Blog Topic: Recipes
I come from a family of food lovers. Our in-joke at gatherings is to get to the table fast once the food is served – especially dessert – or miss out. The older generations, while eating reasonable well overall, weren’t especially concerned about what they ate – until my grandfather retired and found his belly […]
This quick brekkie fix is ideal when you don’t have time to wash up pots and pans. Just pop it all in a cup, zap it in the microwave and you’ve got a nutritious breakfast in a cup that will see you through to lunch. It’s also a great way to use up leftovers. Ingredients: […]
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2013 Ambassador and best-selling author Loani Prior, designed this fabulous daffodil tea cosy just for Cancer Council. She has generously shared the pattern with us. The tea cosy has given more than warm tea. Loani says, “That year I had one lovely woman write to say that she was in treatment […]
With national Harmony Day (March 21) here for another year, it got me thinking about the multicultural celebrations I enjoyed with my friends in high school. Back then we called our day of diversity “Rainbow Day” but the idea behind it – a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – was […]
Treat your kids to some homemade ice cream, minus the sugar and dairy. No additives, no nasties, just 100% fruity goodness. Delicious! Ingredients: 4 – 5 ripe bananas Method: Slice the bananas into small pieces (about 1.5cm thick is ideal). Put the slices in a Ziploc bag and freeze them overnight. Place the frozen banana […]
Main HMTV AV player Ingredients 1.25L (5 cups) water 1-teaspoon salt 1 brown onion, halved 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 2 single chicken breast fillets 8 rice paper sheets 1/2 cup Vietnamese (or other) mint leaves 100g bean shoot sprouts, trimmed 8 baby cos lettuce leaves Bottle of Hoi Sin Sauce Method Place water, onion, salt […]
Main HMTV AV player Ingredients 150g Spreadable low-fat cream cheese Finely grated zest of 1 small lemon 1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped 1 x tablespoon baby capers, washed & finely chopped ½ salad onion, finely diced 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of freshly ground black pepper 5 x slices white sandwich bread, crusts […]
Ingredients 8 small vine-ripened tomatoes (lightly roasted) 2 tsps fresh basil (torn) 1 tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp balsamic vinegar Pinch of salt Pinch of cracked pepper 1/4 cup soft goat cheese (like a Meredith Feta) 8 slices baguette (diagonally cut French bread, toasted on griddle) Method Preheat griddle pan until hot. Place bread […]
Serves: 4 Cooking time: 35 minutes Ingredients 1 tbs olive oil 400g cup mushrooms, finely chopped 1 small brown onion, grated 1 garlic clove, crushed 800g beef mince 1/3 cup tomato chutney 1 egg, lightly whisked 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs (made from day-old […]
Serves: 24 Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 400g cup mushrooms, finely diced 400g chicken mince 1 cup tasty grated cheese 6 green shallots, thinly sliced 2 eggs 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs 1/4 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley 3 sheet ready […]