So good, so fast and so good for you! Just make it and your mouth and stomach will thank you. Ingredients Method Slice the pork sausages into roughly 2cm long chunks. Heat the olive oil over a medium heat in a large oven proof fry- or saute- pan. Add the Continue Reading
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Fennel and Sardine Pasta
Another fantastic recipe sent to me by Karin that has become a staple weeknight meal. Tinned fish — it doesn’t get better! Ingredients Method Put a medium sized frypan on to a medium slow heat and brown the pine nuts. Shake regularly and DON’T WALK AWAY. When they smell good Continue Reading
(almost) the world’s easiest pasta dish
We all know the easiest pasta dish is just oil, garlic and chilli (hello aglio e olio). The next easiest dish is just to add some bacon to that. But sometimes you need something with just a little more… bangers.
kk’s zooshy baked beans
Not your average baked beans. But not much more trouble to prepare!
cheat’s chorizo risotto for ash
A(nother) recipe nicked from Hello Fresh for those nights when you just want to eat something fast, satisfying and posthaste.
easy (chicken) peasy soup
So easy, so spicy, so perfect for a cold weeknight…
sour chicken
This is an Oppen-Riley staple dinner — a one-dish wonder that also makes for a great topping for pasta should you actually have some left over.
edamame mama
Adapted from the wonderful Hetty McKinnon book Community. The original version is made with roast eggplant and is amazing, but my darlings won’t eat eggplant… This is so fast, so tasty and makes kick-ass leftovers for lunch. Make yourself some now!
Two out of three aint bad
This tastes fantastic, it covers most food groups in one dish, but it cannot be called quick to prepare. But it is definitely worth the finagling, if you like meatloaf, and who doesn’t secretly love meatloaf?
Not-quite-paella-with-artichokes
This is a Yottam Ottalenghi recipe. Straight up, barely tinkered with. But I am terrified it will disappear from the internet and it is really, really good. So I am preserving it here.
Shakshouka our way
We live in Newtown. We have to eat shakshouka. But most of the time we eat it for dinner, not breakfast. We feel no shame.
Nonna Rae’s quick and tasty ravioli
Fast, delicious and covers all the necessary food groups. What more do you want? (Magnums…)
Jack Irish ‘pie thing’
Also to be eaten while watching a Jack Irish dvd (or when you are questioning your life choices…)
Cauliflower Puree
I like to tell myself this is low GI, and therefore healthy. Butter, what butter? Man oh man does it taste good.
Ricotta and Spinach Gnocchi with a burnt butter tomato sauce
Yummy
Vicky’s Broccoli Pasta
Yummy
Rae’s Zingy Zucchinis
Mum made this at Bawley at Easter, and I think it’s delicious! Thanks for the recipe, mum.
The Kids’ Tomato Soup
It is simple, it is basic, and it is so much better than the tinned stuff…
Minestrone alla Marcella
This is really Kate’s recipe, but if she’s not going to post she can bite me. All I know is that it is damn yummy.
Salmon With Coconut-Spinach-Chickpeas
This recipe gets extra points for looking impressive while being dead easy to prepare. Did I mention that its also really tasty?
Summer Tuna
Light, quick and yummy … and no actual cooking, so perfect for a hot, humid Sydney summer
Grown Up Beans and Franks
Stop making that face Doug, this is good.
Ratatouille Our Way
I think credit for this version goes to Jo, but I am writing it up… and of course you can still eat it while watching “Edge of Darkness” for a complete retro experience.
Not Quite Vichysoisse
A little early nineties in its colour combination, but don’t hold that against it
Pan Fried Veal With Easy Tomato Sauce
I make this quite a bit … it’s quick, light, and very good to eat.
Classic Guacamole
You never eat the same guacamole twice.
Lemon Tuna Parsley Pasta
We’ve all been cooking this for years, but it is still great!
Denva’s Almond Bean Salad
One of the best I’ve ever eaten, and always in demand at picnics
Capsicum Salad
Perfect on a picnic because there won’t be any left to carry home
Couscous with Chorizo and Green Beans
A one pan, complete meal.