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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 …

Ingredients 3 large capsicums (1 red, 1 yellow,1 green) halved, seeds removed 5 tbs sliced black olives 250g cherry tomatoes, quartered 100g mushrooms, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp dried or 1⁄4 cup fresh oregano 1 tsp dried or 1⁄2 cup torn fresh basil 3⁄4 cup cooked cous cous 1 1⁄2 cups grated parmesan …

  Crispy and sweet when picked fresh off the vine, Snow Peas make for the ultimate ingredient in an Asian stir fry dish. Serves 2 Ingredients 1 crushed garlic clove 1 tsp sugar 2 tbsp vegetable oil 12 peeled large prawns 1 tbsp light soy sauce 1 1/2 tbsp dark sesame oil 150g trimmed snow peas     Method 1. …

Ingredients Extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped half cup mushrooms diced 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 2 cups of shredded cabbage half cup of diced ham (omit ham for a vegetarian option) 1 tablespoon of cornflour 1 tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce 1 tablespoon of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of coriander or …

Ingredients: 1/4 pumpkin 300g Penne pasta 175g trim cut bacon 2 cloves garlic 1/2 capsicum, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp brown sugar juice of half a lemon 1 punnet cherry tomatoes handful of fresh basil, marjoram and parsley 50g baby spinach pepper to taste 100g feta cheese   Method: 1. Peel and dice pumpkin and boil or steam …

Ingredients: 3 medium capsicums 4 bacon short cuts 2 medium chicken breasts 2 medium brown onions 3 medium carrots 1 medium zucchini 10 snow peas 2 fresh jalapeños (or 4 slices jar) 1 container Sour Cream 1 jar salsa 1 packet burrito tortillas (pack 10) Canola Oil Method: 1. Chop chicken breasts into 2cm squares and bacon into 1cm squares. …