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With these three simple recipes created by Five Star Personal Trainers, having a few friends over for dinner means you and your guests won't to spend hours in the gym the next day to work off everything you ate the night before. Apple Poached Salmon Ingredients 1 x Salmon fillet for each person 1L Apple juice for poaching Dressing: 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. Apple Juice Concentrate Handful fresh mint and parsley 1 tbsp. Fresh lemon … [Read more...]
Looking for a fun and healthy alternative to a birthday cake? Then look no further, check out this great tutorial from Ebony Malcolm, author of Neat 2 Eat - Everyday Lunchbox Recipes & Fun with Food, on how to make cakes out of fresh fruit! Fresh fruit cakes are a fun emerging food trend and are great for kids who are egg free, dairy free, gluten free, nut free or any other type of allergy/intolerance which makes them great for shared … [Read more...]
When figs are in season—or if you are lucky enough to have a tree, this is the way to use some up. Akin to the rose-patterned strawberry tart in the placing of the figs, the result is spectacular, and—like all tarts—make the ideal dessert because they are finished and ready before dinner, allowing you precious time with your guests. The following recipe for Fresh Fig and Walnut Tart is an extract from A lifetime of cooking, teaching and … [Read more...]
This recipe for Cheese Souffle is an extract from A lifetime of cooking, teaching and writing from The French Kitchen by Diane Holuigue. Much more than a recipe book, the best-selling author of The French Kitchen, Diane Holuigue, seeks to demystify the art of cooking, explaining the logic behind the technique. Combining the concepts of classical French cooking from Diane Holuigue’s best-selling title The French Kitchen (first published in … [Read more...]
While outside ghosts and ghouls frolic freely, these fresh fruity flavours are the perfect potions for dressing up Halloween cocktails with a sinfully sophisticated twist. This selection of creepy cocktails made with SKYY® Vodka is quick and easy to create and is an inexpensive way to spice up any Halloween party. Serve them up in monstrously fun cocktail glasses with a parade of ghastly garnishes – they’re so wickedly good you and your … [Read more...]
No one likes to miss out on dessert. In fact, no one should miss out on dessert! We all love a little decadence every now and then and there’s no reason that you can’t indulge your taste buds with these delicious recipes. Make the right choices, play around with some ingredients and you can have your cake and eat it too plus ice-cream, meringue, chocolate pudding and much more. Here are 10 desserts from The Moodie Foodie that won’t have … [Read more...]
22nd October, 2011 marks the National Breast Cancer Foundation's Pink Ribbon Breakfast, where women across the country are encouraged to gather for fundraising events to help raise awareness for breast cancer. To help inspire you to think pink and host your very own high-tea inspired event, the Australian Egg Corporation has developed two delicious Egg, Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Double Decker Sandwich and Cupcake recipes. Pink … [Read more...]
A high-tea favourite, the Egg, Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Double Decker is a scrumptious light option that is effortless to create. Three simple ingredients - hearty egg, indulgent smoked salmon and refreshing cucumber, stacked in between fresh wholemeal slices to create a layered, mouth-watering delight! The Egg, Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Double Decker is not only scrumptious; it also provides fibre and iron and is a great source of folate- … [Read more...]
This month, UK celebrity chef and Carnation milk ambassador, Phil Vickery creates a fun twist on the classic lolly that is perfect for kids and adults alike. Create this recipe alongside Phil with this simple step-by-step ‘pudcast’ and say with pride “I Made It”. Phil’s tip: Add a little more fruit juice to this recipe and chill down for a luscious drinkable smoothie! Or, try your own combinations e.g. Cranberry juice with fresh … [Read more...]
The Pudding Master Class Continues, This Time With A Pancake-Day Special. Everyone has their favourite pudding but not everyone knows how to make them! However, help is here in the form of Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery. Phil is here to give easy step-by-step instructions to create 12 fantastic puddings, one pudcast a month. And bang on time for ‘Pancake day’, join Phil as he prepares a delicious looking Caramel and Bramley Apple … [Read more...]
Ingredients 1.5kg roast 2tbs olive oil 1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Rosemary 1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Garlic Procedure Step 1 - Place roast in oven & bake for 30-40mins at 180C. Step 2 - Surround half cooked roast with peeled vegies. Bake for a further 25-30mins till vegies are golden. Step 3 - Put olive oil in small dish. Stir Gourmet Garden, Rosemary and Gourmet Garden Garlic. Step 4 - Smear oil mixture over roast … [Read more...]
Everybody loves a good pud! From homemade apple pie to treacle tart, everyone’s a winner. But how often do you make home-made puddings and do you really know where to start? Well don’t panic! Celebrity chef Phil Vickery is here to save the day. This month Phil is creating a delicious Rose and Raspberry Meringue Mess. Source: Digital News Agency (UK) … [Read more...]
The army biscuit, also known as an ANZAC wafer or ANZAC tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the biscuits are very, very hard. Some soldiers preferred to grind them up and eat as porridge. The popular ANZAC biscuit is a traditional, eggless sweet biscuit. Ingredients include rolled oats, sugar, plain flour, coconut, butter, golden syrup or treacle, bi-carbonate of … [Read more...]
With the school holidays upon us, a great idea to keep your children occupied is to enlist their help in baking some tasty sweets. Try one of these delicious, cranberry inspired recipe ideas to fill your home with the aroma of freshly baked goods and treat the family. Some are special indulgences such as the cranberry cupcakes, whereas the cranberry, pecan and maple muffins are perfect as an everyday healthy snack. Cranberries are not only … [Read more...]