Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you were to peek into our weekly fruit and vegetable box from my Organic Co-op lately, it would seem that beetroots were in season! Which is just as well because as a Thermomix consultant, the famous beetroot salad is on most of my demonstration menus. But even with my Thermomix…
Silverbeet and Potato Torte
I’ve mentioned before how handy it is to have silverbeet growing in the garden. It has such a long season, it’s easy to grow and is so versatile, particularly with a Thermomix to chop it up finely and hide in all manner of dishes. I seem to love it most at those times when I think I have nothing in the…
Healthy Chocolate Muesli Bars – Nut free, Dairy Free, Wheat Free
Healthy lunchbox snacks are always in high demand around this neck of the woods. This recipe is from the lovely Paula of Mixing it up in Hong Kong and when I saw the list of ingredients, I knew I had to try it. Mixing it up in Hong Kong is one of the Thermomix blogs…
One :: One :: One – Basic thermomix pancake recipe
1 cup self raising flour :: 1 cup of milk :: 1 egg Here is our basic pancake recipe. I say ‘our’ because my daughters have been making the pancakes in this house since they were six. This recipe is super easy to remember. It is simply one::one::one and the variations go from there. Simply throw…
Pink Layered Birthday Cake
Last month my eldest, Ella, celebrated her 12th birthday. 12!!! How did tht happen! Me, the mother of a 12 year old. I could write a whole blog post of it’s own about this topic… and that gorgeous girl. But this is a cooking blog, so I’ll keep it food related. Originally, a Croquembouche was on the…
Basic Cake Recipe – Dairy Free
This is our basic cake recipe. My youngest child, Eddie, is dairy intolerant so of course it’s a dairy free recipe. I adapt it in many ways. It’s an easy one to memorise and even easier to make. I think its even easier than the Easy Chocolate Cake in the Everyday Cookbook as the melted butter is substituted…
Winner, winner :: Chicken dinner
This was a huge winner at our dinner table last night. Inspired by the Chinese-Style Stir-Fry and and Asian-Style Fish Fillets in the Everyday Cookbook. With the simple flavours of garlic and ginger, this is a super tasty dish. What’s more, its a nice, easy recipe that requires about ten minutes in the kitchen and then sixteen…
Thermomix Steaming 101 – Using your Varoma
Varoma is a Thermomix word and it is a combination of ‘vapour’ and ‘aroma’. Varoma temperatures refers to the temperature selection on the Thermomix and Varoma dish, refers to the large dish that you use for the steaming function. The Varoma attachment of the Thermomix is a great tool to have. Aside from all of the…
Winter Salad
As the weather gets cooler we are really starting to see the difference in the prices of fresh produce. As it is no longer the season for tomatoes or cucumbers the price of these have skyrocketed, understandably so! What I am enjoying now is the price of avocados, beetroot and carrots. Our own vegetable garden is starting to slow down…
The Best Curry Powder Ever
One of the great things about being a consultant is all the tips and recipes I learn from my customers. Sure, I am meant to be teaching them, and I do. But going into that many kitchens and dealing with customers from all sorts of backgrounds it’s great to see the myriad of cooking styles…