A silly season lunch

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I was just going through some photos this week and found a few of a summer luncheon I had for some girlfriends last year. The lead-up to Christmas is always busy but I like to pick an afternoon where we can sit down to some lovely home-cooked food and . . . → Read More: A silly season lunch

Healthy chicken wraps

wrap with ingredients in background

I initially had this dish at a friend’s house as an easy Friday night dinner. Vicki thinks she got the idea somewhere from the hunky Curtis Stone, but who knows? Curtis may just have been on her mind! Anyway, if he did influence this dish he should be given a medal as my tribe have adapted this every week since for a healthy, fuss-free family dinner. . . . → Read More: Healthy chicken wraps

The weeknight dinner conundrum (oh, and butter chicken!)

Simply serve the butter chicken in the pot you served it, with rice and salad

Weeknight dinners can really cause some angst; on the one hand we want them to be quick, easy and nutritious. But … on the other we want something different (because cooking the same thing all the time can become mind-numbingly boring) we want to experiment with new ingredients and introduce new flavours. But we don’t want to spend too much time looking for said ingredients or make something new to have the kids go: “Eeeewwww”. . . . → Read More: The weeknight dinner conundrum (oh, and butter chicken!)