Who doesn’t love a good curry? It is such a diverse starting base which can been mixed up to make many combinations of meat and vegetables or even lentils if going meat free. This week Boneless Pork Shoulder was on special at Woolworths and I stocked up on two.The first one was cooked as a […]
Cooking with 4 Ingredients and Gourmet Garden
Today was the first day of my cook off trip with Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices. We are staying in Noosa and enjoying all that is great in this region. Our expedition today was to […]
DON’T THROW OUT THE CELERY – MAKE SOUP – CREAM OF CELERY & BACON SOUP
I am not a big fan of celery and I think my mum already knows this from the many occasions growing up she would find all the celery picked out of meals and placed around the edge of the plate. I had made a Beef & Vegie Pearl Barley soup yesterday (which I will blog […]
A BUSY MUMS GUIDE TO SIMPLE PARTY CATERING
Does the word ‘birthday party’ or when hubby says let’s have some friends ‘over for a BBQ’ sound alarm bells in your head that immediately leads to the 100’s of thoughts about – what will I serve, how do I know if I will have enough food, what will the kids eat, how long should […]
CAESAR SALAD FOR A PARTY
Making a large salad of a party is a simple side dish that can be prepared ahead of time. For our last Birthday party we served a large Caesar Salad as we had a glutton of Cos Lettuce in the garden. Here are some simple steps for making your own Caesar Salad. THE MORNING OF […]
RED VELVET CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
It was Mr 2’s birthday a couple of weeks ago and I knew I was going to be pushed for time to make a carved shape cake this year. So instead of focusing on what the cake was going to be shaped into I decided to dedicate a little extra time to making the cake […]
MASHA – PRODUCT REVIEW & RECIPES
I was sent this great new innovative product to review (this was gifted and these are my opinions on the product) and have been giving it a test drive on a variety of vegetables and fruits. It is called MASHA and it is primarily aimed at creating the smoothest mashed potato ever. My challenge was […]
SMOOTH TOMATO SAUCE
So I was sucked in and bought a buy two bags of tomato’s for $3 deal at my local fruit shop, as it turns out these tomato’s became super overripe overnight (no wonder they were so cheap) so instead of throwing to the compost I went about whipping them into some tomato sauce that I […]
ANZAC BISCUITS – LOW SUGAR & BUTTER
I have always felt that you shouldn’t mess with tradition when it comes to recipes that were derived many many years ago out of necessity. However, I also believe that we need to adapt our creations to fit in with what we either a. have in our pantry or b. our dietary requirements. After all […]