This pasta sauce makes a nice change to the normal everyday spag bol. It takes about the same time to cook but has a richness to it due to the full flavour (and fattiness) of the lamb mince. You can leave out the anchovies or fish sauce if you are […]
Family Friendly Feasts
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This is a quick and easy homemade BBQ sauce, made with ingredients that I’m sure you already have in your pantry. It’s is great served simply along side a steak but also makes a great basting sauce for ribs or chicken on your BBQ. We have been making it on […]
There are so many recipes out there for chilli con carne, from pretty authentic with different dried chillies to just savoury mince with some chilli added. This is a pretty standard but tasty chilli that you can spice up or down to suit you and your families taste and best […]
These meatballs are so moist (don’t you hate that word but what else can you use) and delicious. If you aren’t as keen on chilli as we are simply serve it on the side not in the broth as well then people can adjust to their liking. Any quick cooking […]
A traditional bolognese recipe like this takes time, it’s not hard work, most of the time spent it is simmering slowly on your stove top. It’s a great recipe for a weekend or if you are working from home at the moment. Count on it taking about 4 hours from […]
Well, it certainly feels like soup weather in Melbourne this weekend. As I’m writing this the rain is falling and emergency flooding alerts keep popping up on my watch. This soup is chock full of vegetables and comes together relatively quickly. It also smells delicious as its cooking – it’s […]
This one pot vegetarian main is inspired by the Dhals of India but with the flavours of Thailand. It’s spiced with garlic, ginger, red chilli along with Thai red curry paste and of course coconut milk. Feel free to add a tin of drained chickpeas when adding the coconut milk […]
Just as the title says this is a quick and easy way to turn a tin of beans (or your own stove top cooked beans) into a tasty Mexican style bean side. You can use the beans in any of your favourite Mexican or TexMex dishes, tacos, burrito bowls, nachos […]
A little vegetarian chilli option for your meat free Monday and it is even vegan if you don’t top with the sour cream or cheese. It’s super easy, really tasty and best of all really healthy, which is just what’s needed after the Christmas, New Year holidays. Recipe comes from […]
Meatballs of any kind are a favourite in our household. These ones pack a little surprise as they look Italian but taste Mexican. You can serve them with rice, potatoes or our favourite way in tortillas with all the usual toppings. Chipotle chillies in adobo sauce are best when found […]