From Cathy's kitchen: Pasties

4 potatoes, cooked and mashed

250g mince

1/2 Cup frozen peas

1 tomato, chopped

1 small onion, chopped (dried onion flakes are super easy when you have a baby on the hip; or, if I'm super organised one day, I'll chop a whole heap of onions in the food processor and freeze them in portions then pop them in while still frozen:)

2 Tablespoons fresh parsley or a couple of big pinches of dried mixed herbs

1 Tablespoon tomato paste or sauce

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed, cut into 4 squares

Combine ingredients and wrap in puff pastry squares. Brush edges with water, then seal in a triangle shape. Put a slit in for a steam vent. Arrange on greased tray.

Bake on a hot oven 200 degrees C 15-20 minutes until golden.

Serve with sauce and salad.

From Cathy's kitchen: Porcupine Patties

750g lean beef mince

1 medium brown onion, grated

1/3C risoni (pasta) / rice

1/3C finely grated cheese / parmesan

1/4C finely chopped basil / a couple of tablespoons dried

1 egg, lightly beaten

700ml passata/ tomato-based pasta sauce

1 C chicken stock

Serve with rice.

Combine mince, onion, risoni, cheese, basil and egg in large bowl. Season.

Shape into 8 patties and put onto a large plate. Cover with cling wrap. Chill 10 minutes / overnight.

Pour passata / pasta sauce and stock into electric frypan. Boil. Add patties. Simmer, covered, 25-30 minutes/ until cooked and risoni / rice is tender.

Spoon patties and sauce onto plates.