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Cauliflower Fritters

December 20, 2021

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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

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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.

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Easy Candied Walnuts

September 9, 2020

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

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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.

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Salmon Tartare

July 14, 2020

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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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Passionate self taught home-cook based in Adelaide, Australia

I LOVE to cook and entertain. There’s nothing more enjoyable than sitting around a table, sharing good food with the people you love!

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Instagram vs Real Life My breakfast - photograph

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My breakfast - photographed as I eat it vs for Instagram! ☺️

I’m enjoying some downtime at the moment but will be back with more new recipes in February. Hope you are having or have had some relax time with your friends and family.

PS. Who else is loving Cherry Season? 🍒 Check my stories to see how much I am 😅

The recipe for my Granola (pictured) is on my website or DM me for the link. Eaten here with beautiful Montacute Valley Orchards Cherries and @fleurieu_milk_company Honey Yoghurt 🥣

#cherries #instagramvsreallife #familytime #cherryseason #happydays #mysonishome #breakfast #granola #homemade #homecooking

This Easy Shallot Dressing is delicious and so ver

This Easy Shallot Dressing is delicious and so versatile!

I’m almost embarrassed at how easy this is to do. It is made with a wonderful readymade dressing by @thefiggeryki - their ‘Sticky Fig Dressing’. This product is readily available here in South Australia and if you live interstate, you can buy it online from www.kionline.com.au .

This dressing is sweet but not overpowering - it has a figgy caramel flavour with a fruity piquant finish which complements so many foods.

My Shallot Dressing is made by finely slicing peeled shallots and placing them into a jar. I then fill the jar with the Sticky Fig Dressing to just cover the shallots. That’s it - so easy!!! It can be used straight away, or cover and pop in the fridge and use over 7 days. I’ll put the steps up on my stories and in my highlights.

I’ve used this dressing so many times and in so many salad variations. It’s my go-to for a simple green salad…the shallots take on the flavour of the dressing and are wonderful! You then also use the liquid in the jar to dress the salad along with extra virgin olive oil.

Here’s what I do:
I buy the organic salad mix from Foodland, add halved sweet baby roma tomatoes and then a good spoonful or two of the marinated shallots (depending on how big your salad is but be generous). I drizzle over some of the liquid as well as some good quality extra virgin olive oil and toss. Season with salt and pepper. A great salad to serve alongside quiches, tarts, frittatas…anything really!
I also use this base salad to make a Lobster and/or Prawn Salad - I make the above salad and add avocado, prawns and/or lobster. Delicious!

Swipe to see some of the things I’ve made using this dressing. I also love their Sticky Fig Syrup which I use in my Caprese Salad (last pic - the recipe is on my website or DM me for the link).

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and good health and happiness for 2022 🥂✨

ps. This is not a sponsored post - I just love this product. I also have their Fig Wine Vinegar and sometimes add just a drop of this to the mix as well.
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Products used: @thefiggeryki , @riovistaolives , @lacasadelformaggio , @anandaorganic , @seafoodworksnewton @koiknives

After ideas on what to do with leftover Christmas

After ideas on what to do with leftover Christmas ham?

With Christmas over we are often left eating cold slices and salads over the following days but then start to feel a little ‘hammed out’. One thing I make every year to use up some of the ham is a Ham, Cheese and Egg Open Pie. It is always popular so I thought I’d share my quick recipe with you in my stories. I’ll also share it to my highlights in case you miss it. It’s super easy so I’d love to know if you make it. If you prefer a crispy bottom to your pastry, then precook your pastry first. I use puff pastry but you could you shortcrust too. I hope you enjoy it. Makes great picnic food too.

Here are a few other ways we use up our ham:
- for breakfast on toast with an egg on top
- in toasted sandwiches
- in a frittata
- in fried rice or cauliflower fried rice
- made into a creamy ham, mushroom and parmesan sauce to serve with pasta

You can also wrap and freeze leftover ham too. I cut the ham into chunks and wrap them first in baking paper, then in foil and pop into a glad bag or freezer proof container. When I’m ready to use it, I simply defrost it in the fridge overnight then slice or chop into cubes. I also freeze the bone for soup. No waste here.

I hope you had a lovely Christmas Day and find these ideas useful.

Just sharing a few photos of our Christmas Day. I didn’t get a chance to take many photos of the food - these were taken earlier in the day. Here are the beautiful croissants we buy from @abbotsandkinney . It’s a family tradition to have croissants on Christmas morning and we always like to buy unbaked ones as they are so easy to prepare and there’s nothing like freshly baked croissants! 🥐 They come frozen and all I do is pop them on an oven tray lined with baking paper just before going to bed. I cover them loosely with glad wrap. In the morning, they have risen beautifully and are simply popped in the oven to bake! They also sell unbaked chocolate filled croissants.

Ham from @bostaurus_butchery_sa_
Croissants from @abbotsandkinney
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#christmasham #ham #leftoverhamideas #hampie #hamandeggpie #homecook #hamfordays #christmastablesetting #christmastable #croissants #ham

Oh how could I forget to mention these Sweet and S

Oh how could I forget to mention these Sweet and Spicy Nuts for this time of year?

I’m sure most of you have already planned your Christmas Day menu but I thought I’d re-share these anyway as they are so very moreish and great to have on hand for when friends and/or family pop over. They also make a fantastic gift! Every Christmas I usually make batches of these to give to friends and they are always well received.

These nuts are sweetened with a little maple syrup and brown sugar, with warming spice notes from cumin, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. They also have some heat from chilli flakes and cayenne pepper. A winning addition to these nuts is the herby flavour that fresh Rosemary brings. It is finely chopped and added before everything is mixed together in a large bowl with the nuts (cashews, macadamias, almonds and walnuts or pecans) and then spread onto an oven tray to roast on a low heat.

They do come with a warning - they are highly addictive! People I have given a jar of these to as gifts have said they are the best roasted nuts they’ve eaten.

If you’d like the recipe to my ‘Sweet and Spicy Nuts’ they are on the website or you can DM me for the recipe.

Ps. Don’t be put off by the list of ingredients, as most are just ready made spices which are just spooned in.
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On a scale of 1-10 (1 being totally unorganised and 10 being ‘I’ve got this!’) how organised are you for Christmas tomorrow? 🙈🎅🎄

Lastly, I just want to wish you and all a very Happy Christmas and to say thank you for all the lovely messages, comments and engagement you have given to my posts and stories here on Instagram and on my recipes on the website over this last year. I love hearing from you and seeing your creations when you make one of my recipes and when I hear it’s a recipe you now love and make again, well that’s why I started this page in the first place, so THANK YOU 🥰.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Katrina ✨🎄
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#sweetandspicynuts #nuts #roastednuts #snack #nibbles #barnuts #easyrecipe #verymoreish #homemade #ediblegifts #homecooking

Cauliflower Fritters - this is my last ‘new reci

Cauliflower Fritters - this is my last ‘new recipe’ post for 2021 so I’ve decided to share my absolute favourite fritter recipe with you. I always make these when entertaining but often whip up a batch for breakfast too!

For entertaining I make small bite sized ones which are delicious served warm as they are, or you can cool them to room temperature and serve with toppings. Here I’ve topped some with cold smoked salmon, sour cream, salmon caviar and dill and the others with sour cream and chives.
We also love making bigger fritters for breakfast/brunch to serve with eggs, smoked salmon etc.

The fritters themselves have great flavour and use readily available ingredients. They are made by boiling cauliflower florets from one head of cauliflower in a pot, draining and then adding the rest of the ingredients into the pot and mixing together - very easy! Then simply pan fry into fritters. A very easy recipe that is my go-to when entertaining. The batter itself can also be made in advance (1-2 days) and kept in the fridge which is a real bonus. They can also be made gluten-free!

I’m always asked for this fritter recipe. They are a great substitute for Potato Cakes/Fritters. You can top them with whatever takes your fancy. Serve and watch them disappear! Fritters are always a popular finger food item. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

The recipe for my Cauliflower Fritters is on the website (link in bio) or message me and I can send you the direct link. Head to my stories today to see how easy they are to make.
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#cauliflowerfritters #fritters #cauliflower #easyrecipe #fingerfood #canape #partyfood #breakfast #brunch #homecooking #vegetarian #glutenfree #smokedsalmon #salmon @woodbridge_smokehouse #smokedoceantrout #salmoncaviar

Have you made your Christmas Rocky Road yet? I mad

Have you made your Christmas Rocky Road yet? I made mine yesterday for our Christmas Day/Boxing Day festivities.

These Rocky Roads have been so popular and I love hearing that you’ve made these. Some of you saying you’ve made them 3 times already and given as gifts and others making them for a second year in a row. Have you tried these yet? I love that they can be made in advance - I’m all about preparing as many things in advance over the busy holiday period. They last weeks in the fridge!

Here are my 2 Rocky Road recipes - the first is my Christmas Rocky Road and the second is my White Chocolate Rocky Road. Also a pic of the one I just made yesterday.

The countdown is on…only 4 days until Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎄 Are you ready? Id love to know if you’ve made one of my Rocky Roads yet. They are so quick and easy to make and I’ve included lots of options for you to tailor them to your likes, so you’ve still got time. If like me you have a chocoholic husband, you’ll just need to hide it deep in the fridge so they don’t see it until Christmas Day! ☺️

The recipe for both Rocky Roads are on my website or you can message me for either recipe.
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PS. If you’ve read this far, be sure to check out my last ‘new’ recipe for 2021 later today! ❤️
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#rockyroad #christmasrockyroad #whitechocolaterockyroad #christmas #christmasmadeeasy

Another cake that is worthy of Christmas Day statu

Another cake that is worthy of Christmas Day status is the humble but oh so delicious Apple and Date Cake (also known as Lumberjack Cake). It is almost pudding like in texture and has a wonderful caramelised and chewy coconut and brown sugar topping that is hard to resist! If you’re not a fan of the traditional Christmas Cakes this is a lovely substitute. It can be made gluten-free too.

Of course it’s also delicious any time of the year! If you are a fan of Sticky Date Puddings, you’ll enjoy the texture and taste of this cake too.

The recipe for my Lumberjack Cake is on my website or message me for the recipe.
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#lumberjackcake #appleanddatecake #easyrecipe #favouritecake #homebaking #homemade #glutenfree

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