Everyone needs to have a treat every now and then. If it ticks the healthy and satisfying and moorish boxes all at once, even better. I found these Organic Dates on sale the other day and had to do something with them. All of the flavours in these little morsels of goodness meld together beautifully and nothing overpowers. I could have called them Coconut-Chocolate-Date-Nut-Truffle-Balls, but Bounty Bites just sounds nicer to me... Make sure you don’t miss the alternate recipe combination … [Read more...]
Dinner for one
So everyone has that diner they eat when there is no one else around - no one to feed something from each of the food groups to, or appease with a steak, or impress with something complicated that was 'just a breeze to throw together'. It's that thing that you generally eat standing up at the counter, or wearing an ex's t-shirt in front of the TV, or even curled up in bed with the cat. Some hectic nights we resort to fried eggs on toast and I've been known to have cereal with frozen … [Read more...]
Fire roasted tomato sauce
So I like pasta shaped like stuff other than pasta – no, not THAT kind, get your head out of the gutter! This kind: Pasta shaped like Swedish elk heads – could you resist?? They also tend to look like angels or crabs depending on the angle and current mindset of the observer. Even better they are wholemeal and organic….you’d never guess they are from Ikea…huh? Really, hence the nationality of the elk. But more to the point...they quickly made friends with a bag of organic plum … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Hummus
I eat about 5 times a day. And regularly carry nuts and apples in my bag when I go out for the day [yep, I’m a bit like a 4 year old but at least I can pack my own snacks]. So I am constantly on the hunt for healthy in-between meal type things that aren't always carb based. Hummus from the store tends to have all kinds of crap in it and some pretty odd tastes depending what brands you get, yet it is SOOO easy to make yourself. This has bit of a twist on the traditional stuff but it … [Read more...]
Sprinkles!
Coloured-sugar-bits, gotta love that. Tried out two different recipes to make homemade sprinkles - the first of which I saw here, the second being a bit more of a royal icing...The first batch [on the right] I kept very thick, and it was firm enough to set, but ended up settling as little bubble shaped dots ...does anyone out there remember the candy from the 80's that had bright dots on strips of paper, you know, the ones that never quite came off the backing the way they were supposed to … [Read more...]
Late night snack
So even without a drink between the two of us, after a night out for a mate's 30th, all we wanted was pizza [do you see a recurring theme yet...no, just wait, it will happen again soon I'm sure]. 2 issues with that - 1: not allowed real pizza [white flour and cows cheese amongst other things] - and more importantly 2: you try getting decent pizza in Sydney after 11pm. I love a good quick slap-up - even if it meant making polite conversation with the slightly creepy late night register guy at … [Read more...]
Ribbon Salad with Port Vinaigrette
As promised, this is the accompaniment to the White Fish Burgers posted yesterday. There is just something fun about vegetables in the shape of ribbons, don't you agree? They look complicated and fancy but are in fact easier than chopping everything up, especially if you have a thick peeler. Woohoo, par-tee [bit excited about veggies aren't I...] The Port Vinaigrette a really nice, slightly different dressing...if I do say so myself - it makes way more than you need for the … [Read more...]
