Peanut butter granola

2.5 cups oats

2 Tbsp (20ml) sesame seeds

Pinch salt

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup honey

1/2 tsp vanilla

Oven to 140C.

Microwave honey & peanut butter about 25 seconds. Stir in vanilla. Fold through remaining ingredients & spread on lined baking tray.

Bake 15 minutes, stir & bake another 10. Turn off oven, stir & leave in cooling oven.

Chinese black beer chicken

4 ppl:

8 chicken thighs w bone & skin

1 Tbsp sesame oil

150ml stout

100 ml soy sauce

100 ml Shaoxing wine

40g coconut (or brown) sugar

20gm piece of ginger, thinly sliced

6 garlic cloves, crushed

1 star anise

2 long red chillis, split lengthways

3 spring onions, cut into 5cm batons

1/2 bunch garlic chives, chopped

1/2 cup coriander

Fry chicken in sesame oil until brown. Add remaining ingredients except spring onions, chives & coriander, bring to simmer on low, cover & cook 25 minutes. Remove lid, add spring onion & simmer on low about 50 to an hour. Turn off heat & sprinkle in chives & coriander.