September - 2017

FETA STUFFED MEATBALLS

This is one of those recipes that can be used for several occasions whether it be for a family dinner or cooked as finger food for a party or best of all packed into lunch boxes for work or school. My family love a good meatball so I always have these ready in the freezer for those busy week nights. They are light and fluffy because they are packed with fresh tomatoes, onion and parsley. The idea to add the feta ‘surprise’ was picked up in Greece when my husband ordered a be

VEGAN GREEN PEA SOUP

Many of you commented on the Vegan Green Pea Soup I posted a few weeks ago and I totally understood why so many of you wanted the recipe. Green Split Peas are delicious! I remember the first time I tried them, I was at my sister in laws house and I freaked out how delicious and creamy they were. It was so good that I went for a second bowl. Ever since then this ingredient is always in my pantry. What I love most about this particular recipe is that it is a useful way to use u

BROCCOLI AND TOMATO BITES

These Broccoli Bites are delicious and perfect to serve as finger food to your guests. We personally found them even more tasty the next day when I had packed the leftovers into everyones lunchboxes! Simple, healthy and fun to make, these are a crowd pleaser. 400g broccoli florets 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced into small pieces Vegan egg substitute OR 3 eggs whisked 150g vegan cheese, grated OR Tasty Cheese, grated 1/2 cup quinoa flakes 1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopp

OSSO BUCCO STEW WITH PEAS

I have never lived in a truly cold place where it snows in winter. I had written once on instagram that I was freezing and a Canadian asked me what was the average temperature in Sydney during the winter. When I replied that it was 16 degrees celsius, I realised how silly I must have sounded! Australia for the most part is pretty warm and during the day, the coldest it gets is around 10C, but if you know Sydney people, we are known for being weather wingers! LOL So how do we

CAULIFLOWER STEAKS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Were you one of those kids that went up to the local charcoal chicken shop after school and grabbed a bag of hot chips with gravy? Well, was I jealous of you! My parents picked me up every day after school whilst my friends would walk up to Five Dock shops (a suburb in Sydney) and buy hot chips and gravy! I’d sometimes see their fingertips slightly red the next day because they would grab a chip with piping hot gravy on it before it had time to cool down, causing it to burn t