I’ve been meaning to re write this recipe for my “Best butter sponge cake” for six years now. Eek. What’s that saying? Good things come to those who wait. It’s a recipe that was given to me by my grandma Mim years ago, who in turn was given it to her by her good friend […]
Gosh I love baking. I feel like a bit of a fraud though as I don’t actually have much of a sweet tooth myself – I’ll always go for a cheese plate over a decadent and rich dessert. Thankfully there are many in this household that do though. Have a sweet tooth, that is. And […]
If you’re looking for something easy to make with the kids – and by easy, I mean, easy. Then you’ve come to the right place. Try these tasty “two ingredient” protein crisp chocolate crackles. A great little after school treat and made simply by melting some chocolate in the microwave before mixing through some protein […]
I got this recipe from the side of my Weet-bix collectors tin years and years ago. An oldie but a goodie, this is a must have recipe for anybody with little people in their life. Made simply by combining some dry ingredients with some melted butter, sugar and golden syrup and then pressed into a […]
Charlotte took one bite of this slice tonight and shrieked “Mum! You have to put this recipe on your blog. It’s soooo good”. This reminded me of why I started Lo’s Kitchen all those years ago as a way of collating all of our families favourite recipes that my mum, grandma’s, sisters and aunties have […]
Made in minutes, this stir fry is everything I love in a dish. It’s spicy, salty, sour and just a little bit sweet. If you’re a newbie to cooking (and eating) tofu at home, then this recipe is for you. All you have to do is throw a wok on the stove to get nice […]
Don’t buy hummus. Make it instead. Here you’ll find a wonderfully simple yet delicious recipe for my homemade sweet potato hummus. Made by simply blitzing up some roasted sweet potato and a tin of chickpeas, it not only tastes a lot better than the store bought variety, it’s more economical, is impressive for your guests […]
I thought up of this salad while writing the recipe for my parsnip, pepita and parmesan side dish. Here I was banging on about my love of alliteration. At the same time I was adding curry powder to some yoghurt to make the base for a coleslaw dressing for my lunch – seeing as though […]
Parsnip. What does one do with a parsnip? Bar throwing them into a beef stew, the only way I know how to cook parsnip is to roast in the oven. I created this dish partly due to the fact that I have a thing for alliteration – the “parsnip, pepitas + parmesan” seemed to roll […]
Eating salad doesn’t have to be boring. It shouldn’t be hard to make. You don’t need to overcomplicate things. Take this humble roasted Brussel sprout number made with a tin of brown lentils, a scattering of walnuts and dried cranberries and some freshly chopped kale. Toss it all together with a bit of spiced tahini […]
I always have carrots in the fridge. In fact I always have all of the ingredients for this carrot cake loaf in the pantry and fridge. That’s why I love it. You can whip this up in minutes and apart from needing a grater, you don’t need any fancy mixing equipment here as it’s all […]
Toothpick meatballs. Why are they called that? Because they’re best eaten with a toothpick. Simple as that. This isn’t very complicated stuff here. Simply throw everything together into a bowl, get in there with your hands and roll out into small balls before frying them in a bit of olive oil. Succulent and juicy, they […]
If you wait for everything to be perfect before you start, you’ll never start. So get starting. That’s the motto I’m rolling with on this Saturday evening. Trying to bring some “can do” energy in my quest to upload my huge backlog of recipes to the blog. Take this cheat’s tiramisu for example. I made […]
These are seriously easy to make. Take some roast veggies, whack in a bit of cheese and some pesto, don’t worry about how messy your pastry work is and throw in the oven. Crunchy and golden filo pastry on the outside with an incredibly tasty and moreish veggie filling on the inside, make these once […]
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again. I love a good veggie side dish. I love how it can really bring a meal together. Gone are the days where the veggies need to be the after thought. I had a fabulous dinner at Armorica in Surry Hills recently and their broccolini side dish […]
This is the ultimate sweet treat. Comforting and delicious and just like the old school caramel slice your grandma used to make. Just like the one found in bakeries all over the country. The recipe was given to me by a good friend Nikki who makes it as a gluten free version, using gluten free […]
It’s funny. I started this blog back in 2018 as a way of keeping all of our family recipes together in one spot. I’ll often find myself searching Lo’s Kitchen for the recipes for Mum’s Outstanding Blueberry cake, Grandma Betty’s carrot and pineapple cake, Nee’s white chocolate and macadamia nut cookies or Mim’s pumpkin scones. […]
I call this recipe pumpkin “bread” in the same way that I call my banana bread, “bread”. As in it’s more of a sweet loaf to enjoy with a hot cuppa as opposed to a loaf of bread that you use to make a sandwich. Made using freshly steamed and mashed pumpkin I know a […]
Every recipe that I post on here, we eat. What I mean by this is that most food blogs and food writers cook for “shoots” where their sole purpose is to make the food look good for the camera, using plenty of clever food photography tricks up their sleeves to do so. Think things like […]
I wouldn’t call this a recipe as such, more like just a suggestion of what to do with a sweet potato you may happen to find floating around in your fridge. Simply peel it, chopping it into thin slices before frying it in olive oil with some chilli powder, dried oregano and salt and pepper. […]
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