Quick 15 minute Mac and cheese featured heavily in our pantry staples when we were growing up. The familiar blue box was always in the pantry ready to help yourself to a quick snack. Our palates have changed considerably since our teenager years… This adult version of quick 15 minute mac and cheese is nothing […]
Italian Baked Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
Italian Baked Meatballs with Tomato Sauce is a plate of flavoursome, spicy beef meatballs, swathed in a tomato and basil sauce. Pure comfort food! Meatballs are very easy to make, and as we skip the messy step of pan frying these before they hit the sauce, it becomes a one pan wonder. Perfect for a […]
Easy Chicken and Mushroom Pasta Bake
Chicken and mushroom pasta bake says pure comfort food. When the weather drops and you’re looking for comfort food this pasta dish is just like wrapping yourself in a thick, long scarf of comfort. Moist chicken thighs with mushrooms in a creamy blue cheese sauce, flavoured with tarragon, and baked till bubbling with golden cheesy […]
Quick Ravioli with Asparagus and Bacon
Ravioli with asparagus and bacon This is a little winner of a recipe. We’ve used store bought artisan ravioli which makes life easy. There are days that we really don’t want to crank up in the kitchen and this ravioli recipe is super tasty and quick to prepare. Asparagus has just come into season here […]
Easy Bolognese Sauce
Easy bolognese sauce is delicious and comforting. I mean who doesn’t like spag bol as it’s often referred to here in Australia. Bolognese sauce is made a zillion different ways but what we are after is a delicious mix of beef, pork and bacon married with tomatoes, the holy trinity of onion, carrot and celery […]
Easy Quick Tuna Pasta
Easy quick tuna pasta has delicious pasta on the table in under 30 minutes. Speedy, delicious tuna, coupled with a trinity of garlic, anchovies and chillies. Throw in tomatoes, olives, rocket and lemon and you are on a roll to a great pasta dish. We love pasta dishes like this as they are quick to […]
Smoked Salmon and Lemon Pasta
Smoked salmon and lemon pasta is rich and ever so tasty. The luxurious cream, butter, parmesan and lemon sauce bathes the pasta with just enough coating, not swimming, just bathing! Coupled with a generous amount of smoked salmon and plenty of chives all finished off with freshly ground black pepper. Perfect! We love to […]
Prawn, Pesto and Chargrilled Capsicum Pasta
Summer is perfect for serving pasta salads and this prawn, pesto and chargrilled capsicum pasta straight out says summer. This is a dish that goes together quickly and looks like you want to dive in. The taste is fresh, clean and vibrant on the palate. We served this salad as a main course […]
Oxtail Ragu – Gluten Free
We’re looking forward to cooking dishes we haven’t tasted for months as the weather turns to Winter, and this unctuous, meltingly tender, fall off the bone oxtail ragu is perfect for snuggling up at home with dinner simmering away in the background.
Easy Chilli Crab Linguine
Easy Chilli Crab Linguine with crab meat, olive oil, butter, garlic, lemon zest and juice, fresh herbs, capers and some chilli is a winning recipe. Toss in some cherry tomatoes for acidity and colour…. delicious! So quick that dinner is on the table in 20 minutes! Too easy. Check out our chorizo prawn pasta for another […]