Recipes

There is nothing more charming than enjoying a glass of bubble and a cucumber sandwich, whilst in good company. A rather ‘English Tradition’, the humble cucumber sandwich is a wonderful light snack and in era of Downton Abbey, enjoyed in company during a game of cricket.   This recipe is a twist on the traditional cucumber sandwich, with the added culinary delight of …

Summer Gem Salad is a quick, simple and tasty summer pasta salad that has the added bonus of costing under $2.50 per serve! Enjoy your home grown sweet corn, snow peas and capsicum in a salad hand crafted to draw out their flavour.  Many thanks to Dana Flannery from Talk About Creative for this delicious summer salad recipe.

Nothing tastes better than vine ripened tomato. So let them shine as an ingredient at your next BBQ or Summer get-together with this very easy Tuscan salad. Ingredients:  5 large, well-ripened tomatoes ¾ packet washed baby spinach (or rocket leaves) 50ml balsamic vinegar 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 50g feta cheese 1 tsp raw sugar ¼ cup roasted pine …

Many thanks to The Home Grown Country Life for this delicious recipe! I decided this year to have a winter warmer pumpkin party to make good use of my bumper pumpkin harvest. We had a bonfire, wine, damper and soup of course. It ended up being so much fun and turned out to be a great way to feed 30 people for …

A popular ingredient within the Turkish kitchen is eggplants (patlican – pronounced pat-ly-can ) of course I use to hate eggplants growing up, I don’t know if it was because I feared the taste of anything belonging to the ‘veggie’ family or because mum use to make this each week but now after my gastric surgery and my taste buds …

Recipe Baby Beetroot SaladNeed a recipe to use up your excess potatoes? This delicious recipe will warm you on cold winter nights, either as a side dish or a light supper. Ingredients 5 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 onion, roughly chopped 1 and a half cups light cottage cheese 1 cup sour light cream 1 cup light shredded cheddar …

As the weather cools and we head into the wintery months, there’s nothing like little spicy comfort food. Try this vegetarian dish using your homegrown potato! Ingredients 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbs grated fresh ginger 2 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp turmeric …

There are many different ways to prepare beetroot, other than the traditional boiling or steaming. This little dish will be a crowd pleaser at your next BBQ! Ingredients: 500g baby beetroot (or tin of Baby Beetroot) olive oil brown sugar (use when preparing with fresh beetroots) 100g dried cranberries 1/2 red onion, sliced 4 lettuce leaves, broken up salt & pepper …

There’s no need to slave in the kitchen to enjoy a healthy dip this festive season, all you need is two ingredients! Ingredients – Finely chopped fresh sage from the garden (2 or 3 leaves for every 1/2 cup of Low Fat Cottage Cheese) – Low Fat Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup)   Method 1. Mix chopped sage into portioned Low …

If Asian cuisine is a weakness, this Vegetarian Phad Thai will delight the palate with its fresh ingredients.   Ingredients 400g dried flat rice noodle sticks 2 tablespoons oil 2 eggs lightly beaten 1 onion cut into thin wedges 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 small red capsicum, cut into thin strips 100g fried tofu, cut into 5mm wide strips 3 tbs …