This slow cooked Beef Ragu is a delicious, easy meal. My family call it fancy or 'real spag bol' after a trip to Italy when they were little made them experts in Italian cuisine. Interestingly, the main difference between ragu and bolognese is the ratio of meat to sauce. Ragu is a meat-based sauce while the 'ragu alla Bolognese', a regional variation of ragu, has a higher tomato content. Whatever ...
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Indian Spiced Lamb Shoulder
This delicious, melt-in-your-mouth Indian Spiced Lamb Shoulder is a meal I know you're going to love. It takes about 5 minutes of prep, then it's slow cooked in the oven to create the tastiest meal. With Father's Day just around the corner this is a fabulous 'roast' for dad for lunch or dinner. My hubby is a roast lamb lover so I'm always experimenting with different ways to enjoy it. Serve this ...
Asian Sticky Pulled Pork
This Asian Sticky Pulled Pork couldn't be quicker or easier to prepare and when you take it from the oven, you'll have a melt in your mouth, sticky sweet pulled pork to enjoy. The zesty slaw is the perfect accompaniment to offset the sweetness of the pork so I highly recommend you make it. Sometimes we have this all piled into tortillas which is also extremely delicious. Take a look at ...
Lamb Korma with Spiced Cauliflower Rice
This slow cooked Lamb Korma with Spiced Cauliflower Rice is one of my favourite ways to eat lamb. Despite the long list of ingredients, this dish is actually very easy to make and is a beautifully spiced, delicious meal. It's also a great curry to introduce to young kids as there's no heat. For a Vegetable Korma recipe, click HERE. Health benefits This is a protein and fibre rich meal. The range ...
Chinese Five Spice Beef Brisket
This really easy to prepare Chinese Five Spice Beef Brisket is a delicious meal with melt in your mouth meat, creamy mash and a zesty slaw. I really love cooking with brisket. It's a cheap cut that does best when slow cooked. When combined with the warming and nourishing spices, immune supportive Shiitake mushrooms and broth, earthy sweet potato and fresh herbs, it makes for a tasty and really ...
Fresh Tomato, Olive and Basil Spaghetti
This delicious Fresh Tomato, Olive and Basil Spaghetti is perfect for a simple dinner or light lunch. It’s really quick and easy to make, literally in the time it takes to boil pasta, you have a meal on the table. It can be served at room temperature or chilled as a pasta salad. When I was a vegetarian this was one of my regular go-to meals, especially when I was short on time. It's a simple and ...
Beef Fillet with Garlic Tahini Sauce
With the festive season sneaking up quicker than I'd like (seriously, where has this year gone??), I thought I'd share one of our go-to recipes when feeding a crowd... Beef Fillet with Garlic Tahini Sauce. We tend to make it as it's quick and easy and you can rest it for as long as you like so it's pretty forgiving. We have even rested it for several hours and had it just warm and it was ...
Beef Massaman
This Beef Massaman curry is one of my families current favourite meals. Please don't be put off by the long list of ingredients. They are mostly beautiful, healing spices and I've made the method super simple so your preparation time is minimal. Plus, the end result is phenomenally delicious! This is one of my go-to recipes when I haven't got time to cook a meal in the evening. I prep it earlier ...
Easy Lamb Harira
Hearty stews and soups, especially when they contain warming herbs and spices are super nourishing in the winter time. This Lamb Harira can be prepared in 15 minutes in just one casserole dish, then it's into the oven to slowly braise. Set and forget is my type of cooking! You can also adapt this delicious soup come stew to cook in your slow cooker if you have one. Health benefits This is one ...
Lamb Shoulder with Mint Chutney
This is the last of the series of recipes I have developed for JamieOliver.com and his series of '10 recipes to save your life'. Slow cooked Lamb Shoulder with a mint chutney is probably one of my most cooked meals when entertaining a crowd as it can be prepared ahead and requires little time of me in the kitchen once the guests arrive (I hate missing out). This makes it a timely recipe ahead of ...
Mum’s Lemon Chicken
My mum has always been a great cook; well except for a short time when she was following the Pritikin Diet. She stopped cooking in fat and if you've ever eaten a roast chicken, skin removed and cooked in nothing but water, you'll know just how awful it is - chicken and potatoes definitely need fat and salt to taste good! As you can tell, I'm a little scarred by that fat-free stage of my ...
Middle Eastern Beef Brisket
Beef brisket is such a delicious, simple and economical way to feed a family. It is really quick to prepare, but does require a lot of time to cook, so plan ahead for this meal. The basic recipe will leave you with a ‘pulled’ style of meat which you can serve with salad, in a burger, wrap or tortilla, or on a bed of creamy mashed potato. The tahini sauce adds a lovely citrus hit to balance the ...
Rustic Tarragon Chicken
By now, you know I love super quick, delicious and nutritious one pan meals. This Rustic Tarragon Chicken is supposed to be rustic so don't get hung-up on chopping everything up perfectly. Health benefits This healthy Rustic Tarragon Chicken recipe is a nourishing one pan complete meal, and is fast and simple to make! Plus it can be pre-prepared and reheated as needed. It contains a perfect ...
Lamb, Bacon and Lentil Pot
Another one pot wonder. There's nothing like a tasty stew to warm you up on these cold winter nights (yes even in QLD it's cold)! This healthy lamb shank recipe is so simple to make, it's sure to become a family favourite. You don't really need a whole shank per person here. I'm all for spending extra money on quality meat, buying less of it (so it's still affordable) and bulking it out with ...
One Pan Moroccan Dinner
I love this super quick, delicious and nutritious one pan meal. It takes just minutes to prepare and it is supposed to be quite rustic, so don't get hung-up on chopping everything up perfectly. Health benefits This healthy meal has everything you need to nourish the family. Protein, especially if on the bone will introduce those bone derived nutrients I posted on here. The spices improve digestion ...