Recipes

Butter Cake

By luisa / August 14, 2018

Butter Cake   Recipe Type: Baking Author: Luisa Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 20 mins Serves: 8 Basic cake recipe for birthdays and dessert Ingredients 250g butter, softened 3/4 cup caster sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour 2/3 cup milk Instructions Preheat […]

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Bolognaise

By luisa / August 14, 2018

Bolognaise Recipe Type: Lunch or Dinner Cuisine: Italian Author: Luisa Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 45 mins Serves: 4-6 Easy and delicious bolognaise great for sauce on its own or lasagne Ingredients 500g grass fed beef mince (if it is in the budget) 1 red onion […]

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Salted Caramel Sauce

By luisa / July 11, 2018

Sweet buttery caramel with a touch of saltiness. It’s one of those flavour combinations that take you by surprise. Sweet and salty together? I was a skeptic but when the balance is created well it really is divine. There are a couple of keys to success when making salted caramel sauce: 1. A deep heavy […]

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Pastry Tips and Tricks

By luisa / October 14, 2015

Does the idea of making your own pastry send chills down your spine? Maybe it’s not that dramatic but may still give you the hmm…could they tell if I just bought it kind of vibes? Fear not, I have my favourite tips and tricks for simple pastry recipes that will have you baking gorgeous creations like […]

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Got your cooking L-plates? Now check out my top utensils for success in the kitchen

By luisa / February 12, 2015

When moving out of home for the first time or even just working out whether to update you current kitchen kit, the assortment of gadgets and do dads on the market can leave you feeling overwhelmed and scared of the monetary commitment to cooking. Fear not though, cooking delicious and interesting food doesn’t require a […]

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We all scream for ice-cream

By luisa / January 27, 2015

Summer days are meant for ice-cream. Cool taste sensations and flavours that delight the tongue, what could be more exciting? Sometimes though, store bought ice-cream can reveal a whole lot of interesting additives, flavours, extenders (water, vegetable shortening, wheat starch) which I prefer to leave on the shelves, not in my stomach. So how you […]

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Cooking for a fussy crowd – dinner made easy

By luisa / October 1, 2014

Cooking for a crowd can be a little overwhelming when you need to consider different dietary needs, possible allergies and personal preferences. It’s enough to make anyone just order takeaway and not bother! Seriously though. how do you cook for friends, your family and everyone in between and ensure that all tastes can be met? […]

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The cheek of it all! – Morrocan style beef cheeks

By luisa / September 15, 2014

The saying goes ask and you shall receive. My sister in law asked for beef cheeks and she received them – slow cooked with Moroccan style spices until fork tender and served with a side of roast cauliflower and chickpea salad. Clearly she knew who to ask! B;D Braised meats are a delicious and simple […]

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Shepard’s Pie the chef way

By luisa / August 6, 2014

Sous vide. Two simple words that either have you drooling at the thought of luscious proteins or have you going sous what?? Sous vide cooking for clarification is: sous vide suː ˈviːd/ adjective & adverb   1. involving or denoting a method of preserving food by partial cooking followed by vacuum-sealing and chilling. “a convection […]

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8 Easy hints and tips for dinner party success – the food!

By luisa / July 29, 2014

Following up from my last blog of tips and tricks for dinner party success comes the most important part. The food! More often than not this is the part that brings the most stress to the host’s planning. What to cook. How will it look. Will there be enough. Will everyone like it. Or will […]

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