I have a new found love in my life. It’s a tray bake. How can you whack a few items on a tray, bung it in the oven and completely knock it out of the park on the flavour scale? Admittedly, there is a little yoghurt dressing for this one and you do need to blanch...
Freekeh, Quinoa, Bulgur, Farro, Amaranth…….where does the list of Ancient Grains end? And where the bloody hell have they come from? Is it just me or have they all come out of the wood work in the last couple of years? I consider myself to be fairly...
When we had our firstborn son, my Husband was in his first year of a pretty demanding five year degree. Being the poor Uni student family that we were, I had to get creative with cooking and that is probably where a large portion of my love of cooking came from....
There is no quicker way to have a quick lamb roast than with a lamb rack. They literally take 15-20 minutes to cook, they are choc full of flavour and are finger licking good! This dish was a little wonder of Asian delight, a low carb alternative and with a healthy,...
We are empty nesters again as my youngest Son has flown the coop to attend University in Bathurst. This means we get to eat cuts of meat that would cost an arm and a leg to feed a strapping teenage boy. No fear though, I would still use this fabulous combination of...
I am a HUGE fan of Turkish food. I love its simplicity and this divine recipe I found on the Internet by Janet Fletcher from a book called ‘Yoghurt’ was no exception. There are a few steps to this recipe but it is really quite simple and the end result...
I understand that people are often put off by a long ingredient list. What I have come to realise, cooking dishes like this from scratch is that once you have the ingredients, you can make so many dishes inspired by India, The Middle East, Lebanon etc etc and it...
Woah. This dish was stunning. The most tender, juicy lamb, floating in a fragrant, Greek inspired sauce laden with gorgeous, waxy Kipfler potatoes. Dotted with a few briny Kalamata olives and a dollop of luscious Greek yoghurt this was restaurant quality, for...
I always get a tad excited when I find something new in the supermarket. The McKenzie’s Super Blend mix of Freekeh, lentils & Beans sounded pretty interesting to me so I thought I would give it a whirl. It was awesome! Loads of goodness in one packet that...
I am forever on the hunt for new curries to make and it appears there is no shortage of variations. When I was cleaning out my cookbook shelf (no surprise they are a huge weakness of mine), I came across an old Woman’s Weekly ‘Winter Favourites’...
Good Thor, I love Greek food. Tender lamb chunks and whole baby onions, slowly cooked in cinnamon and red wine had the whole house smelling like a dream. It just so happened I had some fennel and cauliflower lying around the veggie crisper so a Greek inspired bake...
It is absolutely no secret how much I adore a good Lamb Curry and it amazes me how many variations there are. This is an Em’s Food version that has the ever present traditional blend of delicious spices as well as peppery curry leaves, fragrant bay and coconut...
