Recipes

Crispy fish hot tacos with mango salsa recipe

  Pick your favourite fish for this easy-to-assemble hot fish taco recipe.   Ingredients 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 2 eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups (150g) panko breadcrumbs 500g fresh fish fillets, cut into bite-size strips. 10 mini flour tortillas 1/4 iceberg lettuce or red cabbage, shredded 200g sour cream     …

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Baked sweet potato

Baked sweet potato stuffed with ricotta, tomatoes and herbs Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes, halved olive oil choice of thyme or oregano ricotta medley of tomatoes parsley pepper and salt to taste   Prepare           Preheat the oven to 200˚C. Place halved sweet potato on lined tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with thyme or oregano.  …

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Ginger & Soy chicken stir-fry

  Ingredients 400g chicken thighs, thinly sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 onion, sliced 5cm piece young ginger, finely sliced 150g button mushrooms, sliced 2 spring onions, cut into batons sesame seeds steamed rice to serve Marinade: 1 tsp sweet soy sauce ½ tsp pepper Stir-fry sauce: 2 tbsp oyster sauce 2 ½ tsp fish …

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Cauliflower spiced bake recipe

Spice up your cauliflower side Ingredients           1 head cauliflower, cut into florets ¼ cup olive oil 1 ½ teaspoons paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder ¼ teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon cumin Pepper and salt to taste   Prepare           Preheat the oven to 220˚C. Line baking tray …

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Chicken & greens stir-fry

Ingredients           500g chicken thigh, cubed 1 egg, whisked 3 tablespoons of rice flour zucchini snow peas 1 red chilli, finely chopped 3 tablespoons sweet honey & soy sauce Parsley or coriander   Prepare           Coat chicken in egg and dust with rice flour. Heat wok or frying pan on high heat …

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Drying & Preserving apples

A simple recipe for drying apple Ingredients        2 apples of your choice 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon  Prepare           Preheat the oven to 100C°. Line baking tray with baking paper. Core the apples with an apple corer. Using a sharp knife, slice them very thin as circles, preferably no more than 5mm thick. A …

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Easy chicken and mushroom risotto recipe

  Easy and healthy chicken and mushroom risotto to make for weeknight dinner or lazy weekend lunches.  Ingredients           500g chicken thigh, diced 1 cup mushroom, diced 1 cup arborio rice 2 cups chicken stock Salt & pepper, to taste   Prepare           Preheat oven to 220˚C conventional setting. Heat a oven-proof …

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Creamy lemon crumble squares recipes

Super yummy lemon slice for sweet treats and picnic basket food.   Ingredients           1 1/4 cups plain flour 1 1/4 cups traditional rolled oats 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup castor sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 395g tin condensed milk 2 tablespoons …

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Growing Olives in Australia

A gift from the Gods, growing olives is so satisfying if not to enjoy their fruit but to use their silver grey-green foliage to complement many different garden situations. Olive trees can be easily pruned to create topiary, hedge, espalier and potted features.  Planting & fertilising olive trees Olive trees can be grown for their fruit but many gardeners are …

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Apple ring pancakes recipes

Ingredients       2 apples, cores removed 1 cup Pancake Batter prepared according to the package instructions 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons icing sugar or coconut sugar 3 tablespoons maple syrup, optional   Prepare           Preparing pancake batter and set it aside. To prepare apple rings, decore apple and slice them thinly, 1-2mm thick. Heat …

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