Monthly Archives: January 2014

Tomato, Cheese and Chive Damper

This bread is quick and easy to bake with no yeast required. Damper is an Australian type of bread which traditionally is made over a camp fire. However you can make it quite easily in your normal oven too 🙂 … Continue reading

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Australia Day: Lamington Cheesecake

Happy Australia Day! In honour of Australia Day I thought I would turn a classic Australian treat, Lamingtons, into a cheesecake. For those that don’t know, a Lamington is a sponge cake that is coated in chocolate frosting then smothered … Continue reading

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Simple Beef One Pot with Cheesy Potatoes

My aim with this recipe was to use as few ingredients as possible. Lately I have noticed recipes in some magazines are getting extremely complicated. It is as though they think that everybody wants to cook like a Masterchef contestant. … Continue reading

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Baked Stuffed Peppers with Chorizo, Beans and Egg

This is a really easy brunch idea. My lovely neighbour gave me a few green capsicums, (bell peppers if you are from anywhere outside Australia 🙂 ), and they worked perfectly for this recipe. These are really easy to put … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Spaghetti with Spinach, Zucchini and Squash

Firstly I want to apologise for skipping my usual post last Sunday. For the whole day we had no power and only partial internet service, plus the temperature outside reached 42C (108F). That’s hot, especially when you have no fans or air-conditioning. We … Continue reading

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Lemon and Chilli Chicken Salad with Chickpeas

Bored with plain chicken salad? This is wonderfully light but the lemon and chilli marinade makes the chicken breast extra tasty. It fits the bill perfectly for those who are trying to eat a bit healthier following the festive season … Continue reading

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Black Rice Salad with Bacon and Vegetables

The holidays are over. After the excess food of Christmas and New Year, I needed a holiday from cooking 🙂 But now I’m back, and for my first couple of posts of 2014 I thought I would make something a … Continue reading

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