December is just around the corner and with that, Christmas! In Australia, that usually means a Christmas Lunch full of delicious and fresh food, including some delicious seafood and mouthwatering salads. Where I live, it’s usually 40°c and no one is in any hurry to be lining up for a steaming plate of boiling hot …
Vegetarian
Quick and Easy Spaghetti with a Chunky Marinara Sauce
This quick & easy spaghetti with chunky marinara is the perfect vegetarian meal or family dinner recipe. Now, I love pasta. It’s my ultimate comfort food and one of my favourite lunches. The only problem is that a lot of pasta sauce recipes you find take ages to cook, and usually when I want pasta, …
Halloween Chocolate Eyeball Buttons – A Spooky Treat With Only Three Ingredients
Halloween is the spookiest time of the year! With monsters, ghouls and ghosts running amuck and the promise of sweet treats that send you on a sugar high, this really is the time to get into the Halloween spirit! And what better way to get into the spirit than making some delicious, spooky treats? So …
Fresh & Easy Pico de Gallo Nachos
Nachos are my definite go-to snack for times when I’m stuck for inspiration. I always seem to have just enough ingredients to whip up some variation, whether it’s a fully loaded serve that’s big enough to share, or a simple fuss-free serve for two, like this one with homemade Pico de Gallo that I’m sharing …
Mixed Berry Cheesecake Slice
Mixed berry is probably my favourite cheesecake flavour. I love fruity, tangy desserts a lot more than rich chocolatey ones, something that my dad thoroughly disagrees with. I sort of feel that you’re either a chocolate dessert person or a fruity dessert person. If you are a fruity kind of person, then I got you …
Sour Cream & Chives Twice Baked Potatoes
Do you ever get strong food cravings? Like the kind of cravings that make your mouth water just thinking about it. Yeah, I do. A few weeks ago I had one of those cravings. I had an extremely strong craving for potatoes. And not just any old potatoes, I didn’t want mash or anything. What I …
Easy Shakshuka – Middle Eastern Eggs in a Tomato Sauce
Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern and North African dish that is usually served for breakfast. It’s a simple and nutritious dish made from simmering tomatoes along with onion, garlic, spices and poached eggs. For me, it’s an extremely comforting dish that warms the soul and tastes amazing. The first time I ordered Shakshuka, I was …