Summer black bean salad
We’ve been living on this all summer – spicy and delicious, it’s super easy to put together earlier in the day then you get to just pour it into a bowl and enjoy it for dinner.
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Banana cake
This pretty cake is simple with only a few ingredients but turned out fluffy and soft with a great banana flavour. A pretty dusting of snowy icing sugar makes it perfect for tea time.
Singapore Noodles
Singapore noodles are one of my favourite things to eat; this dish was always something I’d buy as take away years ago if I felt like something spicy. I’ve never made it though! So last night I gave it a go and it was delicious.
Baked gnocchi, meatball & mozzarella bake
I think I must be quite mad because I made this on new year’s day for new year’s dinner – one of the hottest nights of the year quite possibly! Anyway, obviously something stuffed full of meatballs, gnocchi, cherry toms and cheese baked in the oven is going to be wonderfully decadent. We added a crusty baguette with[read more…]
Mini zucchini & bacon quiches
These are brilliant and so easy to make – I just made a bunch for new year’s to have with drinks. You could easily add different flavours to your liking (chilli & sweetcorn, feta and roast pumpkin, just for example). You can store them in the fridge for a few days for lunches too.
Stove top vanilla bean rice pudding
Rice pudding is one of those comfort desserts I love, yet I’ve never been able to find a decent recipe until today. This turned out creamy and lush and full of childhood cinnamon and vanilla flavours – if you really wanted to turn it up a notch, you could replace 1 cup of the milk[read more…]
Bucatini all’amatriciana
Amatrice, a beautiful little gothic town in Italy, was devastated by an earthquake recently. This made me desperately sad to read (how does a whole town disappear, a town which has been around for hundreds of years?) so I thought I’d make their national dish today which just happens to be one of the most delicious pasta recipes I’ve[read more…]
Breakfast sandwich
So I made this epic sanga this morning – so good! If you’re not into bacon, just leave it out because I guarantee it’ll be just as awesome. And I know it just looks like an innocent bacon, avo and egg sandwich however the egg is a type of omelet folded over melty cheese so that makes it[read more…]
Coconut bundt cake
So I made a little bundt cake today – I say little, because I halved this awesome recipe but only had a 24cm bundt tin and fretted for half an hour while it was baking. It turned out perfectly though! The crumb is amazing – fairly dense yet somehow light and fluffy and the flavour is pleasingly[read more…]
Swedish sandwich cake
I’ve always wanted to make one of these as I’m a huge sandwich fan and I love all things Swedish and Scandinavian. I haven’t made it exactly as you would a traditional smörgåstårta, as I wanted to use ingredients I had already. However, I tried to think of traditional Swedish things while putting it together; making one layer with a fish[read more…]
Raspberry maple brioche pudding
I really really love brioche pudding, which is pretty obvious since there’s at least 3 other recipes on my site. Anyway, it’s finally cooled down here and feels like autumn so I made this one today for an impromptu afternoon tea treat. It’s definitely a keeper and possibly my favourite pudding so far.
Lemon blackberry cake
So I made this lovely lemon blackberry cake the other day. To avoid using an electric mixer and too much washing up, I used oil instead of butter and just whipped it up by hand. So easy and I loved using the blackberries I froze from summer.
Spicy cold noodle salad with watercress & fava beans (broad beans)
Who’d like some fava beans and a nice chianti? haha, anyway. This lovely little green number with noodles, nutty, crunchy broad beans and fresh watercress is easy to whip up for a quick lunch.
Whisk & Pin product review (Cranberry & Orange Organic Pancake Mix)
When I hashtagged Whisk & Pin in on the above photo on Instagram, they asked if I’d like to do a review and I said of course! I’ve been a regular customer of Blue Mountains gourmet food company Whisk & Pin for quite a few years now – they boast both a store and an online company and are a[read more…]
Easy spicy tuna & vegetable fried rice
This is a super easy, fast and delicious recipe for fried rice using a few tinned and frozen things. I love it because I usually have most of the ingredients around and can just throw it together.
Valentines Day chocolate mousse pie with chocolate hearts
Inspired by this lovely idea the other day, I thought I’d whip up some home-made chocolate hearts to serve with an old recipe for chocolate mousse pie. You can stick whatever you like onto the hearts and they’re super easy, yet make chocolate desserts and cakes looks so cute. And although I don’t feel so creative lately with recipes[read more…]
Raspberry, white chocolate, coconut & streusel muffins
These are some cute muffins I baked the other day. They’re lovely and great to freeze for heating up later. I’ll be back with another recipe post when the weather’s a bit cooler and I feel like baking again
Caramel chocolate popcorn sundae
This isn’t really a recipe but so good I had to share (and I’ve not had a lot of time for proper recipes/blogging lately). Although, popcorn with ice cream isn’t quite as genius an idea as I originally thought since it’s all over the internet So basically, find some vanilla bean ice cream, pile over as much caramel flavoured popcorn as you[read more…]
Fairy floss ice cream trifles with macerated strawberries, lemon curd & meringue
Mmmm health food! Haha but anyway, I put these super easy, beautiful trifles together for the Christmas/holiday season. I mean I wouldn’t do this sort of thing outside of celebration times but for a fun dessert, they look so whimsical and cute and well, just a little OTT. As with the lemon cake I posted the other day,[read more…]
One bowl Speculoos stuffed Speculoos, pecan & peanut butter blondies
I’ve seen Speculoos spread around recently with everyone saying how delicious it is (had never heard of it before) and had to try some. I mean I’ve bought the bikkies quite a few times, usually for Christmas but this is sort of a spicy cookie butter, it’s amazingly good. I purchased my Dutch goodies from here.[read more…]
Tuna pasta salad
Normally my salads are low carb affairs but I do enjoy a sort of retro pasta one. And I really liked this – I mean I love pasta so no surprise there, but the dressing is one of the best things about this – creamy with a hint of lemon, it goes perfectly with the tuna, comforting pasta and crunchy[read more…]
Vegetarian sushi bowl
This tastes just like sushi! I have no hope of being able to make actual sushi, although I love it, so thought this would be an easier option. I loved this cute, healthy lunch!
Curry puffs
So I made these cute, tasty little curry puffs yesterday. The filling is spicy/sweet and surrounded by crispy puff pastry; dipped into tomato sauce, they made for a brilliant afternoon snack with a beer.
Chilli hummus
I eat buckets of hummus and always have some in the fridge. Nothing wrong with buying a tub but making it is so simple. Make it soon! This one is spicy and rustic and if you have it with heaps of carrot and celery sticks, you get most of your daily vegies in one hit then[read more…]
Vanilla berry coconut mini Bundt cakes
Has anyone else ever done this?! Found a mysterious item in your kitchen? I found a fancy mini Bundt tin in my cupboard shaped like sunflowers which I’ve never used (we live in a flat and while there’s a decent amount of kitchen cupboard space, some things are hard to get to, being up high or right[read more…]
Chocolate chip loaf cake
Sometimes a simple loaf is just the thing. I loved how hearty yet soft this lightly vanilla scented loaf was with chocolate chips inside and sticky ganache all over.
Salmon en Papillote with chilli, ginger & miso soba noodles
I eat a lot of salmon as is evidenced by the recipes on this blog (it’s so convenient and healthy), so I’m always looking at different ways to cook it. I really love this Asian inspired recipe with spicy/salty flavours. The salmon is best cooked until just rare in the middle and once it’s placed[read more…]
Sweet chilli labneh (or labna)
As mentioned in an earlier post, I made some labneh! It’s very easy and sort of exciting seeing how it firms up. I added a heap of chilli flakes and some honey which made it subtly sweet with a nice bite and it’s creamy texture is perfect on crackers as a snack with some wine or with bread for a quick[read more…]
Stir fried chilli basil chicken & cashew omelet
I love a good curry! Especially with chicken and cashews. So this is an easy, delicious dish I made recently with stir fried, spicy chicken, basil and cashews but in an omelet; much lower in carbs than a rice dish and with spicy, delicious flavours. You can whip this one up in 20 minutes or so for a fast and[read more…]
Butterscotch dairy pudding with tiny teddy biscuits
This is a real treat today you guys! Silky smooth, creamy sweet butterscotch custard, cool cream and crunchy Tiny Teddy bikkies (tell me I’m not the only one who loves these)! It’s super easy to whip up (it’s egg and oven free) and all you have to do is wait a bit for it to set. And spot the[read more…]
