MAPLE BANANA COCONUT…got your attention?

MAPLE BANANA COCONUT…got your attention?
Maple Banana Coconut Fritters Well it would seem that you are all on holiday, while I remain slaving away in the kitchen…come on kids, comments make me zing! We are half way through January, almost the week of my birthday…(yes I have been counting backwards from 40 which will see me reach...

GOURMET GIFTS MADE EASY!

GOURMET GIFTS MADE EASY!
White Christmas with Candied Clementines Fresh Pesto With about 3 weeks to go till ‘you know what’, now would be a good time to start planning a few gifts for special people that come from your very own kitchen. I personally love to both give and receive homemade treats particularly if they...

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCEED; THAI THAI AGAIN!

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCEED; THAI THAI AGAIN!
Thai Beef Salad Sorry, its Friday afternoon at the end of a long week, and so I am not only tired, but silly to go along with it! Thai Beef Salad is one of my favorites and lately I have been on a mission to find a nice one in a restaurant that I could rely on to deliver the taste hit that I crave…no...

FEELING CHILLI TONIGHT?

FEELING CHILLI TONIGHT?
Chorizo and Lime Fajitas If it is Mexican, Thai, Italian, involves cheese, (or as you  know can be classed as dessert), I am there! This is Mexcian flavored and involves cheese, so a big scorer…plus with lovely weather, this is great for a day by the pool. I have been looking at Christmas recipes...

IF YOU SHRED THE BEEF DOES IT HAVE LESS CALORIES??

IF YOU SHRED THE BEEF DOES IT HAVE LESS CALORIES??
Beef Steak, prior to cooking! Just a little ego stroking first…see that button to the right of screen? CLICK on and VOTE…5 hats for me…please! Someone has nominated me as a top food blog…we are not talking Perth, or even Australia, this is a global thing and I have to say, the...

SOUP THE MEXICAN WAY ~ VIA AUSTRALIA!

SOUP THE MEXICAN WAY ~ VIA AUSTRALIA!
Chicken and Lime Soup On my recent travels which included a pit stop in Houston, I tasted a lot of fresh, delicious Mexican food and this soup was inspired by one made by my dear friend Patti. Unable to source Hominy in Australia (not yet anyway) I played around with just fresh corn and I must say that...

‘OIL’ UNLOCK YOUR MASTER CHEF

‘OIL’ UNLOCK YOUR MASTER CHEF
Olive Oil Lemon Tart Not to put too fine a point on it, this was probably my finest hour! In fact, this recipe should really feature in a recipe Hall of Fame or something…no really! (If I don’t tell you how great it is, who will…all you anti blog ‘comments’ folk out there!)...

ITALIAN CITRON MERINGUE CHEESECAKE!

Slice o' Italian Citron Meringue Cheesecake Yes folks you read it right, Lemon Meringue AND a cheesecake, all rolled into one delectable dessert. We all know I could practically open an all Cheesecake Restaurant and give the Cheesecake Shop a run for their money, and now with no better excuse than my...

BEGINNING CHRISTMAS PREP! aaarrgghh!

BEGINNING CHRISTMAS PREP! aaarrgghh!
I hate to say it, but there are only around 10 weeks until Christmas and of course as all stores minds turn to high retail profit margins, all cooks minds turn to what they can produce that is tempting, delicious and enticingly different. Well I have a couple of answers hopefully and so am starting...

LEMON HARVEST – TOP TEN

LEMON HARVEST – TOP TEN
My lovely sister in law Cati brought me a whole box of beautiful lemons the other day…LOVE lemons, they rate highly on my list for sweet and savory recipes and there isn’t a week when I don’t use a lemon in my cooking. But sometimes I have to pay for the darn things! OUCH! Anyway,...

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