Instead of the regular Friday recipe feature, I thought that I shall shake it up this week by listing all the 48 55 recipes that Gen and I have done for our Monthly Mystery Munchies challenge in the last 24 months.

Pretty apt to close the last Friday of the month with the completion of our 2 years, no?

 I thought so too!

Without further ado, let me now present you with a list of mouth-watering, sometimes experimental recipes based on the monthly agreed theme to keep you busy for the next 48 55 days/week/months:

Challenge #1: Mexican 

• Chilli Con Carne
• Real Cheesy Cottage Cheese Enchilada

Challenge #2: Appetizers in Dough

• Mushroom, Garlic and Mozzarella Phyllo Bundles
• Blue Cheese and Honey
• Salami, Cream Cheese and Italian Parsley Foldovers
• Potato Curry Puffs (Epok-Epok Kentang)

Challenge #3: Lemons/limes, Thyme and Coriander

• Lamb Saag and Aloo Curry
• Spiced Chicken with Thyme, Saffron and Lemon Gravy

Challenge #4: Sweets and Colours

• Oreo Truffles with Peppermint Crisp Topping
• White Chocolate and Coconut Truffles
• Dark Chocolate and Chilli Truffles with Sesame Seeds
• Rainbow Chiffon Cake 

Challenge #5: Greek

• My Big Fat Greek Lamb Kleftiko
• Kreatopita – Greek Meat Pie with Phyllo

Challenge #6: Stew with Beans 

• Waterblommetjie Bredie
• White Beans Chicken Stew with Truffle Oil

 

Challenge #7: Fish with an ingredient/s not commonly used

• Fish with Orange and Dark Chocolate Soy Sauce Reduction
• Creamy Golden Kiwi Sauce Dory Fish

Challenge #8: Get Creative with Rice

• Chicken Pilaf
• Spiced Saffron Rice

Challenge #9: Not Your Usual Salad-Make it Fun-Salad with a Difference

• Butternut Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
• A 5-Layer Salad

Challenge #10: Party with Pesto

• Pea Salad with Olive Basil Pesto
• Chicken Mince Balls with Spicy Pesto
• Wild Rocket Pesto & Turkey Tortilla Wrap

Challenge #11: Shellfish

• Prawn Soup
• Oven Grilled Gambas al Aljillo

Challenge #12: Culture Swap!

• Dish from Singapore: Ayam Kapitan (Captain’s Curry)
• Going South African with Bobotie

Challenge #13: Main Course Using Fruit

• Steak with Caramelised Cranberry and Pomegranate Sauce
• Baked Chicken Cutlets in Orange-Plum Sauce

Challenge #14: Food from Country of Residence

• An Afrikaan Delight: Malva Pudding
• A Dutch Delish: Kaas Uienbrood (Cheese Onion Bread)

Challenge #15: Must-use Ingredients – Figs (or a substitute of), Lime and Rosemary

• Mini Tartlets with Rosemary-Infused Grapefruit
• Lime Curd, and Homemade Custard
• Figs, Rosemary and Lime-Drizzled Scones with Lime Curd

Challenge #16: Wraps with meat and a dressing/sauce.

• Herby, Fully Loaded Chicken Wraps with Zesty Sour Cream
• Tortilla Roll Stuffed with Creamy Curried Turkey

Challenge #17: Signature Dips

• Spinach and Caramelised Onion Dip
• Creamy Chicken Liver Pâté Cheesy Dip

Challenge #18: A Halloween Meal

• Bloody Good Tomato Soup
• Casper’s Pannenkoek

Challenge #19: Minimum of 3 different vegetables and 1 (non-meat) protein (Make it a side dish. Cannot be a Salad)

• Chilli Hummus with Roast Veg
• Tahini
• Fried Tofu with Beansprouts and Bakchoy

Challenge #20: BBQ

• Marinated Ostrich Fillets
• Satay Medley

Challenge #21: Breakfast

• Huevos Rancheros (Eggs with Spicy Salsa)
• Heart Breakfast Quiche

Challenge #22: Part of a different culture – an important occasion that another culture celebrates.

• Rugelach
• Bodhi (Fig) Pudding

Challenge #23: Frosting also as Filling

• Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling Topped with Chocolate Ganac
• Choux Filled with Light Cream Cheese

Challenge #24: Green, Yellow and Red

• Couscous Salad with Chickpeas and Fresh Veggies
• Giraffe-Print Inspired Swiss Roll

Wow! That’s quite a list don’t you think? 55 altogether! The irony was that I didn’t even realise that we had more than 48, forgetting that Gen has on more than one occasion made 3 0r even 4 types of recipes with just one theme.

Crazy, crazy yet so very satisfying! We practically drooled, experimented and ate nothing but wholesome, home-made food which were cooked with lots of tender love. I definitely have some favourites there, but I have to tell you that I truly love them all! 

With this list my dear readers, you don’t ever have to leave the comfort of your own home to sample dishes from a South African, (then) Thai and (now) Dutch kitchen. Don’t forget to bookmark and share this page.

You won’t ever be starving for ideas, I’m sure. 

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Monthly Mystery Munchies features every first Friday of the month in collaboration with Gen, Author of Eat, Play, Clove. Stay tuned for next month’s theme (next week!) with yet another challenge. Until then! Here’s to more #MMM to come.