Ricotta, strawberry and cinnamon toast
Update 9/2/11: The lovely Leigh made this for lunch yesterday and posted a pic on flickr. Her version looks great, don’t you think? I’m continuing my healthy breakfast theme with this little beauty....
View ArticleDevouring figs with ricotta and honey
I’m a little bit obsessed at the moment with the last of the Summer figs, or are they the first of the Autumn figs? I always confuse the two. The farmers markets have big punnets of them for $5 which...
View ArticleSlow cooker baked beans
Last week I posted about some Beerenberg Molasses I was gifted (thanks guys!) and put a call out as to what I should make with it. Well I haven’t exactly taken up any of your suggestions, sorry, but I...
View ArticlePeanut butter & jelly smoothie
This is a play on the American favourite sandwich combination of ‘peanut butter and jelly’ – in a liquid version. It’s super quick, super yummy and sure to super-charge you for the day! Of course the...
View ArticleHow to pack a healthy lunchbox + pumpkin & date muffins
We all know it’s healthier and cheaper to take a packed lunch with us to work each day, but a lot of us just don’t do it. So in the interest of your health and wellbeing, I had a chat to dietitian...
View ArticleCranberry dried fruit compote
Even though we’ve had some sunny Winter days, there is still a chill in the morning air, which means porridge is a very enticing breakfast option. If you’re in the northern hemisphere then muesli will...
View ArticleMushroom Breakfast Burritos
This recipe was a challenge was to come up with a breakfast dish using button mushrooms and I think this burrito fits the bill perfectly. I competed against two American and Canadian bloggers in the...
View ArticleBlueberry breakfast couscous
When I think of couscous, images of piping hot Moroccan tagines with fall-off-the-bone lamb and tangy perserved lemon, fill my mind. I don’t think about eating couscous at breakfast time. However,...
View ArticleHubby Fuel: Big Brekky Sambo (for errand running)
Next week we are heading overseas for a family holiday. We’ll be visiting Paris, Budapest and Majorca in just two weeks – we’re crazy like that. It goes without saying that I’m very busy planning and...
View ArticleMarinated mushroom scrambled eggs
I’m naming this the ‘All-star breakfast’ because almost every ingredient is a famous gourmet brand. It features: 1. McLean’s Run Free Range Eggs 2. Pepe Saya Butter 3. Bourke St Bakery Personal...
View ArticleEgg boats with roasted garlic + goats cheese
The minute I set eyes on this recipe I pinned it to my Things To Cook board and vowed to make it that weekend. No excuses. I could barely believe my eyes: egg boats. Genius! Why on earth haven’t I...
View ArticleSuper simple bircher muesli
A bit of foresight. It’s all you need to wake up to deliciousness. Those of you who think foresight is just.too.hard.basket. Don’t click away, this is the recipe for you. Simply bung 3 ingredients...
View ArticlePapa’s poached eggs {using Poachies}
For a long time I avoided trying to make poached eggs. I put them in the ‘too hard basket’ and simply got my fix ordering them every time we went out to breakfast instead. Lazy, I know. Until one day...
View ArticlePurple carrot fritters {vegetarian}
Did you know that purple is the original colour for carrots before the orange variety emerged in The Netherlands and became the new household favourite colour? They taste just like orange carrots when...
View ArticleZucchini, cranberry and pistachio pancakes {vegetarian}
If there are corn fritters on a breakfast menu, then I order them. You see, I am very partial to a savoury pancake. Corn fritters, sweet potato and now… zucchini. Don’t run away. We are all adults...
View ArticleCreamy rhubarb and mandarin compote
Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! Gottcha! Did you used to do that at school? I always got soooo cranky when someone got me first. Little perfectionist Christie would screw up her face...
View ArticleSweet potato and red capsicum frittata
Here we are at Meatless Monday again. Gosh they come around fast! This week I’m going to do a bit of annoying boasting… all the herbs in this dish came from my garden. Cue smug smile. And, we’re done....
View ArticleFresh blueberry pancakes
On the weekend I posted a picture of my breakfast on Instagram. It was muesli topped with banana, yoghurt and lots of blueberries. I captioned it: “I’m right in the middle of a blueberry obsession...
View ArticleHubby’s favourite breakfast right now
Do you go through phases with breakfast? I do. Sometimes I’ll eat muesli for weeks on end, or porridge every day in winter, or soft boiled egg on toast until I run out of eggs. Not my hubby. He would...
View ArticleGimme a meal – STAT!
Since we moved up North, hubby and I have been working from home. It’s not too bad as we have a two storey house so the office is upstairs away from the action. As in, excited toddlers and noisy...
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