I make this soup often. I make it when it’s freezing cold or when we’ve got friends or family staying for the weekend. It’s delicious, easy to make, freezes well and is really filling. It’s also Cork Daddy’s favourite. A good reason if ever there was one. If you make this minestrone, please leave your […]
How about a delicious warm salad for a healthy meat free Monday night meal? This cous cous salad is filling and delicious. Meat free Monday for me is really about playing around with ingredients and flavours. We’re constantly told to ditch the red meat for more veggies, (now please don’t get me wrong – I […]
Everyone should know how to make a killer omelette. Once you get the basics right, you can add absolutely anything you want, think bacon, feta, capsicum, parmesan cheese, chilli flakes, asparagus, smoked salmon or spinach. An omelette will take you from breakfast to brunch to lunch to dinner and can be made to feed an […]
When my sister Elles lived in Sydney, she used to always have Chinese containers full of leftover risotto in her freezer. Whenever I’d head to the big smoke to go out for a night on the town, Jez and Elle would kindly let me crash at theirs. Oh how good was a steaming hot serve […]
I used to be addicted to the Mediterranean pasta they sold at Sydney Uni in the students food court. A little Chinese container full of pasta, loaded up with olives and feta really used to do it for me between tutes (If I ever stayed around for the afternoon classes that is). I then went […]
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt since compiling my recipe collection, it is to never assume that someone knows how to cook something. We all get used to making things we know so well and can do with our eyes closed. But that doesn’t mean that someone else is the same. Hands up out there […]
The long weekend is drawing to an end, an overindulgent weekend filled with chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, not to mention the booze! Daylight savings have just finished for another year, it’s 6pm and we’re all exhausted. A bowl of steaming humble soup is just what we need to settle back in to home after […]
Who’s up for a little fritter trivia? The word fritter come from the Latin word, frictura, which means ‘to fry’. dictionary.com defines the word, that to ‘fritter’; is to waste time, money, or energy. Well they got it right there. Yes, a fritter is only a fritter if you fry it in oil. But, no – […]
A veggie dish so good, the Wiggles made a song about it. I made mashed potato this afternoon ready for dinner and Miss Charlotte pipes up; “Thanks for making mashed potato Mummy!” with the same excitement as if I had just offered her a rainbow ice-cream covered in sprinkles with a chocolate egg on top! “Can […]
Lasagna on the menu tonight but there’s no mince in the trolley. Three words. Meat free Monday. So it’s pumpkin, silverbeet and ricotta instead. A match made in heaven. Please do not underestimate this lasagna due to the absence of meat. This dish has more flavour in one bite than a whole plate of my […]
KALE. You either love it, or hate it. A popular food movement over the past few years, I’ve actually seen t-shirts that sport “I Heart Kale” on them. I posed the question around the dinner table on Friday night; “have you cooked with kale before?” The answers were definitely skewed more towards NO. “I don’t […]
Meat free Monday. Cork Daddy’s favourite day of the week. A good idea as it forces you to up the veggie intake; is good on the ol’ wallet and I like coming up with new ideas using ingredients that don’t get as much of a run as they usually do, or should. Introducing the lovely […]
This easy side salad works well as an accompaniment to any Asian meal that already packs a punch. It is bright, fresh and light and takes minutes to make. I like arranging the noodles in to individual ‘nests’ for something a little different.
soupe de pois et de laitue | translation : pea + lettuce soup For as long as I can remember, mum has cooked this. And for as long as my mum can remember, her mum has cooked this. As a kid, I didn’t like the idea of green soup, nor the look of it. But […]
The key to a tomato tart – good tomatoes! These came from my sister in laws garden (thanks Lou) and instantly I started rummaging through the pantry and fridge to see what I could do with them. Although, tomatoes this good need nothing more than a bit of butter on a Sao biscuit, this recipe […]
Monday’s, we cook! After our big weekend away, I haven’t been grocery shopping so we’re cooking muffins today to use up the leftover bits and pieces that we have in the fridge and fruit bowl. I often make muffins with my girls as they are so easy to make that they can really get stuck […]
I feel the same way about brown rice as I do at the start of each new season. “What on earth did I used to wear last winter?” as I search for something to wear in the beginning of the colder months. What on earth did I used to eat before discovering individual, microwavable brown […]
If I was to give you my top 5 all time food to share with family and friends – this would have to be up there. Never have I met anyone that doesn’t completely fall head over heels in love with this dip! This absolutely moreish, garlicy, cheesy goodness was introduced to me by Soph’s […]
