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How to make garlic butter In order to make the best out of this recipe, use quality butter. Also, it is important that the butter is softened at room temperature. Fresh garlic cloves Fresh parsley Finely chop or mince the garlic and parsley To a bowl add softened butter, minced garlic, and chopped parsley and mix to combine with a fork, spatula, or hand mixer. Transfer the flavored butter to parchment paper then roll it into a log and twist it at both ends to seal like you would with a candy wrapper....

Grilled Garlic Bread When I’m BBQ-ing, I’m all in. Which means I like to cook every dish on the BBQ. No running back and forth between the BBQ and the oven indoors! Everything is cooked on the BBQ, or it’s no-cook things like salads. 🙂 Thus – sides. Important to have a good arsenal of great side dishes for the BBQ! And there’s no question about what tops the list: GRILLED GARLIC BREAD....

A totally silly recipe today. In fact it’s not really a recipe - having only 3 ingredients, but I couldn’t resist sharing it for a bit of fun. I’ve been making a few Halloween recipes recently, and having asked the kids to ’name a food from a spooky/Halloween kid’s movie’ - they both immediately said ‘SCREAM CHEESE from Hotel Transylvania!’ Here’s our little version (thanks to Gracey for the sound effects!...

This is how I prepare cauliflower for roasting, steaming or boiling to make puree. I seem to keep repeating myself in every cauliflower recipe so I thought it would just be handy to share a neat little tutorial post I can refer you to. 🙂 How to cut cauliflower florets Cut larger cauliflower florets in half or even thirds so they are all (roughly) the same size. This will ensure they cook evenly....

With the help of an electric pressure cooker, this chilli recipe can be yours in less than 30 minutes. It is quick, easy and packed full of flavours. Serve over some fluffy baked potatoes or rice and top with sour cream, shredded cheese and lime. Let me show you how to make the best pressure cooker chili the whole family would love. Is it Chilli con carne, Chili or Chilli These words basically mean the same....

This bread also freezes well, so sometimes I make two loaves, keep one in the fridge, and freeze the other one for later. This bread is incredible. It is light and fluffy and so very flavorful. As it bakes, it fills your kitchen with the most amazing aroma of pumpkin and cinnamon. It’s one of my favorite breakfasts this time of year, so I’m grateful that it’s so easy to make - simply mix everything in one bowl, transfer to the pan, and bake!...

They are ready in just under an hour, and they keep well in the fridge for several days. These decadent truffles are one of my favorite keto desserts. They are amazingly rich and chocolatey, low in carbs, and high in fat. Truffles are by far my favorite indulgence. So when my husband and I started eating a low-carb diet, I was on the lookout for a good reliable keto alternative....

This is the faster way to make classic scones which call for butter to be rubbed or blitzed into flour. Lemonade Scones rise ever so slightly less, but the difference is barely noticeable! Lemonade Scones Scones are as Australian as Meat Pies and Lamingtons. Made the traditional way, butter is rubbed into flour using your fingers – or a food processor. Not particularly difficult, but it does take time, calling for fridge cold butter to be diced into cubes....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make this make ahead gravy 🍽️ What to serve it with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic Roast Dinner recipes Make Ahead Gravy for Christmas 💬 Reviews Yes, I’m using chicken to make turkey gravy. Sounds like it makes no sense, but the flavour is very similar. Plus once you’ve made this gravy, you can add in those turkey drippings from the roasting tin on Christmas day and heat it all through together....

Truth be told, this dressing is pretty standard except for the fact that it uses maple syrup as the sweetener. No fancy ingredients in this, just the usual suspects: vinegar, mustard and olive oil. But when you tell people that you’ve made a salad with a Maple Syrup Dressing, watch their eyes light up with interest! Not just another salad anymore. This is a salad with Maple Syrup Dressing! And if you want to get even fancier, don’t just call it a dressing....

As you may know if you’ve been reading my blog, I’ve been on a mission to lose weight for Summer. I finally hit my target the day-before-yesterday - losing 14 pounds over the course of 10 weeks! It’s so nice to feel good in my clothes, and I’ve lost the weight in the right way (unlike my ridiculous diet) - slowly, without starving myself, and with a few naughty treats thrown in there too....

Its starting to get cold in the UK, if you haven’t already been reaching for your slow cooker then these recipes will make you want to dust it of and get cooking. All of these recipe ideas are either designed to be cooked in the slow cooker or have the instructions of how to make them work perfectly in the slow cooker. What Slow Cooker do I use? I have had a few different slow cookers in the past but i am really loving my Crockpot (affiliate link)....

Just make sure you have a light dinner before putting this cheesecake on the table. You really want to save room for this peanut butter and snickers-laden dessert. It’s seriously rich, so you don’t need much to satisfy that sweet tooth. You’ll probably end up eating more than you should though. I considered chopping the Snickers bars up into tiny little pieces to sprinkle on top of this cheesecake, but instead I decided to go for big thick manly slices....

I noticed the other day that McDonald’s have Ham and Cheese Pockets as part of their breakfast menu! I haven’t tried them, and doubt I ever will, but these look just like the McDonald’s one – with the added bonus of egg. 🙂 Extra tastiness, and keeps you full for longer! Doesn’t the inside look fabulous?? And I love the crispy edges! HOW TO MAKE HAM, EGG CHEESE POCKETS This is how to assemble it....

Once seasoned, they are baked in the oven, then finished under the broiler. The result: juicy and flavorful kabobs that everyone will love! Admittedly, grilling is the natural method for preparing kabobs. I do have this excellent recipe for grilled chicken skewers and I make them often in the summer. But if you don’t own a grill, or if it happens to be raining (or snowing!) outside, you can absolutely make chicken kabobs in the oven and enjoy a juicy and flavorful meal without ever firing up the grill....

While it won’t crisp up the way pork bacon does, its thick chewiness is actually quite pleasing, and its unique flavor is a nice change from the bacon we’re all used to. I adore bacon. It’s one of my favorite foods and I love it so much that I sometimes have it for lunch or dinner - why limit it to just breakfast? Since I make it quite often, I’ve learned several ways of making it....

Warm porridge (or oatmeal for my non-UK readers) is great for a staple breakfast, but have you every tried it cold? Not cooked and then left to cool. These oats are soaked overnight in milk so they’re ready to eat in the morning. A hearty-yet-healthy meal you can make ahead - now that’s my kind of breakfast! Use whatever milk you like - regular, coconut, almond - you could even go for chocolate milk if you want to indulge (no, that’s definitely not me, no - she says ignoring the last post of creme egg with cinnamon toast soldiers……)....

Welcome back to the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, we’re on Day 6 and it’s PEACH Season so let’s make the most of it! Peach Salad Peach season is short and sweet, so when it lands, we should get our fill with gusto! Here in Australia, in my opinion peaches can be a bit hit and miss, so when you get your hands on a good lot, buy up! While we all love to devour them as whole fruit, there’s a whole world of other ways to use peaches to explore such as this Italian Peach Salad....

Don’t you just love a good pasta dish? Good ol’ spag bol certainly has it’s uses as one of those easy dishes that everyone loves (in fact, spag bol is still one of my favourites that I make at least every couple of weeks), but sometimes it’s nice just to shake things up a little. Now this dish has everything going for it when you need to get something on the table quick, but you fancy something a bit different and special:...

Make-ahead winner: Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Salad I want to regale you with tales of how I always make this Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Salad for lunch with the girls. How perfect it is for a lazy weekend get together because it’s make ahead and a crowd pleaser because it’s got enough oomph to be a meal in itself whilst still being healthy and gluten free too. (Who else needs to cater for varying diets at get togethers?...