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Chilli con carne

February 20, 2018 by date with a plate.

Ever wonder what the perfect freezer meal is? I can help with at least one solution: Chilli con carne (or Chili for my American friends). I mean technically there’s probably a thousand different options out there, but this is one I regularly make a giant batch of and freeze for lazy mid-week dinners when I can’t be bothered cooking but don’t want to spoil my hard work at the gym by guzzling down a burger and fries…and let’s be honest, […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, mid-week, One Pot Wonder, Pork • Tags: avocado, beans, chilli, coriander, healthy, pork, spices

Quick & easy Thai beef salad

December 14, 2017 by date with a plate.

I am back. Finally. Sorry – I got really distracted. It’s been a long time coming but I am slowly stepping back into blog-land. Now I need to figure out how to stay consistent…any tips? I have been thinking a lot lately about healthy meals – and that healthy doesn’t have to mean boring, bland or difficult. In fact, it’s my new mission to make it quite the opposite. And while I apprentice that there’s lots of others already doing […]

Categories: Asian, BBQ, Beef, Dinner, Lunch, mid-week, Salad • Tags: beansprouts, beef, capsicum, coriander, cucumber, dinner, easy, lime, Mint, onion, tomato

Shredded chicken with soba noodles in miso broth

March 10, 2016 by date with a plate.

I am slightly obsessed with noodles; dry or wet, I am immediately drawn to bowls of slippery, slurp-worthy goodness and last night I had a bad craving for soba noodles specifically. Soba noodles are a Japanese variety made of wheat and buckwheat flour and can be served hot or cold. Last night’s meal was served hot, in a delicate and slightly creamy broth featuring miso paste, soy sauce and mirin as the flavour base. It was quick, but incredibly comforting […]

Categories: Asian, Chicken, Dinner, Lunch, mid-week, One Pot Wonder • Tags: chicken, coriander, ginger, mirin, miso, miso paste, noodle, radish, sesame seeds, soba noodles, soy sauce, spring onion

Beef rib tacos (with all the trimmings)

February 23, 2016 by date with a plate.

When life gives you leftover beef ribs, make beef rib tacos…or at least I think that’s how the saying goes? Right? Maybe not, but that’s just what I did. Ever since my boyfriend’s custom smoker arrived at our house we have been working our way through every possible cut of appropriate meat to smoke; beef ribs, pork ribs, brisket, pork shoulder, you name it and it’s on his ‘to-smoke’ list. Smoking meat can be a little hit and miss, mostly […]

Categories: BBQ, Beef, Dinner, leftovers, mid-week, Pickling & preserving • Tags: avocado, beef, chili, coriander, garlic, jalapenos, lime, mexican, onion, oregano, radish, taco, tacos

Deep fried chicken with cheesy polenta waffles (permission to treat yo’self)

August 10, 2015 by date with a plate.

If you’ve never been fortunate enough to eat chicken and waffles….something needs to change in your life. Lucky for you, I have developed the perfect recipe to help you do just that. Breakfast, brunch, late afternoon post-hangover feast, dinner…there is no such thing as a bad time to eat chicken and waffles, they are the perfect anytime meal. I first experienced chicken and waffles when I was traveling through America. At first I was a little confused by the combination, […]

Categories: Breakfast, Chicken, Dinner, Lunch, Special Occasion • Tags: chicken, comfort food, coriander, deep fried chicken, deep frying, garlic powder, jalapenos, maple syrup, onion powder, paprika, polenta, waffles

Beef tagine with sultanas and glazed apples

May 5, 2014 by date with a plate.

When I cook, I feel whole, satisfied and calm. There’s many who despise the preparation, cutting corners with pre-made sauces or entire meals – and yes sometimes I am all for cutting corners – but most of the time, I enjoy the process. I enjoy knowing that I have taken the time and care to create something – something that leaves people feeling full, content and happy, and perhaps most of all – something that brings people together. To me […]

Categories: Beef, Dinner, One Pot Wonder • Tags: apples, beef, cinnamon, coriander, ginger, honey, onion, saffron, sesame seeds, slow cooking, sultanas, tagine

Corn fritters with avocado salsa and chipotle sauce

March 10, 2014 by date with a plate.

It’s been too long in between breakfast posts, but I feel that my corn fritters will more than make up for my radio silence on morning meals. My friend Kristen and I are suckers for a good corn fritter, its one of those items on a breakfast menu that we always seems to gravitate toward. We all have our favourites, and corn fritters is ours. Give me the option to add a poached egg and I am sold. The key […]

Categories: Breakfast • Tags: avocado, chili, chipotle, coriander, corn, green chilli, lime, poached eggs, salsa, sour cream, tomato

Lamb burgers with harissa mayonnaise and orange salsa

March 5, 2014 by date with a plate.

This one was too good not to share, I can’t actually remember the last time I made a burger recipe that actually really impressed me. This burger is simple, full of flavour and is a really nice change from the every day cheeseburger. Not that we eat burgers every night of the week, but on the rare occasion we do love to stack a pair of toasty buns sky high with our favourite ingredients. What I love most about this […]

Categories: BBQ, Dinner, Lamb, mid-week • Tags: coriander, cumin, harissa, olives, Oranges, pistachio nuts, rocket

Pork belly with sticky caramel dressing

February 17, 2014 by date with a plate.

Sunday night dinners with friends is a great way to wind down the weekend, ending it in style, with good food and great company. Always happy to put on a meal for friends, we invited two of our nearest and dearest over for my first attempt at cooking pork belly. I’ll save you any of the lead-up – the climax was a combination of pure salty delicious crunch-worthy crackling complimented by the most tender and moist meat imaginable. So yeah […]

Categories: Asian, Dinner, Pork, Roast • Tags: chili, coriander, lime, Mint, pork belly, star anise, syrup

Snapper ceviche with mango and green chilli

February 10, 2014 by date with a plate.

Hot balmy Sundays call for cool, zesty ceviche in my opinion, and that’s exactly what I put together for lunch yesterday when the inspiration hit me after browsing through the January Gourmet Traveller magazine. There’s something so utterly refreshing about ceviche, especially when paired with an ice cold beer. It also doubles as a wicked hangover cure – I put it down to the lime and chilli, they worked wonders on the boy yesterday. Ceviche, for those who haven’t yet […]

Categories: Ceviche, Lunch, seafood, Snack • Tags: chili, coconut, coconut cream, coriander, fish, gourmet traveller magazine, green chilli, lime, Mango, Pink snapper, seafood

Vietnamese rice paper rolls (prawn & avocado)

January 3, 2014 by date with a plate.

Vietnam, its people and its food are hard not to love. I spent 3 weeks there and found the worst part of my trip was leaving to come home. Vietnam is a land full of treasures, if you’ve yet to experience it – put in on your bucket list for 2014. I promise you, its worth exploring. Fresh, healthy, fast and delicious are just some of the words I would use to describe the country’s food. One of my favourite […]

Categories: Asian, Condiment, Dinner, Lunch, seafood, Snack • Tags: avocado, chili, chives, coconut, coriander, lime, Mint, prawns, rice noodles, rice paper, Vietnam, Vietnamese

Radish & celery vermicelli noodle salad

November 22, 2013 by date with a plate.

Ever the optimist, I decided to muscle up some inspiration for last night’s dinner and make what I could from what was in the fridge already. Screw going to the supermarket at 8pm at night – I was hungry, desperate and tired (not to mention lazy). That’s when the creative juices kicked in. Pork chops, some fresh veggies and dried vermicelli noodles I knew were in the pantry. This combination allowed me to rustle up something appropriate to feed two […]

Categories: Asian, Dinner, Salad • Tags: chili, coriander, cucumber, easy, lime, noodle, radish, red onion, spanish onion, spring onion, vermicelli noodles

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