And there’s something so impressive about placing a giant bowl of mussels on the table for family and friends to get stuck into with their hands. No cutlery around these parts – just lots of napkins! How to cook mussels This recipe I’m sharing today is a very classic way to cook mussels – steamed in a garlic butter white wine broth. It’s very quick and easy, and really makes the most of mussels:...
Originating in the Canadian province of Quebec, Poutine has been around as the ultimate comfort food for over 60 years. So why had I never heard of it until a few years ago? Personally I think peoples eating habits and willingness (or even they’re need) to experiment have changed dramatically over the 10 years or so. People want to experiment and try different cuisines, and the continued massive growth of social media means it’s easier than ever to see what other people eat, and how to find a recipe for it....
If you have ever wondered if it can be done, the answer is yes! Reheating pizza in the air fryer is the best way to enjoy leftover pizza just as fresh from the oven. Nice crust with melty gooey cheese just like new. Reheating food in air fryer No doubt, Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world especially if you are living on your own. It is comforting and delicious, isn’t it?...
No chilling, searing or baking is needed for this recipe. Right, lets get to it and I will show you how to make it in easy steps. Easy instant pot meatballs recipe One of the recipes you will never regret making in your instant pot electric pressure cooker is ground beef. It doesn’t matter what recipe it is, it comes out appetising and juicy every single time. I have quite a few instant pot ground beef recipe here on the blog from this instant pot taco meat to instant pot sloppy joes to this super easy Instant pot Korean beef....
Add this instant pot Spanish rice recipe (Arroz Rojo) to the list of side dishes your family would love! You are guaranteed separate grains of rice at all times, no sticky mess here! Instant Pot Rice Recipe I have said it so many times here that the easiest thing to cook in your instant pot pressure cooker is rice and that includes this instant pot Mexican rice. I haven’t made rice on the stove stop ever since I bought my pressure king pro and instant pot....
It’s so easy to make them - simply mix the ingredients in one bowl, then bake them for about 20 minutes. These delicious muffins are made with coconut flour. They taste so chocolatey and indulgent! Two of these muffins for breakfast keep me full for several hours. They keep well in the fridge for several days, and can also be frozen. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make these keto chocolate muffins....
You can make a big batch and refrigerate it - this salad lasts for several days in the fridge. And it’s ready in just 15 minutes! What do you usually eat for lunch? Most of us (in the USA at least) eat sandwiches, wraps, or perhaps leftovers from last night’s dinner. Needless to say, tuna salad is perfect for lunch, and this keto version, served on low-carb bread, is so very flavorful!...
Lamb Chops I was going to start off today’s recipe by saying that lamb is the national meat of Australia. But then I stopped short, remembering how proud we are of our beef, and the seafood we catch in our pristine oceans, and how far we’ve come to make ethical and sustainably farmed chickens more accessible to everyday Aussies….. So let me try again. We Aussies love our lamb. And we really love a good lamb chop....
You’ll get coconut everywhere making them and eating them. But that’s all part of the Aussie experience. It’s how we do it Down Under! 🇦🇺 Lamingtons – an Australian classic! A soft buttery sponge cake coated all over with chocolate icing and coconut. Even if you’ve never heard of these before, you just know it’s going to be good. We Aussies know great tucker – and this is as Aussie as it gets!...
Welcome to Day 4 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, a series where I’m doing the polar opposite of the usual baking countdowns and bringing you a new salad recipe every single day through to Christmas Eve! I’ve got a bit of a unique one for you today …. Celery Salad I do not go out of my way to make this salad. It’s simply a means to use up leftover celery which I always seem to have....
Come on, how big was that roast turkey you bought? Big enough to feed a small army? Christmas time wouldn’t be Christmas time without the leftover turkey butties, the turkey soup, or turkey stock for this leftover turkey risotto. I love making the most out of leftovers! So let’s get on with this creamy risotto. 📋 What do we need? 👩🍳PRO TIP: You can make your own stock by boiling up the bones from the turkey....
Lentil and Roasted Eggplant Salad I feel like this eggplant salad is unleashing my Ottolenghi within. Except (dare I say it!) this calls for a heck of a lot less ingredients, they are all “normal” things and you won’t just make this once and be exhausted, you will make it over and over again. (Also, you’re getting this recipe for free – his cookbooks are rather expensive!!) So what makes this lentil salad so good?...
The meatballs are great with or without the glaze, but since it’s so easy to make the glaze, I usually make it. Whenever I’m short on time, or not sure what to make for dinner, I take a package of vacuum-sealed ground beef out of the fridge - I always have a few since they keep for so long - and make these tasty and easy meatballs. I’m a big fan of baking....
Noodle Salad – Lunch Idea for Work! This noodle salad is the sort of thing I used to take into work for lunch back in my corporate days. I was never a sandwich gal. I mean, let’s face it. Sitting in an air conditioned cubicle in front of a computer all day isn’t exactly stimulating. Most days, lunch was the most exciting part of my day. Hence – skip the sambos....
Hands up if you love fried rice? Hands up if you’d make it more often except you never seem to have leftover cooked rice?? In case you hadn’t guessed, I have my hand raised high. That’s me all the way. Plus I love my quick fix, one pot meals – speedy to make, less washing up. And that’s how this creation came about. It’s a one pot version of fried rice, made from scratch without using leftover cooked rice....
Yes, it’s as flavorful as it sounds! The flavor combination here is incredible and it’s such a great way to upgrade chicken breast. A few weeks ago, staring at the chicken breasts in my fridge and trying to decide what to do with them, it occurred to me that I could use my basic recipe for baked chicken breast and adjust it to include the homemade pesto sauce which also needed using up....
This is a traditional Pico de Gallo recipe from a Mexican cookbook called “Truly Mexican” Pico de Gallo Pico de Gallo is an essential side for Mexican food. It’s stuffed in things, piled on things, served as a side. It’s by far the most well known Mexican salsa. And it’s definitely no co-incidence that the red tomato, white onion and green cilantro/coriander represent the colours of the Mexican flag! This is a classic authentic recipe for Pico de Gallo from a fabulous cookbook I got in Mexico called Truly Mexican....
I don’t know about you, but I’m never satisfied with the plum dipping sauce sold in jars in the supermarket. They always taste like unnaturally sweet jam and have a pallid, wimpy colour to them. For this reason, I decided to make my own plum sauce -with a hot sriracha kick - to go with some slow-cooked duck. Mmmmm slow-cooked duck. If the thought of it distracted you too, and you completely forgot about the plum sauce for a second, don’t worry, that’s coming tomorrow....
Also, here is my everyday Pad Thai recipe which is the version I make most often, no trip to the Asian store required. 🙂 The restaurant version I’m sharing is an absolute ripper of a Pad Thai. I can go on and on about how incredible it is because it isn’t mine, so I don’t have to worry about sounding arrogant! It is the Pad Thai recipe of one of Sydney’s hottest Thai restaurants – Spice I Am....
This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Pumpkin soup Some recipes should be kept simple as nature intended them to be, and in my opinion, Pumpkin Soup is one of those dishes. The natural flavour of pumpkin is good enough that you need very little to make a beautiful, creamy, full flavoured soup. And while sometimes it’s nice to have a dolled up version with all the bells and whistles, 99% of the time, this simple recipe is how I make it....
