10 favourite spring Recipes

onion - cut into strips, carrot - julienne, bamboo shoot (strips), approx. 10 leaves) cabbage - shred (discard lower portion of middle vein), sugar, salt , pepper to taste, corn or tapioca starch, spring roll wrapper (20 medium), fry onion in 1 tbsp oil until slightly soft ., add carrot and cook for about 1 min., then add in cabbage and fry until soft., put in bamboo shoot and stir well., add sugar , salt, and pepper., turn off heat and add tapioca starch directly to veggies., stir well. cool before wrapping ., place 1 wrapper on working surface , with 1 corner towards you., put 1 heaping tbsp of the above filling on the wrapper , leaving about 2 on either side, and roll away (just 1 turn) from you., fold 1 side of wrapper over filling , make another roll, then fold the other side over filling and finish rolling towards other end of wrapper., place seam side down ., using tongs or wooden chopsticks, place seam side down into hot oil and hold for a few seconds to seal., deep fry until golden-brown and drain on paper towels., serve with your favourite dipping sauce .

rice paper sheets, ground pork, canola oil, sesame oil, garlic cloves, finely grated, chunk fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated, ground coriander, ground cumin, hot pepper flakes, carrot, grated, green onions, finely chopped, sugar, soy sauce, water or 2 tbsp chicken stock

skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, butter, minced garlic, mushrooms, sliced, green spring onions, sliced, white wine, chicken stock, cream, cornstarch (dissolved in little bit of water), salt & freshly ground black pepper

new potatoes (chop into bite sized uniform pieces if need be), sun-dried tomato, chopped (about 5 pieces), lemon juice, fresh is best, olive oil, garlic clove, minced (optional), sea salt, green onions, sliced (green & white parts , spring onions), black olives, sliced, fresh ground black pepper, fresh herbs, roughly chopped (your favourites or what s available, i like fresh oregano, rosemary & basil)

chicken fillets, cut into thin strips, teriyaki sauce, hokkien noodles (use your favourite noodles), sesame oil, sesame seeds , toated, spring onions, finely sliced

margarine, sugar, self raising flour, baking powder, lemons , zest of, grated, water, eggs, beaten, icing sugar (approx ), margarine (or butter), orange flower water, icing sugar, lemons , juice of, water (approx ), chocolate eggs (approx )

potatoes, reduced-fat sour cream, skim milk, butter (we use flora pro-activ), spinach , roughly torn, spring onions, chopped, nutmeg, salt (to season ), pepper (to season )

garlic, peeled,washed and crushed, whole dried red chili, to taste,crushed, oil, spring onion, washed and finely chopped, chicken breast, washed and chopped, red bell pepper, washed and chopped, chopped chestnuts (optional), chicken stock powder (i grate the cube of maggi vegetable stock with onion and use that), heinz ketchup (or your favourite brand), white bread