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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. A dear family friend would send them by train from Innisfail in tropical far north Queensland where


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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 & delicious to eat. I made a big pot of the sauce, divided it into five containers & froze it to have on


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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 I decided to share it on Fresh Hunger this time using beef (the original recipe used lamb, but you


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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 spectacular.  This is one of those recipes you can come home & throw together in 10 minutes, stick the pan


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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 spectacular, is simple & if you can scoop avocado from its skin, you can make the dressing. Then it's


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Luscious Lemon Tart

This Luscious Lemon Tart recipe has been in my revolving recipe repertoire for years, 22 years to be exact. I first made it when I worked at the Australian Women's Weekly test kitchen in the heart of downtown Sydney. There I wrote, tested & styled recipes for cookbooks & magazines. I still make many of the recipes I learnt to make there. I'd cook & taste-test so many recipes in a day,


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