Turns out Christmas Eve celebrations will be at my place this year, so I’ve started trawling the web for sweet and savoury recipe ideas that are a little bit more exciting than my usual festive repertoire. There are so many Christmassy recipes out there but most are best suited to a northern hemisphere cold Christmas. My mission: Find fun, modern,…
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It’s cherry season! Did you know the Australian cherry season only lasts for 100 days so it’s worth making the most of it while we have sweet tasty cherries ripe for the picking. Big bowls of cherries on the festive table is one of the perks of having Christmas in Summer. Is there anything better than sitting in the sun…
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Spice up your dinner repertoire with this tasty one pot meal – Aloo Gobi, or my version of it anyway. I love vegetable based Indian curries, and this one is so versatile. Enjoy this easy Cauliflower & Potato Curry with some naan bread or rice as a main meal, or serve it as a side with some grilled chicken or…
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I love rice pudding, there’s something really comforting about a bowl full of sweet, cinnamon fragranced, creamy rice. As a kid rice pudding, or it’s creamier version Rice Cream, was often a dessert treat, and I especially loved baked rice pudding with it’s golden skin, yum! All those carbs after an evening meal tend to be a bit too much…
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I’ve yet to meet anyone that doesn’t enjoy a chewy chocolate chip cookie. Sure some may prefer dark choc chips over milk chocolate (I know I do), but there’s no denying choc chip cookies are almost everyone’s favourite. This recipe is versatile and can be easily adapted by adding chopped nuts or dried fruit with, or instead of, chocolate chips….
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As the weather warms up it can be hard to keep the family hydrated, sure plain water is good for you, but it can get boring after a while, and is no fun when you’re entertaining. Rather than opting for soft drinks, that are just full of sugar, I’ve got some tasty, non-sugary sparkling water drink creations, that the whole…
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Getting kids to eat what’s good for them isn’t always the easiest job in the world. There’s been times when this mum has had to get creative and ‘hide’ some extra veggies in the spag bol, or call everything ‘chicken’ (when the kid went through the only eating chicken phase). We’ve all been there. If you are having trouble getting…
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It’s well and truly soup season, and nothing is more comforting than a big bowl of French Onion Soup with lots of crusty bread to soak up all the goodness. Today I have a special treat, Agathé Kerr, Melbourne-based Parisian croissant queen and pastry chef, has kindly shared her favourite recipe for Traditional French Onion soup. Agathé is a mother…
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When you feel like a nice biscuit to accompany a cup of tea, you can’t go past a buttery lemon cream filled cookie. Save yourself a trip to the shops and bake your own, these only took around 45 minutes to make from scratch, and if you luck out like me, someone else will bake a batch for you. You’ll…
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Figs are one of my favourite fruits and today’s recipe contributor Carina, is lucky enough to have not one, but two fig trees in her garden. I’m so jealous! Carina tells us about her delicious Fig & Almond Tart Recipe… “If I am not working, playing with my little man or crafting, you will find me in the kitchen, I…
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