Cinnamon Crumpets

(Note: For plain crumpets, leave out the cinnamon)

Ingredients:

• 250ml (1 cup) cake flour (140g)
• 10ml (2 teaspoons) baking powder
• 1ml (1/5 teaspoon) salt
• 30ml (6 teaspoons) sugar
• 1 egg
• 200ml (4/5 cup) milk
• 15ml (3 teaspoons) margarine, melted
• 5ml (1 teaspoon) cinnamon (optional)

Method:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.  Add sugar.
2. Beat the egg, milk and melted margarine together and add to dry ingredients.
3. Beat until smooth and leave to stand for 30 minutes
4. Fry spoonful's of batter on a hot greased griddle or frying pan.
5. Fry until golden brown, turning when bubbles appear on the surface.
6. Serve with butter, jam or honey.  (also nice with peanut butter and syrup!)

Carrot Salad

Ingredients

• 1 large carrot per person
• 10ml orange or pineapple juice per person
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar per person
• 1 teaspoon crushed pineapple per person (optional)

Method

1. Grate the carrots into a bowl
2. Mix in other ingredients thoroughly
3. Chill for an hour then serve

Spaghetti With Tuna

Serves 3-4 people

Ingredients:

• 250g spaghetti (8.8 ounce)
• 25ml (1 tablespoon) Margarine
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
• 125g mushrooms (4.4 ounce)
• 1 clove garlic (or teaspoon garlic flakes) – peeled and crushed
• 75ml water (0.3 cups)
• 1 x 410g can tomatoes, chopped with juice (15.8 ounce)
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 x 185g tins tuna, drained and flaked (2 x 6.5 ounce)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Method:

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook spaghetti until tender, (approx. 15 minutes)
2. Melt Margarine and sauté onions
3. Add mushrooms, garlic, water, tomatoes and juice and cook fast for 10 minutes to reduce the liquid.
4. Season and add fish, cook for 5 minutes.
5. Drain spaghetti and transfer to heated serving dish
6. Spoon the fish sauce over spaghetti and serve.