Fast and Easy Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup dutch cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
tsp bicarbonate of soda
cup plus 3 tbsp boiling water
cup icing sugar, sifted

Chicken Salad Recipe

Ingredients:
1 can (about 12 ounces) pineapple tidbits
1 1/2 to 2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds*
2 green onions, sliced
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
dash ground allspice
1 small clove garlic, minced
dash cayenne pepper, optional
mixed salad greens or romaine lettuce

Shrimp Scampi Recipe

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch red chili pepper flakes (optional)
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1/4 cup white wine
1 lemon (juice and zest)
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound linguini (cooked)
1 tablespoon parsley (chopped, optional)
1 tablespoon parmigiano reggiano (grated, optional)

Meringue Ice Cream Cake Recipe

Ingredients

7 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 pints strawberries, hulled, whole
2 cups heavy cream
1 quart vanilla ice cream

Garlic Bread Recipe

Ingredients:
melted butter 4 tbsp
garlic flakes finely chopped and crushed 4
dried oregano leaves(optional) 1 tsp
French loaf slices(bread) 8