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The World of Nutella.

Want some amazing Nutella recipes? Here are 11 to get you started: http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2013/02/11-nutella-recipes.html

Chocolate/ Mocha Pudding

Adapted from Kelly Powers Thompson's original recipe Ingredients Sugar ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 3 tbsp Cornflour ¼ cup Salt A pinch Milk 2 ¾ cups Butter 2 tbsp Vanilla Extract Instant Coffee 1 tbsp 2 tsp Method In a saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, salt and cornflour (dry; not paste). Place over medium flame and start stirring in milk. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is thick and bubbling. Remove from heat and add room temperature butter and vanilla extract. Cool for 10 minutes, then dissolve coffee in  ¼ cup of hot water and add to the chocolate pudding. Pour in a serving bowl and chill for as long as it needs to set. Decorate with crushed biscuits, whipped cream or sprinkles. 

Garlic Potato Wedges

Original recipe courtesy Chef Shai Ingredients Potatoes 4-5 Salt To tase Black Pepper 1 tsp* Paprika 1 tsp* Garlic Powder 1 ½ tsp* Butter 50 g Method Cut potatoes into wedges. Add garlic powder, salt, black pepper and paprika. Mix well until all the wedges are fully coated with the spices. Melt butter and pour over the fries then set to bake until done. Serve with Garlic Mayo Sauce, or Chilli Ketchup. * Quantity can be adjusted according to personal taste.

Bloody Tang.

Recipe courtesy: Syed Hassan Raza Ingredients Tang 7-8 tbsp Salt To taste Water 1 glass NestlĂ©’s Red Grapes Juice ½ litre Ice As much as require d Method Blend water, salt and Tang together. Add the juice and ice, blend well. Serve chilled. Apologies for the bad image quality!

Grilled Sausage Pita Pockets with Tabbouleh Salsa.

So, I had a mix of ingredients lying around and couldn't figure out what to do with them. This is the result; extremely easy and quick to make. Ingredients Pita Bread 1 pack (4 pieces) Sausages Garlic 4 (chop however you prefer) 1 clove (finely chopped) Onion 1 (finely chopped) Capsicum 1 (finely chopped) Cucumber ½ (finely chopped) Salt To taste Black Pepper To taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 tsp Lemon Juice Of 1 lemon Method Chop the cucumber, capsicum, garlic, and onion. Toss them together. Add salt, black pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and mix. Boil the sausages till tender then oil lightly and grill for about 2 minutes. Chop them up diagonally or circular, however you like them. Mix with the salsa and set aside for half an hour. Meanwhile, toast the pita bread till brown on both sides and then cut into half to make pockets. Fill each pocket up wit

Potato Balls

Ingredients Potatoes 6-7 (boiled and mashed) Salt 1 tsp Red Chillies 1 ½ tsp Cumin Seeds 1 ½ tsp Trachyspermum Ammi (ajwain) ½ tsp Coriander Seeds 1 tsp (ground) Batter Chick-pea Flour (besan) ½ to 1 cup Salt A pinch Red Chillies A pinch Trachyspermum Ammi (ajwain) A pinch Method Add spices to the mashed potatoes and shape into small balls. Mix flour with the spices and add water slowly until you have a thick paste. Dip the balls into the batter and deep fry. Serve with ketchup or mint chutney. Image Courtesy: Google.

Pita Bread Pizza.

Ingredients Chicken Breast 2 (cubed) Capsicum 1-2 (chopped) Onion 1-2  Olives As needed (chopped) Mozzarella Cheese For topping (grated) Cheddar Cheese For topping (grated) Chilli Garlic Sauce 2 tbsp Chilli Sauce 1 tbsp Pita Bread 1 pack (4 pieces) Butter For greasing Salt To taste Red Chillies To taste Oregano A pinch Peri Peri Sauce 1 tsp (optional) Method Fry chicken and add salt, red chillies, oregano and peri peri sauce. Take off heat once done. Finely chop the capsicum and olives; cut the onions in rings.  Spread a thin layer of butter on each pita bread and add chilli garlic sauce (2 tbsp each) + chilli sauce (1 tbsp). Add a thin layer of mozarella and cheddar cheese, chicken, onion rings, capsicum, olives and top it off with a thick layer of cheese. Grill for about 15-20