Drool Causing OMG I NEED To Eat That Recipes !

[reAllytee]

Hey hey girlies ok get those chefs hats out & give me some good recipes :p
Ok well not just me i thought this may be the place to add a few really good recipes that are always loved so that those of us in need of something whether it be for a get together or just a meal at home can have a look here & find it !
Im after a really good meatball recipe one that will make you drool just from the smell !
As well as a rissotto recipe ! Ive been making a really basic one for bubs when he has been in the mood for it mind you & im thinking i need to try something with a bit more oopmh IYKWIM ! This way he may be more keen to have it nowadays plus it would be easier now that he can eat with us to have something i can make we all eat.
But please by all means if you have a great easy to prepare meal thats a winner please add it !
As i said in the title it of course has to be a recipe that sends everyone either be it your family or friends into a frenzy when they either smell it or see it !

Im going to add my all time favourite caramel tarts when i find the recipe LOL !
Trust me these tarts are to DIE FOR !!!!!! :D

[jembelina]

Goody gumdrops!!

Can't be bothered sifting through my recipe folder right now, but will definately post some of my faves soon.I have a yummy, yummy meatball recipe you might like, but they are more swet chilli sauce tahn spaghetti and meatballs iykwim! I would love a good risotto recipe too. And some yummy winter warmer desserts please!

Come on ladies, show us your stuff!!

[LucyE]

Here's my basic rissotto recipe. It's so easy to change the flavours by just substituting different ingredients :)

Heat a large heavy pan (I use a Le Creuset pot and it does make a difference to the end product) and add some olive oil. Add chopped garlic OR onion and saute til soft without burning. Add the rissotto rice (aborio is good but I prefer the fancier stuff you buy in delies) and stir until all the grains are coated with oil and starting to change colour a bit (not brown, more opaque). Add some white wine (make sure it's a good drinking quality dry white) and stir. Then slowly add ladlefuls of boiling stock, stirring the whole time. When the rice is just about cooked, add a good handful of freshly grated parmesan and a big knob of butter and turn off the heat and put the lid on. Leave for 5-10 mins (a good chance to get the salad ready) before giving it a final stir through and serve.

Flavours I like are:
mushroom, pork and bacon/pancetta - fry the bacon off at the begining with the onion/garlic so that the fat is then used to fry the rice. I then just add the thinly sliced pork and mushrooms towards the end of the cooking time (about 3.4 way) and just continue as normal.
seafood - I prefer to use garlic with seafood. I sometimes cook it off in a separate pan and add to the nearly cooked rice. Other times I will just toss the seafood into the 3/4 cooked rissotto. A nice finishing touch is to add some finely chopped up tomatoes (skinned and seeded) at the end with some parsley for freshness.
pistachio, mushroom and pancetta - add the pistachio nut early so they have a chance to soften
chicken and porcini mushroom - same as above and add the water the porcini mushrooms have been soaked in for extra flavour.

Just rereading the OP, to give rissottos 'oomph' you need to use a really good quality stock. I normally use a shop bought low salt chicken stock (Campbell's is the best) but when I have the time, I make a homemade one out of a roast chicken carcass. The flavour is so amazing!

Hope that helps.

[Frazzled]

I make my risotto the same as Lucy, but our fave is with sundried tomatoes (or capsicum) and roasted pumpkin - add these for last 5 mins then add parmasen and torn baby rocket leaves.Yum yum.

Now i have a great meatball recipe but be warned i am a 'chuck in' cook so amounts may not be precise!

Mix with your hands - PREMIUM MINCE (i use 500gms for us), a brown onion grated, a grated carrot, an egg, some dried basil and oregano. Make into desired size balls, put on plate and leave in fridge for an hour before cooking - so they stay stuck together.

Spray your big fry pan with spray cook - healhtier option. Brown meatballs in small batches, roll over with wooden spoon to brown evenly.

In large pot add - two tins of diced toms, a jar of your fave dolmio or other pasta sauce, a small tin tom paste, a small pinch of chilli flakes, two beef stock cubes, a splash of good red wine, a small handful of fresh basil leaves chopped finely and fresh ground black pepper - a good shake.

Boil for about 5 then reduce to a simmer and add meatballs for about 20 mins - or till cooked thru. Yum!:p

[reAllytee]

Oh my im just sitting here drooling now girls thanks :p
I cant find my caramel tarts recipe :eek: :confused: :(
Hopefully i will shortly otherwise i wont be able to make them myself for Harry's Birthday !

[tiynah]

hi lucy
i have a veryyyy fussy toddler...ever since we moved to sydney she refuses to eat anything at all...only plain bread and plain rice
i tried your rissotto recipe and she lovvvvvvved it
now i can chop up veggies n put it in im sure she'll eat that too
thank u thank u thank u sooo much for that recipe
tina

[TeenyT]

Roast butternut pumpkins cubes, chopped chives and crumbled fetta or goats cheese is delicious thrown into a basic risotto.