Posting live from regional Queensland in the midst of mango harvesting at the Groves’ Tropical orchard!!! Long time readers may remember that I visited this very same farm in early 2016. This City Gal turned Northern Beaches Gal Wanna-Be-Country-Gal swept into Yeppoon, armed with cameras and all manner of gadgets, ready to get stuck into the farm life. Turned up dressed completely inappropriately (who wears a sparkly clean WHITE TOP to a farm?...

Ordering ribs when you go for Chinese is an absolute must right? I’ve tried lots of ribs in lots of places, and I’ve made a fair few versions myself with pretty good results. Nothing ever compared to the ribs sold in a little Chinese restaurant in my home town of Southport though. Members of my family have been know to order ribs for their starter, then ribs for their main course at that place....

Today’s recipe is brought into this world with many thanks to Fountain Sauces, without whom these gloriously sticky chicken drumsticks with the most incredible Chinese Plum Sauce glaze might not have been discovered and we may have forever been deprived. Some days, nothing goes right. I’ll have 3 recipe fails, I’ll be unhappy with all the photos, and a certain giant furry dog will bump the tripod while filming a video, resulting in 5 minutes footage of an empty (dirty) kitchen counter....

If you go to any English restaurant, you’re more than likely to see at least one of the following traditional puds on the menu: Apple pie and custard/creamChocolate fudge cake and ice creamSticky toffee pudding and custardEton Mess It probably sounds like I’m complaining at the lack of variety or imagination, but I’m not!I’d gladly eat any one of those gorgeous desserts, and I’m pretty sure I’d still choose one of them even if there was a huge dessert menu with lots of choice....

And while I imagine in many situations, that’s a loaded question for a list of unrealistic demands, in the world of RecipeTin Eats, it is somewhat more viable for me to deliver! The list of recipe and food related ideas I have is long and never ending. New ideas get added every day, things get scratched off as I try and dismiss them. Only the very best, the ones I deem “blog worthy” (yep, that’s a technical term 😂) make it on my website....

Wonton wrappers are my shortcut party food tip. They are the perfect size to mould into muffin tins to bake into cups, then you can fill them with whatever sweet or savoury filling takes your fancy. No cutting rounds out of pastry! You can get wonton wrappers in supermarkets nowadays – in the refrigerated section, usually near fresh pastas. To make cups, you just need to pop them into a muffin tin and bake for 10 to 15 minutes until crispy....

When I first got my spiralizer, I did wonder whether it’d be one of those gadgets that would end up gathering dust in the back of a cupboard. In fact I use it at least once a week (yay!) and it’s still one of my kitchen favourites. I use it most often to make my salmon with creamy lemon spaghetti (I make it half spaghetti, half courgetti), but also to make lots of lovely lunchtime salads....

But sometimes the tinned shop bought stuff rules. Most of my tinned essentials consist of chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, sweetcorn and tuna fish. So on the whole, not too bad really. You won’t catch me buying: Tinned stewing steak - reminds me of dog food Tinned ham - with it’s slimy, jelly-like texture (blurgh) Baked beans with those little sausages in - do those sausages even contain meat? Tinned cherry pie filling though....

At just 342 calories per serving, this is my kind of healthy food – satisfying, packed with flavour and oh-so-good for you! At the beginning of 2016, I declared that I was on a mission to eat healthier and share more fabulous meat-free dishes and salads here on RecipeTin Eats. Almost 3/4 of the way through the year, and I thoroughly admit to having failed on that New Years’ Resolution....

As long as you don’t add grapes, you’re good! And it will only take you 15 minutes to make. Almost every Sunday afternoon, I bake several chicken breasts. I can then use them during the week in many tasty recipes, such as keto enchilada casserole or stuffed poblano peppers. One of my favorite uses for cooked chicken is this tasty salad. I make it often for lunch, and I also make it when we go on a picnic....

They make the perfect low-carb snack, but they’re also great as part of a meal. I love having them for lunch! These pretzels are wonderfully chewy and fragrant. They make a wonderful low-carb snack, and I also really enjoy them for breakfast with my coffee! They are made with modified Fathead dough, which truly is a miracle dough. It’s made with cream cheese, mozzarella, and almond flour, but it bakes almost like a real dough....

Annual Christmas Selfies of years gone by: 2017, 2018, 2019 Every year, I vow to be more organised next year to get a nice Christmas photo of Dozer and I to send out to you to say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! And here we have landed again, with no such card-worthy Christmas photo, but instead, the usual impromptu Christmas selfie. This year, even better than most years, being taken in the boot of the car (don’t ask, it will take another paragraph to explain!...

I know those huge joints of ham with the bone in look impressive, but 5 kilos of ham can be a little too much - unless you’re having a big party or you’re happy to eat ham butties for the next 6 months. This recipe uses a regular gammon joint (about 1.4kg/3 pounds) that you can buy from most supermarkets at a reasonable price (ours was £11). For us, that was enough for dinner, sandwiches for the next couple of days and an extra portion to put away for another meal (such as fried rice, or ham and cheddar croquettes)....

It is delicious on its own but I love to serve it with jollof rice, curried rice, couscous, or salad. Easy baked lemon chicken recipe We have all been there where it seems like the whole day is just flying past you and the last thing you want to do is be in the kitchen for endless cooking. This easy chicken breast recipe is a 3 step recipe Yes, it is easy as ABC, simple, and pretty straightforward....

I don’t like to shout out from the rooftops “this is the BEST baked Sweet & Sour Chicken!” because who’s to say that theirs is the best? But this is a darn good recipe. And it’s MY favourite way of making Sweet & Sour Chicken in the oven. Here’s why: Pretty hard to pick what I love more about this – the Sweet & Sour Sauce, or the crispy chicken!...

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

This salad is refreshing, a little different and deliciously pretty! Blood Orange Salad Here’s a simple, blood orange salad that’s all about the blood oranges. It’s simple and straightforward, with no unnecessary bells and whistles, making it quick and fuss-free to put together. With produce this stunning, it’s the only way! What are blood oranges, exactly? They look like ordinary oranges on the outside, though sometimes the skin has a red blush....

I know I only just posted broccoli recipe some few days back but I couldn’t resist sharing this. Also, don’t judge or blame me, I need to use my leftover veggies as I am trying to minimise food waste as much as possible. It breaks my heart when I have to throw food away. In fact, in most cases when I have leftover veggies, I make either chicken or vegetable stock and store away for later....

Don’t forget warm crusty bread for dunking! Broccoli Soup I’m long overdue for a “green” recipe!! And there’s plenty of green in this recipe, with two giant heads of broccoli in it…..though there’s a decent wack of CHEESE to! 😉 But seriously, I joke about this being cheesy and there definitely IS cheese flavour in this. But because of the way I make this, it’s creamy and cheesy but it’s still rather healthy, clocking in at 280 calories if you make this without cream, and just 360 calories with....

Like the Chilli Lime Baked Salmon, this can be made into a one tray dinner by adding vegetables that will cook at the same time! An amazing Broiled Salmon Dinner really doesn’t get any more simple than this, but it lacks nothing in the flavour department! Especially that glaze – it’s fantastic! And I really mean it when I say this is a 15 minute meal. It goes like this:...