a dash of flavour

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Ham and Zucchini Carbonara

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Back into the swing of menu planning this week as I am back on my weight loss journey now that the silly season is officially over with the ...
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Hokkien Mee with Beef

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You have probably all gathered by now that we really enjoy stir fry style meals. I guess I love the fact that they can be made crammed with ...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Spiced Beans with Eggs

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Today I really wanted something totally different for breakfast and considering the time was approaching brunch, I knew I needed to eat som...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Chicken, Sweet Potato and Spinach Lasagne

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Firstly Happy New Year to you all - I hope yours was enjoyable, safe and celebrated just the way you planned. For us it was a quiet night at...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Grilled Chicken with Salsa Verde

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I love barbecued chicken! No I am not talking about charcoal chicken from a shop I love chicken cooked on the barbecue plate. It takes on su...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Chilli Beef and Spinach Stir Fry

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Yes I am still here and I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Thank you all for being patient with me and my apparant lack of ne...
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Friday, November 26, 2010

Veal Steaks with Lemon and Caper Gremolata and Sweet Potato Salad

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We hadn't had veal for a long time so I was looking forward to last night's dinner. In fact I was praying that I got home from work ...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Chicken Saagwala and Steamed Rice

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A quick dinner for us tonight but something tasty was required. I normally only like a curry if it's slow cooked or made in a traditiona...
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce

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It was a beautiful day here in Melbourne today and of course we had a bbq for dinner.. not that we ever need an excuse to fire up the weber ...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Lamb and Rosemary Parcels

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Still experimenting with the new ProPoints values and converting recipes is keeping me quite occupied but I must say loving the whole concep...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Panaeng Chicken Curry and our 300th Post!!

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Firstly I have to apologize for my obvious slack effort at posting of late... we have been cooking and I have been travelling a lot with wor...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Chicken Aleisha

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I love trying to recreate restaurant meals at home especially the ones I have really enjoyed and this meal was no exception. Infact I was qu...
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Chicken and Spring Vegetable Pasta

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There was no real recipe behind last night's pasta, just using things up in the fridge and to my delight everyone loved it. The kids wan...
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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Moroccan Couscous Salad

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We had barbecued marinated half chickens last night for dinner and I wanted something different to serve as a side along with a garden sala...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

"Cheats" Satay Sauce

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To be honest the first time I made this version of satay sauce I was very sceptical. Why? Because satay sauce is a favourite in our house wh...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Pork and Sweet Potato Casserole

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Two things about this recipe I loved.... sweet potatoes and the use of the slow cooker. Not to mention this recipe fit perfectly into the cr...
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Prawn and Herb Rice Paper Rolls

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These are something that we love and have made them a lot over the years. Not only are they full of flavour but although being a little fidd...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Bake Lemon Chicken Cutlets with Proscuitto and Fresh Herbs

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This simply yet tasty dish was enjoyed by one and all last night. Very easy to prepare, this one pot wonder is perfect not only for a busy w...
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Pesto Linguine with Chicken and Zucchini

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Tonight is a busy night for the house... Dennis and Pam arrive to visit tomorrow so with having weigh in as well as a mountain of cleaning t...
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Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Soup

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Now before you are turned off by the photo I need to reassure you that this soup is really nice. If you are a lover of mushrooms and spinach...
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Jo
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I am a mother to 2 beautiful children, wife to a wonderful man, who I love dearly and consider my best friend. Our life has been blessed with two children, Oliver and Alexandria. One born in Melbourne and the other in Sydney but they keep us on our toes and we adore them. Both hubby and I work full time, enjoy the challenges and joys of being parents, cooking is not only a necessity but a hobby for us both especially experimenting with new flavours and entertaining. Our life is hectic - we are always busy doing something either just us or with friends BUT that is the way we like it!!
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