You can serve it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner - it truly goes with anything. Even the leftovers are good, provided you finish them up within a day or two. I grew up on this salad. Each night, mom served us dinner plates with a big pile of salad, a simple two-egg omelet, and a piece of rye bread topped with a fat slice of salty feta cheese. That was dinner almost every night....
Although leftovers are not as good as freshly cooked chops, they are still very flavorful. So sometimes I double the recipe to ensure I have some leftovers for the next day. I serve these tasty pork chops to my family quite often. They are delicious, affordable, and so easy to make. The seasoning - garlic and paprika - adds wonderful flavor. The thick chops are briefly seared and then baked in the oven, and the thin ones need just quick searing on each side and they’re absolutely perfect - juicy and flavorful....
All it takes is a hint of spice flavourings, bay leaves and finishing it off with a touch of lemon to elevate this soup. It’s an easy recipe that delivers terrific results, a 5 star reader favourite with hundreds of feedback from readers! Want to add some protein? Try this Beef & Lentil Soup! Lentil Soup Lentil soup is quite possibly the least sexy sounding soup on the planet. At least, in my world....
It might sound a bit crazy to turn carrots into a Mexican sharing dish, but we have raw veggies and dips right? These are based on my Baked Parmesan Carrot Fries but kicked up a notch with those delicious Mexican flavours! Loaded Mexican-Style Carrot Fries is the kind of food you put on the table in front of your kids and they go ‘Yay!!!’ because it looks like gorgeous, colourful party food....
Mini cheesecakes When it comes to party season, my dessert game plan is pretty predictable and heads in one of two directions. If I have the time and really want to make a splash, I’ll go for a big statement piece like the famous Pavlova Christmas Tree or Never-Ending Meringue Tart, the latter aptly named because you can make it as impressively loooong as you want (4 metres / 12 feet is my record to date!...
There’s over 45 recipes that use 6 core Asian sauces that cost ~$12 in total. Can you guess what they are? 🙂 My closest proper Asian store is a 30 minute drive away. So keeping my pantry stocked with Asian essentials requires some semblance of organisation. The good news is, making Asian food is actually less of a mystery than you think, with a handful of sauces that make an appearance over and over again....
Topped with cheddar and sour cream, it makes a filling, hearty meal. Leftovers are really good too - in fact, this chili gets better as it rests in the fridge. My late father-in-law used to make amazing chili. He would make a huge pot of it, and we would all rave about how good it was, and how it became even better the next day. His recipe did contain beans, and it was delicious....
It’s an easy recipe too: The florets are tossed with olive oil, garlic, and parmesan, then baked until golden. I happen to like cauliflower very much. It’s such a versatile vegetable that can be used in countless recipes. I like it sauteed, microwaved, and baked. I like to turn it into a pizza crust or use it to make tots and wings. One of the simplest and tastiest ways to cook cauliflower is to roast it in the oven....
How easy it is to make this recipe is an added bonus! And leftovers are great too, so feel free to make extra. I have quite a few cauliflower recipes on this blog that I make regularly for my family. It’s such a versatile vegetable! It’s easy to serve it frequently while keeping things interesting with different recipes and different ways of making it. I especially love cauliflower steak! It’s my newest cauliflower discovery, and I’ve been making it quite often lately....
It is easy and delicious! This is a recipe you want to keep in your repertoire, serve with roast potatoes, veggies, or mushroom rice. Oven baked parmesan crusted salmon recipe Although this salmon recipe looks fancy it’s easy, simple, quick, and requires minimal effort. A mess-free-sheet pan dinner the whole family would love. You can even serve this panko-crusted salmon for Mother’s Day dinner. Why wait endlessly to book a table when you can make this at home under 30 minutes from start to finish?...
*** This recipe is part of a Christmas Special where I show you how to make 3 mains and 4 side dishes that take 1.5 hrs to prepare and can be largely made ahead. So this Christmas, you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family! 🙂 *** Stuffing is not huge in Australia. We know what it is, but it isn’t at the forefront of our minds....
This is the kind of comfort food that everyone loves on a cold autumn evening. I’m already planning on making it again for Bonfire night! Easy to prepare, tastes amazing, and doesn’t take anywhere near as long to make as a regular casserole. I first made this recipe a few years ago when our kitchen had been ripped out for renovation and I had a little fold-out table and a one-plate plug-in electric hob to work with....
Singapore Noodles recipe Singapore Noodles are so popular here in Australia that it appears on the menu of most suburban Chinese restaurants, whether they serve other Singaporian dishes or not. Though if you seek out Singapore Noodles in Singapore, it will elude you as much as the mythical notion that there are koalas in every Aussie backyard. And that’s ok. Singapore Noodles are delicious, and we will always love it!...
Make this in your slow cooker – OR pressure cooker, stove or oven. Directions provided for all! Shredded Beef Chili As far as I’m aware, the title for the world’s best Chili still sits with the original Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington DC. It’s an institution, with a run down charm. The kind of place where you have to fight for a table and yell to put in your order....
An elegant smoked salmon egg breakfast I think breakfast is the hardest meal when it comes to being creative. I am always scouring bistro breakfast menus, trying to get inspiration for new ideas. Do-able ones that don’t require gourmet ingredients or special equipment. I like to try to make something different from the usual bacon and egg fry up when I have friends over for brunch. Which I seem to be doing more often nowadays as opposed to hitting up the nightclubs in town....
Oh how I love these Soft and Light Brioche Burger Buns! With a good burger! More and more often fashionable burger restaurants in the UK are taking the lead from the US and using brioche rolls to serve their burgers on. I’ve seen it in Byron burger (the classic Byron burger is delicious), Gourmet burger (I could eat a million of their skinny fries with garlic mayo) and Five Guys (hooray!...
Beef Cannelloni I think most people think of spinach & ricotta when they think of cannelloni. And while that’s still a firm favourite, this version with a juicy spinach and beef filling makes more of an appearance in my world nowadays. I actually make it more for friends than myself – because it’s a sensational freezer friendly standby and a safe bet (ie one of those meals that both kids and grown ups will love!...
Choose from a classic Aglio e Olio (garlic pasta), tomato basil pasta, Spaghetti Napolitana (tomato pasta), Arrabiata (spicy tomato pasta), pasta with anchovies, spaghetti with olives and tuna pasta! 8 quick and easy Pasta Recipes Here are 8 quick pasta recipes that are simple Italian classic pasta dishes. Don’t mistake simple for bland, because while these are quick and easy, all of these are totally slurp-worthy and you’ll find these on the menu of trattoria’s all across Italy....
Just a great pork chop marinade You know when something hits the pan and it smells so great than even if it’s the first time you’ve made that recipe, you know it’s going to be a winner? This is one of those. 🙂 Plus, the added bonus is that there is a very good chance that all the ingredients are already in your pantry. Checklist: soy sauce brown sugar mustard garlic pepper Worcestershire Sauce (I never spell that right first go!...
They are easy to make and they are so flavorful, especially with the tasty dipping sauce. Chicken tenders are like magic. You take the blandest of meats - chicken breast - coat it in a tasty coating, bake or fry, and you’ve got yourself a tasty, crispy delicacy! This is an easy recipe - for sure easier than deep-frying (though perhaps not as easy as these grilled tenders). Coat the chicken pieces in seasoned almond flour, bake them for 15 minutes in a 450F oven, then briefly broil to brown them....
