April 2012
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Scolly's Breakfast Omelette
A letter to my baby sister:
Dear Scolly, this post is for you… after weeks of nagging and primarily in memory of those summer holidays spent at home, when you’d sleepily waddle out of your bedroom and mumble: “What’s for breakfast?”. And every morning I’d cook us up an omelette, filled with various treasures found in Mum and Dad’s fridge. Now that...
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Prawn, Garlic & Chilli Fettuccine
I think it just might be that time of year, when the weather gets warmer, the jackets thinner, the meals lighter and seafood is in season. I am a strong believer in getting good quality produce. I understand that for most of us local is often not affordable (although more often than not this is actually a myth) but we try to at least go national. Making sure you only pick good quality products...
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Mat's Birthday Cake
CUSTARD & SUMMER FRUIT CAKE
When it comes to cake I’m the kind of girl who will go for the simple sponge rather than the double cream chocolate fudge cake. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with cakes, creamed and iced to oblivion. However, nothing beats a moist sponge cake, especially when paired with creamy custard and fresh summer fruit. And that is why I ended...
“Cinnamon Biscuits in the oven. The smell. Divine :)”
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Creamy Chicken and Spring Vegetable Stew
I am by no means a health freak, nor am I one of those girls who wastes her time constantly checking the calorie content of every packet I pick up. However, and because I believe in a balanced and healthy diet, and because yesterday’s puff pizza was as sinful as can get, I decided to get some veggies into me. I’ve never cooked pearl barley before and thought, why not give it a go. It was...
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Puff Pizza
I’m a real sucker when it comes to puff pastry. I mean who can resist a light, buttery, fluffy croissant, straight from the oven. Especially when it’s filled with beautiful ingredients, such as ham ‘n’ cheese, Belgian chocolate or marzipan. We happened to have some puff pastry in the freezer and loads of stuff, that needed eating, in the fridge… and so the idea of the...
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Things to do with your breakfast muffins...
I made these the other day and made soooo many … well way too many for two little people to eat without getting bored of them. So we had to be creative and this is what I got this morning. Absolutely delicious! The sweetness of the maple syrup and muffin work so well with the smokey saltiness of the bacon.
You can find the muffin recipe here.
Fry up some streaky smokey bacon in a little...
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Apple and Green Tea Smoothie
I woke up the other morning and was craving vitamins BIG TIME… I have no idea how I came up with this weird mixture. Why the hell would you put spinach into your smoothie? - But trust me it worked. It was floral, sweet and fruity in a really fresh and grassy way and just what I needed. The jasmin green tea makes all the difference! Don’t be put off by it’s looks. Yes, I know it...
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Cinnamony Breakfast Muffins
I love cake… in any shape or form… fluffy, eggy, sweet and buttery. Who could resist? And just that it should be. I don’t believe in “healthy”, fat or sugar free cakes because it takes away everything that’s good about them. So until this day I have resisted making wholesome cakes because if you want to be healthy you shouldn’t have cake, or muffins, or...
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Spring Veg Lasagne
Yes, you’ve guessed right… this is one of Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals and yes, I did make it in just under 30 minutes and yes this is possible. Let me share the simple secret: BE PREPARED! Make sure to read the recipe first and make sure you own all the necessary equipment or figure out alternatives before you start ;) - A lot of us see a recipe, like the sound of it and...
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Zingy Piri-Piri Chicken with Sweet Potato Mash
I am sure that you have noticed by now that I am a great lover of the chicken leg. It’s succulent, super flavoursome, versatile and so difficult to get wrong. Oh and did I mention, much better than an anaemic, dry chicken breast (no offence). I spent quite a lot of time in Portugal a few years ago and Piri-Piri chicken reminds me of that time - of sunshine, cold beers, sangria, barbecues...
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