Witch’s Brew

Posted on October 22, 2012 by SarahJane

Originally published as “Witche’s (sic) Brew in The Queenslander, October 29th, 1936

Ingredients per person

1 cup of milk

Cocoa and sugar or sweetened drinking chocolate

1 or 2 marshmallows. You can use store bought ones but nothing compares to home made marshmallows :)

To decorate the marshmallows either

melted chocolate and a toothpick (as in the original recipe) or a prepackaged icing writer or royal icing, a piping bag and a writing tube

Method

Warm the milk in a saucepan

Add the sugar and cocoa and whisk.

While the milk is heating take the marshmallows and draw angry faces on them using icing or a toothpick diped in melted chocolate.

Pour the hot chocoalte drink into a mug and float the marshmallows on top.

Smothered Chicken Thighs

Posted on October 19, 2012 by SarahJane

Smothered chicken thighs are a melt in the mouth, easy cook dinner for 2 or 3 people. 5 minutes preparation are all it takes. Serve with veges or steamed rice.

This recipe was originally published as Smothered Chicken Breasts from the Margaret Fulton Crock-Pot Cookbook, 1976)

Ingredients

2-3 chicken thighs

1/2-1 teaspoon of dried rosemary or tarragon

1-2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

250gm/8oz can of mushrooms

Method

Turn your slow cooker or crock-pot to

Mix your herbs, Worcestershire sauce and mushrooms.

Put the chicken thighs into the crock-pot, pour the sauce on top and cook on low for 5 – 7 hours.