Everyone loves a fresh, hot, crusty scone right? But so many people I have spoken to have tried to make them and have failed. EVERYONE asks "How on earth do you get them so light and fluffy?" If only they knew how EASY it is!! I used to bring these scones into work...
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Zoodles and spaghetti in burnt pine nut butter
So I promised that I would put in some of my favourite "Quick-and-easy" recipes for when you have a wailing child attached to each leg and about 20 min to get dinner on the table. This is one of my favourites. Simple, clean flavours with vegies in for the kids. Now,...
Crispy ginger, lemongrass and chilli chicken
FRESH FOOD FRIDAY!!! HOORAY!! I LOOOOOVE good quality fresh produce of pretty much any kind (meat, seafood, fruit and veg), but the BEST thing is when you get to cook something special with stuff you have grown yourself in your own garden. Troy was away last...
How to get CRACKING Pork CRACKLING
Hi there everyone! Sooooo many people love a good piece of pork crackling - myself included. This being said, I HAVE to put a disclaimer on this though considering it IS also a Kid's Health Blog... DISCLAIMER/WARNING: EXCESS PORK CRACKLING IS NOT HEALTHY OR GOOD FOR...
Chinese braised beef brisket
Ahh... the smell of this dish almost makes my eyes roll back in my head. Soooo goooood... I honestly expected this dish to be good, but not this good!! It is definitely worth a go - my dad (and my harshest food critic) gave it a 10/10, after he told me that he...
How to blind bake a pastry base
Hi cooking buddies! A good friend of mine commented to me today that on my recent recipe post for the "Pulled roast chicken, vegetable and goat's cheese quiche" in my method I wrote: "Line your quiche dish and blind bake your pastry..." She thought that maybe some...
Real-life Iron Chef – whole raw octopus!
So we had a great weekend just gone. My in-laws have planned an awesome Eastern European trip and we caught up with them to have some quality family time and a seafood feast. Before Troy and I had kids, we used to play a game we liked to call "Iron Chef." This...
Pulled roast chicken, vegetable and goat’s cheese quiche – SO EASY!
So today is one of my "days off" (ha ha... no really, that's what I call them). Have 700 hundred million things to do for work (maybe a slight exaggeration), on top of a top-up fresh food shop, dinner prep of course, usual household chores PLUS cleaning our deck...
Yap family “secret” XO sauce
So here it is... my secret XO sauce. I told you I'd get there! XO Cognac was one of my Ah-Mah's (my paternal grandmother) favourite drinks. I think it was trendy in the 80's - when I was a kid. I remember my mum talking about how expensive it was and how only the...
My first food post! Combination XO prawns and snow peas
Busy, busy, busy day today. Lots of admin for work and appointments, errands and chores to attend to. As always at this time of week, I had pretty much exhausted my supply of fresh food and thus had to play my favourite game of "Freezer Iron Chef." This involves...