This Mushroom San Choy Bow is a great vegan take on the classic. It's really quick and easy to make and is a fabulous meal to share buffet style so everyone can build their own to suit their tastes. The pickled carrot really adds to this dish so make sure you add a little to each lettuce cup. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your ...
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Chargrilled Peaches with Maple Macadamias
I love the flavours of these Chargrilled Peaches with Maple Macadamias. It is such a quick and easy dessert or sweet treat and is a fabulous way to use up peaches towards the end of the season. This dessert is one that looks fabulous and combines the sweetness of peaches and the crunch of macadamias with a dollop of creaminess. Summer sure gives us amazing fruits to enjoy! Take a look at the ...
Cashew Beef Stir-fry
This Cashew Beef Stir-fry is a super quick and easy to make meal that my family loves. I love preparing my vegetables, getting my rice or quinoa on to cook and then in that time, whipping up this delicious meal. This is full of beautiful veggies, crunchy cashews and a sauce that compliments it all. Such a classic meal at a fraction of the take-away price! Thai basil is usually available at ...
HFC (Healthy Fried Chicken)
As requested, this is my version of HFC (Healthy Fried Chicken)... delicious comfort food and I think one of my family's most favourite recipes I've tested. Usually they get sick of me cooking the same recipe over and over, but no one complained with this. It's best right out of the pan but we still enjoyed it the next day and the kids loved it in their school lunches even though the coating does ...
Farmhouse Lasagne
This Farmhouse Lasagne is not a quick meal to make but it does my family two good sized serves so that means I get a night off! Using the Thermomix or a food processor to do the grating and chopping is a huge time saver. This is very versatile so feel free to switch up any of the veggies, or you could even sub the mince for chicken or turkey. If I'm cooking this for two meals I assemble in two ...
Garlic Mushroom Burger
This Garlic Mushroom Burger with tarragon mustard sauce is one of the tastiest vegetarian burgers I've ever eaten. Perfect for Meatless Monday or any day where you'd like a plant-based source of protein. I love that this method uses the oven instead of the frying pan - so easy for cleanup. Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your ...
Sweet Potato Roti Flatbreads
These Sweet Potato Roti Flatbreads are a quick and easy wrap to make. I've tried lots of different variations on roti and these are my family's all time favourite. Enjoy them hot as a side with a curry or store and use for school lunches. By including sweet potato, these roti become far more nutritious than purely flour-based flatbreads. Sweet potato are high in beta-carotene which your body can ...
Creamy Kale Sweet Potato Soup
This Creamy Kale Sweet Potato Soup is a deliciously hearty soup that will warm and comfort the body. Made from simple ingredients, the combination of anti-inflammatory spices, collagen and protein-rich bone broth will nourish your gut. Nutrient dense and fibre-packed from the lentils, nuts and vegetables, it’s a super soup for sure. For all you need to know about bone broth and how to ...
Pad Thai
This Pad Thai takes me back to one of my favourite travel memories when my hubby and I backpacked through South East Asia. Our favourite street cart was on Khaosan Road, Bangkok, and it had the most incredible Pad Thai. It has taken me may years to get this to be as perfect as the one we often reminisce about. I deliberately combined flavours from easy to find supermarket ingredients and I do ...
Raspberry Choc Chip Muffins
These Raspberry Choc Chip Muffins are bursting with juicy raspberries and a sprinkle of dark chocolate, the perfect combination. These are perfect for picnics, parties, entertaining friends and even a lunchbox treat. Being made with spelt flour, these are a little easier on the digestion and I love the texture that using half wholemeal brings. If you're out of muffin cases you make your own, ...
Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties
These Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties are one of my favourite go-to vegetarian patties. They are delicious enjoyed with a simple side salad or fabulous as a burger too. For vegetarians or vegans, eat these with either a grain or nut/ seeds to ensure you have a 'complete' protein. Health benefits Sweet potato is a fabulous source of beta-carotene, protective anti-oxidants and fibre. It’s not ...
Cheesy Green Pockets
Cheesy Green Pockets is a versatile recipe to use up any greens you have in your fridge. These are similar to gozleme, a flatbread stuffed with cheesy filling common to so many countries. This recipes uses a yoghurt dough, rolled thin, then topped with beautiful leafy greens, herbs and a mix of parmesan and feta. Folded over, the pocket is then fried in a pan on both sides to end up a warm, ...
Char grilled Zucchini Salad
This Char grilled Zucchini Salad is stunning side to prepare if you have the BBQ on. My kids aren't fans of the 'spewkini'. But chargrill it with feta and top with a cracking dressing and I've found a winner. This makes a great side to go with any kind or meat, fish, tempeh or as a stand alone dish. If you're a home gardener and it's summer, you probably have a glut of zucchinis. Rather than ...
Apricot Chicken (Healthy Version)
This Apricot Chicken (Healthy Version) is a recipe that has been requested by many members... it's a recipe that is very dear to my heart and goes out to my one of my closest friends and first flat mate Kez. 5 years ago Kez lost her battle with ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed at her 20 week pregnancy scan and she fought the bravest of fights, her goal to see her baby boy turn one. Kez was ...
Jerk Chicken Salad
This is a fresh, summery salad that combines all the flavours of Jamaica in one bowl. The Jerk Chicken is classic Jamaican cuisine. The combination of fruits, vegetables, herbs and peanuts in the salad and dressing makes this one wholesome bowl of goodness. This is a crowd-pleaser of a recipe so scale up the serves to feed your family and friends. Send someone outside to cook the chicken on ...
Cashew Queso (vegan cheese dip or sauce)
This Cashew Queso - "queso" being Spanish for cheese, is a delicious, cheesy vegan dip would have to be one of the quickest and easiest to make low GI snacks. It’s delicious served with a rainbow of vegetable crudites or corn tortillas. Make it as a stand alone dip or a side to go with any Mexican inspired meal and you'll have rave reviews! Remember to take a look at the variations (below ...