Butterscotch Self-Saucing Pudding

Healthy Food Guide, September 2008

I made this for the first time when we had friends over for a pot-luck type meal and I was designated dessert. It is deliciously yummy, and although a bit fiddly at times, well worth the effort.

The Good: Sweet and rich without being too rich like some chocolate puddings are. Moist and sponge-like cake and a sticky toffee sauce to round it out. This recipe has never failed me, and I have successfully re-heated it on several occasions.

The Bad: The fact it only uses one egg makes it difficult to cook a smaller portion, and its such a more-ish dessert that while it can comfortably feed six with a serve of ice-cream, its very easy for it to end up only serving 3 or 4. Not so good for the waistline!

Notes: I always tend to use butter rather than spread for HFG recipes. Just because I like that buttery taste.

Overall Rating: 9/10

No photo sorry - this never lasts long enough!

Apricot Choc-Chip Cookies

Healthy Food Guide, June 2007

I make a variant of these biscuits on a regular basis now, after they got a great reception at a work morning tea. Make sure your flour is as fresh as possible, otherwise they can taste stale. The nuts are optional - I tend to add extra chocolate chips and dried apricots instead. Also, use real butter. It tastes better :)

The good: Easy. Can be made as biscuits or a slice. Slightly healthier than many other biscuits, but dont taste "healthy"

The bad: Very crumbly mix that is difficult to mainpulate.

Overall Rating: 7.5/10.