Easy cheese sauce

A quick microwave recipe with no added butter.

FROM:  my sister, Paula Pengelly

SERVES:  Makes enough for our family of 4, and we are not shy with the cheese sauce servings!

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup milk
1 desert spoon flour
2 handfuls grated cheese


METHOD:

1.  Whisk the flour into the milk.
2.  Microwave for 4-5 minutes, stirring after each minute or so, until thick.
3.  Stir in the cheese.


TIPS:
Sooo good with any steamed veggies, on schnitzels, over mashed potatoes, with corned beef....

Bircher Muesli

I make up this muesli each night, ready for a delicious start to the day.  It's really worth the few minutes effort.

FROM:  I tinkered with a few on-line recipes until I found the way I like it.

SERVES:  2

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup rolled oats or wholegrain oats (not the fine porridge ones)
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup yogurt
cinnamon
1 apple, grated
1 banana, sliced
Handful of nuts (walnuts/sliced almonds/sunflower seed/pumpkin seeds


METHOD:

1.  Combine juice, yogurt, oats and a dash of cinnamon.  Refrigerate over night.
2.  In the morning grate the apple and stir through the oats with the nuts.
3.  Slice over half a banana per serving.