I know some purists prefer to eat a great steak with nothing more than salt and pepper as seasoning. For this, Im serving Steak with Pesto and some charred capsicum on the side. This is one of those dinners I pulled together when my refrigerator was dismally empty. Easy Soft Flatbread (No Yeast) that requires hardly any kneading. Im more of a white meat girl than a steak girl. I hadnt actually planned to make steak for dinner....
Mini Pizza Potato Skins one bite baby potato skins with a pepperoni pizza topping! We love the classicCheese and Bacon Crispy Potato Skins, but anything pizza flavoured is always a winner! In Australia, we call baby potatoes Chat Potatoes. Prevent screen from sleeping They are about the size of a golf ball and are great for roasting and using in salads. Basically, any small potato will work for this recipe....
Fluffy coconut rice eluded me for years. And finally, Ive cracked it! The trick is to use the oven rather than the stove. Prevent screen from sleeping The coconut rice comes out super fluffy, not gluey and mushy. Its just like you get at restaurants. Coconut Rice Truly fluffy coconut rice eluded me for years. Usually with unevenly cooked rice grains some hard, some overly soft and almost always with a scorched base....
Everything tastes better in miniature form! And meatloaf is no exception. These cute little meatloaf cupcakes are irresistible to kids big and small. Prevent screen from sleeping And they bake in 20 minutes compared to about 1 hour for traditional meat loafs. I really love meatloaf. That is ALOT of meat! And to be honest, I am not the hugest fan of reheated slices of meatloaf. Am I just fussy?...
This is the french toast roll up that just had to happen. French toast makes me smile. Bacon makes me beam. Prevent screen from sleeping There had to be a baby. A couple of weeks ago I postedHam & Cheese French Toastie Roll Ups. French toast you’re free to eat with your hands and tastes like ham and cheese toasties. After those roll ups turned out so well, I simply had to come up with a bacon version....
See, Icanmake food that doesnt have meat in it! Theres lots of hidden greens in this Pea, Zucchini and Pesto Orzo. Its a complete meal and only takes 15 minutes to make. Prevent screen from sleeping A leisurely 15 minutes no rushing, no pulling out every appliance in your kitchen. This is a really simple but really tasty dinner that only requires a handful of ingredients. Orzo/risoni is one of my quick meal tips....
This looks luxurious and impressive, but its only 6 ingredients and so easy to make. It takes just over 5 minutes to prepare to pop these into the oven its insane! The peanut butter filling is optional. Prevent screen from sleeping I go nuts over peanut-butter anything, but you could easily just leave it out. The sight of the peanut butter and chocolate oozing out of the cake makes me weak in the knees....
This noodle stir fry is off the charts when it comes to effort vs output. When it comes to fast meals, this is by far my best for effort vs output. It is pure gold. Prevent screen from sleeping Or use fresh chillies or a chilli paste. Whatever rocks your boat! Just for 30 seconds or so. Then discard the garlic. This serves two purposes. Firstly, it is faster than finely chopping a garlic clove or saves on washing up a garlic crusher....
This chicken takes slow cooked deliciousness to a whole new level. Instructions included for making this in a slow cooker or on the stove. This chicken is braised in classic Chinese flavours, the base of which is Chinese cooking wine. Noodle Stir Fry made in 10 minutes with this Slow Cooked Crispy Chinese Shredded Chicken I bought a 750ml/25oz bottle for just $0.99! If you dont have Chinese cooking wine, it’s possible for you to substitute with sherry....
This Pizza Dip is a total spin out. It looks like pizza, tastes like pizza but its a DIP. You will blow your entire calorie budget for a whole week with this. Prevent screen from sleeping Classiness runs in the family. So when I say that this tastes like pizza, it really truly does. It really is a total spin out! I dont claim this as my original idea. Pizza dip has been done by others....
Something a little different for breakfast that takes minutes to prepare! These Baked Eggs in Mushrooms will put a smile on anyones face. Baked Eggs in Mushrooms I made these last weekend. Prevent screen from sleeping Yes, on a Sunday. And yes, it was sunny. And yes, I am usually very uncreative when it comes to recipe names, and writing generally. Check the mushrooms to see to it the cap isnt cracked....
See, I do make things without cheese, meat, potatoes or bacon! These cute little Vegetarian Garlic Stuffed Mushrooms are easy and so fast to prepare. Warm, juicy mushrooms stuffed with crunchy golden, salty panko infused with grated garlic flavour. Prevent screen from sleeping These little babies look fiddly, but they arent at all. They take just 10 minutes to pop a whole tray of them into the oven. It dawned on me recently that the homepage of my blog was very yellow and red....
Its obvious that I love cooking (and eating). Taking a wild guess, I think I might be a foodie… So a vast proportion of my recipe creation thoughts are devoted to coming up with fast meal ideas. Prevent screen from sleeping Always made from scratch! My mother did a great job brain washing me. For flash fried fish, it is always better to use fresh. Prevent screen from sleeping So this is a classic fast meal in my rotation....
