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  • Breakfast
    • Acai Bowl
    • All Day Breakfast
    • Asparagus Milanese
    • Bacon and Egg Bread Cups
    • Bacon and Egg Roll
    • Bacon and Spinach Omelette
    • Best Ever Berry Pikelets
    • Blueberry Pancakes
    • Buttermilk Pancakes
    • Buttermilk Scones
    • Chicken Livers with Onions
    • Croissant Monsieur
    • Egg Breakfast Cups
    • Eggs in Purgatory-Hangover Eggs
    • French Toast
    • Lemon Souffle Pancakes
    • Mushroom and Cheese Omelette
    • Nutella Buns with Mascarpone Frosting
    • Perfect Scrambled Eggs
    • Plum Compote and Granola Crumbles
    • Salami and Potato Frittata
    • Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus
    • Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo
    • Shakshuka
    • Spinach and Cheese Spirals
    • To Die For Cinnamon Buns
    • Waffles with Berries, Ice Cream and Maple Syrup
  • Lunch
    • Bacon, Egg and Tomato Pie
    • Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks
    • Broccolini and Bacon Tart
    • Cabbage and Prawn Salad
    • Caprese Pasta Salad
    • Caprese Salad
    • Cheats Pizzette
    • Chicken and Avocado Quesadillas
    • Chicken Caesar Salad
    • Chicken Liver, Frisee and Speck Salad
    • Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Pies
    • Chilli Chicken with BLAT Salad
    • Creamy Chicken and Corn Burritos
    • Crispy Chicken Banh Mi Salad
    • Crumbed Eggplant with Tomato Basil Sauce
    • Egg, Bacon and Cheese Frittata
    • Falafel with Chickpeas
    • Five Spice Pork with an Asian Green Bean Salad
    • Goats Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
    • Italian Chicken Pasta Salad
    • Mince and Feta Gozleme
    • Mini Egg Muffins
    • Mum's Octopus Salad
    • Nicoise Salad
    • Octopus and Potato Salad
    • Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes)
    • Omelette with Stir Fried Shitake Mushrooms and Rice
    • Piadina Romagnola Italian Flatbread
    • Prawn and Avocado Salad
    • Quesadillas
    • Quiche Lorraine
    • Salad of Figs, Prosciutto, Leaves and Toasted Bread
    • Salmon and Avocado Ceviche
    • Sandwich Press Chicken Quesadillas
    • Sandwiches and Wraps
    • Smoked Trout, Potato and Cherry Tomato Salad
    • Spinach and Cheese Gozleme
    • Sticky Pork Belly Banh Mi
    • Sunday Roast Salad
    • Thai Beef Salad
    • Thai Beef Salad
    • Thai Duck Salad
    • Thai Grilled Chicken Burger
    • Thai Pork Salad
    • Tomato Bacon Pasta
    • Tomato, Bocconcini and ​Rocket Pesto Bruschetta
    • Turkey Potato Wedges
    • Vietnamese Chicken Salad
    • Zucchini and Beef Sfougato
    • Zucchini Fritters
    • Zucchini Slice
  • Dinner
    • Beef and Veal >
      • Beef and Bean Burritos
      • Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
      • Beef and Mushroom Pies
      • Beef with Cashew Nam Jim and Asian Greens
      • Bibimbap
      • Burek with Meat
      • Burger Night at Our House
      • Cevapi
      • Chinese Beef and Snow Pea Stir Fry
      • Chorizo, Potato and Herb Frittata
      • Coconut Beef Curry
      • Easy Steak Fajitas
      • Egyptian Kofta Rolls
      • French Style Cottage Pie
      • Indonesian Satay with Peanut Sauce
      • Korean Beef Short Ribs
      • Layered Beef Enchilada Bake
      • Mongolian Beef and Snow Pea Stir Fry
      • Musaka
      • Penang Curry with Coconut Rice
      • Simple Steak Sandwich
      • Steak Slice with Lemon and Thyme
      • Steak with a Green Peppercorn Sauce
      • Tagliata For Two
      • Veal Saltimbocca
      • Veal with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
    • Bread >
      • Bazlama Turkish Flat Bread
      • Cheese and Bacon Rolls
      • Ciabatta Rolls
      • Cinnamon Raisin Bread
      • Croatian Easter Bread
      • Croatian Easter Bread Dolls
      • Croatian Flatbread Lepinje
      • Easy Bread Loaf
      • Easy Crusty No Knead Bread
      • Easy Focaccia Pizza
      • Easy Garlic Butter Breadsticks
      • Easy Same Day Focaccia
      • Focaccia
      • Focaccia Loaf
      • Focaccia with Potatoes
      • Garlic Bread
      • Jam Doughnut Focaccia
      • Jock's Focaccia
      • Medimurski Langusi
      • My Friday Bread
      • Naan Bread
      • No Knead Bread
      • No Knead Bread Rolls
      • No Knead Soft Crust Bread
      • Peci Paje
      • Pide Bread
      • Pita Bread
      • Pizza Scima
      • Pogaca
      • Rosemary Garlic Focaccia
      • Salt and Pepper Breadsticks
      • Soft Bread Rolls
      • Sourdough Bread
      • Sourdough Starter
      • Tomato Focaccia
      • Turkish Pide Bread
      • Twirly Breadsticks
    • Chicken and Duck >
      • Baked Red Chicken Curry
      • Braised Chicken Marylands with Wine and Tomatoes
      • Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
      • Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana
      • Chicken and Oyster Sauce Noodle Stir Fry
      • Chicken Bastardo
      • Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll with an Italian Twist
      • Chicken, Eggplant and Green Bean Korma
      • Chicken Fajita Drumsticks with Three Salsas
      • Chicken Kiev
      • Chicken Saltimbocca
      • Chicken Schnitzel Burger with Baconnaise
      • Chicken with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
      • Chicken with Garlic Potatoes and Rosemary
      • Chicken with Tomatoes
      • Chinese Style Roast Duck
      • Coconut Thai Chicken Curry
      • Crispy Chilli Chicken Burger
      • Crispy Skin Duck with Pink Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
      • Croatian Chicken in Tomato and Wine Sauce
      • Croatian Roast Duck with Mlinci
      • Duck Breasts with Red Wine Sauce, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
      • Easy Chicken Fajitas
      • Glazed Honey and Soy Chicken with Sweet Chilli Sauce
      • Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
      • Greek Lemon Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
      • Green Chicken Curry
      • Guatemalan Chicken and Tomatillo Stew
      • Honey Mustard Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Salad
      • Jerk Chicken
      • Mediterranean Chicken
      • Nasi Goreng
      • Peri Peri Chicken Burger
      • Piri Piri Chicken
      • Poached Duck and Cashew Salad with Duck Crackling
      • Portuguese Style Chicken Drumsticks
      • Roast Chicken in Tomatoes
      • Roast Chicken Marylands with Potatoes
      • Roast Chicken Salad and Chive Mayonnaise
      • Roast Duck Marylands and Potatoes
      • Roast Lemon Chicken
      • Salvadoran Chicken in White Wine
      • Salvadoran Chicken Stew with Red Capsicums
      • Spatchcock with Spicy Corn Salad
      • Tequila and Lime Chicken
      • Teriyaki Chicken
      • Thai Style Chicken and Ginger Stir Fry
      • Thai Style Chicken Burger
      • Woodman's Chicken Pollo alla Boscaiola
    • Lamb and Goat >
      • Garlic and Sage Lamb Racks
      • Indian Goat Curry
      • Lamb Racks with Breadcrumbs, Parsley and Lemon
      • Lamb Shank Stew
      • Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
      • Marinated BBQ Lamb Chops
      • Middle Eastern Lamb Pilaf
      • Ottoman Lamb Shank Stew with Pilaf
      • Slow Cooked Curry Crusted Lamb
      • Slow Cooked Lamb Shank and Bean Ragu
      • Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder
      • Turkish Spiced Cabbage and Minced Lamb Stew with Tomatoes
    • Pasta and Risotto >
      • Baba Kata's Pasta Sauce
      • Bacon and Mushroom Pasta Bake
      • Baked Bechamel Pasta
      • Basil Pesto with Pasta
      • Brudet Risotto
      • Calabrian Lasagna
      • Cannelloni
      • Chicken Bolognese Pasta Bake
      • Chicken Pasta Bake
      • Chilli Prawn and Tomato Spaghetti
      • Corteccia or Cavatelli
      • Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Fettuccine
      • Creamy Bacon Fettuccine
      • ​Creamy Farfalle with Chicken and Zucchini
      • Creamy Mushroom Linguine
      • Creamy Tomato Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
      • Creamy Zucchini Spaghetti
      • Cuttlefish Risotto
      • Duck Ragu with Pappardelle
      • Ella's Creamy Chicken Pasta
      • Fettuccine Alla Carbonara
      • Fettuccine with Chicken and Mushroom Sauce
      • Fettuccine with Mud Crab, Garlic, Chilli, Lemon and Parsley
      • Fish Risotto
      • Fregola with Mussels, Vongole and Prawns
      • Fregola with Clams
      • Fresh Egg Pasta
      • Fresh Tomato Pasta
      • Gnocchi Mac 'n' Cheese
      • Gnocchi with Rich Porcini Mushroom Sauce
      • Grated Pasta Dough for Soup
      • Istarski Fuzi
      • Kale, Chilli and Parmesan Pasta
      • Krpice sa Zeljem
      • Lasagne
      • Lasagne with Crepes
      • Macaroni Eggplant Cake
      • Macaroni Milano
      • Mushroom Risotto
      • Orecchiette with Broccoli and Anchovy
      • Oven Baked Meatballs in Cheesy Tomato Sauce
      • Pappardelle Carbonara
      • Pasta alla Norma
      • Pasta all'amatriciana
      • Pastitsio
      • Pearl Barley Risotto with Wild Mushrooms
      • Penne alla Vodka
      • Penne with Pork Ragu
      • Penne with Spicy Tomato Sauce
      • Potato and Caramelised Onion Vareniki
      • Potato Gnocchi
      • Potato Gnocchi with Cheese
      • Prawn and Scallop Linguine with Burst Cherry Tomatoes
      • Quick and Delicious Pasta Bake
      • Savoury Crepes-Ham and Cheese or Spinach and Ricotta
      • Seafood Paella
      • Semolina Gnocchi Alla Romana
      • Short Rib Ragu
      • Silverbeet and Ricotta Gnudi
      • Simple Neapolitan Sauce
      • Slow Cooked Beef Ragu
      • Smoky Mac 'N' Cheese
      • Spaetzle
      • Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
      • Spaghetti Bolognese
      • Spaghetti Marinara
      • Spaghetti Pizzaiola
      • Spaghetti Puttanesca
      • Spaghetti with Clams
      • Spaghetti with Clams
      • Spaghetti with Crab
      • Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato and Basil
      • Spaghetti with Garlic, Olive Oil and Chilli
      • Spicy Garlic Butter Linguine
      • Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni Crepes
      • Spinach and Ricotta Shells
      • Sporki Macaroni
      • Super Quick Fresh Pasta
      • Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese
      • Tomato Prawn Risotto
      • Vegetable Lasagna
    • Pork >
      • Bajan Roast Pork
      • Baked Meatballs in Tomatoes
      • Bolognese Pie
      • Chinese Roast Pork Neck
      • Easy Fall Off The Bone Oven Baked Pork Ribs
      • Ella's Pork Neck in Tomato Sauce with Polenta
      • Meatzza
      • Mince and Potato Burek
      • Mince and Potato Pita
      • Mince Stuffed Capsicums-Punjene Paprike
      • My Favourite Pulled Pork
      • Nachos
      • Paprika and Lime Pork Enchiladas
      • Perfect Baked Pork Belly
      • Perfect Roasted Pork Fillet with Apples
      • Polpete
      • Pork Campagnola
      • Pork Schnitzels with Lemon and Parsley
      • Roast Pork Belly with Sauerkraut
      • Roast Pork with Crackling
      • Roast Pork with Garlic and Rosemary
      • Salt and Pepper Pork
      • Samoborski Kotleti
      • Sarma-Cabbage Rolls
      • Slow Roasted American Ribs
      • Spicy Pulled Pork and Black Bean Tacos
      • Sung Choi Bao
    • Seafood >
      • Bake Marija's Baked Squid and Potatoes
      • Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce
      • Baked Snapper with Parsley, Chilli and Oregano
      • Brudet-Croatian Fish Stew
      • Chilli Crab
      • Chinese Style Fish with Coconut Rice
      • Confit Salmon
      • Croatian Octopus Peka
      • Cuttlefish Stew
      • Fish and Chips
      • Fish Burger
      • Fish Cakes
      • Fish Tacos
      • Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce
      • Fried Calamari
      • Garlic Prawns
      • Garlic Squid with Parmesan
      • Korean Fish Stir Fry
      • Mexican Fish Tacos with Guacamole
      • Mussel Buzara
      • Pan Fried White Fish with Roasted Vegetables
      • Popara
      • Prawn Buzara
      • Prawn, Coleslaw and Pico de Gallo Tacos
      • Prawn, Ginger and Snow Pea Stir Fry
      • Stir Fry Crab
      • Tempura Fish
      • Thai Prawn Curry
      • Whole Baked Fish with Lemon Salt and Aioli
      • Whole Baked Ocean Trout with Fennel and Pomegranate
    • Sides, Salads and Accompaniments >
      • Asian Cabbage, Bean and Carrot Salad
      • Baka Marija's Trganci
      • Baked Beans and Frankfurt Bake
      • Beetroot and Feta with Herb and Pistachio Dressing
      • Bok Choy with Garlic, Honey and Soy
      • Broccoli and Cauliflower
      • Broccoli Salad
      • Charred Broccoli with Onions
      • Cheesy Potato Gratin Stacks
      • Chef's Salad
      • Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Chicken Salad with Crispy Wonton Skins
      • Chinese Cucumber Salad
      • Coleslaw with a Mayonnaise Dressing
      • Coleslaw with a Vinegar Dressing
      • Crazy Corn
      • Crispy Chilli Oil
      • Crunchy Potato Balls
      • Dandelion Leaves, Potato, Egg and Bacon Salad
      • Easter Salad
      • Four Bean Salad
      • Fried Rice
      • Greek Salad
      • Green Beans in Tomato Sauce
      • Green Salad
      • Grenadir Mars
      • Grilled Vegetables
      • Homemade Chilli Oil
      • Homemade Sauerkraut
      • Infused Chilli Oil
      • Italian Roasted Sugar Snap Peas
      • Josip's Spinach
      • Lastovsko Zelje-Cabbage and Potato Salad
      • Luxurious Mashed Potato Bake
      • Macaroni and Bean Salad
      • Marinated Garlic
      • Mashed Potatoes Baked with Bacon
      • Mexican Tomato Salsa
      • Microwave Chilli Jam
      • Miso Roasted Eggplant
      • Muffin Pan Potato Gratins
      • Pan Fried Potatoes
      • Perfect Roast Potatoes
      • Polenta
      • Pommes Anna
      • Potato Beetroot Salad
      • Potato Gratin
      • Potato Stacks with Fresh Thyme
      • Roast Chilli Potatoes
      • Roast Pumpkin, Buffalo Mozzarella, Sage and Hazelnuts
      • Spinach and Pear Salad
      • Super Green Kale Salad
      • Swiss Chard and Potatoes-Blitva
      • Tartiflette
      • Tian Provencal
      • Tuscan Fries
      • Tzatziki
    • Soups >
      • Ajngemahtec s Griz Knedlama
      • Bacon, Lentil and Cabbage Soup
      • Baka Marija's Cuz Pajz-Cabbage Soup
      • Baka Marija's Zelje-Cabbage Soup 2
      • Beef and Bean Goulash Soup
      • Beef, Barley and Cavolo Nero Soup
      • Cabbage and Bacon Soup
      • Cauliflower, Leek and Bacon Soup
      • Cauliflower Soup
      • ​Chicken Egg Drop Noodle Soup
      • Chicken Laksa Lemak
      • Chicken Soup with Mini Meatballs
      • Chicken Soup with Semolina Dumplings
      • Chicken Tortilla Soup
      • Chicken Wonton Soup
      • Corn Chowder
      • ​Croatian Bean and Barley Soup with Baked Pork with Baked Pork
      • Croatian Beef or Lamb Soup
      • Cream of Asparagus Soup
      • Egyptian Lentil Soup
      • Erdutski Kotlic s Noklicama
      • Falsa Juha - False Soup
      • Fish Soup
      • Goulash Soup
      • Ham Hock and Cabbage Soup
      • Hearty Chicken Soup
      • Jota-Sauerkraut Soup
      • Kaq'ik
      • Leftover Lamb Soup
      • Lemon Chicken Soup
      • Lentil Soup
      • Mushroom Soup
      • Pasta and Chickpeas with Tuscan Cabbage
      • Pea and Ham Soup
      • Pea and Ham Soup 2
      • Pho Ga
      • Potato and Leek Soup
      • Prawn Bisque
      • Pumpkin Soup
      • Pumpkin Soup 2
      • Pumpkin Soup 3
      • Quick Beef Pho
      • Seafood Laksa Lemak
      • Slow Roasted Tomato and Turmeric Soup
      • Smoked Ham, Tomato and Butter Bean Soup
      • Smoked Rib and Bean Soup-Pasta Fazol
      • Spinach Soup
      • Tomato Egg Drop Soup
      • Tom Yum Goong
      • Tomato Soup with Pasta and Basil
      • Vietnamese Pho
      • Zuppa di Pesce
    • Stews >
      • Ali Nazik - Lamb Stew
      • Baka Marija's Goulash
      • Beef Cheek Ragu
      • Beef, Barley and Mushroom Stew
      • Beef Goulash
      • Beef Rendang
      • Bigos Polish Hunters Stew
      • Braised Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine Sauce
      • Chicken Cacciatore
      • Chicken, Chorizo and Bean Cassoulet
      • Chicken Paprikas with Pljukanci
      • Chilli Con Carne with Corn Dumplings
      • Cobanac
      • Chorizo with Lentil and Roasted Red Capsicum
      • Croatian Tripe Stew
      • Easy Baked Goulash
      • Goat and Vegetable Stew
      • Green Chilli Stew
      • Hilachas
      • Josip's Croatian Gulas
      • Mexican Beef Stew
      • Osso Buco
      • Pork Vindaloo
      • Short Rib Bourguignon
      • Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks
      • Stracotto
      • Swiss Beef and Mushroom Stew
      • Turkish Vegetable and Beef Stew with Pasta
      • Vinski Gulas
  • Desserts
    • Biscuits >
      • Almond Bread
      • ANZAC biscuits
      • Choc Chip and M&M Cookies
      • Chocolate Chip Cookies
      • Chocolate Chip Cookies 2
      • Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
      • Chocolate Hazelnut Flowers
      • Chocolate Salami
      • Christmas Sandwich Cookies
      • Christmas Star Tree
      • Citrus and Coconut Nut Bread
      • Cookie Dough
      • Gingerbread Men
      • Hazelnut Scrolls
      • Lemon Macaroons
      • Melting Moments
      • Mira's Jam Biscuits
      • Mixed Nut Biscotti
      • Monte Carlos
      • Nutella or Jam Pillows
      • Peruvian Alfajores
      • Polka Dot Cookies
      • Vanilla Crescent Biscuits
      • White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies
    • Bite Sized Treats >
      • Cheesecake Balls
      • Chocolate Crackles
      • Chocolate Marshmallow Brown Sugar Fudge
      • Chocolate Rum Truffles
      • Chocolate Strawberries
      • Coconut Truffles
      • Crunchy Chocolate Truffles
      • Mini Christmas Puddings
      • Rocky Road
      • Tim Tam and Milo Fudge
    • Cakes and Tortes >
      • Apple and Cinnamon Pie Cake
      • Apple and Strawberry Crumble Cake
      • Apple Cake
      • Banana and Raspberry Bread
      • Banana Bread
      • Banana Bread Bundt Cake
      • Banana Bread 2
      • Banana Bread 3
      • Banana Cake
      • Blackberry and Plum Streusel Cake
      • Blueberry Banana Bread
      • Cannoli Cake
      • Carrot Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
      • Choc Banana Bread
      • Chocolate Babka
      • Chocolate Banana Bread
      • Chocolate Crunch Cake
      • Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
      • Christmas Fruit Cake
      • Ciambella
      • Coconut Lime Syrup Cake
      • Dairy and Egg Free Chocolate Cake
      • Easy Apple Bundt Cake
      • Easy Apple Cake
      • Five Layer Chocolate Espresso Cake
      • Flourless, Chocolate, Pecan and Raspberry Torte
      • Irish Apple Crumble Cake
      • Italian Breakfast Banana Bread
      • Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
      • Lemon Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
      • Lemon Tea Cake
      • Lemon Yoghurt Cake
      • Nutella Banana Bread
      • Orange Tea Cake
      • Pear and Vanilla Cake
      • Red Velvet Cake
      • Ricotta Crumble Cake
      • Six Layer Chocolate Cake
      • Sticky Date Pudding
      • Sticky Date Pudding 2
      • Strawberry Banana Bread
      • Strawberry Cake
      • Strawberry Cloud Cake
      • Tiramisu Torte
      • Torta Tenerina
      • Tres Leches Cake
      • Tres Leches Cake 2
      • Ultimate One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
      • Upside Down Blood Orange Cake
    • Cheesecakes >
      • Baka Marija's Gibanica
      • Baked Ricotta Cheesecake
      • Cafe Latte Cheesecakes
      • Chocolate Cheesecake
      • Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
      • Margarita Cheesecake
      • New York Cheesecake
      • Nutella Cheesecake
      • Passionfruit Cheesecake
      • Passionfruit Cheesecake Slice
      • Pineapple Jelly Cheesecakes
      • Strawberry Cheesecake
      • Sunny Lemon Cheesecake
    • Crepes and Pancakes >
      • Banana and Hazelnut Cream Crepes
      • Chocolate Crepe Cake with Hazelnut Cream
      • Crepe Cake with Citrus Cream and a Berry Salad
      • Crepes
      • Lemon Curd and Poppy Seed Crepe Cake
      • Lemon Curd Crepe Cake
      • Ricotta filled Crepes
      • Strawberry and Hazelnut Cream Crepes
      • Strawberry and Nutella Crepes
    • Crumbles >
      • Apple and Berry Crumble
      • Apple and Passionfruit Crumble
      • Apple Crumble
      • Apple Crumble
      • Apple, Berry and Rhubarb Crumble
      • Plum Crumbles
    • Cupcakes and Muffins >
      • Apple Crumble Muffins
      • Banana Crumb Muffins
      • Blueberry Muffins
      • Chocolate Brownie Muffins
      • Chocolate Chip Muffins
      • Chocolate Cupcakes with a Chocolate Ganache
      • Chocolate Cupcakes with a White Chocolate Ganache
    • Doughnuts >
      • Appelbeignets
      • Apple Fritole
      • Chocolate Churros
      • Churros
      • Cinnamon Doughnut Puffs
      • Doughnut S'Mores
      • Fritule
      • Hot Cross Bun Doughnuts
      • Mini Baked Chocolate Doughnuts
      • Nutella, Jam or Custard Filled Doughnuts
    • Ice Creams, Sorbets and Granitas >
      • Berry Salad
      • Blood Orange Granita
      • Blueberry and Pink Lemonade Ice Pops
      • Blueberry Ice Cream
      • Chocolate Coffee Fudge Ice Cream Cake
      • Hot Chocolate Ice Pops
      • Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream
      • Lime Cheesecake Ice Cream
      • Limoncello Bombe Alaska
      • Mango and Banana Yoghurt Gelato
      • Mango and Strawberry Ice Pops
      • Mixed Berry Ice Cream
      • Morenitas
      • Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
      • Orange Granita
      • Orange Sorbet
      • Raspberry Cream Pie
      • Raspberry Lemonade Ice Blocks
      • Rocky Road Ice Cream Slice
      • Splice Ice Pops
      • Strawberry Banana Ice Pops
      • Strawberry Ice Cream
      • Strawberry Ice Pops
      • Summer Berry Lime Compote
      • Tequila and Orange Granita
      • Tropical Jelly Pops
      • Watermelon Granita
    • It's all about the Fruit >
      • Caramel Poached Peaches with Blueberries
      • Fresh Fruit Salad with a Vanilla Lime Syrup
      • Peach Melba
      • Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
      • Vanilla Poached Apricots
      • Vanilla Poached Pears
    • Jams, Custards, Puddings and Curds >
      • Berry and Custard Jelly Pots
      • Chocolate Creme Brulee
      • Chocolate Mousse
      • Chocolate Self Saucing Puddings
      • Coffee Creams
      • Crema Catalana
      • Creme Brulee
      • Fresh Orange Jelly
      • Halloween Chocolate Mousse
      • Jelly Custard Cups
      • Leche Poleada or Salvadoran Vanilla Custard
      • Lemon Bavarois
      • Lemon Curd
      • Lemon Pudding Cake with Berries
      • Orange and Almond Self Saucing Pudding
      • Peach Melba Buttermilk Puddings
      • Raspberry Bavarois
      • Strawberry and Vanilla Panna Cotta Fruit Cups
      • Strawberry Jelly Mousse
      • Strawberry Mousse Jelly Delights
      • Strawberry Pannacotta
      • Triple Chocolate Panna Cotta Mousse
      • Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta
      • Vanilla Pannacotta with a Berry Compote
      • Vanilla Pannacotta with Strawberry Champagne Jelly
      • Yoghurt and Vanilla Panna Cotta with Raspberry and Pomegranate Jelly
    • Mud Cakes >
      • Caramel Mud Cake
      • Chocolate Guinness Cake
      • Chocolate Mud Cake
      • Double Decker Mud Cake
      • Mochaccino Marbled Mud Cake
      • Triple Choc Marble Mud Cake
      • White Chocolate Mud Cake
    • Pavlova >
      • Australia Day Pavlova
      • Chocolate Berry Pavlova
      • Forgotten Pudding
      • Meringue Christmas Tree
      • Pavlova
      • Pavlova Roll
      • Pavlova Wreath
      • Raspberry Mousse Torte
      • Strawberry and Watermelon Cake
    • Pies and Tarts >
      • Apple and Cream Cheese Strudel
      • Apple and Rhubarb Crumble Pie
      • Apple Crumble Pie
      • Apple Danishes
      • Apple Pie
      • Apple Roses
      • Berry and Apple Crumble Slice
      • Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastries
      • Blueberry Crostata
      • Blueberry Crumble Pie
      • Blueberry Custard Pie
      • Bougatsa Parcels
      • Cherry Pie
      • Chocolate Custard Pie
      • Chocolate Ganache Tart with a Pecan Crust
      • Chocolate Ganache Tart with an Oreo Crust
      • Chocolate Hazelnut Croissants
      • Chocolate Portuguese Custard Tarts
      • Cindy Crawford's Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
      • Jalousie
      • Jam Macaroon Tart
      • Lemon and Blueberry Bougatsa Parcels
      • Lemon Meringue Pie
      • Lemon Tart
      • Lemon Tart with Blueberry Compote
      • Lime Tart
      • Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts
      • Nectarine Shortcake
      • Nutella Christmas Tree
      • Nutella Pastry Sun
      • Peach Pie
      • Pear and Apple Pandowdy
      • Pear and Chocolate Galettes
      • Pear and Raspberry Pandowdy
      • Pita od Jabuka- Croatian Apple Slice
      • Polish Szarlotka
      • Portuguese Custard Tarts
      • Quick and Easy Plum Tart
      • Quick Apple Strudel
      • Quick Apple Tarts
      • Raspberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels
      • Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries
      • Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
      • Strawberry Rhubarb and Apple Crumble Pie
      • Summer Berry Tart
    • Slices >
      • Apple Slice
      • Baklava
      • Banoffee Slice
      • Berry and Apple Slice
      • Berry Custard Slice
      • Blueberry Crumb Bars
      • Cheesecake Brownies
      • Cherry Ripe Brownie Bar
      • Choc-Hazelnut Meringue Slice
      • Choc-Vanilla Slice
      • Chocolate and Raspberry Brownies
      • Chocolate Brownies
      • Chocolate Brownies 2
      • Chocolate Brownies...Without Butter
      • Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
      • Chocolate Coconut Brownies
      • Chocolate Fudge Brownies-Gluten Free
      • Chocolate Mousse Squares
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Banana and Raspberry Bread

31/10/2015

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Spring has sprung in Sydney and Australian peaches have finally made it into our stores. So as my son absolutely loves peaches I had to make him one of his favourite desserts which is Peach Melba. 
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Well you may wonder what that has to do with Banana Bread. Well, photographed you can see fresh raspberries in the dessert. In the dessert I made the previous night, I forgot to add them to my Peach Melba. So now I had raspberries in the fridge that we needed to eat. Now my kids love fresh raspberries and they could have just had them like that, however, I also had two old bananas that needed to be used up, so that is why I made this Banana and Raspberry Bread.

It was delicious. It was moist, tasty and so easy to make. My kids absolutely loved the edition of the raspberries, I have never seen my 8 year old eat anything slower. So I asked him if he likes it, thinking he may not, seeing he is eating it so slow, his response was I love it so much I want to  enjoy every bite. He makes me laugh.

You can use frozen raspberries if raspberries are not in season. And with the bananas you need at least 1 cup of mashed banana, I'm ok with having more banana (that is why I say two large bananas), but not less.

So if you are looking for a simple yet tasty banana bread recipe and you have a few raspberries to spare, try this it is delicious, perfect for breakfast, lunch or as a snack, anytime really.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.taste.com.au

Serves 10

150g unsalted butter, softened
210g (1 cup) brown sugar
2 eggs
2 large ripe bananas, peeled, mashed
300g (2 cups) self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries


Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.

Grease and line with baking paper a 7cm deep, 11.5cm x 21cm (base) loaf pan. Make sure the baking paper overhangs by about 2cm, so you can pull out the banana bread from the loaf tin after it is baked.

Using an electric mixer, in a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar, until pale. This takes about 2-3 minutes.

Add eggs, one egg at a time, beating well between each addition.

Now using a spoon, mix in the mashed banana.

Add the flour, baking powder and milk, stir until the mixture is nearly completely combined. Add the raspberries and fold them in gently until the mixture is completely combined.

Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin, place in the preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, or if you press on the loaf it feels cooked. Cool for 10 minutes in the tin, before lifting (using baking paper as handles) and placing the banana bread on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Slice and serve (with or without butter).
Enjoy!
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Chinese Cucumber Salad

28/10/2015

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I was making Thai Fish Cakes and Thai Chicken Cakes one night for dinner and I needed something to accompany them. I found this cucumber salad recipe and thought I'd give it a go.

This is delicious and was very popular with my family, very simple and can be made up to 2 hours in advance, just place in the refrigerator until needed.

So if you are making the Fish or Chicken Cakes, serve this with it, it works so well.

Also I doubled the recipe, as we like a lot of salad in our house.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.foodnetwork.com

Serves 4, as a side

1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Dash of sesame oil
1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
1 small red capsicum, seeded and thinly sliced into strips


In a medium bowl, add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, caster sugar, vegetable oil, sesame oil and red chilli flakes, stir to combine, you want the sugar to dissolve.

Mix in the cucumbers and capsicum. Place in the refrigerator for an hour or two, to chill.
Enjoy!
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Thai Fish Cakes

27/10/2015

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It was Thursday around 1pm, I was at work and I had no idea what I was cooking for dinner. I had recently converted my office into two. One half was for my husband's business and the other half was for What's Cooking Ella.

I had recently moved over a tonne of magazines and magazine clippings. So I picked up a folder and went on a search of what I was going to cook for dinner. All I had at home was green beans that I didn't use the day before, so I wanted to incorporate green beans into todays dinner.

In this folder side by side were two recipes, Thai Fish Cakes and Thai Chicken Cakes, both used green beans, so I thought why not try both, as they were easy, very similar, and because my daughter isn't home until 7pm on a Thursday, I have time to prepare both.

So I leave work, go to supermarket first to get some more ingredients, then off to my favourite fish shop, buy the seafood I need, pick up my kids from school on the way home and get cooking.

These were so easy to make, a bit of blitzing and chopping.  I made them around 4pm and cooked them around 7pm, I just kept them refrigerated until they are needed, remove them from the refrigerator around 30 minutes before you need to cook them.

I have never seen my family eat something so quickly, they went crazy for these, a bit of feeding frenzy. They loved the sauce that accompanied it, they loved the fish cakes, it seems I didn't make enough. I was strictly told next time I needed to make more.

I also made a Chinese Cucumber Salad to accompany the Fish Cakes, and even that was a huge hit. Find that recipe at
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Now I don't know what magazine this came from, so I can't tell you, it was just a clipping I found. But they advise (and I have not done this) that the recipe can be made several hours ahead. To reheat you place the fish cakes on an oven tray, cover loosely with foil, bake in a 180C/160C fan forced for about 10 minutes.

So if you are looking for a tasty, quick meal to feed your family, give these a go, they are so good.

Recipe

Makes approximately 20

300g redfish fillets, cut into chunks
250g peeled medium uncooked king prawns, chopped coarsely
1/4 cup (75g) Thai red curry paste (I like the Ayam brand)
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
10 green beans, chopped finely
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
6 kaffir lime leaves, central vein removed, shredded
Vegetable oil, for shallow frying

Dipping Sauce:
1/4 cup (60ml) sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice


Place the fish, half the prawns, curry paste, caster sugar and fish sauce in a food processor. Blitz until just combined.

Place the mixture in a medium bowl and add the remaining prawns, beans, coriander and the lime leaves. Stir to combine.

Place a sheet of cling film on a plate, the mixture is sticky and by placing the cling film, it will help you pick up the fish cakes, when it is time to cook them. Also if you need to put a second layer of fish cakes, place another layer of cling film first.

Moisten your hands slightly with water, this stops the fish mixture from sticking to your hands. Roll one tablespoon, slightly heaped, of the mixture into a ball, flatten slightly, place on your prepared plate, repeat with the remaining mixture.

Dipping Sauce: Combine the sweet chilli sauce and lime juice in a bowl, stir to combine.

Shallow fry the fish cakes in batches in hot oil until browned on both sides and cooked through, it takes about 2 minutes on either side. Drain on absorbent paper.

Serve fish cakes with the dipping sauce.
Enjoy!
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Raspberry Lemonade Ice Blocks

26/10/2015

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I know you can go to the store and buy ice blocks, and I do quite often, however every now and then when I see a recipe I like, I like to make my own.

My kids loved these, and they are so easy to make.

Next time I may try adding some vodka and make an adults version, will let you know when I do, if it works.

Mint was in the original recipe and I will add it into the ingredients list as optional, but we preferred it without mint.

The Australian Women's Weekly new Food magazine is great, the first one just came out at the newsagency and it has many great recipes to try. Well worth the purchase.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from The Australian Women's Weekly Food magazine

Makes 8

You will need eight 1/2-cup ice block moulds and eight ice block sticks

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
1 cup (250ml) water
200g fresh raspberries
40 small fresh mint leaves (optional)
375ml can diet lemonade
1 tablespoon lemon juice


Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring over high heat until the sugar dissolves completely, bring to the boil. Remove from heat, cool sugar syrup.

Place four raspberries and five mint leaves (if using) into each of the eight 1/2-cup ice block moulds.

Push the remaining raspberries through a fine sieve into a small bowl; discard the seeds. Reserve the puree.

Combine the sugar syrup, lemonade and juice in a medium jug; pour evenly into the moulds, leaving a 1cm gap at the top.

Spoon the raspberry puree into the moulds, do not stir. If you have moulds that have lids with a stick attached, put them on now and freeze overnight.

If you have moulds that don't come with lids then cover moulds tightly with cling film, make a small cut in the plastic and push the ice block sticks through the plastic into the mixture 3/4 of the way into the ice block and freeze overnight.

Enjoy!
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Spiders

25/10/2015

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This is something that every kid loves, I had these as a child and it is something that just makes you happy.

It was Halloween, after an evening of trick or treating, I thought I'd treat my kids to a Spider. They were so excited.

I know there is no health value here, but it is a sometimes thing, great for parties, let your kids enjoy every sip, then move on to healthier options tomorrow.

Soft drinks that I like as they are bright in colour are-Fanta (all flavours), creaming soda, lime, coke or go with no colour and use lemonade.

Recipe

Vanilla Ice Cream
Soft Drink of your choice


Place a large scoop of vanilla ice cream in the base of a tall glass.

Carefully top up with soft drink of your choice.

Pop in a straw.

Enjoy!
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Chilli Prawn and Tomato Spaghetti

25/10/2015

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This is a great quick mid week meal. This is so easy to make and is cooked in the time the spaghetti is cooked.

The recipe states to use fresh prawns, but in all honesty this meal to me is made with frozen Australian prawns that I always have in the freezer. It is perfect on days when I don't feel like shopping, I look in my freezer, see the prawns, and I can make this. The only ingredient I may not have at home is the 6 tomatoes, but luckily I live 2 minutes walking distance from a really good fruit and veg shop, so I can easily buy them, all other ingredients are always in my pantry.

Don't forget to drizzle it with good extra virgin olive oil, it does make a difference.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.taste.com.au

Serves 4

375g dried spaghetti pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
Zest of 1 lemon
20 (650g) medium green prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined
6 medium tomatoes, deseeded, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley leaves
Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling



Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, follow packet instructions. Once pasta is cooked, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, drain away the rest. Return the pasta to the saucepan.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add garlic, chilli and anchovy fillets cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant (don't let the garlic burn). Add the lemon zest and prawns, cook, stirring, for 20-30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and the reserved pasta water, cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through, just don't overcook the prawns.

Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with parsley and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.

Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
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Coconut Lime Syrup Cake

24/10/2015

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I love cocktails, and over the Christmas/New Year/My Birthday two week period I bought a lot of limes to make myself some cocktails. However, I did not make the cocktails (partied with sparkling wine instead) so now I was left with a lot of limes. So off I went looking for a cake to make with the limes and I came across this recipe.

I had already made orange and lemon versions of this cake, so I figured lime should work to. It did.

This cake is so easy to make, a bit of a melt and mix cake. It has a lovely fresh taste, the syrup adds the fresh burst of lime flavour and I do like the coconut in it.

My family loved it. Me and the kids loved it with vanilla ice cream, my husband prefers it with Greek yoghurt (as the tart yoghurt cuts through some of the sweetness of the cake, and he really loves Greek yoghurt).

You will only need the rind of 3 limes, but you may need more than 3 limes to get 1/2 cup juice.

I will make it again, as it was lovely and I'm sure my fruit bowl will have limes I need to use up again.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from www.taste.com.au

Serves 8

125g unsalted butter, chopped
3 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
1 1/4 cups desiccated coconut

Lime Syrup:
Rind of 3 limes, finely shredded
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup caster sugar

Vanilla Ice Cream or Greek Yoghurt, to serve



Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly grease and line a 6cm deep, 22cm round springform cake tin with baking paper.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs to the butter, one at a time, giving it a quick whisk between each addition. Add the milk, whisk to combine.

Add the flour, sugar and coconut, whisk until combined. Pour the mixture into your prepared cake tin. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Make the lime syrup: Combine 1/2 cup lime juice and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes or until syrupy. Turn off the heat and stir in the rind.

Poke the cake all over with a skewer to make small holes for the syrup to seep into. Pour the hot syrup over the hot cake. Allow the cake to cool in the cake tin before releasing the sides of the tin.

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Cut into slices and serve with vanilla ice cream or Greek yoghurt.
Enjoy!
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Laser Cake

24/10/2015

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A friend of my daughters wanted me to make her a birthday cake for her. I was told it was to be laser themed, a white cake on the bottom and a dark cake on top.

So after spending a few days thinking about it, I came up with this idea.

I loved making this cake, and how cool does it look all lit up. 

This is so easy to make, two cakes and loads and loads of Party Glow Bracelets. I even found the long thin candles that looked great on the cake.

When you put the glow bracelets in the cake, don't crack and activate them, that is best done close to serving to ensure all the glow bracelets are as bright as can be. 

Coloured candy melts can be purchased in specialty shops. In Westfields, Bondi, you can find them in Plenty.

I had so much fun making this crazy cake, it is still one of my favourites.


Recipe

Equipment
22 round cake tin
20cm round cake tin
Numbers and Letters Chocolate Moulds
Cake Board
Coloured Wrapping Paper, to cover cake board

Cakes
1 x 22 cm round Chocolate Mud cake (see my recipe)
1 x 20cm round Triple Choc Marble Mud Cake (see my recipe)
1 quantity white chocolate ganache (see my white chocolate mud cake recipe)
1 quantity Chocolate Ganache (see my chocolate mud cake recipe)

Decorations
Party Glow Bracelets
Long thin candles

Blue Candy Melts
Yellow Candy Melts
Red Candy Melts



First I made the Happy Birthday 11 Charlotte , as this can be done up to a week before they are needed.

Place enough blue candy melts (to spell happy birthday) in  a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Don't let the water touch the bowl. Stir until melted. 

Spoon into a piping bag, and pipe it into the letter moulds. You can use a teaspoon to do this, but it was easier to use a piping bag. Refrigerate until set. Once set, they pop out quite easily.

Repeat process with yellow and red candy melts.
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Make the chocolate mud cake and the triple choc marble mud cake (up to the step where it is baked and cooling). I made one, 3 days before, and the other 2 days before, but you can do it even 5 days before.

The day before needed (up to 2 days before needed), make the white chocolate ganache and the chocolate ganache as per the recipes I have on this site.

Spread a thin layer of the white chocolate ganache all over the chocolate mud cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes. This ensures all the cake crumbs stick to this layer of ganache and don't ruin your final layer. 

Now cover the Chocolate Mud Cake with the White Chocolate Ganache-focus on the sides and the top rim as that is all that is going to be seen, but do cover the whole cake.

Place the cake on a covered cake board.
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Spread a thin layer of the chocolate ganache all over the triple choc marble mud cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes. This ensures all the cake crumbs stick to this layer of ganache and don't ruin your final layer. 

Now cover the Triple Choc Marble Mud Cake with the Chocolate Ganache.

Place the chocolate ganache covered cake carefully on top of the white chocolate covered cake.


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Decorate with your prepared letters and numbers.
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Place the connector bits of the glow bracelets on one side of the glow bracelet. Here you can go nuts doing whatever you like, arrange the glow bracelets into the cake, connector bit down. Don't crack them yet, they need to be pulled out and cracked up to an hour before needed for full brightness.

Position the candles on the cake.

Enjoy!
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East Coast Cooler

23/10/2015

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I've lived on the East Coast of Australia for the last 14 years so I could not resist making this with it being called East Coast cooler.

This like the Berry Spritz is light, refreshing and I think great for parties. Put a large punchbowl or jug in the middle of the table and let your family and friends enjoy a spritzer.

Now I am not one to ever grab an apple and eat it, it is not my favourite fruit, but soak it in wine and I will go back for more.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from a Donna Hay magazine

Serves 6-8

1 bottle (750ml) chilled Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc
3 cups (750ml) chilled soda water
1/4 cup (60ml) elderflower cordial
1 pink lady apple, thinly sliced


In a 2 litre capacity jug mix together, to combine, the wine, soda water and elderflower cordial.

Add ice, as it is great really cold, and the slice apple.
Enjoy!
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Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks

23/10/2015

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My family love these drumsticks.

This is something that I like to cook when I don't feel like cooking, as it only takes 5-10 minutes to prepare, it goes in the oven and lunch or dinner is done. Super easy, yet very tasty.

I find this great picnic food, as it keeps quite well, I can make it in the morning with little effort and my kids are happy.

If the drumsticks are large, cut 2-3 slashes almost to the bone with a sharp knife at the thickest part of the drumstick, this will allow the heat to get right through to the bone.

Recipe

Recipe adapted from Janelle Bloom's cookbook 'Fast, Fresh and Fabulous'

Serves 4-6

10-12 chicken drumsticks, skin on
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 large lemon, rind only
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup self raising flour
Olive oil cooking spray 


Preheat oven to 210C/190C fan forced. Grease a large roasting pan and line with baking paper.

In a large snap lock bag add the garlic salt, lemon pepper, smoked paprika, white pepper, lemon rind and olive oil. Shake to mix together.

Add the drumsticks, shake and rub the drumsticks into the spice mix until all are coated.

Add the flour to the bag, shake the drumsticks about to coat them all with the flour.

Place the drumsticks in a single layer on your baking tray. Spray each drumstick on both sides with some olive oil cooking spray.

Roast for 45-60 minutes (turn each drumstick over after 30 minutes) or until golden and cooked through.

Serve with a green salad and some garlic bread.
Enjoy!
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