Roasted Vegetable and Bacon Quiche

Roasted Vegetable and Bacon Quiche

For the month of August I am going to bump up my breakfast recipes as that is one area where we always end up eating the same thing being it toast or cereal.  I really want to boost our vegetable intake in the mornings and also eat meals that will keep up fuller for longer. […]

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Today Extra: a weeknight dinner that's low on dollars and dishes

Today Extra: Fast and affordable meal without the clean up

I was lucky enough to be asked to go back to Today Extra this week and cook an easy weeknight dinner for David and Sonia. I made my Baked Pesto Chicken with Pasta which only requires 5 ingredients and one pan to make and cook it in. Grab the recipe here   My cookbook is […]

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Fresh Breadcrumb with Cheese and Herb Beef Schnitzel

Fresh Breadcrumb with Cheese and Herb Beef Schnitzel

I don’t normally buy beef schnitzel meat (we always have chicken) but I found a packet reduced by 50% at the supermarket a few weeks back which reminded me that we hadn’t had one in such a long time. I decided to go with a lovely fresh bread crumb as it tastes so much better […]

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Banana, Strawberry and White Chocolate Muffins

Banana, Strawberry and White Chocolate Muffins

A few lonely strawberries that were a little past good eating were sitting the fridge on my Sunday baking day for the school lunchboxes.  We pretty much stick to muffins as they are easy for the boys to eat and easy to pack in the lunchbox, I do however make all different types of flavour […]

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Pork and Apple Sausage Rolls

Pork and Apple Sausage Rolls

We love sausage rolls and I love finding different flavour combinations to make.  This time I have used pork mince with apple and cheese and it works really well.  The addition of carrot makes it a lovely sweet savoury sausage roll. With amazing flavours you won’t be able to go back to store bought sausage […]

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Freezer friendly food

Freezer Friendly Food

A lot of the food that you make is actually freezer friendly and perfect for stocking up for times when you know that you will be too busy to cook (like having a new baby) or when you know you will be home to late to cook you can simply pull a meal out of […]

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Kambrook Banquet Electric Frypan - more than meets the eye.

Kambrook Banquet Electric Frypan – more than meets the eye.

For the past month I have welcomed the addition of the Kambrook Family Banquet Frypan into my kitchen.  I remember my Mum always using an electric frypan to cook steaks, pancakes, and eggs when I was growing up.  I was reminded of how versatile an electric frypan is on our recent holiday to Caloundra where […]

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Pork and Pear Patties

Pork and Pear Patties

Homemade burgers are just the best! You get to pile them as high as you like with all the toppings and enjoy a real burger patty that is usually three times the thickness of a fast food burger which means you are getting a decent meal and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg. […]

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Zucchini Soup

Zucchini Soup

This Zucchini Soup is frugal, delicious, and packed full of the the good stuff you need to combat the winter coughs and sniffles. Prior to putting this soup on the stove to cook I had made a Silverbeet and Cheese Filo and had the stalks from the silverbeet leaves still sitting on the bench.  Instead […]

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