11 June 2015
Chicken and sweetcorn soup with egg drop
Another year has rolled around and winter is here again. My favourite entree from Asian restaurants, a really good chicken and sweetcorn soup with egg drop can (...)
16 October 2012
Scalloped Potato Bake
Cook Meter: Intermediate Cost Meter: $ Do you remember the scene from Forrest Gump where Bubba tells Forrest about all the different ways to make shrimp? I (...)
15 August 2010
Onion Bhaji
Cook Meter: Amateur Cost Meter: $ You have probably already guessed but the first dish I cooked for my Indian Banquet was Onion Bhaji. Yeah, yeah ok so it's (...)
11 November 2014
Goodbye to Winter Osso Bucco
Not that we ever really experience a true winter in Mackay but this week truly was a farewell to winter. Which means no more slow cooker, and hello to bbqs and (...)
16 October 2014
Jamie Oliver Fish Pie
Here is the fish pie recipe that I mentioned last week that I cook regularly from the Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food Cookbook. I love it because it is packed (...)
13 August 2016
Lamb, Kale and Silverbeet Gnocchi with Pesto and Lemon
This week I’m in my 30th week of pregnancy and I have to say this is the fastest time has ever flown! I imagined to get out of the ‘bread and sniff it slump’ (...)
17 March 2015
Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
When you have kids, all the cakes you make, seem to be shaped into the latest television character, or covered in lollies and copious amounts of fondant. It's (...)
26 March 2012
Hot and Spicy Seafood Marinara
Cook Meter: Amateur Cost Meter: $$ After a seafood incident when I was younger, I didn't eat mussels for 14 years. This may not be a big deal for many (...)
6 May 2015
Chocolate Weetbix Slice
Food can be like a time warp, transporting you back to childhood or an important moment in your life. Having my son at home, he loves to do "making"a.k.a (...)
29 May 2015
Oaty Caramel Slice
Another Women's Weekly kiwi classic this week. This recipe is adapted from the Pukeko Junction Cafe in Amberley. My favourite of all the slices. I try to (...)
20 October 2011
Marg's cheese scones
Cook Meter: Amateur Cost Meter: $ I trust little old ladies. Doesn't everyone? The thing I trust the most about them are their recipes. They have spent a (...)
7 July 2015
Asian Style Salmon
I’ve always been a little afraid of cooking salmon, unlike my blog buddy who cooks it all the time. Over cooking. Under cooking. Not doing it justice. I’m not (...)
12 January 2015
Choux pastry - i have finally beaten you
One of my cooking goals for 2015 was to finally tackle Choux Pastry and win. I don't know if you remember my first attempt at trying to make it, here, but the (...)
29 January 2012
Sticky date pudding with katy perry theme
Cook Meter: Intermediate Cost Meter: $ (unless you don't have the staples, flour, butter baking power and soda) Last year I travelled to Brisbane to watch a (...)
19 February 2011
Chicken leek and mushroom pie
Cook Meter: Intermediate Cost Meter: $$ All Kiwis are born with a love of pies. I remember crisp winter mornings with my dad driving to the Spa bakery in Taupo (...)
15 August 2010
Heavenly Chicken Tikka Masala
Cook Meter: Amateur Cost Meter: $$ I recently joined the Foodbuzz community. For those of you that don't know its like facebook for foodies. You have "foodie" (...)
4 August 2010
Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad
Cook meter: Intermediate (only because you have to leave the marinade for 30mins) Cost meter: $$ So I made a pledge to myself on Monday to start to be a bit (...)
22 July 2010
Simple Seafood Salad
Cook meter: Amateur Cost meter: $$ but only just over the $15 amount I love meals that take 15 minutes to cook but make people believe that they have taken (...)
6 May 2014
Prawn pasta with lemon butter sauce
Cook Meter: Amateur Cost Meter: $ Recently I have found myself busy. Busy with work, life, study, my family. I sound like everyone else these days, overloaded (...)
14 May 2017
Chipotle Hollandaise Eggs Benedict
It's been a long time since our last blog post. But seeing I get the day off from Mummying today I have a little time to write about my wonderful breakfast. (...)
17 February 2015
Honey Salmon in Foil
My step-sister is a pescetarian which can be quite painful for ultimate meat eaters like us trying to figure out what to make for dinner. She recently came to (...)
9 December 2014
Green mango salad with bbq prawns
We have lived in our wonderful tropical home in Mackay for 5 years now. In the back corner of our garden we have a beautiful Mango tree, which fruits around (...)
