Fig, Bacon and Feta Salad serves 1 -2 Handful baby spinach leaves 100g Danish feta, crumbled 2 rashers bacon 1 small avocado, diced 3 figs, quartered Fry bacon until crisp and slice. Make a bed of spinach leaves and scatter everything else on top. Dressing 2 tablespoons tarragon white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons walnut […]
An adaptation of the thermomix beetroot salad. 1 large betroot, peeled and cut into large chunks 1 head broccoli, cut into large chunks 3 apples, quartered and cored 1 red onion, peeled and quartered 3 tablespoons olive oil 6 tablespoons lemon juice 3 tablespoons coriander, chopped Place beetroot, apples, onion and broccoli in thermomix and […]
Day Three in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning. I had to do a small shopping top up last night, I bought more bread, eggs, rocket and a massive bunch of coriander. Most of which is already gone. I’m going to have to hit the supermarket again in the next day or so. […]
Day Two in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning Meal Plan Day Two Breakfast – bacon, poached eggs and toast Lunch – ham/salami/salad sandwiches Dinner – BBQ’d rissoles on lentil salad Poached Eggs It seems that there are many methods for making perfect poached eggs. I thought I’d share mine. I use a […]
Yesterday I knew two things about today. Firstly that I was going to Mt Martha which is an hour and a half drive each way. Secondly that it was going to be 41 degrees. Both of those things meant that I was not going to have the time to cook and that it would be […]
The amount of minutes entirely depends on soft or hard boiled eggs. No lettuce in this one. I want it dense and meal like, no arguments, it’s hot, I cleaned the house, mowed the lawn and did the ironing. I’m done in the kitchen for today. Tuna Salad 1 – 2 eggs per person, boil’em […]
I cooked a lovely roast chook the other night and padded it out with lots of salad and baked potato. It was a great big one so I intended to leave myself enough leftovers for a couple of meals. I can justify paying around the $20 mark for an organic chook if I can get […]
We are having Christmas lunch at my brother and his wife’s house this year. We all pitch in and bring food so no one has to work too hard. I was quick to bags dessert because a wonderful recipe sprang to mind courtesy of the lovely Jan. I also volunteered a couple of salads because […]
This is not a salad to eat if you are on a diet! Pumpkin, Bacon and Blue Cheese Salad with Hazelnuts 1 large piece of pumpkin cut into small cubes 150g Danish blue cheese, cut into small cubes 4 rashers free range bacon 1/4 cup hazelnuts baby spinach leaves olive oil white balsamic vinegar 1 […]
A divine big steak of yellow fin tuna caught my roving eye at the market this morning. Fresh in off the boat too. I had dreams of it being good enough to make a carpaccio. I brought it home and froze it for half an hour so as to slice it more easily, sliced off […]