Jeff's margaritas!

2 parts tequila (Patron silver)
1 part Cointreau
1 part lemon juice
ice
salt

BJ's "bobbing orange" cake

2 navel oranges
250g almond meal
250g caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder
6 eggs
apricot jam (optional, for glaze)

From Belinda Jeffery's "Mix & Bake"

Served with vanilla ice cream.

Banana granola

For four big serves:

1.5 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/4 tsp vanilla extract or ground vanilla
1 pinch sea salt
1 tbsp (20ml) coconut oil, room temperature
1 tbsp (20ml) maple syrup or honey
1 very ripe banana

Preheat the oven 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds, vanilla and salt. In a separate bowl add coconut oil, maple and bananas. Use your hands to mix the ingredients completely smooth. Add the banana mixture to the dry mixture and combine well, using your hands, for about a minute, so all is well-coated and clumpy. Turn out and spread the granola in an even layer on the baking tray. Place in the middle of the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, taking it out at around 10 minutes to turn the granola over with a wooden spoon.

Banana & salted caramel ice cream

For the salted caramel sauce:

100g caster sugar

125ml pure cream

15g butter

1/2 tsp sea salt flakes

For the ice cream:

2 super ripe bananas (really ripe - important!)

250ml pure cream

195g sweetened condensed milk (half a 395g tin)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

To make the caramel, in a heavy-based pan over low heat, add the sugar in an even layer then leave to melt into an amber-coloured caramel. Meanwhile, heat up the cream gently in a separate pan and keep warm.

Cook sugar until it’s a darkish brown golden colour.

When it’s ready, take it off the heat and add the warmed cream. It’ll bubble up furiously so be careful. When that settles, stir through the butter.

The caramel may seize and harden so just stick it back over the low heat and stir gently until everything has melted into a sauce. Stir through the salt to taste then allow to cool completely.

For the ice cream, mash up the bananas until smooth. Beat the cream & vanilla until soft peaks then gently fold through the condensed milk until mostly combined. Fold through the banana mash.

Scrape half the batter into a loaf tin (or any container you wish). Dollop in some cooled caramel then swirl through the ice cream mixture. Add the remaining ice cream over the top then swirl through more caramel to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 4 or 5 hours or overnight.

Next time, try adding some chopped roasted peanuts.

Cauliflower "rice"

For two big serves:
1/2 head of cauliflour, blitzed then microwave (covered) 7 minutes

Warm bacon, lentil & mushroom thingo

For two meals:
2 rashes of bacon
3 cloves of garlic
2 big mushrooms
fresh red chilli (optional)
1 tin lentils
cup of frozen peas
1 Tbsp (20ml) apple cidar vinegar
salt
pepper
EVO oil