Sweet Saffron Spice

I visited my local library recently and found the Donna Hay Life In Balance recipe book and decided to borrow it so I could read this more fully at home.  There are some really good healthy recipes for all areas of cooking and I decided […]

When I cleaned out my freezer I came across a shoulder of lamb and decided I had better try to use it. It is not one of my husbands favourite cuts of meat and I thought I had better find something different to serve it […]

  Since my grandson has decided to eat vegetarian it is sometimes hard to find food that looks similar to what others eat. These vegetarian sausage rolls not only look similar to those that we know but they taste really good. In fact at a […]

I can remember a long time ago when the children were young cooking a squash which resembled spaghetti. It was something I really enjoyed and so did the rest of the family. At a fruit and veg shop I recently visited they had quite a […]

Whilst sorting through some of my recipes that I have collected over time I found this vegetarian lasagne which I thought looked wonderful. My husband is not a huge vegetarian fan, but I decided to make it just the same.        I wanted […]

This is my version of this popular dish using chicken. It is so quick and easy to prepare but really delicious. It can be used as an entree or main meal. We usually make it for dinner and it is one of my grandsons’s favourite […]

We were invited to my son’s house to celebrate The Melbourne Cup last Tuesday 5th November. Fortunately the weather was just perfect, clear blue sky and lovely sunshine all day with the temperature reaching about 25ºC. All guests contributed to the festivities by bringing along […]

I am not sure about your family, but in our house everyone prefers the dark meat on a chicken rather than the white breast. Although the breast meat is good for leftovers and sandwiches, so is the dark meat and we believe has far more […]

When we were involved in cooking food for our café, one of the very popular items on the menu was a chicken and leek pie.  My grandson really loved these pies, and the other day asked if I could please make some for dinner.   […]