Margaret Fulton Food

SELF-SAUCING CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease 6 cup oven-proof dish.
• For the sauce mix together cocoa and brown sugar in a jug and pour in hot water and stir till sugar is dissolved.
• For the pudding sift flour, cocoa, instant coffee powder and salt together.
• Cream butter and sugar until light, gradually beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Add a little flour, then some milk (alternate between the two keeping a soft consistency) finishing with the flour (don't worry if you don't use up all the milk.
• Spoon mixture into well greased oven dish and spread evenly. If using sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of chopped walnuts.
• Spoon sauce over the pudding mixture till you have a layer of sauce then pour the rest over the back of the spoon.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Serve with whipped cream and or ice cream and walnut halves if using.

MINESTRONE - MARGARET FULTON'S

Steps:

• The day before required, put shin of beef on bone, water and beans into a large saucepan. Bring to boil, skim. Cover and simmer for 3 hours.
• Cool and chill.
• Next day saute garlic, onion, parsley, minced steak and pepper in oil until the onion is tender.
• Skim off fat from stock. Remove bone, cut off meat. Return meat to stock with the onion mixture, celery, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and salt.
• Simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• Add spagetti and peas and cook for about another 15 minutes.
• Check seasoning to taste.
• Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.