Zucchini Slice – Keto
This is for me. I always buy zucchini but when I am doing meal prep in advance, having something as a slice to use as a vegetarian main to go with salads for lunch is really handy. ZUCCHINI SLICE – KETO Ingredients 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 2 long green shallots or 6 clumps […]
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Tres Leches Cake
This is a Mexican cake. It is a simple cake mix and has a mixture of 3 milks poured over it after cooking and cooling to room temperature. It is quick to make, easily feeds quite a few people and looks great. TRES LECHES CAKE Ingredients Dry ingredients for cake 200g plain flour 10g baking […]
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Muesli Breakfast Biscuits
I am not a breakfast cereal person, I hate the texture. These give me my fibre, are quick to make and have ingredients that I have in the house. So worth doing. I also like to make them about one meal, for me, in size, so the 16 biscuits to this recipe works for me. […]
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Ricotta and Berry Clafoutis
This is a high protein, reasonably healthy, sweet, meal substitute for when you really need a treat and you need to keep up the proteins. It is much more eggy than traditional recipes and is not very large or as thick as a traditional Clafoutis but it still tastes good and there are few carbs. […]
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MUHAMMARA (ROASTED CAPSICUM DIP)
This is another of those middle Eastern recipes that I go to for something healthy, quick and flavourful. With a few walnuts and a jar of roasted capsicum it can come together quickly, but it does make a lot of washing up – food processor, fry pan, breadboard and whatever is use to weigh everything. […]
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SEED SALAD
This is such a good salad to make and keep in the fridge. It goes with any protein to make an easy, healthy lunch. It’s got lentils in the recipe but it would be also good with chick peas. Put a dollop of Greek yoghurt and some pomegranate on the top and just eat a bowl. […]
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PICKLED CABBAGE SLAW
I was looking for a bright and tangy pickled cabbage and carrot salad as an alternative to my normal coleslaw made with a mayonnaise based dressing. Cabbage salad is a staple in our house, always available to add to any protein for a quick, healthy vegetable side. So I asked an AI for an alternative […]
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BURNT BASQUE CHEESECAKE
This is such an easy and impressive dessert to make. Although it is so easy to make, cook and serve you need time. All the ingredients need to be at room temperature and the cake needs to be cooled to room temperature after cooking and then set in the fridge for at least 4 hours. […]
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Macarons & Ganache and Cream Cheese Fillings
The Queen of the Macaron, Nicole, gave me her recipe. It is her thing and they always look amazing. I figure it can be my thing too, if I practise often enough. Macaron making, especially the Italian meringue method, is about following instructions, weighing not measuring, timing and temperature, exactly. It’s a science. If you […]
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RED VELVET CAKE MIX COOKIES
This is such a simple, quick, super easy, cheap recipe that I had to write it down for future reference and emergency visitors. I came across it on TikTok and then I read the comments. Apparently adding eggs to a cake mix is not unusual, apparently any flavour cake mix will do. Further research showed […]
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CRUMPETS – HOME-MADE
This recipe was given to the world by Warburtons, a major crumpet maker in the UK, during Covid. They are so easy and taste so good. This Christmas they are going to be served for breakfast with the normal butter and honey or Golden Syrup. I am also adding some bacon, smoked salmon and poached […]
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No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes with Finger Lime and Lemon Myrtle
So it’s Christmas again and I really like to create a menu that represents what I grow or make, and I like to make everything as much as possible, from scratch. This recipe is for no-bake mini cheesecakes that have lemon myrtle and finger limes in the ingredients. This recipe was generated by an AI, […]
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GRAIN MUSTARD
I had a large quantity of black mustard seeds that I haven’t found a use for and we had run out of mustard so I found a use for them. This is such a simple thing to do, I am surprised that I haven’t tried to do this before. I used 170g of black […]
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Tres Leches Dessert Cake
This is the perfect cake to serve a large number of people, it makes a super moist, large rectangular cake that can be cut into enough pieces to serve 15 – 20 people, maybe more if they are like most people and are only going to have a taste. It will be on my Christmas […]
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Coronation Chicken
King Charles and Queen Camilla were “coronated” (I’m assured it is a word, thanks Nic) last night so I went on the hunt for recipes to make to celebrate the occasion. For the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II a recipe called Coronation Chicken or Poulet Reine Elizabeth was developed. This was served cold, with a […]
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BRISKET – SMOKED AND SLOW COOKED WITH BBQ SAUCE
This is so good and using the oven after time in the smoker to give the smoke flavour works so well. It really doesn’t need to be doused in BBQ sauce so that is another option. The BBQ sauce is really good, there is plenty to have on the side and there will be plenty […]
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KUMQUAT (CUMQUAT) JAM, SAUCE, MARMALADE
When I am blessed with an abundant crop of cumquats about 4 months before Christmas I make Cumquat Brandy, at least one bottle each year. This year I had the best crop ever and was left with what to do with them. I considered the Cumquat Brandy route but found that I had 2 half […]
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BRAZILIAN LIMONADE – OR KUMQUAT
Brazilian Limonada – made with limes, also works with kumquats This is a version of a Brazilian soft drink that is a great way to use up limes and kumquats. This can totally be enjoyed straight but it can also can be used as a base for an adaptation of a Margarita or a Rum […]
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KOREAN PANCAKE – MY VERSION
This mix belongs in the cupboard in bulk. For a quick meal it is fiddly to get all the ingredients for the basic mix out, but put together a container full of the flour mix and you have a meal/bar snack. Traditionally it is made with a lot of garlic chives, which I grow near […]
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BESAN CHEELA – CHICKPEA LOADED PANCAKE
This was a new discovery this year and so quick and healthy that it has gone into the lunchtime repertoire. For travelling I make up a 4 cup container of the mix so I can easily make one of these without a lot of fuss and use up any vegetables that I have around. It […]
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CUPCAKE DONUTS – CRONUTS?
CUPCAKE DONUT CROSS – CRONUT These are perfect for breakfast – quick to assemble and fuss free to cook. I’m not a muffin lover, no matter how they are made they just are a burden to eat. They are too big and too dry and after I am half way through one I have had […]
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BISCUITS OR CRACKERS FROM BAGUETTE ROLLS
Slice the rolls into 5mm slices and spread onto trays Spray with oil, sprinkle with salt and sesame seed mix. Turn on the oven, set at 120°C. Cook for 15 minutes. They won’t be totally crisp at 15 minutes but remove them from the oven and let cool on the tray. They will finish going […]
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EGGS in the STEAM OVEN
This is a post for me because every time I want to batch cook poached/steamed eggs I have to start the research process again. Cooking eggs in the oven is the only way to do it if you need to cook more than the 3 or 4 that fit in the frypan. I cook a […]
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Shrimp Boil – aka Prawn and Corn Cook-up
This is a simple version of a Shrimp boil or as we could call this modified version made in Australia – a prawn cook up. This is definitely not boiled and is served in a large ceramic dish, with a lid, so everything stays hot and all the juices can be scooped out and poured […]
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