Happy New Year – Crab and corn cakes with spicy tomato sauce
Happy New Year! We have made it home safely after a wonderful holiday with family down South. So start the thoughts of what I want out of this year. I want to reduce the plastics in our house, plastic...
View ArticleHow to: rehydrate sundried tomatoes
I have recently purchased two kilograms of sun-dried tomatoes. Mainly because I love them in salads and on sandwiches, they are organic and I want to make capsicum, sun-dried tomato and cashew dip....
View ArticleHome made Taco Mix
Following on from my beef enchiladas that I cooked last night and keeping with the Mexican theme, here is a taco mix recipe. It is free of all the additives and preservatives that you will find in the...
View ArticleBeef Enchiladas
I recently purchased a Bellini Intelli Smart Machine as a cheap alternative to a Thermomix. It was a way of cost effectively working out if we would use this style of cooking appliance to complement...
View ArticleCheats Vanilla Bean Ice cream
I know how to make ‘real’ ice cream. But just never had the time. I made it for special occasions. However in my thirst for making everything from scratch, I have revisited ice cream. This is a cheats...
View ArticleRanch style dressing
I opened the fridge this morning, saw that the mayonnaise was just about out and decided on chicken caesar salad for dinner. I’m disorganised this week. Normally I like to have the weekly meal plan...
View ArticleSpelt Tortillas
Spelt and wheat tortillas are fast becoming a favourite in our house. They have replaced the bleached white flat bread that we previously bought on a regular basis. However I have been hesitate to post...
View ArticleWontons or Steamed Dumplings?
Whether you call them wontons or steamed dumplings, you just have to make them! I’ve got friends and relatives that live for dumplings and I’ve meant to make them for years. I’ve just never been great...
View ArticleCreamy Garlic Prawn Penne
We recently had a holiday in Port Douglas to celebrate my best friends 40th birthday. It was a family friendly holiday with many lazy afternoons spent in the pool. As we were staying in a motel style...
View ArticleThai chicken and prawn noodle salad
Summer is here and it’s warming up. Goodbye to curries, casseroles and soups and hello to fresh salads, mangos and smoothies. This recipe originated from Thermomix meat on the menu. However I have...
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