Savoury Puff Pinwheels

4 sheets ready-to-roll puff pastry
Tomato sauce (or jar of flavoured tomato sauce)
Mixed herbs
200g shredded salami
200g shredded ham
1 small tin crushed pineapple (optional)
250g grated cheese (The amount of filling can vary depending on taste.)

Method: Spread puff pastry sheets with tomato sauce, then sprinkle with any combination of salami, ham, pineapple, cheese and herbs. Do not layer too thick. Roll up pastry sheets tightly and cut into slices. Place onto lined oven trays and bake at 200°C for 15 mins or until puffed and golden.

Variation:
An adult version could include chilli sauce with parmesan cheese and spicy salami and meats.

Hint:
Uncooked pinwheels can be frozen for up to 3 months and baked as above when required.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Community Children's Centre (RAHCCC) Cookbook, 2nd edition (Adelaide, 2008), p.198.

Baked Tofu Balls

(Tofu is soybean curd, available from health food shops)

1 finely chopped onion
2-3 cloves garlic
1 block Tofu drained and mashed
2 eggs
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan or matured cheese
1/4 tspn. nutmeg
1/4 tspn. oregano
1/2 tspn. basil
2 tspns. soy sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil a baking tray. Fry onion and garlic gently in small quantity of butter till soft. Beat eggs into Tofu until smooth. Mix in all other ingredients, stir well. Shape into 2" balls. Bake balls in oven 15 mins. each side until golden brown.

Source: contributed by Lyn Leader-Elliott in Angaston Kindergarten Jubilee Cookery Book 1955-1985. 1986 edition (Angaston, 1986), p.16.

Fish with Oyster Sauce

Small tin oyster soup or part of large one

Thick fillets of snapper or South Australian whiting

Half cup of milk

1 dessertspoon anchovy sauce 

Wineglass of dry sherry

2 tablespoons butter

2 ozs. or less of extra butter

Grated Parmesan cheese

Method: Grease Pyrox [sic] dish and lay fish fillets therein. Pour over wine. Mix other ingredients and pour over. Cover top with cheese. Cover with alfoil. Bake in over [sic] 35 to 40 minutes.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.29.

24 Hour Salad

In a Lasagne dish make layers of torn Lettuce or Spinach, chopped Celery, Spring Onions, frozen Peas, Broccoli or Cauliflower.

Spread an Egg Mayonnaise over the top and cover with coarsely grated Mozzarella Cheese.

Sprinkle with finely grated Parmesan Cheese.

Cover with cling-wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours. 

Serve covered with crisp Bacon pieces, Parsley and chopped, boiled Egg.

Source: Recipes Old and New (Dedicated to the many women who have worked in and for the Hutchinson Hospital during the last eighty years) [Gawler Health Services Joint Fund: November 1994], p.7

Tuna & Potato Loaf

500 gms potatoes

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 onion, chopped

1 x 425gms can tuna, drained

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2/3 cup cream

2 tblspns oil

1 cup breadcrumbs

2 tblspns chopped chives

Method: Grease an 11cm x 25cm ovenproof loaf dish, line with foil. Cook potatoes in water till tender. Drain. Cool. Cut half the potatoes into cubes. Mash remaining potatoes with cream & eggs. Heat oil in pan, cook onion until soft. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Spoon into dish. Cook in mod oven 180 C (350 F) for about 45 mins, or until lightly browned on top.

Source: contributed by Julianne Smith in Cook Book: St Joseph's School, Clare (Clare: St Joseph's School, 1991), p.44.

Asparagus Parmesan

Asparagus -- fresh, frozen or canned (reserve some liquid)

1 cup crushed Sao biscuits

1/2 cup melted margarine or butter

1 tablespoon margarine or butter extra

1/2 teaspoon season-all (optional)

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

Sprinkling pepper

1 chicken cube

1&1/2 cups milk

2 dessertspoons cornflour

1 can sliced champignons (reserve some liquid)

Parmesan cheese

Method: If using fresh asparagus break off stalks as far down as they snap off easily, wash well. Cook approx. 10 minutes or until tender, drain. Melt margarine and combine with crushed biscuit crumbs and spread evenly over base of shallow baking dish.

Melt butter (or margarine) stir in onion powder, season-all, dry mustard, pepper, cornflour, cook until bubbly. Remove from heat, add milk (and a little of each of reserved asparagus and champignon liquid), mixing well. Add chicken cube, cook over low heat stirring until thickened. Stir in mushrooms. Place asparagus over biscuit crumbs and pour over sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake in moderate oven.

This dish can be made ahead, refrigerated and cooked just before serving.

Source: The Adelaide Children's Hospital Recipe Book 1982 (Adelaide: 1982), p.31.

Savoury Fingers

Butter bread and spread with one of the following. Cut into fingers and bake in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot or cold. Store in an airtight container for further use.

* vegemite or promite and grated cheese

* parmesan cheese and garlic salt

* sesame or poppy seeds

* tomato paste/pesto topped with bacon bits and grated cheese

Source: Cooking Barossa Style by the Ebenezer Community Centre (2000), p.85.

Cheesey Bits & Pieces

2 pkts. long pretzels broken into pieces

250g salted peanuts

90g butter

4 tbspn. oil

1/2 tspn. salt

1&1/2 tspn. paprika

2 tspn. Worcestershire sauce

1 tblspn. chopped parsley

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tbspns. Parmesan cheese (grated)

Method: Place pretzels and peanuts in a baking dish. Melt butter, add oil, salt, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, parsley and garlic. Sprinkle over pretzels and nuts. Bake in a slow oven for 45 mins. stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese and toss lightly. Cool and serve as a nibble.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.5.

Creamy Fish Pie

50g (2 oz.) butter

1 small onion

2 tablespoons cornflour

1 cup milk

Salt and pepper

250g (8 oz.) salmon or tuna

1 dessertspoon lemon juice

One 23cm (9") cooked pastry shell

Method: Melt butter and fry onion without browning. Blend cornflour, add milk and stir until thickens. Add salmon or tuna and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper. Cool slightly before placing into pastry shell. Mix 1 cup breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese together and sprinkle on the top.

Source: contributed by J. Lemon in Gulnare Gourmets (Adelaide: Gulnare Primary School Welfare Club, 1984 [2nd edition]), p.25.

Crusty Corn Souffle

60g. butter

1 x 453g. can Creamed Corn

salt and pepper

egg whites (4)

3 tablespoons flour

4 egg yolks

chopped parsley

grated parmesan cheese - 1 tablespoon

Method: Melt butter in a medium sized saucepan, remove from heat. Stir in flour and creamed corn. Return to heat and stir for 1 minute. Cool a little, add egg yolks, one at a time, beating mixture well. Add salt, pepper and parsley. Whisk egg whites until stiff, fold into mixture quickly and lightly. Pour into an ungreased soufflé dish. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 45 minutes or until well risen and golden. Serve immediately.

Source: Memory Lane Cookbook (Rotary Club of Naracoorte, 1986), p.19.

Helena's Chicken Strips

250g butter

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

500g chicken tenderloins or 2 breast fillets cut into strips

Coating:

1/2 packet Jatz biscuits

125g parmesan cheese

1/2 bunch parsley

125g pecans

1 tablespoons dried tarragon

Method: In a food processor combine all coating ingredients and process for 30-60 secs until crushed well. Melt butter and gently fry garlic. Coat chicken in butter and then toss through coating mixture, pressing crumbs firmly onto chicken pieces. Place on a lined oven tray and bake for 20-25 mins at 180C or until chicken is cooked. Chicken will become dry if over-cooked.

Hints: Serve warm with chilli sauce. These are excellent with pre-dinner drinks.

Source: Royal Adelaide Hospital Community Children's Centre (RAHCCC) Cookbook, 2nd edition (Adelaide, 2008), p.35

Hot Crab Dip

1 pack Philly cream cheese

100ml sour cream

garlic

parmesan cheese

1 tin crab meat

horseradish (at least 2 tsp)

chilli

Method: Mix all ingredients together in the bowl used for serving. Place in mod oven for 20 mins. A cob of bread can be used instead of a bowl.

Source: contributed by J. Parker in Burra Kindy Cookbook (Burra, 2002)

French Onion Bites

1 packet Phoenician bread
2 tbsp chopped parsley
250g butter
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1/4 packet French onion soup
Dash Tabasco

Method: Cream ingredients and spread on bread. Cut into bite-sized pieces and place on oven trays butter side up. Bake at 150 degrees Celsius for 20-30 mins., or until golden brown and crisp. Store in an airtight container.

Source: contributed by E. Lutchford in Library Cookbook: West Torrens Public Library - Recipes Supplied by Friends, Borrowers and Staff (West Torrens: 1985 [1st edn]).