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 I decided to share it on Fresh Hunger this time using beef (the original recipe used lamb, but you use what ever ground meat take your fancy). Moroccan Beef Eggplant a nice blend of straight
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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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Brown Butter & Thai Basil Garlic Shrimp
Brown Butter & Thai Basil Garlic Shrimp - a spin on the regular garlic shrimp we all know & love. In this recipe the butter is browned until it develops & deep, nutty flavor with a hint of chili added & the Thai basil leaves elevating it to something quite
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Chicken, Celery & Apple Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing
Chicken, Celery & Apple Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing is a crunchy, vibrant salad & is low carb - perfect, if like me, you're wanting to cut back on some unnecessary, unhealthy carbs. Don't be scared off by the seemingly lofty list of ingredients. The dressing, which is quite
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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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PORK STARS – 7 awesome pork recipes for easy summer cooking
Pork has to the the versatile meat we regularly consume. Perfect to throw on the barbie, tossed into a stir-fry or even thrown into a slow cooker as the weather heats up (don't just use your slow cooker for the cooler months). Here are 7 truly delicious recipes showcasing this chameleon
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Autumn & Winter
Rich & Creamy Tomato Soup
Many of us love creamy soup but some of us don’t want the fat from the cream & or we don't consume dairy (sadly, I fall into neither group). Cream helps make a soup, thick & rich. And so do white beans: Navy, Great Northern, white kidney & borlotti beans, will all give the soup body
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slow cooker mexican beef pot roast
Let's just start this post with a disclaimer shall we: Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Pot Roast probably isn't very Mexican as its name suggests. Although its flavors are reminiscent of the Mexican cuisine & it was inspired by the breeder I bought my beautiful Mango from in Tijuana & he is 100%
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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
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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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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What does your lettuce choice reveal about your personality?
There was a time not so long ago, when iceberg lettuce graced everyone’s tables. Now with an alphabet of leafy greens to choose from - arugula to watercress, lettuce is still the most popular salad green but now we've so many choices. What does your lettuce choice reveal about your
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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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