Pasta Sauce
I bought one of our favourite ‘fresh’ pasta sauces but stupidly left it out of the fridge overnight.
What a waste 😩
I decided to Create my own recipe. This has turned out absolutely amazing!
Ingredients
* 1 cup herbs eg parsley and basil
* 2 cloves...
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Lamb Kofta
Ingredients:
500g Lamb Mince
2 Tablespoons of Pine Nuts
2 Tablespoons of Freshly chopped parsley
1 large clove of garlic crushed
1 heaped tablespoon of Flavourista Kofta Spice.
METHOD:
Mix all ingredients well.
Form into small sausage shapes and thread...
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Chicken & Veg Baked Nuggets
This is one of our go to quick and easy meals for the kids when time is short. I have been making this recipe for years.
I love using Panko crumbs as they are crispy and crunchy, but you can coat in many different coatings such as:
Seasoned Rice...
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Pasta Pie
Ingredients:
1 packet of Rigatoni Pasta
500g of mince
2 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 stalks of celery
2 carrots
250g mushrooms
1 tin of tomatoes
50g tomato paste
Salt, pepper and mixed herbs
Grated Cheese to top with
Method:
Par boil pasta until...
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Stuffed Creamy Bacon Mushrooms
Ingredients:
6-8 large mushrooms
6 shortcut bacon rashers
1/3 cup cream
Pepper to season
1-2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
Optional: 1/4 cup of panko...
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Honey, Ginger & Citrus Chicken
Marinade Ingredients:
3 tablespoons soy sauce salt reduced
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sweet soy
4 garlic cloves crushed
2 cm of fresh ginger grated
1 drop ginger oil
1 drop lime or lemon oil
Salt and pepper
Other...
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Hassleback Apples & Granola 🍎🍏🍎
We always have mountains of apples which go to waste. This recipe is a great way to use them up. The Granola acts like a crumble and is delicious 😃
INGREDIENTS
* 6 apples, core removed and cut in half
* 1/3 cup water
* 1 drop of Cinnamon Bark Oil
* 1...
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Caramel Ice Cream
Take 600ml of Thickened Cream and a tin of top and fill. Whip until thick and freeze in a container....
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Carrot Raita
Ingredients:
4 small carrots grated or diced finely in thermomix
1 heaped cup of Jalna Greek Yohurt
1 teaspoon fennel seeds crushed or powdered
A good pinch of chilli powder
Salt to taste
Method:
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate until...
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Win 1 of 3 Pie Makers
Make sure you visit Sunbeam Pie Maker Recipe Group for your chance to win 1 of 3 Pie Makers kindly donated by Sunbeam...
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Pie Maker Fridge RAID Quiche
Kids were hungry so I came up with these simple Quiches.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
Handful of chopped spinach
1 grated carrot
1/2 cup chopped salami
1/4 cup grated or shaved cheese of your choice
1 tablespoons Tuscan Capsicum Pesto Dip...
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White Red Velvet Cheesecake -Linda Russell
White red velvet cheesecake with spiced pomegranate white chocolate macadamia dukkah
1pkt biscuit base
2Tbs dukkah
1/4 cup coconut
3Tsp butter melted
Mix all together and press into springform tin for the base and refrigerate...
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Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Ingredients:
1 cup of Greek Yoghurt
1 tablespoon or Sri Lankan Coconut Spice
1 Cauliflower
Salt and Pepper to Taste.
Method:
Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
Mix Yoghurt, Salt, Pepper and Sri Lankan Coconut Spice. Take a pastry brush and brush the cauliflower with...
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Chicken & Cashew Stir Fry
This recipe was cooked in my Thermomix and it is based on the Everyday Cooking for Thermomix Families Recipe. I have adapted the recipe to our families liking. The following is my version of stove top instructions.
Ingredients:
4 garlic cloves - crushed
5cm of...
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Broccoli Salad Thermomix
Ingredients
300g broccoli florets
1 royal gala Apple quartered
60g salad onion / red onion
80-110g of Jalna Greek Yoghurt
25g freshly squeezed orange juice
80g salted roasted cashews
Pinch of flavoured salt of your choice
Pepper to...
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Homemade Nuggets
Ingredients:
1kg of chicken mince
1 tablespoon herb and garlic or tzaztki dip mix
1 grated carrot
Rice flour to coat
Oil spray
Method:
Mix mince, seasoning and carrot well. Roll into balls and coat in rice flour. Place on lined baking tray. Spray lightly with...
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Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Ingredients:
2 large steamed sweet potatoes
2 cups of plain flour sifted
1 teasooon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon herb and garlic dip mix
Method:
Mix ingredients well. Place mixture into snack press. Cut to desired size and boil until gnocchi...
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Coconut Chicken Curry
I finally was lucky enough to receive my replacement Kenwood Kcook. Kenwoods after sales service is simply amazing.
Being of Fijian Indian descent, curries are on of our regular family meals.
This one is mild enough for all to...
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Spinach Roti (Flatbread)
2 cups of flour
1/2 cup spinach puree blended with 2 tablespoons of water and 1 teaspoon of grated ginger
Oil to coat
1 teaspoon of Herb and garlic dip mix
Mix all ingredients well and work together until dough forms. Rest dough for 10 mins.
Once...
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White Red Velvet Cake
Miss 3 wanted to do some baking. This us a take on our salted caramel cake we made the other day.
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Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
1 cup self raising flour
3/4 cup melted butter (cut it down to 1/2 cup if you are trying to...
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Gyoza Dumplings 2 Ways
Being a Japanese teacher by day, Gyozas are one of my favourite foods. I picked up some pork mince which was on sale so decided to make these. This is my spin on the traditional recipes.
I had to use won ton wrappers as I couldn't get Gyozas wrappers at the...
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Tuna & Veg Lasagne
My family loves tuna and pasta so I thought why not combine the two and put a different spin on things
Ingredients:
Cheesy sauce
Veges of your choice ( I used cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, leek, zucchini and mushrooms) chopped finely
Large tin of drained...
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Chicken, Broccoli & Cauliflower Bake
My kids love anything with 'cheesy sauce'
We were given some home grown broccoli from our wonderful neighbours so I decided to make this dish for a simple dinner tonight.
Ingredients:
1 cauliflower cut into florets
1 head of broccoli cut into florets
500g...
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Pizza Night
I had a craving for pumpkin, feta and spinach. Hubby suggested why don't we have pizzas for dinner. Off I went to the shops to pick up some fresh ingredients. Found some beautiful prawns and chicken along the way too.
Made my own pesto
Bunch of rocket
1/2 cup...
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Rolled Oat Coated Chicken Nuggets
Hubby is an absolute gem and seems to always cook dinner when he is home. I'm the lazy one in the relationship 😂
He loves making the kids chicken nuggets from scratch. He put a twist on his standard breadcrumb recipe tonight and I didn't even know...
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White Chocolate & Passionfruit Muffins
I was fortunate enough to purchase bags of passionfruit from the local shop at Widgee. So fresh and delicious!
We attended a book fair yesterday and i picked up some Lemon Curd. What a perfect combination - Passionfruit and Lemons.
I have omitted the sugar component...
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Thai Satay Sauce
This sauce is absolutely authentic and delicious! I make a large batch and freeze it for when needed.
Serve with chicken skewers and steamed veges and rice....
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Mince 2 ways or more
Our old faithful Sunbeam slow cooker has a crack through the bowl 😭😭😭 so it was time for a new one.
Bring on the Breville sear and slow cook amazing machine. A friend from work recommended this slow cooker due to its 7 Litre size. I purchased it from Harvey...
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Spicy Savoury Mince – Hubby’s Recipe
Hubby came up with this recipe and it's delicious.
Ingredients
500g lean beef mince
1 zucchini diced
1 onion diced
250g mushrooms sliced
1 head of broccoli diced
1 tin of tomatoes
1 tablespoon of Nomad Spice or curry powder
1 tin of 5 bean mix...
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Smashed Potatoes with Olives
My favourite kitchen tool and I'm sure Hubby would agree with me is our microwave jacket potato maker. Best $5 ever spent.
Ingredients
4 potatoes (washed and I left skin on )
1/4 cups diced olives
1 heaped tablespoon tapanade dip mix
1/2 cup...
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Chicken & Leek Pie with Mushy Peas
We have roast chicken for dinner the night before hubby heads back to work so he can use some of the left over meat for his sandwiches he needs to survive the 7 hour drive back.
I was under the pump yesterday and didn't have time to roast our own chicken so...
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