BREAKFAST EGG, BACON & CROISSANT STRATA
This is so easy, goes together in 10 minutes and you use whatever you can find in the fridge. It’s great for leftovers and provides a beautiful breakfast / brunch for 6. Served with a salad it can easily go to lunch. For Christmas / Boxing Day it can be made the day before, up […]
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MARINATED EGG PLANT (AUBERGINE)
My neighbour makes the most amazing marinated eggplant. It lasts in the fridge for at least a week, if it lasts that long without being eaten. We eat food bowls for lunch regularly so I always have salads, pickled vegetables, olives, dried tomatoes, roasted capsicum and dips to put together for a low carb lunch. […]
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BANANA AND DATE LOAF
When bananas start to go brown I peel them, put them into a zip lock bag, squash them up, write a label, and put in the freezer, next to the frozen egg whites. This is a great way to use up those frozen bananas. It is also a good recipe to make with a young […]
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Long Beach Iced Tea
A quite unusual twist to this drink – the lemon juice against the coffee liquer and cranberry juice or Grenadine, is to me better than the traditional Long Island Iced Tea which is made with Coke and Triple Sec. Ingredients 15 ml Gin 15 ml Vodka 15 ml Wnhite Rum 15ml Blanco Tequila 15 ml […]
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Cauliflower Cake
This is the first Yotam Ottolengi recipe that I made and I loved it so I had to buy his recipe book – “Simple”. His recipes represent the food I love to cook and eat. I have adjusted the recipe so it uses ingredients that I have access to. I love this recipe and intend […]
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CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE BLONDIES – SUPER EASY
I made some jam with the last of the seasons plums and peaches, and the plum portion went straight to a clear conserve texture, even the skins dissolved. I added the sugar at about half the weight of the fruit and stirred till dissolved then thought what am I going to do with this – […]
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Thai Prawns in Coconut milk
This recipe came by accident. Ingredients 300g frozen or fresh peeled prawns 1 can coconut cream (about 270ml) 2 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs grated ginger 1 sliced chilli (to taste) 2 finely sliced red onions 2 kafir lime leaves finely sliced 2 tsp Thai seasoning mix (or green curry mix for a different flavour) […]
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LEMON RICOTTA CAKE
This is absolutely amazing. It is very moist with an almost cheese cake consistency. It is definitely worthwhile repeating, and best thing is it freezes really well and is great served with ice cream. It was born out of the need to use up a basket of fresh ricotta. I bought it to make egg […]
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FOOD RULES
Having spent much of last year immobilised with a badly broken ankle, my weight, level of fitness and health perception needed some work. The time had come – I needed to do something serious about getting fit and healthy. My way of doing things is all out, and for a change of this magnitude I […]
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CHICKEN CACCIATORE
CHICKEN CACCIATORE Ingredients: Serves 4 2 tbs olive oil 4 chicken thigh pieces 1 cup onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 red capsicum, medium dice 2 cups button mushrooms, cleaned and quartered 1/4 cup red wine 2 cups diced roasted tomatoes 1 sprig thyme 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 cup […]
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Almond Meal Pancakes
These are quite good, paleo and fill the need for a bit of something to fill the mid afternoon or after school snack gap. I think that they would be good to go with bacon and eggs for people who still feel the need for something a bit like a carbohydrate. This recipe is so […]
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COTTAGE PIE WITH SWEET POTATO TOPPING
Before I start there is one thing that I had to look up and that is what is the difference between “cottage pie” and “shepherd’s pie”? It turns out that it is all about the meat. Shepherd’s pie should contain lamb, and cottage pie usually is made with beef. So this is a Cottage pie […]
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PICKLED CAULIFLOWER
This is so quick to make and looks stunning both in the jar and on an antipasto plate – it also tastes good. Because it has a lemony flavour it is a pleasant change from the sugar vinegar based pickles I normally turn out. A little bit of turmeric gives it a delicious yellow colour […]
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PICKLED CARROT AND ZUCCHINI STICKS
This is another awesome tasting, easy to do, addition to an antipasto platter. I used carrot and zucchini because that is what I had in the fridge but other fairly hard vegetables like cauliflower and broccoli could also be used. Ingredients 1 sterilised jar (through the dishwasher will do) 1/2 kg carrots, washed, top and […]
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Texas Beans
These are great to go with most smoked meat and are ideally cooked in the Actifry. They take a fair while to cook and they need to be regularly stirred and the Actifry made this an incredibly simple one pan dish. Approx. 8 servings as a side dish. Takes about 3 hours cooking time but […]
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CHICKEN, OLIVES AND CAPERS
Made this the other night and it was so easy and tasty that it needs to be in the make it for weeknight visitors repertoire. There is no prepping of the meat and drumsticks are so cheap that you can make a huge dish of it and serve just with a salad and you have […]
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Kale, Carrot & Lentil Lasagne
This is a great recipe, tastes good and is a healthy side dish for 4. Double the quantity to make a vegetarian dinner for 4 to 6. Make sure that each of the layers tastes good prior to assembling the dish. INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 large onion, finely chopped • 1 […]
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CINNAMON SUGARED WHITE CHOCOLATE PRETZELS
I was looking for something to take to a tiara and top hat party for the Royal Wedding. It was simply an excuse to get together and have fun. While looking for something to substitute for cucumber sandwiches that wouldn’t go stale in our dry climate I found the beginnings of this recipe that would […]
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Kombucha – my way
I have been growing SCOBYs (symbiotic combination of bacteria and yeast) and making kombucha for quite a few years now and I now feel confident that I know enough to document what I do. I have a very healthy scoby hotel and provide scobies to anyone who wants one. After a brief demonstration, I have, […]
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JAMAICAN GOAT (or LAMB) CURRY
I recently made this for a street party and it was so good that I was asked for recipes. We easily fed 15 people but we did have some salad and rice and other hot dishes, so allowing for what leftovers we had there would be plenty for 10 people if this and sides were […]
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RATATOUILLE
I have been making Ratatouille forever but never thought to put the recipe down in print. I grow large numbers of beautiful banana egg plant and this year I remembered ratatouille as a good vegetable dish to have in the fridge for a quick, healthy side dish or heated up and with eggs cracked into […]
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YELLOW CAPSICUM SOUP and YELLOW PEPPER SALAD
YELLOW WAX PEPPER SOUP An awesome soup, and can be very hot if you don’t remove the seeds and pith from the Hungarian wax peppers. This is so much better if it is rested overnight. As it is not cooked together the flavours need time to get to know each other. Adjust the seasoning after […]
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CITRUS CHEESECAKEY PUDDINGS
This has to be the simplest, fastest dessert possible – make it out of what’s in the cupboard/fridge – and it takes less than 10 minutes, only needing to be taken out of the fridge and served. NOT QUITE CHEESECAKE – LEMONY PUDDINGS Ingredients 150 ml of juice from lemons, limes or other citrus Zest […]
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2 INGREDIENT PANCAKES + a few
These are surprisingly nice, being soft and squishy on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. Cook slowly and turn carefully. Makes about 8 small pancakes. Ingredients 2 eggs 2 ripe bananas 1/4 tsp baking powder Pinch cinnamon Tiny pinch of salt Method Whisk eggs and bananas together with a stick mixer till smooth. […]
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