Combination Leftovers Soup

1 block Cam's chicken stock
Spring onion, sliced, including green bit
End bit of coriander, washed
1 star anise

Boil all of these together for about 20 mins to infuse. Remove star anise and coriander.

Add in:
- chopped leftover chicken
- chopped leftover lamb
- green beans
- celery

and add near the end,
- bok choy
- red capsicum

Season with soy sauce and sesame oil. Serve over cooked rice noodles and top with chopped coriander.

Result: 3.5

Preparation: easy, and uses up leftover cold meat.

Quick chicken curry

Chicken thighs, diced.
Onion, sliced.
Zucchini, in pieces.
Capsicum, sliced.
Tin of tomatoes.
Spices - coriander, cumin, turmeric (powdered).

Fry up then add in tomatoes. Serve with yoghurt + cucumber, chutney and pappadums.

Result: 3.5

Preparation: quick and easy.

Corned Beef Hash

Leftover corned beef (home-made or sliced), chopped
Onion, finely chopped
Zucchini, chopped into thin sticks
Red capsicum, chopped into thin sticks
Fry all of these up together

Then mix in
Potatoes, chopped, boiled and mashed
Salt & Pepper
One egg

Drop large spoonfuls of mixture into hot non-stick pan with canola oil. Fry until crispy. May be a bit hard to flip but doesn't really matter. Serve with egg mayonnaise.

Result: 4 (4.5 for taste, -0.5 for presentation)

Preparation: very quick and easy, and uses up leftovers

Tofu with Bean Sauce

Firm tofu, cubed.
Eggplant, in thin strips.
Onion, finely sliced.
Spinach (or other vegetable).

Stirfry the lot. Sauce with soy bean paste (Chinese style), light soy, sugar, and thicken sauce with cornflour. Serve with rice or noodles.

Result: 3

Preparation: very quick

Prawn and Noodle Salad

200-300g shelled raw prawns, cooked quickly in a hot wok with garlic and chilli.

Salad: red onion, carrot, red capsicum, cucumber, tomato, coriander, mango, spring onion, lettuce.

Rice vermicilli.

Dressing: oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, sugar.

Result: 4.5. Great for a hot night.

Preparation: lots of chopping, but still quick and easy.

Pumpkin pasta sauce

Butternut pumpkin pieces, boiled in pasta water, and lifted out. Mash.
Saute red capsicum and red onion and add cinzano and chicken stock. Add pumpkin, english spinach, basil, passata and sour cream.

Serve with pasta.

Result: 4

Preparation: very quick and easy

Whole BBQ Chicken

1.4kg chicken. Marinade: lemon juice, smoky paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, coriander powder, salt, pepper, oregano, garlic. Refrigerate for 4 hours.

Cook on BBQ grill with lid down, in fish rack, at about 180 degrees, for 40 mins.

Serve with salad, bread and sauce.

Result: 3.5. Would be heading for 5 if chicken was more moist and less spicy, and a nice sauce was made. Would be great for a party.

Preparation: very easy, but needs to be done ahead.