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Steamed balsamic green beans
The humble green bean is lightly flavoured with this simple dressing. Steaming for 7 minutes or so allows for the bean to still maintain its crispiness. A simple way to put a bit of green on your plate…
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Eggplant & capsicum in a red sauce – caponata
This dish is known by it’s Italian name as caponata. We have also mixed a bit of Greece with it through the olives…
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French puy lentil soup
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A hearty soup really great on those cold winter days and even tastes great cool for the warmer months. Enjoy with crusty bread of your choice. The recipe makes a thick soup, so if you prefer…
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Grilled chicken salad with sweet potato & capsicum
A quick and refreshing chicken salad that we enjoy for lunch or dinner. The dressing combines a few contrasting ingredients transforming the plain grilled…
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Smoked salmon & cream cheese rolls
Serve before a meal, finger food or with drinks these rolls are always popular. Be careful, while you are making these lovely morsels they tend to…
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Salami & tomato marinade
This type of dish is usually served as a starter or as part of a few dishes which are served as an antipasto…
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Super easy pumpkin & sweet potato soup
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Pumpkin with sweet potato and a good vegetable stock combines for a great soup. This version is of a thinner style and we love our homemade stock with this soup …
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Marinated chicken wingettes in honey & lemon
This all-time favourite is a definite crowd pleaser. It is great for a meal, great for a finger food party and picnics. It is versatile and also tastes good cold…
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Salami, tomato, basil & bocconcini
Typically this type of dish is served as an antipasto which is the starter for a meal. We also like it served as a main with a variety of other dishes and salads. Best to get the salami…
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Strawberries on sponge fingers
The sponge fingers are store bought allowing quick and easy preparation of this dessert. We don’t add any sugar as we find the natural sweetness of the strawberries and the biscuits are sufficient…
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Sesame snow peas
Cooking the snow peas on a slow heat for a short time keeps them nice and crispy. It is quick and easy to make and will go well with many types of dishes. To string the snow peas, hold the top of a snow pea…
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Cheesy loaf dip
A very rich dish that we make on special occasions as a pre-dinner nibble. It is also great for a casual get together where finger food is served. Be warned though, this dish is filled with all sorts of goodies…
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