A light & fresh grain-free summer menu for a relaxed evening of entertaining as you enjoy these warm nights. With lots of make-ahead elements this menu is perfect for entertaining: 3-Cheese Almond Rosemary Crackers, Spicy Pickled Shrimp, Herb Butter Roasted Chicken, Really Good Greek Salad & Brown Sugar Pavlovas & Rum Butter Peaches
With August looming, I thought it was time to share some hot weather recipes - a beautiful grain-free summer menu with lots
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Thai Chicken, Cashew & Mango Lettuce Wraps
Thai Chicken, Cashew & Mango Lettuce Wraps with perfectly grilled, succulent chicken tenders sliced up in a crisp lettuce cup & tumbled with sweet & salty mango salsa & crunchy cashews. A perfect, throw-together summer meal.
Growing up mangoes were plentiful in our home.
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Rich & Chunky Pasta Sauce + 5 recipe uses for it that aren’t pasta
Rich & Chunky Pasta Sauce + 5 recipe uses for it that aren't pasta. You'd be right to assume pasta sauce is for pasta. No awards for figuring that one out. But pasta sauce is good for a multitude of other recipes, requiring no pasta. Wholesome, low carb food that's easy to prepare &
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Moroccan Beef Eggplant
Moroccan Beef Eggplant - perfectly grilled eggplant slices are topped with a warmly spiced beef mixture, fresh herbs & honey then drizzled with a creamy yogurt sauce.
I first shared a version of this recipes on my old The Fresh Aussie website a few years back. It was so popular
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How to Kitchen Basics
Easy Homemade 3 Ingredient Flatbread
Many of us love flatbread: whether it be garlic naan, a wrap or pita bread filled with veggies & meat, but have you ever stopped to read the label on the bread you're buying? It's mind-boggling how many ingredients are listed on the package of something as simple as bread? An average list can
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Homemade Fajita Seasoning
Homemade fajita seasoning is mind-numbingly easy to make & most of the ingredients are things you'll probably have in your spice cupboard. With none of the added crap.
Do you consider yourself a reader of food labels? I like to read anything & everything. I don't use a lot of
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What to do with that leftover ginger…
We've all done it: bought a piece of ginger for a recipe, used what we needed & left the remainder to shrivel away in the fridge or fruit bowl until we eventually chuck it out. Only then to need ginger for another recipe weeks later & then having to buy more & the whole process starts
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Spring & Summer
Spicy Creole Shrimp Street Tacos
Although somewhat of a stretch for Creole & probably tacos, the combination works in this Spicy Creole Shrimp Street Tacos recipe. My concern wasn't the colliding of two cuisines. My concerns were: make it fast, fresh & reasonably healthy.
Although many would disagree,
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Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad
Without a doubt one of the best salads I've eaten, this savory Thai salad combines all the elements of sweet, savory & sour we've come to know & love of Thai cuisine. This bold, flavorful Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad epitomizes everything I love about vibrant Thai food. It
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10 summer side salads get a makeover, part 1
10 summer side salads get a make-over, part 1 & 2. Have you been making the same side salads for barbecues, picnics and pot luck for years? In this two-part series we take humble side salads - bean, potato, coleslaw, pasta, Greek, zucchini, corn, broccoli, cucumber and carrot, and give them a
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Autumn & Winter
roasted squash, pear & arugula salad
Truth be told, this recipe happened because I have several pumpkins loitering about the kitchen from Halloween. Yes, I know, that was over two months ago. I hated to waste them, especially knowing they're good eating squash. So tah-dah - Roasted Squash, Pear & Arugula salad, loaded with
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20 minute chicken lentil soup
You've heard it before but the simplest things are often the best. In part because they've got nothing to hide behind & nothing to mask their truth. And although this sounds a trifle cliched, the saying is relevant to many things in life - especially food. This 20 minute chicken lentil soup is
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Lemony Blueberry Brown Sugar Crumble
Regardless of the time of year or the fruit in season, a crumble makes such a comforting, rustic dessert that can be thrown together at a moment's notice requiring no special ingredients or any sort of kitchen prowess. This Lemony Blueberry Brown Sugar Crumble is one of those recipes, with just
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Features
chicken, spinach & feta meatballs four ways
With one base recipe, in this case - chicken, spinach & feta meatballs, you can create several meals. I make these meatballs, quadruple the recipe then freeze the meatballs in four freezer bags to pull out at a moments notice. By adding a few simple ingredients you've got several meals you can
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6 Chinese New Year recipes to try
Chinese New Year starts February 16th & 2018 is the Year of the Dog: fairness, equality, integrity & honesty are what the year is supposed to bring. Let's hope. If you've not been to a Chinese New Year celebration I urge you to find one to attend. Or if that's not your thing then host a
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5 easy no-cook tomato recipes
Tomatoes are one of the most versatile fresh ingredients we all love to cook with. What if, with a little chopping & some fresh herbs, you can have any of these bright, summery recipes ready in minutes without even having to turn your oven on, leaving more time to enjoy these balmy summer
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Lifestyle
Bedroom reno before & after
When we bought our home every room in the old house was a different color. The second most shocking room was what is currently our bedroom. Two walls were the hottest pink I've ever seen, the other walls were nuclear lime green. Being a fan of muted colors, this room made me quite uncomfortable
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Bathroom reno before & after
We bought an old house - 117 years worth of old. Thankfully the big things like the roof, windows, plumbing & electrical are okay. Every room in this house was a different color. The bathroom, which is tiny, was a dark sage green with dark cupboards & a tiny dark sink. All of it made the
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Nightstand before & after
We have a very big bed - both tall & wide. So tall in fact I need a step to get into it so I don't throw a hip out for the mount & dismount. When it came to finding a nightstand/bedside table for my side of the bed I couldn't find anything tall enough (looking back now I have no idea why I
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