Recipes

  Ingredients           6-8 medium carrots, slim or quartered 2 tbsps of honey 2 tsp olive oil 1 thyme sprig 1 rosemary sprig 1 tbsp cumin powder   Prepare           In a mixing bowl, combine honey, olive oil, thyme, rosemary and cumin powder. With your hands, coat carrots thoroughly. Place carrots on …

Make use of a glut of ripe tomatoes from your veggie patch.    Ingredients 2kg washed very ripe tomatoes, halved, seeds removed 2kg of tomatoes will make from 500ml to 700ml of passata.   Prepare           In a large pot, cook tomatoes over low heat, stirring often, until softened and mushy. Strain tomato mixture through a …

Ingredients 2 small tomatoes, diced Spring onions Beans Spinach, handful, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 cumin powder 7-8 eggs, whisked 100g sour cream Fresh Italian parsley leaves, to serve Salt & pepper to taste   Prepare           Heat oil in a large, oven-proof frying pan over high heat. Cook spring onions, beans and tomatoes …

Sweet potatoes can be grown by either planting a sweet potato from the supermarket or buying one already with sprouts from a nursery.  For gardeners wanting a different ground cover, some varieties are grown for their attractive lime or purple leaves.  These varieties are developed for their foliage and used as a ground cover or a hanging plant, but the …

  No fuss, mix together chocolate cake for treat day. Ingredients 200g dark cooking chocolate, finely chopped 120g unsalted butter 3 eggs 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/3 cup plain flour 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 tbsp cinnamon powder 1 pinch salt 2 pears, cubed Icing sugar   Prepare           Preheat your oven to 180°C. …

  Ingredients           Sweet potato, cubed 400g tin chickpea, drained Quinoa, cooked Kale leaves, loosely worn Olive oil 1 tbsp Nigella seeds Salt, to taste   Prepare           Roast sweet potato in the oven until cooked. Cook quinoa as per package directions.  Gently mix sweet potato, chickpea, cooked quinoa and kale. Sprinkle …

  Ingredients 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1.2kg gravy beef, cut into 3cm pieces 1 large brown onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped 2 medium potatoes, cubed 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tbsp sweet paprika 2 tsp Beef Stock Powder 125ml (1/2 cup) Tomato Passata 4 dried bay leaves 2 large fresh rosemary sprigs 20g …

Refreshing and clean salad for a side dish to steak or as a dip.   Ingredients 500g cooked & pickled beetroot, diced 1 medium size cucumber, cubed 2 eshallots, finely chopped 1 tablespoon of dill, chopped roughly 1/2 cup nuts of your choice, suggestions macadamia or walnut Olive oil Salt & pepper   Prepare           Toss …

Ingredients           Kale leaves Canola oil salt   Prepare           Rip kale leaves to the desired size. Lay them flat on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Spray with canola, and sprinkle with rock salt, if desired. Bake in a 180˚C oven until crispy, approximately 8 minutes.

A warm throw-together salad for lazy lunches.   Ingredients           Butternut pumpkin or sweet potato, cut in wedges 1 medium sized cucumber, sliced Bocconcini balls, shredded 1 cup Quinoa, cooked Rocket Pomegranate Figs, cut in wedges   Prepare           Season pumpkin or sweet potato with salt, pepper and olive oil and roast …