Cheesy Quinoa Bites

Makes 24 Incidentally, this is one of the oldest recipes on the blog and see that plate, that's made by one of my oldest friends in Australia. Nicki's not the oldest in age, in fact, she's the same [Read More]

Quick and Easy Coleslaw

Serves 6 This five ingredient coleslaw is so quick, so easy and so versatile. You can use any cabbage variety for this recipe – red, savoy, wombok - they all work well. In fact the possibilities [Read More]

Avocado Dip

Serves  6 (easily halved) I am an avocado lover from way back. When I was younger I spent some time on a kibbutz in Israel. The kibbutz grew oranges, had a sock factory and had an avocado orchard. [Read More]

Minted Snow Peas and Asparagus

(iodine free)  Serves 8 I love this Curtis Stone recipe which he says is, “light, refreshing and will pair well with any meal, and I wholeheartedly agree!  Ingredients 700g snow peas, ends [Read More]

Healthy Pumpkin Soup

Serves 6 This soup is low in fat but big on flavour and packed full of veggies! I have been on and off diets most of my adult life and all my best weight watching attempts have been at Weight [Read More]

Stacey’s Crunchy Asian Slaw

Serves a crowd (but easily halved) This salad from Stace is ace and the perfect addition to any barbecue. These days we eat a lot less processed food, so rather than use a ready made dressing, I [Read More]

Pea and Ricotta Frittata

serves 8 This frittata is fantastic -  not least becuase it has only four ingredients! This frittata is all about choice, you can cook your peas in the microwave or on the stove and you can [Read More]

Leda’s Eggplant Tzatziki

My friend Leda can turn the simplest ingredients into the most mouth watering dish and this tzatziki is a winning example! In Leda's original recipe she used capsicums but I only buy them when I'm [Read More]

Jane’s Hot Stuff – Mango Salsa

  Ingredients 1 large mango, very ripe, finely chopped ½  red onion, finely chopped 1large tomato, chopped 1 lebanese cucumber, finely chopped 1 fistful of coriander, finely chopped Zest and [Read More]