I am not a great cook, and I am also not a fan of processed food. So when I feed my family, I try to use real ingredients and real food as much as possible. This is a collection of my favourite recipes that are quick, easy and very difficult to stuff up! Most of them are fast, healthy & delicious...the dinner trifecta.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Monday, December 15, 2014
My Greek Style Salad
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iceberg lettuce
red onion
cherry tomatoes
Lebanese cucumber
sun dried tomatoes
whole olives
feta
dried oregano
dried thyme
salt & pepper
Do This -
- Slice and chop the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, cucumber & sundried tomatoes and place in a salad bowl.
- Squash the olives to remove the pips and then tear them into the bowl.
- Add crumbled feta, dried herbs and salt & pepper.
- Pour a little of the sun dried tomato oil from the jar, and a little olive juice from the jar to make the dressing.
- Toss well and serve.
Chorizo Chilli
Serves 2 - 4
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2 - 4 chorizo sausages, 1 per person (cooked and sliced)
1 can crushed tomatoes (garlic, chilli & coriander flavour)
1 can red kidney beans
2 tablespoons salsa
1 red onion, cut into thin wedges
1 teaspoon ground chilli
Do This -
- Fry chorizo and onions in a saucepan until onions are soft.
- Add salsa, kidney beans, tinned tomatoes and chilli powder. Simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Season to taste.
- Serve with rice, pasta or microwaved potatoes and a green salad. Add a dollop of sour cream to the top of the chilli chorizo.
Labels:
canned tomatoes,
chilli,
chorizo,
ground chilli,
red kidney beans,
red onion,
salsa
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Spinach, Ricotta and Bacon Crustless Quiche
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2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 bunch English spinach, stems trimmed, washed, dried, coarsely chopped
125g (1/2 cup) smooth ricotta
100g feta
2 bacon rashers, diced
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
Freshly ground black pepper
Do This -
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until aromatic.
- Add spinach and tarragon and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until spinach just wilts. Remove from heat.
- Whisk the ricotta, feta, eggs and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Season with pepper.
- Put onion and bacon mixture into a greased pie dish and spread to cover the base evenly.
- Pour the egg mixture over the top.
- Place in oven and cook for 40 minutes or until quiche is set.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Roasted Red Potatoes
Quarter the potatoes long-wise.
Toss in olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary.
Arrange potatoes in muffin tin as shown.
Add garlic clove in the middle of the potato quarters.
Add half a teaspoon of olive oil on top of each garlic clove.
Bake 375Fahrenheit or 190Celsius for 25 minutes!
Friday, September 12, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
4 Ingredients - Lemon Butter
By popular request, here's our home made lemon butter recipe. Perfect for our little lemon cheesecakes, cupcakes, on top of scones, jam drops & much, much more!
Lemon Butter (Lemon Curd) from 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl.
* Half a cup of butter
* 3 large lemons
* Half a cups of sugar
* 3 free range eggs
Melt Butter. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until frothy, then juice the 3 lemons. Add the juice, eggs and sugar to the butter and cook on a gentle heat until thick. Pour into a jar and store in the fridge.
Optional:
Grate in the zest of a lemon. For passionfruit butter, omit the lemon zest and use 1/2 cup passion fruit pulp and half a cup of lemon juice.
For more tips, options & hints check out this recipe on page 18 of 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
4 Ingredients - Cottage Pie
Labels:
4 Ingredients,
beef,
beef mince,
cheese,
chutney,
cottage pie,
mince,
pie,
potatoes
Saturday, August 23, 2014
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