Calderetta (Filipino Beef Stew)
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…
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Champorado (Sweet Chocolate Rice Porridge)
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…
Filipino Chicken Soup (Nilagang Manok)
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…
White Chocolate
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…
Speedy Spreadable Organic Butter
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…
Ruff Risotto
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…
Chocolate Tagliatelle with Choc Hazelnut Sauce
As my mother in law was doing a spring clean, she discovered a new manual pasta machine which hadn’t been used. She knew I loved…
Home-Made Cronuts
So the other day, I made Cronuts. What’s a Cronut you ask? It’s a donut with the awesome crispy layers of a croissant. My motivation…
Pink Moscato Panna Cotta with Pistachio
Every now and again you come across a recipe that makes you go ‘WOW!’ I love drinking pink moscato but I never thought to cook…
Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken
For some time my husband and I have (where we can) followed a Low Carb High (good) Fat lifestyle. To follow this lifestyle, commonly abbreviated to…
Barbecue Pork Belly Skewers
This recipe brings me back to my days when I was a little girl back in the Philippines and to many family celebrations. Pork barbecue…
Crayfish Tails Steamed in Beer
Crayfish Tails Steamed in Beer is a recipe which I think includes ingredients that really epitomises what Australians love in summer – seafood and beer. While this…