Layers of potato and onion cooked in butter and stock. A delicious side dish for meat, fish, or vegetarian dishes. To make the dish more substantial, add some grated cheese, sprinkled over the top just before you bake it. The chilli flakes are optional.
Tired of everyone wanting something different for dinner? Well, here’s your answer.
Heat up some taco shells and refried beans, set out your favourite topping ingredients and let everyone build their own tacos.
For non-vegetarians
Shell, devein and grill around 200g of prawns per person.
Cooking smarter tips
Save prep and cleanup time by purchasing 150g shelled and deveined prawn meat for each non-vegetarian, instead of cleaning the prawns yourself.
Slow cooker herbed potatoes
These delicious slow cooker herbed potatoes are addictive. They’re an easy side dish, healthier than roast potatoes, with less mess and a much faster cleanup.
Only 10 minutes prep, then you don’t need to touch them until they’re ready to serve.
And there’s a bonus – the oil and herbs left in the slow cooker make a delicious piping hot herby, peppery pouring jus. Read more →
My favourite comfort food!
My slow cooker potato soup has a smooth, creamy texture and is vegetarian-friendly. It only takes 15 minutes to prepare, then simmers away in a slow cooker until you’re ready to serve it.
For non-vegetarians
Turn it into a prawn (shrimp) chowder simply by adding shelled and deveined fresh prawns 30 mins before it finishes cooking. Read more →
Crock pot lasanga
This is a truly creamy, cheesy lasagna. Prepare in 10 mins, assemble in your crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours.
Minestrone soup
A beautiful minestrone soup, warming, nutritious and filling.
Based on vegetable stock, with onion, zucchini, beans, celery, tomatoes, carrot, spinach, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, thyme and pasta, my minestrone soup packs a powerful nutritious punch as well as being vegetarian, easy to make and delicious. Read more →
These seasoned potato wedges with rosemary are very, very good. And very, very healthy when compared to french fries or deep fried chips.
Delicious, easy, oven-roasted and on the table in 30 minutes. Make them your own by adding your choice of herbs and seasoning – chili flakes, paprika, oregano and tarragon all work well (individually). Read more →
Broccoli and cheese quiche
Use a frozen flan case and cut prep time down to 10 minutes. Serve with a salad and garlic bread for an easy after-work dinner. Read more →
Avocado toast with brie and mustard
Thickly spread avocado on your choice of toasted bread,topped with brie and mustard and broiled to perfection. Gourmet, fast and real food that’s good for you.
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Simple, comforting and healthy, my red lentil soup is nutritious and vegetarian-friendly. The addition of mild curry powder gives it a flavour boost without being overpowering. Eat now, make ahead for work lunches or freeze for later. Read more →