We have a lasagna recipe that we always use for Pot Luck night and also whenever it calls for a lasagna (especially when the whole family get together!) This recipe was adapted from George on Masterchef. His recipe was alot of work but we loved the flavours so we make our own version! Ingredients: Bolognaise: [Continue reading…]
Cooking the Books #3 BANANA LOAFI was born in New Zealand and one thing I remember growing up is my Mum’s love for Edmonds Recipes. Whenever we went back to NZ for a holiday to visit Mum’s side of the family we always picked up an Edmonds Recipe book. I have three in my own [Continue reading…]
Cooking the Books #2 – CINNAMON BUNSToday’s recipe is from the book ‘All About Bread‘ – by Elisabeth Stanley. My Mother-In-Law introduced me to her flours when Drew bought me a Bread Machine a few years ago for my birthday!Ingredients:255ml Water500g Sweet Bun Flour11/2 teaspoons instant dry yeastCinnamon Sugar – 1 tablespoon sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon [Continue reading…]
My son MasterS loves this as part of his Baby Led Feeding mealsServes 2 (Ingredients can definitely be doubled)Ingredients:200gms Angel Hair Pasta (they say 100gms per person is enough!) – Cooked as instructed1 Thick piece of Salmon1/2 Sliced onion1/2 cup Snow Peas sliced1/2 cup Asparagus sliced1/2 red chilli deseeded and sliced1/2 cup Thickened Cream1 tsp Cayenne PepperSalt/Pepper [Continue reading…]
Thought I would put my breadmaker to use when on Friday night I had Drew, Sam and his friend from the UK home for Dinner – Homemade Pizza and Garlic and Chilli Focaccia! I couldn’t find any recipes using fresh minced garlic – so I created my own recipe! Ingredients:500grms Pizza & Focaccia Bread Flour4grms [Continue reading…]
I’ve just popped oven baked chicken meatballs in the oven Great for BLF and freezer friendly!Perfect for a snack or quick spag bol Ingredients:500grm Chicken Mince1 small very finely chopped onion1/2 cup Cheese (I use Colby for BLF – but Parmasen is great for parties!)1/2 cup Bread Crumbs (someone said Gluten Free Cornflour works well too)1 [Continue reading…]
This is my mum’s BBQ Chicken Satay recipe – This recipe originally came from a Womans Weekly Recipe book made in the 90’s and has been adapted to our particular tastes – as my mum is allergic to Garlic so she leaves that out! And I don’t usually put in cumin Ingredients: 4 Skinless Chicken Breasts [Continue reading…]
Philadelphia cream cheese and sweet chilli sauce dip – serve with a vegetable platter or crackers and chips. Always the first dip to be gobbled up at my bbq’s! Ingredients: 250 g Philadelphia cream cheese, at room temperature (this is crucial otherwise the lumps are so hard to get smoooth!) 200 g sour cream ½ [Continue reading…]