http://fauxcuisine.com Good recipes for lazy cooks Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:29:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's another recipe from the Aussie Bloggers Forum - thanks to Guera from A Roaming Aussie Mum for this easy icecream recipe :) I have a great (and so easy) recipe for ice-cream. Everyone thinks you have slaved over all that beating, freezing, beating, re-freezing palaver that most homemade ice-cream needs, ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2008/01/19/gueras-icecream-recipe/ The following recipe is a guest post by Anonymum from The Nook of Oz. Olive oil 1 medium onion (finely chopped) 250 grams of salami {diced} 100g diced bacon 1 teaspoon crushed garlic {from a jar}} !/2 teaspoon crushed chilli {or to taste, again a jar} 2 x 400g tin of Roma tomatoes 1/3 cup wine {red or ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2008/01/14/anonymums-throw-together-pasta/ Following is a guest recipe posting by Bettina from Dances to the beet of her own drum. I take 500gms of diced chicken handful of diced bacon cup of frozen peas and corn 1 packet of Continental Macaroni and Cheese Stirfry the chicken and diced bacon till cooked while making up the Macaroni Cheese pasta ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2008/01/13/bettinas-chicken-pasta-bake/ This one is so totally slack it scares me :) You'll need: a tablespoon of olive oil, a kilogram of chicken legs (AKA drumsticks), a 400-or-so gram tin of champignons, a 400-or-so gram tin of mushrooms in butter sauce, a 400-or-so gram tin of tomatoes (diced, whole, doesn't really matter), 3-4 shallots cut roughly, and salt/pepper/stock cubes to ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/12/06/batchelor-cuisine-chicken-with-mushrooms/ I was asked the other day "What makes it faux cuisine?". It comes down to three things: that it be easy - the average faux cuisine recipe doesn't take a lot of effort, that it be quick - usually not more than 20 minutes, and that it be faux - that is fake ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/06/18/what-makes-it-faux-cuisine/ This recipe is adapted from one shown by TV chef Geoff Janz. It is the best soup that I have ever tasted, and thanks to Helen for the recipe. You will need: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 medium onions, chopped 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons of grated fresh ginger 2 tablespoons of Madras curry ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/06/18/faux-cuisine-chicken-mulligatawny-soup/ As promised - the Faux Pho recipe You will need: 4 cups water Chicken stock powder to taste handful shallots Finely chopped onion Five spice powder, cumin and cinnamon to taste Pho (flat rice noodles) 400gm thinly sliced beef two handfuls of fresh basil Throw chicken stock powder into hot water - taste carefully to check if you need ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/05/21/faux-cuisine-faux-pho/ This isn’t strictly speaking faux cuisine, as it is not faking anything (unless you wanted to use it as a Kari Ramen recipe? It might work!). What it is though is easy. It’s Saturday morning, Helen is at work, I’m bored and hungry. Here it is! You will need: Two spring onions, ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/05/13/faux-cuisine-curry-tuna-and-corn-soup/ Laksa (a curry noodle soup) is a favourite of a lot of techy folks here in Canberra. There are two main types of laksa that I’ve been able to identify through research over the years: Laksa Lemak: contains curry paste, coconut milk and laksa plant (AKA Vietnamese Mint) as well as ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/05/10/faux-cuisine-lazy-penang-laksa/ I made this for breakfast this morning - it passed the “I’ll have that again!” test so is herewith recorded for posterity. You will need: 1 cup cooked rice a tablespoon of butter 200gm tin of smoked kippers (preferably in springwater) - drained handful of fresh parsley half a handful of fresh basil leaves four eggs Place rice ... http://fauxcuisine.com/2007/05/10/faux-cuisine-lazy-kedgeree/