50g carrots, peeled and finely chopped or sliced
375g parsnips, peeled and finely chopped or sliced
75 ml water
1 clove garlic, crushed
50g butter
3 eggs, beaten
125g Emmenthal cheese, grated
1 teaspn prepared mustard
seasoning to taste
few fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Place carrots, parsnips, water, garlic and butter into large casserole dish. Cover with the well fitting lid and cook on HIGH for 10 minutes until vegetables are tender. Stir or give the dish a good shake half way through cooking time. Leave to stand for a few minutes.

For a smooth loaf, put vegetable mixture into a food processor and puree until smooth. for a coarser loaf, or if a processor is not to hand, mash with a potato masher.

Stir in eggs, cheese and seasonings to taste. Pour mixture into the 1 litre loaf dish. Level off top and cook on MEDIUM HIGH for 10 - 13 minutes until mixture is set and a sharp knife inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. Allow loaf to stand, covered for 5 minutes before turning out on to a serving plate. Serve hot or cold

350g plain flour
2 teaspns ground ginger
2 teaspns ground cinnamon
2 teaspns bicarbonate of soda
250g butter
250g soft dark brown sugar
125g golden syrup
125g black treacle
225ml milk
2 eggs, beaten

Line the 23cm universal cake dish with greaseproof paper, (a butter wrapper is perfect). Sieve flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices together into a bowl. Place the butter, brown sugar, syrup and treacle into a 1 litre oven-proof bowl. Heat on HIGH for 1 minute until butter is melted.

Beat the milk and eggs together, then stir into sugar mixture. Lastly, stir in flour and spices.
Pour mixture into prepared cake dish and cook on Medium highhighhighhigh for 6 – 7 minutes, until spongy to touch and when a sharp knife is inserted into the centre of the cake, it comes out clean.

Cover dish with a dinner plate and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

Leave to cool completely before cutting into squares.

1 25cm pizza base

4 tblspns tomato based pizza topping topping ingredients of your choice, these could include:

sliced red, green or orange peppers

1 onion, roughly sliced

4 mushrooms, wiped and sliced

50g ham, roughly chopped

125g cheese, grated seasoning to taste chopped parsley for garnish

Set pizza base on top of pizza tray, spread pizza topping over base, then cover with topping ingredients of your choice, finish with grated cheese and a sprinkle of parsley. Cook in combination oven 200 degrees C , with MEDIUM LOW microwave power for 10 - 12 minutes, until cheese begins to bubble and brown. Or cook in a standard oven on 200 degrees C for 15 - 20 minutes, until cheese bubbles and browns. Serve hot.