This Simple Red Lentil Dahl is an Indian soup that my family enjoys with the curries we eat. The beauty of dahl is that it is such a versatile dish to make; there are so many recipes with variations and adaptations that you can add / remove to […]
Hainanese Chicken Rice is a favourite here. It brings back fond memories of when I was a uni student and now as a parent, my boys inhale this meals whenever I make it or order it out. Because it has rice. Lots of yummy rice. Which […]
The Creamy Beef Curry recipe is one of the first recipes I cooked with my Thermomix from the Recipe Community. There have been so many adaptions to the recipe as it is so good and in this blog post I’ve modified it how my family […]
Who doesn’t love a good Banana Choc Chip muffin? I love making these for the kids’ lunch boxes, picnics after play dates and even to enjoy with friends / family over a cuppa. Being a classic muffin recipe, I know there are heaps of variations […]
As the weather cools and winter comes along, my family and I yearn for warm, comforting food. Caldaretta is a tomato-based beef stew which has Spanish influences. Although every family has their own version using their favourite meats (chicken, goat and offal cuts like liver) […]
When most people think of breakfast, thoughts of a big savoury breakfast of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and hash browns come to mind. If one thought of a sweet start to the day, visions of honey or maple dripping off a stack of ice-cream and fruit-topped […]
Nilagang Manok is a very simple, boiled chicken soup recipe. When I mean simple, I mean ‘chuck chicken, water and vegetables in a pot’ kinda simple. This dish, along with others like the Chicken Rice Porridge (Arroz Caldo), was cooked by my mum for us kids when we […]
It’s not uncommon to hear that commercial white chocolate in the shops is a chemical shit-storm. It doesn’t help that white chocolate is deemed not being a true chocolate as it doesn’t contain cocoa. All this doesn’t matter to my eldest who just loves the […]
During my family’s journey in overhauling our way of eating, what we used for butter came into focus and at the time I was looking for an affordable, spreadable organic butter. I couldn’t find anything ready-made and so I tried to find organic whipping cream. […]
If you have been following me on Facebook, I am always trying to minimise the amount of additives and preservatives my kids consume. I thought little about doing the same for my fur babies – my dogs! The idea of making home-made food for them came […]
