10 Tips for Enjoying Winter Seafood
Everyone thinks that Seafood is purely a summer delight, but they would be wrong, it can and should be enjoyed all year around. Here are the 10 top tips for enjoying winter seafood : When you want to marinate seafood, 30 minutes is plenty, and longer and acidic ingredients such as lemon juice can start […]
Beef And Potato Skewers With Steak Sauce
This classic interpretation of barbecued steak and potatoes, is a large hunk of beef and a baked potato topped with sour cream, which can pack about 5000kj, which is a very steep price to pay for a meal that is a staple for many people. This interpretation retains all the best elements of a barbecued […]
5 Simple Tips for Cooking Better Tasting Pasta
Pasta is a easy dish to make, but most people get it wrong, its either over cooked, not cooked enough. You might of heard the old wifes tail about throwing cooked Spaghetti at the wall if it sticks its cooked if it doesn’t its under cooked. We wanted to give you 5 tops tips for […]
Seafood Cooking
Quick Crispy Salmon Spring Bowl
Ingredients 1/1/2 cups finely shredded red cabbage 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups frozen edamame 100g sugar snap peas, trimmed 100 g snow peas, trimmed, valved 1 tablespoon peanut oil 2 x Fresh Salmon Skin on portions (approx. 460g) cut into 2cm pieces 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 2 tablespoons honey 450g […]
Fettuccine Marinara
Serves 4 Ingredients 500g marinara mix 1 teaspoon crushed garlic ½ cup sliced shallots or chopped onions ½ cup white wine ¾ cup light evaporated milk 410g can crushed tomatoes 2 heaped tablespoons cornflour 300g dry fettuccine pasta Salt and pepper to taste. Method Sauté the garlic in a non-stick pan that has been well […]
Salmon with Teriyaki & Ginger sauce
Serves 2 Ingredients 400 g Salmon Teriyaki & Ginger Bag N Bake sauce 1 cup jasmine rice 300g fresh green beans 100g spring onions, cleaned and sliced Method 1. Cook the salmon with the sauce in the BAG N Bake bag for 18-22 mins on 170o, remembering to pierce the film of the bag with […]
Dinner Time
Chicken in a Hurry
Serves 4 Ingredients 1 BBQ chicken 1 pkt cream of chicken soup 1 ½ cups skim milk 1/cup stock water (optional) 500g mixed frozen vegetables 1 diced onion Method ½ tsp basil Remove the skin from the chicken and discard. Remove the meat from the bones. In a large saucepan cover the vegetables and onion […]
Mango Chicken
Serves 4-6 Ingredients 700g raw chicken breasts or filets, cut into strips (n0 skin) 250mls Evaporated milk 500mls mango nectar 2 tablespoons cornflour 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 onion, diced 425g fresh or canned mango 1 teaspoon curry powder 2 teaspoons chicken stock powder 1 teaspoon coconut essence 1 teaspoon crushed garlic Method Sauté the […]
Beef Stir Fry
Serves 4 Ingredients 450g lean beef strips 1 teaspoon crushed garlic 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons white wine ¾ cup water 1 teaspoon beef stock powder 1 tablespoon cornflour 1 dessertspoon sugar 1 cup each of snow peas, sliced mushrooms, sliced red capsicum, small broccoli […]
Best Recipes
Paleo Brownies
I like some of the Paleo recipes we’ve tried recently. Honestly I don’t think I good ever be a 100 % Paleo lifestyle devotee, but some of the cheeky deserts they do work for me. Here is an amazing recipe for Paleo Brownies. Paleo Brownies Ingredients • 1/3 cup butter or clarified butter • ½ […]
Garden Fresh Salad
Ingredients ½ Iceberg lettuce, washed and torn 10 small spinach leaves, washed and torn ½ romaine lettuce, washed and torn ½ cup snow pea sprouts 1 cup watercress ½ cup fresh dill 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tablespoons fresh coriander Juice of ½ lime 2 tablespoons parsley Method Combine all […]
Spinach salad with Sesame Seeds
A very tasty and easy to make Spinach salad with Sesame Seeds recipe. Works great as a side dish or a snack as well. Spinach Salad with Sesame Seeds Ingredients 1 bunch small leaf spinach 3 tablespoons sesame seeds 2 tablespoons cold pressed virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon reduced salt soy […]
Lunch Time
Zucchini Slice
Serves 6 Ingredients 350g zucchini, grated ¾ cup flour 250g mixed vegetables, eg: capsicum, celery, diced carrot 1 ½ cups grated reduced-fat cheese ½ cup frozen peas ½ cup frozen corn niblets 2 eggs 3 egg whites 1 onion, diced 1 cup diced ham Salt and pepper to taste. Method Preheat oven to 180degrees. In […]
Japanese Tuna and Rice Salad
Japanese food is amazing, they can do so much with flavors, try this Japanese Tuna and Rice Salad. Ingredients ½ cup cooked brown rice 1x95g can tuna in spring water, drained ½ Lebanese cucumber, sliced ½ cup endamame beans 2 radishes, thinly sliced a few rocket leaves 1 green shallot, thinly sliced. Salad Dressing 1 […]
Chicken Pasta Salad
This is a nice, simple and healthy lunch time meal, try this Chicken Pasta Salad. Ingredients 1/2 cup cooked wholemeal pasta 100g cooked shredded chicken 20g baby rocket leaves 2 chopped Roma tomatoes 20g sliced Kalamata olives 1 tblsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp olive oil Method Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and enjoy. […]
Healthy Living Tips
How to Diet To Lose Weight in a Week
Is There Really a Way to Diet to Lose Weight in a Week? We all have occasions in our lives where we need to lighten up in a hurry. Special events like weddings, birthdays, a holiday trip, or trying to fit into a new outfit have been behind many attempts to shed a couple pounds […]
What to Eat When Losing Weight
Whether you’ve been losing weight or are just beginning your weight loss journey it will serve you greatly to become familiar with what to eat when losing weight. The foods you should be eating on a regular basis to maintain and further facilitate your weight loss should be both healthy and enjoyable. What to Eat […]
Simple Fat Loss Tips That Work
Most people don’t know that the fat stored in our body is stored energy, so to successfully lose that excess fat,you really have to combine exercise with a healthy diet. There are so many fat loss tips that may be followed to get the results you want. We wanted to look at the 5 most simple […]
Great Cooking tips
3 Key Chinese Food Staples
Here are 3 key Chinese food staples, its a very healthy food option. Chinese five spice is a mix of star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel and Szechuan pepper.. you can find it in the spice aisle at your local supermarket Soy sauce is made form Fermented soy beans. Light soy sauce is saltier than dark. […]
How to Peel, Pit, and Dice an Avocado
Avocados, are the newest fad for diets. Anyone that is serious about their food, would of struggled to peel, pit and dice an Avocado. So here’s the best way we’ve found to Peel, Pit and Dice and Avocado : There are at least two ways to peel, seed, and dice an avocado. Use the first […]
Get to Know Your Lamb Cuts
Lamb is a very popular and versatile meat to work with. But a lot of people get a bit confused when it comes to what cut of lamb is which. So we really wanted to try to help that, here is a break down of lamb cuts : Lamb is commonly divided into five sections […]
Recent Cooking
Paleo Brownies
I like some of the Paleo recipes we’ve tried recently. Honestly I don’t think I good ever be a 100 % Paleo lifestyle devotee, but some of the cheeky deserts they do work for me. Here is an amazing recipe for Paleo Brownies. Paleo Brownies Ingredients • 1/3 cup butter or clarified butter • ½ […]
Buying Your First Paleo Cookbook
By now you should know what a Paleo Diet is. If you don’t you can read this CLICK HERE. If you are serious about the Paleo lifestyle, you are going to want to buy a couple of Paleo cook books. We wanted to share what we found when we bought our first Paleo Cookbook. Buying your […]
Spiced Cauliflower ‘Couscous’
Belonging to the same family as cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli, there are many ways to enjoy this versatile vegetable. Its a great side dish and is very easy to eat when losing weight. Spiced Cauliflower ‘Couscous’ Prep – 10 minutes Cook – 5 minutes + cooking Serves – 6 as a side Ingredients 1 […]
How to Diet To Lose Weight in a Week
Is There Really a Way to Diet to Lose Weight in a Week? We all have occasions in our lives where we need to lighten up in a hurry. Special events like weddings, birthdays, a holiday trip, or trying to fit into a new outfit have been behind many attempts to shed a couple pounds […]
What to Eat When Losing Weight
Whether you’ve been losing weight or are just beginning your weight loss journey it will serve you greatly to become familiar with what to eat when losing weight. The foods you should be eating on a regular basis to maintain and further facilitate your weight loss should be both healthy and enjoyable. What to Eat […]
Simple Fat Loss Tips That Work
Most people don’t know that the fat stored in our body is stored energy, so to successfully lose that excess fat,you really have to combine exercise with a healthy diet. There are so many fat loss tips that may be followed to get the results you want. We wanted to look at the 5 most simple […]
