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Easy Family Meals / Snacks / Appetizers / Vegetarian

Greens, Ricotta and Feta Pie

July 3, 2021

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Breakfasts / Easy Family Meals / Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers / Vegetarian / Vegetarian

Zucchini Slice

February 11, 2021

A close up of the bowl of Smoked Salmon Dip.

Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers / Starters

Smoked Salmon Dip

January 14, 2021

The pate is being eaten. A cracker is spread with pate and being held by the platter with a spreading knife beside it.

Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers / Starters

Easy Avocado Pistachio Pate

September 13, 2020

The Candied Walnuts in a bowl on a cream tablecloth.

Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers

Easy Candied Walnuts

September 9, 2020

Close up of the Spinach Cob Loaf Dip with round bagel croutons surrounding it.

Entertaining / Snacks / Appetizers

Easy Spinach Cob Loaf Dip

July 31, 2020

A bowl of Salmon Tartare on a grey tablecloth with thinly sliced bread rounds behind it on a plate.

Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers / Starters

Salmon Tartare

July 14, 2020

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Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers

Cheese Puffs

July 2, 2020

A jar and white bowl with Sweet and Spicy Nuts with nuts also on the white marble benchtop. Sprigs of rosemary and a glass of gin with a slice of lime are in the background.

Entertaining / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers

Sweet and Spicy Nuts

May 7, 2020

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Desserts & Sweets / Gluten Free / Snacks / Appetizers / Vegan

Raw Lemon Slice

May 5, 2020

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September 24, 2021

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September 11, 2021

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Good neighbours/company, club sandwiches, cakes, c

Good neighbours/company, club sandwiches, cakes, champagne and coffee - mid-week catch-up 🥂🌹

Who else enjoys a club sandwich? • These are always popular when made. I also love egg and Mayo so always include it along with ham and thinly sliced tomato. The other is a chicken and lettuce sandwich. The chicken filling has finely chopped celery, herbs, orange zest, peach chutney and mayonnaise folded through it - so tasty and these always disappear quickly!

I also made my Easy Apple Spice Cake dusted with icing sugar and served with cream, and my Easy Orange and Sultana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Both these cakes are perfect to serve with a cuppa.

You can find the recipe for both of these cakes on my website or DM me and I’ll send you the links.
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ps. How beautiful are the roses from my neighbours garden? The red one is Mr Lincoln and the apricot one is Just Joey 🌹
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#morningtea #catchups #cakes #sandwiches #clubsandwiches #greatneighbours

Whether it’s Spring or Autumn where you are, the

Whether it’s Spring or Autumn where you are, the days and nights can still be cool and it’s perfect weather to make this One Pot Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Bake.

The chicken is beautifully tender with crispy skin and the creamy sauce is full of flavour from mushrooms, bacon, thyme, wine and cream. You can make this with skinless, boneless chicken too. I love that this dish is all made in one casserole pot!

I’ve served this simply with rice or a mash for a family dinner and I’ve also made this when entertaining friends. I’ve had some lovely feedback from those of you who have made this already.

If you’d like the recipe for my One Pot Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Bake it’s on my website (link in bio) or DM me and I can send it to you.
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#chickencasserole #onepotdinner #chickenmushroombaconbake #familyfood #homecooking #cookedwithlove #chicken

Following on from yesterday’s post, here are som

Following on from yesterday’s post, here are some tips to help you make the delicious Poached Coconut Chicken Salad with Roasted Noodles…

What I love most about this salad is the chewiness of the noodles when they are roasted. I think I’ll be prepping them this way from now on (instead of boiling) when using them in salads! I also love the bursts of freshness and sweet yet piquant flavour the fresh pineapple provides, so please use fresh ripe pineapple as tinned just isn’t the same.

The recipe feeds 8 people - it calls for 500g chicken so you could add more chicken if you want to although we didn’t mind this amount. Next time, if entertaining, I might actually add some barbequed prawns to it.
Instead of chicken, you could use just prawns or even seared beef fillet. I would even make this as just a salad, without any protein.

When preparing the chicken, I added 2 sticks of lemongrass instead of 1.

When assembling the salad, I added a few more herbs than stated (I love herbs but taste first and add more to your taste) and also added about 1/2 cup store-bought fried shallots just before tossing (recommend) or you can get fancy and make your own.

When entertaining, you can prepare a few things ahead of time to make life easier. All the salad components can be made earlier in the day and then assembled just before serving. If refrigerating, just make sure you all time for them to come to room temperature first.
We had leftovers the next day and it was still delicious!!

Enjoy 😊

This beautiful Poached Coconut Chicken Salad with

This beautiful Poached Coconut Chicken Salad with Roasted Noodles is a Simmone Logue recipe @simmonelogue . She is a caterer in Sydney and I first tried this salad in early 2000 when we lived there. A friend had a lunch that was catered by Simmone and this was the salad we were served. It was delicious and I was so thrilled to see the recipe in her cookbook and also find it online.

Simmone says it was one of the first salads she made to sell in her Double Bay store and it was hugely popular.

It is a vibrant salad with freshness from herbs, vegetables and pops of sweet/sour from fresh pineapple (please don’t use tinned…it’s far too sweet and lacks the crunch). The chicken itself is first poached in coconut milk and aromatics and once cooled it is shredded for the salad. The fresh hokkien egg noodles are first roasted in the oven with some of the dressing which makes them chewy and crispy in parts…genius and very addictive! All these components are tossed together with chillies, sesame seeds and chopped peanuts for crunch…such a great combination of flavours and texture!

Please don’t be put off by the long list of ingredients as the processes are very straightforward. A bit of chopping is required (like most Asian salads) and a bit of measuring of liquids for the dressing. It makes a good amount of salad - enough to feed 8.

Tip: You’ll need an extra large bowl or platter for this salad as there’s a lot of it for tossing together. If you need to, use a clean oven tray or similar to do this, then spoon into 2 platters/bowls if you don’t have a large one.

I’m going to run out of room here so will pop another post up tomorrow morning telling you a couple of minor things I did differently and some tips.

In the meantime, take a look at the recipe (link below) or DM me and I can send it to you.

https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/poached-coconut-chicken-salad-with-roasted-noodles/
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this beautiful and very large platter is made locally by @clay_by_khoa • all the ingredients including the delicious Bethonga Gold pineapple are from @tonyandmarks •
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#salad #poachedcoconutchickensalad #chickensalad #noodles #asiansalad #summerfood #salads #homecooking

This Easy Whole Orange Sultana Cake is made using

This Easy Whole Orange Sultana Cake is made using my Easy Orange Cranberry Muffins recipe and instead of muffin tins I’ve made it in a 20cm cake tin (bake at 180 degrees C for 30-40 mins - slightly lower temp and for longer than when making in muffin tins).

It’s one of the easiest recipes to make and as you use a whole orange, it is always beautifully moist! Everything is added to a food processor and blitzed - you can’t get much easier than that…oh and I’ve given #dairyfree and #glutenfree options too.

I often make this recipe in a loaf tin or 20cm round or square cake tin. While delicious as it is, it is wonderful with a topping of cream cheese icing (I use the same one that I use in my Easy Banana Cake recipe). You can leave the sultanas out altogether/add other fruit instead/add walnuts/add chocolate pieces…I’ve given lots of options for this one.

You really must try this recipe…it’s a cinch to make and never lets me down. Who thinks I’ve got the cake to frosting ratio right 😉?

Check out my stories today and let me know if you’d like a link to this recipe 🍊🧡 •
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#easyorangecake #wholeorangecake #cake #easyrecipe #homebaking #bakeacake

Easy Kofta with Mint Yoghurt Sauce - these Kofta a

Easy Kofta with Mint Yoghurt Sauce - these Kofta are so tasty and full of flavour from aromatic spices and fresh herbs. They can be cooked on the stove top, over charcoal or on a BBQ. Great for easy entertaining as everything can be prepared ahead of time.
These kofta are made on repeat in our house!!

So many ways to serve these too. Here I’ve served them with salads, pita and dips to form a Middle Eastern inspired platter - great for entertaining. They are so delicious served with the Mint Yoghurt Sauce!
You can also serve them simply in pita pockets or flatbread with salad, tabbouleh, hummus etc.
We also enjoy them as a mid week meal with brown rice, grilled vegetables or a cabbage salad and the Mint Yoghurt Sauce.

While lamb or beef mince (or a 50/50 mix) is traditionally used for kofta I often use pork and veal mince for these too.

If you’d like the recipe for these ‘Easy Kofta with Mint Yoghurt Sauce’ you can find it on my website or DM me and I can send you the link •
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ps. Check out my stories to see my favourite store-bought beetroot and hummus dips which I’ve used in this platter.
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#kofta #mintyoghurtsauce #kofte #glutenfree #homecooking #familyfood #easyrecipe

Make sure to pop this Easy Avocado Pistachio Pate

Make sure to pop this Easy Avocado Pistachio Pate on your list of things to make this Spring/Summer 🥑

It can be made and set in a bowl as a ‘pate’ or served free-form as a dip. Super easy to make and the combination of creamy avocado, cream cheese and feta along with the freshness from spring onions and lime juice and the crunch from pistachios is delicious! Serve with crackers, nachos or crudités - a great snack or nibble to serve with drinks. Bring on those warmer evenings!

The recipe for this ‘Easy Avocado Pistachio Pate’ is on my website or you can DM me for the link •
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Made using @premium_choice pistachios
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#easyavocadopistachiopate @australianavocados #avocadodip #avocados #easyrecipe #snacks #nibbles #homemade #homecooking

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