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Chicken Pasta recipe – loaded! This is the pasta you make when you’ve had a bad day and you need a pick me up. This is the pasta you make when you’ve had a great day, and want to finish on a high note. This is the pasta you make when you need a quick dinner that everyone will devour. And this is the pasta that you make just because there are few things in this world that can rival the feeling of complete and utter satisfaction as you slurp down a big bowl of creamy chicken pasta!...

Roasted Christmas chicken It can be overwhelming when planning your holiday menus, if like me, you are thinking of what to put on the table that would taste different from your weeknight dinner. I know, you are not alone, I have been there! The truth is, I don’t always have roast turkey on my table for Christmas or any holiday but I always have a chicken roast. Apart from the fact that we love eating chicken, I find it easy to cook too and since I have a small oven, I can always cook the chicken along with the potatoes or veggies....

Give me a hearty salad over a limp-looking lettuce and tomato concoction any day! This salad is certainly filling enough to serve as a main meal. We’re talking: Nutty red rice (replace with wild or brown rice if you prefer) Smoky paprika fried chickpeas Hard boiled eggs Chunks of perfectly ripe avocado A creamy goats cheese dressing Plus tonnes of other goodies to give you that rainbow of veg (and fruit!...

This is totally the sort of thing I make for company during the cooler months because it’s one of those meals that’s a crowd pleaser, can be prepped in advance then popped in the oven and left without checking on it. Low risk cooking that tastes fabulous – I like! Creamy Chicken in White Wine Sauce If I have a dinner party anytime during June – August (winter here in Sydney), chances are that I’ll make something like this Creamy Chicken in White Wine Sauce....

Serve it with some freshly cooked Jeera rice, basmati rice or brown rice. let me show you how to make the best with my step by step guide. Easy coconut chicken curry recipe I could eat rice every day of the year especially plain boiled rice. I love it because it can pair it with anything and I can have it with all sorts of sauce or curry I desire....

Pasta is limited on the shelves at the moment, but certain types and flour, and for the most part eggs, seem to be available. That’s all you need to make homemade pasta. It also happens to be really delicious pasta that feels like a gourmet treat. If you haven’t got a pasta machine, don’t worry, you don’t need one! A rolling pin is all you really need. However, if you have a food mixer, that’s helpful too....

There’s no need for a dressing (although you could certainly add some if you wish). Simply mix in salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. When you crave tacos and don’t feel like making cheddar taco shells, this tasty salad is a great option. You get all the wonderful flavors, sans the shells. I truly don’t think you’re going to miss them at all - this salad is so rich and satisfying....

Created in collaboration with Neff Bake It Yourself. It’s been a few months since I won the Neff 2016 cookaholics competition, and time seems to have flown by!. Since competing in the live cook-off I’ve been down to Neff HQ, caught up with the team, and also had a good play with all of the gorgeous kitchen appliances. My prizes have been delivered, and I’m itching to get them installed in my new kitchen just as soon as the rest of the floor is laid and the kitchen cupboards go in....

General Tso’s Chicken This is a popular Chinese-American dish that appears in suburban Chinese restaurants here in Australia under various other guises. Peking-Style Chicken or sometimes something mysteriously titled House Special Crispy Chicken. I can never resist a House Special! It is said to originate from the Hunan province of China and is named after a well-respected Chinese military leader, General Tso. While the accuracy of either of these statements is questionable – and in fact, rumour has it that it was brought into the US by Taiwanese Chefs (!...

Let me show you how to make this easy gravy from turkey drippings in easy steps. Easy Homemade turkey gravy Can we say goodbye to canned gravy or gravy granules forever? Honestly, scouts honour making your own gravy at home is easy, yes you read that right IT IS SUPER EASY and simple too. Your Thanksgiving turkey shouldn’t be the star of the day, let your guest ask and rave about your gravy too....

For chicken wings, use the Honey Soy Wings recipe. For drumsticks and bone-in thighs, use the Honey Soy Baked Chicken recipe. Honey Soy Chicken – marinade and sauce This is a Honey Soy chicken marinade I’ve been using for most of my adult life which is direct copycat of the store bought bottled marinades. Except unlike store bought where a quick inspection of the label reveals it contains a mere 0....

We eat a lot of rice, so I find myself making it at least a few times a week. This method of how to cook rice has been tested hundreds if not, thousands, of times. It’s the way I’ve been making it for decades, for me, its the only way I cook rice. Do you rinse the rice? stir it? drain it after cooking? I’ve got all of your questions answered!...

It is great with baked potatoes, toppings on salad, pasta, soups and so much more Bacon bits recipe Bacon rumbles also known as bacon bits are a versatile condiment to have at hand. It is great for adding texture and additional flavor to your recipes. Ditch store-bought and learn how to make the real thing at home from scratch in easy steps. This is a one-step recipe, cook bacon pieces on the stovetop or oven until golden brown and crispy....

Instant pot one pot dish Have you ever wondered if you can make jambalaya in your instant pot without getting the horror BURN notice? Well, you can and today I am sharing with you how to make it and it is fool proof too. This one pot New Orleans pressure cooker chicken and rice recipe is rustic and packed full of delicious flavours. It is similar to my popular instant pot rice and chicken recipe, super easy and quick but with bold flavours....

It cooks faster, has crispy golden buttery skin, and your turkey is going to be so amazing it’s going to be remembered for years to come!!! What you need to know 10 years ago, dry brining was still relatively unknown but these days it’s a pretty broadly known fact that dry brining yields superior results to wet brining as well as being far more practical. Because I want to arm you with everything you need to make the ultimate perfect roast turkey, this is a fairly long post, covering off on (hopefully!...

This tasty sugar-free version is sweetened with stevia and flavored with vanilla extract. You can use a powdered sweetener if you prefer. If you’ve never tried making homemade cranberry sauce, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. It’s a truly easy recipe to make - it requires just three ingredients and is ready in about 30 minutes. This particular version is sweetened with stevia. The tartness of the fruit does come through, so I recommend tasting it when it’s done and adding more sweetener if you want it sweeter....

Great crepes are all about getting the batter right. I find that the best and easiest way to make a perfect batter is using a blender. No lumps, no tearing when you flip, with just 10 seconds of whizzing! It’s a breeze to make crepes if you get the batter right. Too thin, and the crepes tear easily when you flip them. Too thick, then the batter is difficult to swirl around to coat the pan to make thin crepes....

One Pot Chicken Alfredo Pasta This is not meant to be an authentic Italian pasta. It’s a quick mid-week meal that you can get on the table in just over 15 minutes and is stellar for effort vs output. I don’t want to offend pasta-purists (or the entire nation of Italy for that matter!), and to be honest, I never thought I would ever share a (long-strand) one-pot-pasta recipe. I’ve previously declared on multiple occasions that I’m not a fan....

You’ll love how the syrup is made using peach juices, rather than just a plain sugar syrup. Peach flavour to the max! Peach Cobbler Fruit cobbler is a traditional American dessert that pushes everybody’s comfort food-lovin’ buttons. Peach cobbler especially is a solid favourite, particularly in the Deep South. There’s two main types of peach clobbers – those with a batter topping, and the ones with the American biscuit / Aussie scone type toppings....

Stuffed Mushrooms! Mushrooms and I are very good friends. I roast them, I make gravy with them, creamy sauces and mushroom rice. I use them for Ramen Noodles, in creamy pastas and spicy Soups, fill Pies, toss through pasta and stir them through risotto. And now I’m going to show you how to stuff them. With PIZZA toppings. It’s a total mind spin – looks and tastes like pizza, but it’s healthier and low carb!...