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Nearly Traffic Light Prawn Salad
Nearly Traffic Light Prawn Salad So we have the red and the green for the traffic light, just missing the amber! This is a super quick, healthy, fresh way to rustle up lunch and get some seafood into your diet. Serves 2 Ingredients; 200 grams fresh, shelled and deveined prawns 10 Cherry tomatoes cut in half 1 small red capsicum diced One cos lettuce split into leaves and washed One small avocado 2 Tablespoons of Natural Greek Yoghurt One teaspoon of green pesto Method; Mash…
Mushroom Sauce
Serves 2 generously! Ingredients: Button mushrooms about 20 – sliced Spray oil Plain flour – 1 1/2 tablespoons Brown onion – chopped Splash of red wine 500mls beef stock Method: Brown onions with spray oil in medium sized pan. Add mushrooms and cook down for 7 minutes. Add flour and cook for another 10 minutes. Add stock and wine and leave uncovered and simmering for 15 mins or until thick. Add a touch of cream or milk for a creaminess or just add a big…
Zucchini and corn breakfast cakes
Zucchini and corn breakfast cakes Ingredients; Makes two big cakes 1 x zucchini, chopped small 1 x egg, whisked 1/4 cup of cooked sweetcorn 1/2 cup of wholemeal flour 1/3 cup of skinny milk Pinch of salt Put the zucchini in a frying pan with spray oil and cook until softening. Mix together egg, milk, flour and salt and then add the corn and zucchini. Place springform rings (approx. 5 inches wide) onto a oil sprayed frying pan and then spoon the ingredients into the…
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Stagger Lee’s
Breakie is a funny thing, for me anyway, I usually have to force myself during the week and weekends are usually a late brunch. Then there’s the $$’s factor when you pay over $15 for toast and eggs never mind if you want to smush and avo or some delicately crumbled goats cheese, there won’t be much change from a $20. I struggle, I really do, I have perfected my poached eggs at home and I can get a nice pack of Ocean Trout from…
Lucy Liu
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David’s
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Bluecorn
I love Mexican and Bluecorn offers great food, fun times, a very respectable margarita and no puffery and nonsense. The menu is a list of traditional Mexican with a few extra twists, enjoy Mexican dips with cornbread and corn chips, nachos that are to die for and tacos that make the whole table turn silent as they chow down. You can get sizzling smokey rump steak fajitas, mango chicken tostada or citrus ocean trout quesadilla. There are double baked burritos, sizzling peanut chicken fajitas and…
Union Dining
On a balmy night in Richmond why not pop to Union Dining, it’s relaxed fine dining with friendly staff, fresh décor and good food. We are in early so it is pretty quiet which is quite nice, our lovely waitress looks after us really well and we quickly have water, menus and a glass of wine/ The menu is separated into smaller dishes to start with, entrees and then mains. With a cold glass of Gruner Veltliner we can’t go past a few oysters, I…
The Guilty Moose
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Miss Chu South Yarra
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Mi Peru D’Carmen
I haven’t had Peruvian before so when a friend suggests a trip out to Parkdale to their local spot we are there! It is super cute, bright thick rugs as table cloths, friendly smiles from the family and a menu packed with first time dishes for most of us. The ‘Empanada de carne’ – peruvian style pastry with seasoned minced beef, olives, egg and sultanas. Was gorgeous, a little dry but we asked for some of the sauce Huancaina and with the red onion salad…
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Michelle Bridges – Superfoods Cookbook
Time for a health kick, after the indulgence of Xmas and New Year and the last 12 months of foodie fun, we definitely need a bit of a break and to drop a few kgs. Michelle Bridges, the million dollar 12 weeks body challenge babe, her books provide a less rigid opportunity to steer in the right direction of a healthy food plan and they really do work. They provide the back bone to a super healthy week and with a little preparation and planning…
Annabel Langbein – Through the Seasons
I have been on the Langbein train for some time now and am a huge fan of Annabel’s seasonal and simple approach to fabulous flavours through simple recipes. This is a perfect book for a beginner to learn to create confidence in their dishes but also good for working week cooking where you need something healthy, fresh and simple to whip up after a hard day at work. Recipe 11 – Avocado Salsa Avocado Salsa – super simple, couple of little twists made my sad…
Gordon Ramsey – Ultimate Home Cooking
The new Gordon, no swearing and ego just a great guy with his family, cooking, laughing and helping everyone cook amazing breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some of the best recipes I have ever tried, quick and easy and packed full of flavour. This is a book you will go back to time and time again. Recipe 17 – BBQ Style Slow Roasted Beef Brisket Looking at this again, I want to go and get some brisket right now!! It was incredibly easy and incredibly tender….