Healthy Eating

February 2nd, 2010 · Healthy Eating · Main Meals · Recipes

Herb and Orange Chicken with Pineapple and Capsicum served with Pomegranate, Orange and Baby Spinach Salad

We are so lucky in Australia with our beautiful range of lovely, fresh fruit and vegetables. The pineapples this year have been spectacularly sweet and perfect. I haven’t been...

January 6th, 2010 · Healthy Eating · Main Meals · Recipes

Chicken Curry with Blueberries and Goji Berry Pilau

I know a number of people will have started this new year with the aim to eat healthier, so I thought I should post this recipe early as it has claimed to be the “world’s...

November 18th, 2009 · Appetizers · Budget Meals · Cooking Class - Family

Feta and Ricotta Stuffed Tomatoes and Asparagus, Bacon and Parmesan Pasta – Cooking Class 11

Another cooking class, another new recipe (or two, possibly three – in this case). Trying to fit quite a number of people in a small kitchen, all trying to find something to help...

September 22nd, 2009 · Cooking Class - Family · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

Chicken and Leek Risotto – Cooking Class 9

Trying to guess what we were having for this cooking class was difficult. The host for this evening isn’t known for being adventurous. Most vegetables are normally off the list...

September 14th, 2009 · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

French Onion Soup

I’ve been very busy in the last few weeks. I’ve been finishing off some photo albums (coffee table-style books) that I started almost a year ago. The deadline I had made for...

August 21st, 2009 · Breads · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating

Spicy Pumpkin Bread

Nick loves making breads… Naan bread , tortillas , bread rolls… and I love eating bread!!!! Therefore, I would say we work very well together 🙂 So when Nick said he wanted to make...

August 11th, 2009 · Breads · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating

Fajitas and Tortillas

Now when it came to making some Fajita’s and homemade Tortillas, we went straight to the internet to see what advice there was and how easy tortillas were to make (we had made...

July 13th, 2009 · Appetizers · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating

Cucumber Mint Raita

I love Indian Food!!! As I’m not fond of hot and/or very spicy food, many people were quite surprised to find out that I do love Indian food. Although I’m not suggesting that I...

June 30th, 2009 · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

Fried Rice

Looking for something easy, quick, tasty and reasonably cheap? Well, fried rice is a good way to use up whatever is left in the fridge and easy to alter the recipe by adding fresh...

June 22nd, 2009 · Breakfast · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating

Almond and Vanilla Porridge

We all know “someone”, who can’t go past a freebee. Who goes around and around to people handing around free samples just so they can collect as much as possible… Well I know a...

June 5th, 2009 · Cooking Class - Family · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

Bi Bim Bap – Cooking Class 8

When Nick chose his next Cooking Class dish, no one had heard of it (and don’t ask me to say it, because I’m sure my Australian accent does it no justice, I’ve already spelt it...

June 3rd, 2009 · Appetizers · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating

Tomato and Basil Bruschetta

I’m not the best person at remembering to send someone a recipe they’ve asked for. Unless I get reminded or leave an email in my inbox marked as “unread”, it’s unlikely I’ll get...

May 4th, 2009 · Cakes, Slices and Biscuits · Cooking Class - Family · Dessert

Cannelloni and Quick Cannoli – Cooking Class 4

It’s my turn for our family cooking class!!! And the “theme” is TUBES 🙂 I wanted to make both a main meal and dessert and what better than Cannelloni and Cannoli? I knew I wanted...

April 30th, 2009 · Cooking Class - Family · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

Stuffed Capsicums – Cooking Class 3

You may be wondering what has happened to our family cooking classes… Well they have continued, even with the busy process of moving. Although there was an added delay due to...

April 6th, 2009 · Budget Meals · Healthy Eating · Main Meals

Pumpkin Soup

Now after all the baking and rich dinners that I cook, it’s only reasonable that once in a while we make something which doesn’t contain loads of carbs or sugar. Many of you may...