You will love this creamy zingy mayonnaise, dairy free and egg free it’s made with Chickpea water. It’s simple to whizz together. There are a couple of videos to get you on your way. Chickpeas are one of the foods I completely love. They are something I can use in almost every area of my…
Recipes
Hoisin Salmon Meatballs in Asian Broth
Well here it is the easiest seafood dinner you could possibly make. It’s also part of my Hoisin Sauce, Interesting Ingredients series. See here for what it is and how to make hoisin sauce or here for a delicious chicken recipe using hoisin sauce I was walking past my local seafood store last weekend and they were…
Mozzarella Egg and Kransky Rolls-Breakfast in Bed – Dads love it too
Mozzarella Egg and Kransky Rolls. This breakfast post is inspired by a bed. Yes, that is kind of weird isn’t it, considering this is a food blog, but this isn’t just any bed. Bed and food usually equal breakfast in bed and I have that here alright, however there are no girly pancakes or fruit…
Chicken Chickpeas Creamy Spinach Coconut Sauce
This Chicken Chickpeas Creamy Spinach Coconut Sauce dinner will be very popular at your house. It was at mine. Oh hello, I know you will love making this one. Chicken Chickpeas Creamy Spinach Coconut Sauce is a gorgeous large mouthful, for sure. I have been working over time on recipes using chickpeas because they are…
Honey Cake, the light fluffy kind
This is a timely post with Honey in it, as it is both June today and a time where everyone is talking about the demise of the world’s bees. Without bees we are in trouble, yet no one knows exactly why all of the bees are dying. It could be chemicals or parasites or the…
Custard Tart with Citrus and Dates & the fight
This Custard Tart with Citrus and Dates is a very special dessert to make when you want all those delicious citrus flavours. I dare you not to LOVE it I came across this old post and I wanted to re-share it because not only does it have a good story attached but it is one…
Pretty Ribbon Bow Cake. Girls love it!
Well hello again from cake central. So it seems there is no end to the cakes that keep leaving this kitchen. That means you have to suffer through them too I am afraid!. I thought maybe you would like to see how a Bow Cake is put together. Despite it’s appearance this cake is really…
Easiest Sponge Recipe
This week is a bit of a crazy whirlwind for me. I am afraid there will most probably be nothing but cake posts, because that’s all I have been doing. Again. I partnered with one of my favourite companies last week to talk about their Australian organic milled cake flour. I am always happy to…
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche & Lake Titicaca
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche are one of the worlds most underrated pastries. They will be a welcome biscuit at your house. This is how I first discovered them… I love Alfajores. They are one of the gems of South American treats. melting shortbread filled with Dulce de Leche, a caramel made with caramelised milk….
Lasagne Soup, Lasagne only quicker
Lasagne Soup. What could be better? Lasagne in a bowl in less than 30 minutes. Nothing beats Lasagne in my house. Nothing. Except maybe this Lasagne Soup. This seemed to make Skater sit up and notice. It tastes pretty much like Lasagne but it takes 1/4 of the time to cook. Naturally you can sneak…
Ham and Cheese French Toast Rolls
We’ve had a few of these Ham and Cheese French Toast Rolls recently, mostly because they make a good breakfast or lunch but also because Skater keeps asking me to buy him bread and ham but never gets around to eating it. This is the perfect idea to use up both. They are just like…
Baked Ricotta Chocolate and honeyed figs
This recipe for baked chocolate ricotta with honeyed figs would make my Dad very happy indeed. Its really quite simple yet tastes as decadent as any dessert that may take twice as long to make. When I was a kid we had a fig tree down the side of our house . It was…
Brownie Cake Salted Caramel and Chocolate Bombs
This is a brownie made in a nice round shape so that it can be served for dessert. A brownie is perfect at any time but imagine eating it with ice cream and salted caramel sauce. Sounds good don’t you think? Last week I made a cake and took it to The Gasoline Pony, this…
Carrot and Caramel Cake with Popcorn Praline
This carrot and caramel cake is gluten-free and makes the perfect layer cake for everybody. With loads of creamy icing and crunchy irresistable caramel popcorn, it is a cake worth celebrating I delivered this cake. A Carrot and Caramel Cake with Popcorn Praline! It got eaten and people loved it but it really did test…
Fast Barbecue Chicken Kebabs
If you have not yet encountered my Barbecue obsession…then hello and welcome to it. I was gifted a fantastic barbecue by my sister and although we have not yet invited anyone else to partake Skater and I have enjoyed a lot of barbecues so far. It’s been a long hot January for me. It started…
Summer Prawns with Hot Lover Sauce
I have to admit to you all that I am becoming very annoyed with a family member close to my heart. Everything I want to cook he just doesn’t eat. I’m sick of working around his long long list of dislikes. It’s depressing. I am not sure what to do about it. Sometimes I just…