Family Mess Hall - whole food meals dinners recipes

Here's a Chinese street food recipe that I love for it's crispy, oniony and yes, oily flavour.  It's definitely a family favourite in our household and is special to me as my very own grandmother taught me the correct way to shape them.  Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 2 tblsp vegetable oil 0.5 cup boiling water 0.5 tsp salt 2 spring onions (finely chopped) 3 tblsp sesame oil vegetable oil for cooking Method: Make a dough  1. Combine dry ingredients and boiling water to form a dry dough. 2. Knead well (10 minutes). Wrap in waterproof food wrap and rest for 15 minutes. 3. Finely chop 2 stalks of spring onion. Form pancakes 1. Divide dough into 6 equal sized pieces.  Roll into balls. 2. Take one ball of dough and flatten to 2mm thin to make a circle.  3. Drizzle a half teaspoon of sesame oil over the dough and rub to coat the surface. Sprinkle over a large pinch (1.5 tablespoons) of chopped spring onions and a pinch of salt. 4. Roll your pastry disc into a ci...

Here's a simple but reliable buttermilk pancake recipe for every day. Buttermilk pancakes are just delicious served with a little maple syrup and fresh blueberries.  Real or cultured buttermilk can be used in this recipe.  But if you're like me and don't regularly keep some on hand, you can substitute with milk curdled with 1 tsp of cider vinegar / lemon juice. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 1/2 cups milk (or buttermilk, omit lemon / cider vinegar if using buttermilk) 2 tbsp lemon or apple cider vinegar (add to milk to mimic buttermilk)) 2.5 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 2 eggs 2 tbsp melted butter or vegetable oil 1 punnet blueberries Method: Add lemon or vinegar to milk and allow to sit for 5 minutes to curdle the milk and create an excellent buttermilk substitute.  Optional: Use buttermilk if you have it on hand. Add all other ingredients to the milk and mix until just combined. Heat your fry pan to medium high heat and grease with ...