Pinterest is a buzz with salad in a jar recipes (and yes it is a little bit of a gimmick) but it also is a great concept and one that does work if you follow the some simple guidelines. Now Pinterest leads you to believe that you need to go out and spend money on […]
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Butter Bean Cupcakes with Kale Chips
Guest Recipe by Jenny Wright from Hello Great Health Ok so this isn’t the most colourful dinner ever to hit the dinner table at our place but it was one of the easiest and fastest! Plus it was eaten without fuss or complaint. I know we are encouraged to ‘eat a rainbow’ of fresh produce but […]
Coconut Curry Rice
I was getting close to shopping day and was dealing with one of those work with you’ve got moments, this lead to me making this lovely Coconut Curry Rice. It is perfect as a side dish or with the addition of some chopped up scrambled egg or even chicken pieces you can have a complete meal. […]
Weeknight Dinner: Chicken Basil Pesto BBQ Skewers
Skewers on the BBQ are such a versatile and quick and easy dinner to make during the week, especially after work or late home from the kids after school commitments. I made there super delicious Chicken Basil Pesto skewers with the fresh Basil Pesto I made (this was the second batch). It as simple as […]
Weeknight Dinner: Basil Pesto Chicken
This dish is a perfect weeknight dinner that you can have on the table in about 15 minutes. While your pasta is cooking your chicken and sauce will be cooked and your ready to go, now that is easy. I used my Homemade Homegrown Basil and Cashew Pesto for this recipe and it worked a […]
Gravy Sausages & Mash Potato
I was undecided about sharing this recipe as it received a mix of comments on Facebook. References were made to it being full of fat, looking “yuck” and disgusting (if you can make sausages look pretty please let me know). This is a classic recipe that families have enjoyed for generations. To assume it is […]
Sausage Rolls the Kids Will Love
Sausage rolls don’t always have to be reserved for party food especially when you make them yourself. These mini sized mini rolls hide some veggies, are made with real meat and the flavour is no comparison to frozen store bought ones. Here they are served with tomato sauce and mini plastic toothpicks which were purchased […]
Roasted Pumpkin, Spinach & Feta Loaf Bake
Once a week especially before grocery and clean out the fridge day I like to make a meal that is meat free. The benefits of this are: we minimise food wastage, it’s cheaper and we get a good dose of vegetables. Now the boys on the other hand don’t normally eat the completely vegetable based […]
Tuna and Corn Patties
Are you struggling to get fish into your diet? Do you like to make so much mash potato that you always have leftovers? Are you looking for a quick, cheap and versatile week night meal? If this sounds like you, then you need to make these Tuna & Corn Patties. They are so easy to […]
