10 Recipes with 3 Ingredients or Less
Published on February 18, 2008 - 171 Comments
Every kitchen has a cupboard containing ingredients that are either rarely used, or of such a small quantity that you are left wondering “what could I possibly make out of these?”. Before diving for that phone, or computer to order in takeaways, have a look through the following list for ideas on how to use up those odds and ends that are lurking in your kitchen cupboards!
1. Delicious Fruit Cake Serves 4
1 kg mixed fruit
2 cups fruit juice
2 cups self raising flour
Preheat oven to 125C. Soak fruit in juice for 2 hours. Stir flour into soaked fruit and mix well. Put into large lined baking tin. Bake for 2 hours in the bottom of your oven on 130C. Remove and leave to cool. Put into container or wrap in foil. Keep for 2-3 days before cutting.
2. Easy Pineapple Cake
2 cups self raising flour
1 cup sugar
450g can crushed pineapple
Sift flour into a mixing bowl and combine with sugar. Add pineapple and mix well. Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at 180C for 40 minutes.
(For best results bake in a ring cake tin.)
3. Scones Makes 12
4 cups self raising flour
300ml cream
1 can lemonade
Sift self raising flour into a bowl, make a well and pour in cream and lemonade. Mix to make a firm dough, roll out, cut with a scone cutter and bake in a hot oven until golden brown.
4. Mango, Avocado and Bacon Salad Serves 4
2 large mangoes
2 avocadoes
8 rashers of cooked, crispy bacon
Cube Mangoes and avocados, cut bacon in largish chunks and mix together in a small bowl.
5. Potato Bake Serves 6
6 potatoes
300ml tub of cream
1 pkt French Onion Soup mix
Slice potatoes into 1cm thick slices, place into a baking dish. Combine cream and soup mix, pour over potatoes and bake in oven at 180C for 30 minutes.
6. Sweet and Spicy Chicken Serves 2
6 chicken legs
½ cup of orange marmalade
1-2 tsp chili powder
Preheat oven to 180C. Combine marmalade and chili powder in a plastic bag, add chicken legs and shake until evenly coated. Place chicken on foil on a baking tray and spoon any remaining marmalade/chili powder. Bake for 30 minutes or until done.
7. Baked Fish Serves 2
2 fresh white fish fillets
1 tsp butter
1 lemon
Coat fish with melted butter and then season with salt and pepper. Cut lemon and put slices on fish. Wrap fish in foil and cook in oven for 20 minutes at 180C.
8. Moroccan Salmon Serves 2
2 Salmon Steaks
Macadamia nut oil spray
Moroccan seasoning
Place Salmon on foil on a baking tray. Spray with cooking oil and coat thoroughly with Moroccan Seasoning. Bake at 160C for 15 minutes.
9. Apple Turnovers Serves 8
2 sheets of puff pastry
1 tin pie apple with cinnamon
2 tbs milk
Cut the pastry in quarters. Fill one side of the quarter with pie apple, and then fold into turnovers. Glaze with milk for a golden finish and bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes.
10. Mini Muffins Makes 12
1 cup self raising flour sifted
1 cup thickened cream, not whipped
3 tbs raw sugar
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into mini muffin tray. Bake for 10 minutes at 180C.
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1. stevenh - February 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
#8 == yum!
2. Simone - February 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
i wanna try the salmon
3. Mom424 - February 18th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Excellent List, I’m impressed…can’t wait to try the chicken!
I make one like the potato bake, with sour cream, potatoes, onion soup…
4. jake ryder - February 18th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
awesome, perfect for lazy cooks like me.
5. Csimmons - February 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
thanks J but i can’t convert Celcius to Fahrenheit
6. Yaji - February 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
^ If only there was a place online where you could do that :I
7. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Yaji - right on!
8. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I’m gonna give #1 a try sometime soon…defo !
9. Another Kiwi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
www.onlineconversion.com will look after you.
10. Andrea Carlena - February 18th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Oh yes. I am slightly hungry now. Damn you list creator!!
-Andrea Carlena Beauman
11. Angelina - February 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Oooh, I can’t wait to try the salmon and the potato bake. Yummy! So, Jamie, your sister typed it, did your mom write it?? That is so cool, keep it in the family!!
12. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Angelina - actually, it seems it was *my* sister who typed it
And the list couldn’t have been formulated by my mother, because lettuce soup is not included…one of the abiding culinary memories of my childhood !
13. goof_ball - February 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I’m gunna try summa these!
14. JwJwBean - February 18th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Ohh now I have some easy recipes for food fridays at work.
15. BrotherMan - February 18th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Well now that we have a link to convert Metric and Celcius I can persue some of these recipes.
Great post! In fact I bet I have enough ingredients around the house right now to make a couple of them. I am going to go check it out.
16. BrotherMan - February 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
and is a “rasher” of bacon considered a “strip” of bacon?
17. goof_ball - February 18th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
To convert Celcius to Farenhite (spelling, I know) the formula is nine fifths times Celcius degrees plus 32 or (9/5 x C) + 32
18. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Brother - yep
19. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
kiwiboi: neither is the ‘Peanut Butter Sandwich Meatloaf’ or ‘Stone Soup’ - roflmao.
20. JwJwBean - February 18th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Stone soup is wonderful. The class at my school makes it every year and reads the book with it. They even did a play with the second graders last year. Too cute.
21. JwJwBean - February 18th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I think I need the recipe for Peanut Butter meatloaf. lol
22. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Catriona - lol !! And I don’t even want to contemplate the strange combinations involving Vegemite
Speaking of sandwiches…here is another one of my “favourites” :
1. take 2 slices of bread that is bordering on stale;
2. cover each slice with slightly-off butter, preferably trowel it on to the same thickness of the bread;
3. pour on a teaspoon of Watties Tomato Sauce;
4. serve to your children as a wholesome surprise treat for morning play at school, or for lunch.
Hey…another 3-ingredient recipe !!
23. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
JwJwBean - no, you don’t want that. Seriously…you don’t !!
24. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
JwJwBean: Yeah the Stone Soup was something my little brother and sister enjoyed helping with (Jamie?) but the ‘Peanut Butter Sandwich Meatloaf’…now that would telling!
25. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Kiwiboi…Please I’m at work and I now have coffee splatters all over my computer screen. Oh the memories
26. JwJwBean - February 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I have had meatloaf that was incased in mashed potatoes. Something my brother made from a kids cookbook when we were growing up. If peanut butter meatloaf is similar I think I might pass, but hey having the recipe to threaten my kids with… now come on what kind of mom would I be if I didn’t have food to threaten my kids with?
27. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Catriona - LOL !!
28. JwJwBean - February 18th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Okay on a serious note. #5 is the tub of cream what we in the states call sour cream? I love potatoes any way I can get them. Sounds like something i have to make tonight.
29. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
JwJw - it’s cream like you would use to make whipped cream. Sour cream would work so long as it is not too thick.
30. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
JwJwBean…no thats real cream like you put on a dessert, makes a very rich creamy base for the potatoe. Same as the scones, real cream…which by the way are absolutely yummy, though they don’t keep long.
31. dofnup - February 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
OMG I wanna try almost all of these ASAP!! Starting with the scones, of course … ah, I
32. jfrater - February 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
HAHA - kiwiboi (#22) you can substitute tomato sauce for 1/20 inch (a suggestion) of jam for MY childhood memories!
Catriona: 24: I was the stone soup fan - I don’t remember Sarah being as keen as me - Maman probably just made it to stop me tantruming
Angelina: You are right - My mother made the choices, my sister did the typing, my brother used it to remind us all about some of our childhood food horrors
33. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
jfrater - heh, I also had the pleasure of the jam sandwiches. I guess I had repressed that memory
34. jfrater - February 18th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
kiwiboi: hehe - when I see a jar of jam now I gag a little
35. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
jfrater - these horrors were not limited to we humans; there is also a bestial dimension to all of this.
Somewhere, there is an old-aged Labrador/Collie crossbreed called Woodstock who is probably watching his great-grandpups enjoying a fine cut of sirloin while he regales them of tales of his childhood when he was fed warm Weetbix 3 times a day
36. jfrater - February 18th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
kiwiboi: hehe - I think Scruffy is somewhere doing the same
And, IIRC, a bunch of puppies that were secreted in the little shed out the back 
37. kiwiboi - February 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
LOL !
38. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
..and the mouse, and the bird (in the shed or under the house.) And poor old scruffy won’t be telling any great-grandcats anything…poor wee thing has been dead for years guys!
39. Catriona - February 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
…I’m not going to say anymore I’ve said enough, but talking of weetbix..did you ever get buttered weetbix for afternoon tea?
40. jfrater - February 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Catriona: hahaha - yes - I had buttered weetbix. No amount of butter was enough to stop you choking. Frankly, I think the tampax company has a lot to learn from Sanitarium! And don’t go there with Scruffy! He may have children we don’t know about who remember him and talk about him! (if you hadn’t noticed, I am still not over it!)
41. Bananas - February 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
yumyumyum….. gosh, frickin starving now. thanks alot!
42. GingerLee - February 18th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I know some people are against store bought cake mixes but with this recipe you cannot tell, I swear-
Applesauce Spice Cake
1 box spice cake mix
Replace all liquid (water and oil) with unsweetened apple sauce
Eggs called for on the box
Mix and bake according to the directions. If you want, serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
43. Crimanon - February 18th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
1 pound, Ground Sirloin (or meat of your choice)
1/4 pound Mushrooms (your choice)
The kicker??? That powdered cheese stuff you get with Mac and Cheese!!!!
Great stuff, easy to make, and if she’s not around to see you make it, She’ll be impressed!
44. Arabella - February 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I’m trying all of these!
45. sarahj - February 18th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
buttered weetbix while Prisoner was on. BTW the butter was thicker than the bread and the jam was thinner than the bread - imagine that delight at lunchtime… Oh whats for lunch? WOW Butter with a spread of jam, and a drop of bread to help it go down!!
46. jfrater - February 18th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
sarahj: hehehe - all we need now is Andrew to give his view and the Fraters have represented
47. Blogball - February 18th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Come on!! (Concerning # 10) There are 540421 little grains in 3 lbs of raw sugar. Adding this to the others that come out to 540423 ingredients.
How can you ever expect me to ever enjoy this web site again with such flaws?
That comment was special for you know who.
By the way I will definably try some of these.
When I go to the store I might for once remember a shopping list without writing it down.
But I will probably still write it down and bring it with me just in case.
48. sarahj - February 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
haha absolutely
49. Mom424 - February 18th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Gingerlee; that is an awesome cake, my mom used to make it. We also used to have Tomato Soup Cake, it was like a super-moist spice cake and actually has a can of Campbell’s in it. It would stain the plate orange and tasted divine…I will try and find the recipe, My mom recently gave me all of her collection….
50. stevenh - February 18th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
For those poeple who can not do conversions try
typing this into google:
180 centigrade in fahrenheit
BTW: there are other conversions as well (e.g. xxx acres to dunam)
51. SubliminalDeath666 - February 18th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Damn it!! Now I have to find something in my kitchen so I can slay my hunger before I sleep…
52. NoPunyNerd - February 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
csimmons: celsius x 9 / 5 + 32 = fahrenheit
53. Csimmons - February 18th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
thanks
54. fgds - February 18th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Question: In #5 is ‘French Onion Soup mix’ a powder or a condensed liquid soup mix?
55. fgds - February 18th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Question: Tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
56. fgds - February 18th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
The handiest way to do most converions is to use Googles built in conversion calculator.
For example, in google type in
180c in fahrenheit
and it will give you
180 degrees Celsius = 356 degrees Fahrenheit
Lots of conversions work, for example:
100 pounds in euro
or
16 stone in kilos
or
5 miles in centimeters
or
324,653 divided by 568.4
There’s absoloutley no reason to use your brain.
57. J. Coustark. - February 18th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
jfrater.
kiwiboi.
catriona.
sarahj.
Thank goodness I didn’t live at your house.
58. BrotherMan - February 18th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
#7 and #8 should have the weight on the fillets/steaks
59. J. Coustark. - February 18th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
My wife totaly agrees with me re living at your house. Who would want to cook for 4 ungrateful children.
60. jaycromer - February 18th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
There seems to be a problem with #4. Either the picture is wrong, or the recipe is flawed and missing a 4th ingredient! The picture clearly shows Lettuce in the salad, which is undoubtedly an ingredient. If the recipe does not call for it, why is it in the picture? Perhaps you need a new pic, or a new #4.
61. Crimanon - February 18th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Lettuce would just be a delivery system. If not for the lettuce it would just be a good Dip…Ahem.
62. Barnacle - February 18th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
My favourite three ingredient recipe:
1. Malt
2. Hops
3. Yeast
Add water and wait. Bottle and serve two months later.
Man,
These food lists are getting better and better.
63. Crimanon - February 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
see what you did Jamie, the boozers are back, and spreading. let me crack another one open.
64. sarahj - February 18th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
lol J.Coustark! Memories are made of these.
65. Drogo - February 19th, 2008 at 2:57 am
I dun’t have to convert *C to *F. We’s got one of them thar new-fangled electronical controlled ovens, and I can just push a button that switches it to Celsius mode.
66. Late O’Day - February 19th, 2008 at 3:32 am
TWO INGREDIENTS
–Slab of ribs (cut into 8-9 pieces)
–Bottle of BBQ Sauce
Mix 1:1 parts BBQ Sauce to water. Coat ribs. Place in crock-pot. Add more sauce/water ’til almost covered. Set on low and wait 8 hours.
67. jfrater - February 19th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Late O’Day - wow - I can imagine that that will be yum!
J. Coustark: hahaha
68. JwJwBean - February 19th, 2008 at 6:25 am
Late O’Day: Try boiling those ribs in beer before putting them in the crockpot with water and bbq sauce.
69. Mystern - February 19th, 2008 at 6:38 am
I like this list but I rarely have these ingredients just lying around the house . . .
70. TerranRich - February 19th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I guess self-raising flour is a magical ingredient!
71. JwJwBean - February 19th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Here is my 3 ingredient recipe.
1 package spaghetti noodles
1 jar spaghetti sauce
24 frozen meatballs (makes 4)
Warm the meatballs in the microwave. Warm the sauce on the stove. Put the noodles in boiling water. Combine the meatballs with the sauce and continue to warm until the noodles are done. Put noodles on a plate. Pour sauce and meatballs (6 per person) on the noodles.
Okay now we know why my husband is the cook in this house.
72. SocialButterfly - February 19th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Hmm… I am suspicious of this so called “Delicious” Fruit Cake… I dunno about that.
The Potato bake does sound yummy though.
Mom424: That tomato soup cake intrigues me… let me know if you find that recipe!
73. Shane S. - February 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am
What about Rice Krispie Treats?
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 (10 oz.) package regular marshmallows (My mom always said 42 marshmallows are the magic number though!)
6 cups Rice Krispies®
Melt the butter and marshmallows on low heat, stir in Rice Krispies, move to pan, and enjoy!
74. jfrater - February 19th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Shane S: okay that sounds incredibly yummy - I am definitely going to try that out.
SocialButterfly: I can vouch for the fruit cake - it really is incredibly yummy and very moist.
75. Shane S. - February 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Rice Krispie Treats are like crack, be sure you know what you are getting yourself into!
76. SocialButterfly - February 19th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Jamie: Hmm… this may end up being featured on mythbusters… “Today on Mythbusters, fruit cake myths… can fruit cake in fact be delicious, yummy and moist? As well the build team attempts to prove that there is in fact more than one fruit cake in the world…”
Shane S: I love rice krispie treats!! I would rather have rice krispie treats than any of those other compicated desserts. except perhaps creme caramel and cheesecake
77. jaycromer - February 19th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Crimanon - Lettuce would just be a delivery system. If not for the lettuce it would just be a good Dip…Ahem.
Is the lettuce really simply a delivery system? If it were being used as a garnish or plate substitute I would agree, but here it is an edible part of the salad. Plenty of salads do not include lettuce. I still think #4 is problematic. Perhaps it should be replaced with one of the suggestions form the comments, people have some good ones
78. CJ - February 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
jfrater: I have a Scruffy. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/364832
79. Logick Bomb - February 19th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
1/2 c teriyaki sauce
1 tblsp sweet chili sauce
boneless skinless chicken tenders
marinade for an hour or 2. cook in a pan on medium heat. eat.
1 package ramen noodles (flavor doesn’t matter)
1/4 c thai peanut sauce. with bits of chopped peanut is preferable.
1 tsp sweet chili sauce
make noodles. toss in a mixture of both sauces. eat. it’s like a poor man’s pad thai.
Anyone else dig the hell out of macaroni and cheese with salsa?
boneless skinless chicken breast
beaten eggs
italian style bread crumbs
pound the breast flat. dip the breast in the eggs, then in the crumbs. fry until the shell is golden brown, then bake for about 30 minutes or until done.
I love the food lists.
80. Late O’Day - February 19th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
jfrater: Let;’s have another food list some time.
Something along the lines of: “Top Easiest Recipes”, or “Top Food Combos that Taste Better Than You’d Think”, etc.
81. Grumpus - February 19th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
This is an original, interesting, and useful list! Keep it up, subby!
82. Logick Bomb - February 19th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
late o’day
that list would rule. top 10 that are better together than you think?
tofu and oranges
(marinade tofu in marmalade, quickly fry it over high heat. put it on a strawberry almond spinach salad.)
chicken and peanuts
(pad thai. ’nuff said)
pork and peanuts
(see above)
coconut and hot peppers
(protip: it’ll spice up any chicken salad, either mayo based or over spring mix.)
avocado and beef
(put a slice of avocado on your next burger to see what I’m talking about)
hummus and swiss cheese
(sounds strange, but put it on a bagel, or melt threads of swiss into hummus and use it as a spread for crackers or BLTs)
bacon and avocado
(again, put some avocado on your blt. this one will surprise you)
caramel and brussels sprouts
(make a butter caramel sauce and toss your steamed quartered brussels sprouts in it on high heat for a half a minute. works the same as candied carrots. butter and brown sugar sauteed until creamy)
apples and chicken
(marinade the chicken in one of a number of sauces {bbq, teriyaki, sweet chili, orange marmalade} and add in some apple juice. it’s incredible.)
that might be 9, but that’s off the top of my head. This list needs to be done. I’d take ideas and write it myself, if jfrater would be ok with it, but I’m not sure what the submission guidelines are.
83. Canacan - February 20th, 2008 at 4:10 am
That is no mango…..
at least not where I come from
84. Late O’Day - February 20th, 2008 at 6:32 am
Logick Bomb … the topic occurred to me because I realized that several of my favorite dishes were made with ingredients that I didn’t particularly like individually. I mentioned in another thread “Meatballs made with Grape Jelly” (you don’t actually taste the grape jelly in the finished product; it just adds a bit of “tang”). I hate Thousand Island Dressing, dislike sauerkraut, and am tepid toward corned-beef — but put’em together in a Reuben Sandwich and I’d sell my gramma’s wooden leg for taste!
85. JwJwBean - February 20th, 2008 at 7:34 am
There was a food combo list.
http://listverse.com/bizarre/t.....binations/
86. copperdragon - February 20th, 2008 at 9:25 am
jamie: what the hell is a “rasher” of bacon? do you mean a “strip” or “slice” of bacon?
87. dangorironhide - February 20th, 2008 at 9:38 am
copperdragon: A ‘rasher’ is a strip/slice of bacon. I dunno about the states but it’s what’s used in the UK.
88. shybettigurl - February 20th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
i like the fish dishes…yum
89. evilk8 - February 20th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
weetbix with jam and butter on top.
my mother used to make us cold spaghetti sammies for lunch - we were kiwis living in canada and the canadian kids would give me stick about my sammies - and other odd combinations she would devise.
90. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
evil - I still lurve cold (Watties/Heinz) spaghetti sandwiches. And Vegemite and chippie sandwiches
My own kids (brought up in London) think I’m mad…
91. Another Kiwi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Kiwiboi: Your kids aren’t wrong. Anyone who can eat Vegemite or Marmite needs work.
92. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
evilk8: we had cold spaghetti sandwiches too! I loved them.
93. Another Kiwi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
kiwiboi: I’ve had Vegemite once, from an Australian friend. It was the most frightful tasting thing I’ve ever tried in my entire life. I can only imagine its an Aussie/Kiwi thing, an acquired taste that most Americans and Europeans would find terrible. For the record, my friend sucked the shit down like tic-tacs. My question to you is: how in the blue hell do you do it?
94. SlickWilly - February 20th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Ummmm….#93 was from me, I don’t know why AnotherKiwi’s sn and email address showed up in my comment fields. ?
95. Another Kiwi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
The “Another Kiwi” who mentions an Australian friend and tic tacs (post 93) isn’t the “Another Kiwi” who suggested kiwiboi needed help (post 91).
The second “Another Kiwi” isn’t wrong though. Vegemite - appalling stuff.
96. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Another Kiwi - in my experience Vegemite is, indeed, an acquired taste. I eat Vegemite every day, but my work colleagues (Brits and Americans) tell me that - as far as they’re concerned - I might as well be eating shit, LOL.
Some of the Brits like Marmite but, honest to God, I can’t stand the stuff. And UK Marmite is even worse than Kraft (Oz) Marmite…it is like eating liquid rubber!
More to the point, with a nick like “Another *Kiwi*” how can you *not* like Vegemite ??
97. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
kiwiboi: a small correction - Marmite is a New Zealand product (made by Sanitarium) and Vegemite is an Australian product made by Kraft
And for the record: Marmite is FAR superior to that awful aussie stuff
98. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Doing the Home Depot shtick, We had an Aussie working there. I was challenged to try it since I never had. Immediately, I started putting it on everything. I guess thats we he and I got along to start with. Now, I can seem to find it anywhere around, And I Really Love The Stuff, Survival food at its best.
99. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
*can’t*
100. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
jfrater - you’re right about the Marmite being NZ-made. When I was a kid Sanitarium also made Vegemite..now it’s all Oz-made; but it still tastes the same. In fact, as you know, last time I was in NZ I shipped back gallons of Vegemite; in London (again, as you will know) Vegemite is sold only in tiny jars and costs a small fortune!
And if you really think Marmite Pwns Vegemite…then I will begin to doubt your sense of taste
101. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Crimanon - I was right when I had you pegged as an individual of character! Just stay away from that nasty Marmite..
102. SlickWilly - February 20th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Another Kiwi: Yes. That’s because *I* posted #93. I said directly beneath it that I don’t know both your screenname *and* email address popped up in my boxes instead of my sn and email. Perhaps it’s a glitch in the site.
103. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
kiwiboi: it is your sense of national pride in question I think! Fancy liking that awful vegemite stuff - you might as well sprinkle salt on your bread!
104. BrotherMan - February 20th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Here is a recipe that I have come up with. Really effective and easy when your roommate is drunk and asks for some food and has not done his share of the dishes:
1) Place 2 small slices of bread in a toaster.
2) While the bread slices are toasting gather one slice of cheese and a small pad of butter.
3) Once the toast pops up, immediately spread the butter on one side of each of the slices of toasted bread
4) Take the cheese and smash it in the middle of the bread slices with the toasted/buttered side facing out…and smash it flat!
5) Serve
6) Kick him in the twig and berries for repayment for your generosity
105. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
jfrater - hahaha.
If you want a Marmite sandwich you might as well go ahead and rub the bread in your butt-crack…you won’t know the difference!
106. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Brother - I once worked with a guy whose friends fed him dogfood sandwiches when he was drunk one night. Fair enough…but it got out of hand when he asked for seconds - AFTER he was told what he was eating ! I kid you not. Strange dude…
107. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
kiwiboi: that would still taste better than vegemite…
108. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
hmmm…bedtime for me - laterZ
(we need an IRC chan, so I don’t have to leave BRB-type msgs here…)
109. kiwiboi - February 20th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
jfrater - really? Well I shall arrange a taste-test just for you
110. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
kiwiboi: hehe
#listverse on EFnet
Ciao for now!
111. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Kiwiboi: I still have to try Marmite, the everything once motto.
112. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Crimanon: you will like it much much more than vegemite
113. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I have to find it first. Our specialty stores won’t even carry it. The only reason I think I find it at all is because of some Chain Store Inside Joke.
114. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
and i keep getting signed out, when i’m perpetually signed in.
115. Catriona - February 20th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Sorry to be so unpatriotic Jamie but our household is a vegemite house…no marmite. Marmite….too sweet!
116. Another Kiwi - February 20th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Crimanon: You get signed out because the internet gods know you are considering eating Marmite, and have already tried Vegemite. Oh good grief, shudder, shudder. They’re only trying to protect you and your tastebuds.
117. SarahJ - February 20th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
agree with Catriona. We only eat vegemite here - marmite tastes like its had sugar added…gross!
118. maman - February 20th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Jamie, I love MARMITE too..
119. jfrater - February 20th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
maman: we seem to be in the minority!
120. Crimanon - February 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
How many varieties of this crap is there, I’ve already found 5!!! Vegemite, Marmite, British Marmite… Decisions, Decisions…
121. Joe - February 20th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I was half-expecting pico de gallo to show up on the list.
122. Drogo - February 20th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
We have a type of Vegemite in the United States, but we call it Murphy’s Oil Soap and we use it to clean furniture.
123. JwJwBean - February 20th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I want to try both. I will have to go a hunting. I know we have nutella (I know totally different), but have never seen the marmite or vegemite. I will have to ask one of the teachers I work for. Her fiance is an Aussie.
124. Drogo - February 21st, 2008 at 2:38 am
I am so curious about Vegemite, and Marmite. If I ever see it in the U.S. I’ll definitely get a jar.
125. Barnacle - February 21st, 2008 at 5:38 am
Use the vegemite or marmite in stews and in casseroles.
I had two vegemite toasts this morning. Scrumptious.
Incidentally, i tried to make vegemite with the left over yeast from home brew. I didn’t get the colour right ( it looked like toffee ) and i didn’t get the taste right ( it needed way more salt ), but man it took ages to boil the yeast down. I am not making it again.
126. Ianc - February 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
My (first) wife used to eat Marmite and Cottage Cheese sandwiches - couldn’t bear it myself. Surprisingly young kids seem to enjoy Marmite on toast fingers - watching their expression as they gnaw at it with just their gums is very amusing!
127. SocialButterfly - February 21st, 2008 at 11:28 am
I’ve heard of Vegemite but what is marmite?
128. SlickWilly - February 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
Trust me….nobody except someone who has grown-up with it will want to try Vegemite. If you still have this bizzare yearning to taste the stuff, consider yourself warned…
129. SocialButterfly - February 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
Why what does it taste like? What is in it??
130. kiwiboi - February 21st, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Vegemite on toast :
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131. Sandra - February 21st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
ew, my boyfriend brought home some marmite for me when i was prego, it’s still sitting in the cabinet unopened. I can’t bring myself to try it. But the Branston original pickle stuff is really good on sandwiches. Yummy!
132. kiwiboi - February 21st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Sandra - yup, Branstons is nice; especially a cheese sandwich with Branston…yum!
And throw that Marmite out. Get Vegemite instead.
133. Another Kiwi - February 21st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
SocialButterfly: Can I refer you to SlickWilly’s post number 128. True, true, true. You will have noticed that none of the fans of these poisonous concoctions has even tried to describe the taste. That’s because they can’t. And they both stink like you wouldn’t believe. I’m a Kiwi and we are all allegedly fans of either Vegemite or Marmite. I think I must have nearly drowned in a vat of it as a kid, because I cannot stand the stuff. Thankfully I must also have blotted out the horrible memory. My grandkids eat it (Marmite, I think) like there is no tomorrow. I struggle to cope with wiping it off their faces. Both products are some sort of yeast extract. Excuse me, I’m going outside for some fresh air.
134. SocialButterfly - February 21st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Another Kiwi: Well that’s good enough to keep me away from that for a very long time. Thank you!
135. Crimanon - February 21st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
WUSS!!!!!!!
136. kiwiboi - February 21st, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Social Butterfly : ignore Another Kiwi - he is obviously a listverse infiltrator, paid by the Peanut Butter guys to undermine the competitive threat of Vegemite.
137. Crimanon - February 21st, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Hiss! Kiwi get some Vegemite and lets stick this guy to the ceiling!!!
138. kiwiboi - February 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 am
139. sarahenity - February 22nd, 2008 at 1:49 am
lol most people who are trying vegemite for the first time all have the same problem… they spread it on like it’s peanut butter.
vegemite is awesome… but you just don’t use that much dammit!
140. Lizzie - February 22nd, 2008 at 3:04 am
I’m with sarahenity - if you’re trying vegemite for the first time, it has to be spread thinly, preferrably on hot buttered toast!!
I was raised on the stuff. I still love it.
141. Craig - February 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 am
Mmm vegemite… I haven’t gone a day of my life without having vegemite on toast or a vegemite sandwich.
I like it thick, but it’s true if you’re new to it, spread it thin or you’ll be in for a nasty time.
To make it a little more palatable, try adding a smear of peanut butter to your vegemite toast, it’s a delicious combination!
142. kiwiboi - February 22nd, 2008 at 3:31 am
Now you’re talking, guys. I dunno…all these Vegemite-critics are on a different planet!
143. Lizzie - February 22nd, 2008 at 3:43 am
kiwiboi, unlike us happy little vegemites, as bright as bright can be, we all enjoy our vegemite for breakfast, lunch and tea….sorry, couldn’t resist. Love a stroll down memory lane.
144. kiwiboi - February 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 am
Lizzie - LOL
145. Lizzie - February 22nd, 2008 at 4:06 am
See what happens when you drink while looking at this site!! You people are such a bad influence.
Who am I kidding.
Lead me not into temptation - I can find the way myself.
146. thedragon23 - February 22nd, 2008 at 5:15 am
Vegimite is wonderful stuff full of all kinds of goodness it’s a pity it’s colour and smell put people off, I’ve also heard you can’t get it in america as the people controlling it’s importation can’t put it into any particular food catagory.
147. Drogo - February 22nd, 2008 at 6:32 am
^Oh Great! That means I would have to get black market Vegemite. I’ll Meet some guy in an alley who says, “Psst, hey buddy, I gots yer Vegemite here.” Then I’ll get arrested for receiving a controlled vegetable based food product.
148. kiwiboi - February 22nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
thedragon - you sure you’re not thinking of the recent Vegemite issue; apparently the banning of any products containing folic acid (or whatever) meant that it was banned in th USA.
In this case, it turns out to be an urban legend - though the “respectable” press in the UK (as well as in Oz) also carried the story.
Read it here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
149. JwJwBean - February 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
I made my 3 ingredient spaghetti and meatballs tonight. I made it in 30 minutes and took it to a pot luck. It was a huge hit. Especially with the younger ones.
150. thedragon23 - February 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 am
kiwiboi - yes I probably do but I really think it’s the smell they object to and the fact that it looks like axle grease, thay don’t realise it’s wonderful especially on toast with a poached egg on top Yummy he he he
151. Mariannito - February 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
The first recipe is the best for me.
Have a nice appetite
152. JwJwBean - February 24th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I am making the potato bake for dinner. I will post how it comes out. I do have to say. 6 potatoes is a lot! I hsoul dhave altered the recipe. I forgot Jamie’s mom had to cook for a small army.
153. Crimanon - February 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Finally got a jar of marmite yesterday. Got to say, not as tasty, but it’ll have it’s place. Need to find the Vege though.
154. JwJwBean - February 24th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Ok the potatoes are still cooking lol. I have to remember to make a smaller batch, increase time and temp for altitude. I also got self rising flour and pineapple for food friday this week, and the making for the sweet and spicy chicken. I will let you know how it goes.
155. JwJwBean - February 24th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Finished the potatoe. I think I will try sour cream next time. I also will make a smaller batch. But they are mmmmmmmmmm.
156. JwJwBean - March 14th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Ok, I made the Easy pineapple cake. I don’t have a sifter, I don’t have a ring pan, I bought chunk pineapple in heavy syrup instead of crushed. I used a glass pyrex round dish heavily buttered, tapped the flour into the bowl, blended the pineapple, but forgot to drain it so it was blended with the syrup. It took about 50 minutes to cook. It was yummy, with an odd chewy consistency inside. I will definitely try again with this one. It was easy to make and came right out of the pyrex dish. No sticking.
Next adventure: Sweet and Spicy Chicken. I hope I have chicken still.
157. JwJwBean - March 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Okay I made the Sweet and Spicy chicken. Followed the recipe to the tee. Well almost. I used thighs instead of legs. It came out a bit wet on the pan. But they were very yummy. A little more sweet than spicy. The dog got hold of the last three. It was yummy and the boys enjoyed it too. Hubby ate the chicken that was seasoned with salt and pepper. He is not as adventurous. We will see what other recipes I try. Thank you for helping me become more adventurous in cooking and eating.
158. Frazzzld - March 25th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Where does one find Macadamia nut oil spray? Is this a specialty item? I don’t recall seeing it the grocery store. And I cant afford to go to Hawaii right now
159. JwJwBean - March 25th, 2008 at 7:33 am
I don’t know what country or state you are in, but I am in the US in Colorado and they sell the macademia nut oil at the Whole Foods and Wild Oats health food stores.
160. Frazzzld - March 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Im in California but thanks for the tip. I will see if we have those stores here.
161. Teddy Pain aka Cupcake - April 11th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
this is a really good website…. i made 40 mini muffins in 1 day….HA …. it was SOOOOOOOOOOO FUN!!!!!!!…. and im only 12 years old!!!!!! and i already know how to make muffins…. wowo this website is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
162. chershey - April 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
In trying to find this list again so I could make the potato bake for a party tomorrow, I saw that it’s listed under the category “entertainment” and not “food”. I think it may be because when you did this list there wasn’t a food category yet, but I might go back and re-categorize at least the food lists…
163. thirtytwo - July 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Tin of tuna
+ Tin of cream of mushroom soup
+ Drained, cooked pasta
= Tuna pasta
Mix together, eat. A student’s dream.
164. Crimanon - July 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Ah, yes, your basic tuna surprise. An unfortunate staple of my youth. Along with Turkey Curry and meatloaf.
Teddy Pain, for a twelve year old your grammar is remarkably better than most high school kids who come in here.
165. Guardian Angel - August 4th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Those are cool recipes.Except the one about using lemonade to make scones??? Im gonna try it anyway!
166. jon - August 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
you missed shortbread
butter Sugar and flour
167. Shinigami Edo - August 20th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
what about s’mores XP
168. The Mariner - September 28th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
For a variation on #1 Fruit Cake, replace the juice with 600ml of chocolate-flavoured milk (for a dark fruit cake) or 600ml of coffee-flavoured milk. Use a low fat variety if you wish. Add the milk into a bowl with the fruit & soak overnight in the fridge, then add the flour, mix then bake.
With a 1/2 mixture & a muffin pan you’ll be able to make around 12 snack-sized cakes. Bake at around 180°C for 50 minutes until a skewer comes out only just moist.
169. Kealey - November 18th, 2008 at 1:50 am
That potato bake is about 8 MILLION times better with kumera