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From Nanna’s Old Fashioned Kitchen. Lemon Scented Rice Pudding With Balsamic Basil Strawberries
Anyone who follows my Instagram feed will realise that recently I embarked on the 100 day haiku challenge. Seventeen syllables of poetic creativity a day, structured into three lines; the first containing just five syllables, the second seven, and third … Continue reading
Posted in Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Balsamic, Basil, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Gluten free, Lemon, Rice Pudding, Strawberries, Winter
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Lazy Summer Entertaining. Barbecued Flattened Chicken With A Lime And Coconut Pilaf.
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Never more so than at dinner time when we fire up the barbecue and dine al fresco on the back deck. My idea of holiday cooking is to marinade chicken, beef, lamb, seafood or … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Poultry, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged BBQ, Chicken, Chilli, Coconut, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Gluten free, Herbs, Lime, Pilaf, Summer
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 100 Calories. Japanese Hand Rolls “Temaki Zushi”
We adore sushi in our house. It’s fresh, healthy and quite easy to prepare. Previously I have shied away from the idea of making sushi for a fast day meal, chastened by the thought of the massive 540 calorie count … Continue reading
Posted in Rice, Small Bites, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Avocado, Carrot, Cucumber, Fasting Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Lettuce, Rice, Sashimi, Sushi
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Thai Street Food At Home. Pad See Ew. Soy Sauce Stir Fried Rice Noodles.
This simple stir fry is always popular in our house. Soy Sauce Stir Fried Rice Noodles may be ubiquitous Thai street food popularly prepared at road side stalls all over Thailand, but they’re also a staple fixture on Thai restaurant … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Pork, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Broccoli, Healthy, Mushrooms, Pad See Ew, Pork, Rice Noodles, Soy Sauce, Stir Fry, Thai
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The Perfect Mid Week Dinner. Omurice オムライス . Japanese Omelette With Fried Rice.
What to cook for my teenage son on the eve of his departure of a school field trip to Japan? The perfect midweek dinner. Omurice (オムライス). Japanese omelette rice (omu-raisu). Popular in Japan, it is considered yōshoku (western food). A contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bacon, Dinner, Eggs, Food, Fried Rice, Japanese, Omelette, Rice, Sweet Chilli
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The 5-2 Challenge. How To Build Your Own Skinny Stir-Fry. My Version? Stir Fried Chicken With Red Capsicum, Broccolini and Chilli Jam.
Stir fries have to be the perfect 5-2 fast day meal. Healthy, nutrition, low in calories and very easy to prepare. Fast day or feast day I’ll often prepare a stir fry for dinner using whatever is in season or … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, 5:2 Diet, Broccolini, Calorie Counting, Capsicum, Chicken, Chilli, Fast Diet, Stir Fry
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The 5-2 Challenge. Exploring New Food Trends. Kimchi and Korean Style Fried Rice With Egg Omelette.
Today’s 5-2 challenge focus? Transforming simple meals into something amazing by introducing new flavours. One of the hottest new food trends of the year is kimchi. A traditional Korean fermented pickle that’s crunchy, sour, sweet, salty and spicy. Its flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Chilli, Fasting Diet, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Kimchi, Korean, Rice
Deliciously Soft and Creamy. Risotto With Italian Sausage, Mushroom and Taleggio.
Tonight I made risotto for dinner thinking its soft and creamy texture would be the perfect meal solution for my daughter’s brand new braces. The orthodontist had warned that her teeth and gums might be sore and tender for a … Continue reading
Silky Hainanese Chicken. Bill Granger’s Warm Poached Chicken with Onion Rice and Fresh Ginger Relish.
It’s been raining all day. The perfect dinner for a cold, wet and rainy Saturday night? Soft, silky Hainanese Chicken. Delicate, fragrant poached chicken. Served with onion rice, ginger relish and a generous drizzling of broth. Warming. Comforting. Delicious. Simple and satisfying. One of my … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Broth, Chicken, Food, Ginger Relish, Gluten free, Hainanese Chicken, Onion Rice, Poached Chicken, Rice
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Sunday Night Dinner. Paella With Chicken and Chorizo.
We eat paella often in our house. Sometimes with seafood. At other times without. Always with chorizo. It’s a wonderfully communal dish to cook and eat. Spicy. Full of flavour. Easy to prepare. I must confess this weekend I ran … Continue reading
