Serve with extra puree and extra strawberries.

Nutritional value per serve:
11g protein, 21g fat (13g saturated fat), 50g carbohydrate, 1.5g dietary fibre, 1800kJ (430Cals).

How to maintain good teeth

Here are the things we can do to maintain healthy teeth:
1) Floss and brush daily.
2) Try to avoid food and drinks containing too much sugar.
3) Prevent the risk of trauma to teeth, for example, wear a mouthguard when playing sport.
4) Do not drink too much coffee, tea and red wine to avoid staining the teeth.
5) Perform a routine teeth check-up by visiting a dentist once or twice per year.