Gnocchi with creamy tomato and bacon sauce

2 x 500g pkt potato gnocchi 
300ml light thickened cream 
4 Tbs water 
2 Tbs tomato paste 
12 shortcut rindless bacon rashers or ham, thinly sliced 
300g semi-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced 
80g toasted pine nuts 
80g (2 cup) baby spinach leaves

Cook gnocchi in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following packet directions or until tender. Drain. Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until crisp. Stir in combined cream, water and tomato paste. Add tomato and pine nuts. Add the gnocchi and spinach and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until the spinach wilts. Season with pepper. Divide among serving bowls to serve.

Can swap bacon for 350g mushrooms.

Via Taste.com

Apple and Pear Studel

2 apples, sliced
2 pears, sliced
2 Tbs caster sugar
1/2 tsp lemon rind
pinch ground cinnamon
4 Tbs water
6 sheets of pastry

Stew fruit with sugar, lemon and cinnamon, cool. Layer 3 pastry sheets together, fold in half, spoon fruit mixture along centre. Fold in ends and sides over fruit. Place on paper-lined baking tray, bake in hot oven (240C) 7mins each side or until browned. Serve with custard.

Makes 2 

Oaty Sultana Biscuits

1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup sultanas
1/4 cup SR flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbs honey
20g marg

Combine oats, sultanas, sifted flour and sugar in bowl. Stir in combined egg, honey and marg. Place Tbs sized mixture 3cm apart on lined baking trays, press with fork. Bake moderate oven (180C) 15mins until golden brown.

Makes 16

Fruity Cookies

2 cups wholemeal SR flour
1 tsp cinnomon
1 tsp nutmeg
4 Tbs brown sugar
2 Tbs dried apricots, finely chopped
2 Tbs dried apples, finely chopped
2 Tbs sultanas
2 Tbs olive oil
4 eggs
2/3? cup skim milk

Sift dry ingredients into bowl, stir n fruit. Make well i centre, add oil, egg and milk, stir until combined. Place 2 heaped Tbs mixture 5cm apart on non-stick oven trays. Bake in moderately hot oven (200C) 15mins or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.

Makes 16

Toasted Museli

2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup unprocessed bran
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/2 cup dried apple, chopped
4 Tbs sultanas
2 Tbs honey
2 Tbs water

Combine oats, bran and fruit in a bowl, stir in combined honey and water. Spread mixture onto oven tray, bake 120-150C 45mins, or until toasted, stirring occasionally.

Curried Meat Loaves

250g minced steak
250g sausage mince
1 onion, diced
1 Tbs curry powder
1/2 cup breadcrumbs or flour
salt
pepper
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 egg

Combine minced steak, sausage mince, onion, curry powder, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in bowl. Mix well. Combine tomato sauce and lightly beaten egg, add to meat. Mix well. Form meat mixture into 2 or 3 loaf shapes. Put into shallow baking dish and bake in moderate oven 40mins, brushing occasionally with pan drippings. Remove from oven, pour off excess fat. Pour glaze over meat, bake further 15mins, brushing occassionally with glaze.

Tomato Glaze

125g can tomato soup

2 Tbs brown sugar

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tsp worcestershire sauce

1 tsp curry powder

salt

pepper

Combine all ingredients in saucepan, stir over medium heat until sauce boils.