Basics recipes

A basic sweet pie crust perfect for sweet desserts with detailed instructions.

Basic Hamburgers recipe

Fool-Proof Basic French Bread recipe

Basic Buttery Biscuits recipe

Basic Gazpacho recipe

These make light and fluffy flapjacks.

Basic Buttermilk Biscuits recipe

During the fall and winter I make homemade soup once a week. I’ve got dozens of delicious soup recipes, but the Pizza Soup was the favorite of our sons, Keith and Mark. It’s really easy to make. I apologize for the inexact quantities, but this is another recipe that I’ve never written down…and haven’t made it since last winter! I’ve given the basic recipe, but don’t be afraid to add other items you enjoy on your pizza…including a dash of red pepper sauce!

Basic Focaccia (Ultimate) recipe

Garlic and bread together, hmmm, it's hard to go wrong with these two. Use basic pizza dough or Italian bread dough to make these cute little delicious and garlicky knots. They are great treats at any occasion, perfect finger food at parties; or when you have company to come over, they can be a yummy snack.

Try this basic recipe for tasty peanut butter cookies which make an excellent light snack.

Basic Muffins and Biscuits recipe

Making your own naan bread really isn't hard. It's also a fun thing to make these naan, sometimes they are puffed seriously during the baking. It's great to watch how they turn out from all these basic ingredients into yummy bread.

Semifreddo is another popular dessert in Australia besides pavlova that I made a few days ago. Semifreddo is basically made with egg yolks and heavy cream, it's rich, silky and decadent. Fruits, chocolate or nuts all can be added into the base, pour into a loaf pan, then simply freeze it until it's firm. It's usually served with fruits, or fruit sauce, or candied nuts.

Basic Muffins 1 recipe

Basic Red Gazpacho recipe