Confort Food on a winter afternoon - recipe

Worthy of a blog post? The family seemed to think so. Tonight's dinner was pretty simple...chicken and vege soup ( a good excuse to use up veges left over from the week in the fridge) and cheese scones. "yours are the only scones I have ever eaten and liked" was the verdict from one discerning diner!

My scone recipe is too simple for words...

Cheese Scones Recipe

2 parts (cups) self rising flour

2 parts (cups) grated cheese

1 part (cup) milk

salt (I use garlic and herb salt)

(I use edam to keep all family members happy but prefer a really tasty cheese...blue cheese would be fantastic)

You could also add...combinations of bacon, red pepper, mushroom, tomato, fresh herbs...

Mix cheese, flour and salt, pour in milk and combine - try to mix only just enough to combine.

Pinch off balls and put on baking tray lined with baking paper and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Bake for about 10 -15 mins (depends on size) at 200 degrees.

Great hot out of the oven with butter melting into them!

Comfort food for a cold night- Feijoa Cobbler

The recent feijoa crop from our two trees was fantastic. Each day we had at least a bucket of new fruit on the ground. Pretty much everyone in our family love them so plenty get eaten straight away. Lots more were given away.

The rest were cooked in vanilla syrup and preserved for special nights over the rest of the year. I suspect most of them will end up in crumbles and cobblers...and maybe a few in 'Painted Apple Moths' a potent cocktail we make for guests - especially those from overseas.

What seems to be the start of the cold weather was a good excuse to break out a jar and make feijoa cobbler. There is always enough for two nights, and it is always better the second night...or the secret spoonful cold out of the fridge when no one is looking.

Feijoa Cobbler - Cuisine Magazine online

25 medium feijoas

1 cup castor or white sugar

100g butter

1 cup self raising flour

250ml milk

½ teaspoon vanilla essence Preheat the oven to 180°C. Halve the feijoas and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Place the flesh into a small baking dish with a sprinkling or sugar and a little butter and allow to soften in the oven. Cream the sugar and the butter together, Next add the flour, then add the milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Remove the baking dish from the oven and pour the batter over the fruit to cover. Place back into the oven and cook for around 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serves 6.