Basa fillets with tomato olive sauce [baked not fried]
Do you sometimes buy random ingredients because they look lovely and fresh and you feel like a change, while you’re out grocery shopping? No planning, no forethought, no shopping list full of ingredients, maybe not even a recipe? That’s what…
Thai brussels sprouts
If you told me when I was a kid that when I’m older, I’ll be eating brussels sprouts with joy and by the bowl-ful, I would have laughed and laughed. During my childhood, my only exposure to brussels sprouts was…
Zucchini tart
If you’ve been following me for a while, you may know I am a huge (though not always willing) fan of zucchini. We grow it by the ton here during Australian summer and, since it is now a zucchini season…
The best homemade supreme pizza
I honestly don’t know anyone who doesn’t love homemade pizza – as far as I’m concerned, it’s always a fabulous idea. Kids love it, adults love it, and it’s a great portable food for picnics and movie nights. It’s super…
Stuffed portobello mushrooms
The other day I was at the grocery store, doing our weekly shop. I was looking around the produce section, keeping my proper distance from the rest of humanity, when my gaze landed on these beauties. Sometimes (all too often)…
Easy meatball noodle soup
My daughter loves meatballs. She enjoys many different foods but always comes back to meatballs. There’s something about those round balls of goodness which she loves. Over time, we have tried a number of different meatball variations to satisfy her…
Easy roasted tomato pasta sauce [refined sugar, dairy, egg, gluten and nut free]
For a moment there, I thought we were finally out of the zucchini (courgette) season (though I was wrong about that) and then, to make matters even more interesting, the crop of cherry tomatoes arrived. And when I say it…
Cashew and tomato pesto or dip
If you could make one thing and use it two ways, wouldn’t that be fabulous? Sure would! Enter my cashew tomato pesto or dip. Use it as a dip or on pasta (duh) and enjoy the time you’ve saved making…
Homemade baked beans
Sometimes all you want to eat is beans on toast. Some days you’re running behind schedule, your energy level is in the red, there’s some work emergency that needs sorting, or everyone just has to be fed right away that…
Zucchini and corn fritters [oven-baked, not fried]
When life gives you a giant zucchini, you count your blessings and make some zucchini and corn fritters! Am I right or am I right? I’m right, of course. Even my son and his cute little pudgy finger agree. This…
