Dinner Ideas

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There’s something so comforting about a bowl of hot steaming rice, particularly when it’s combined with succulent Moroccan spiced chicken and juicy apricots! More often ... Read more
I’m always stoked to find a recipe that has me (happily) eating fresh, healthy vegetables! And summer rolls put the fun into healthy (heck, even ... Read more
The October Daring Cooks’ Challenge was brought to us by Andrea from 4pure. She introduced us to one of her family favorites which is soon ... Read more
Boy oh boy. This is one of those recipes that I know for sure I’m going to make again and again. In a word… di-vine. ... Read more
October 14, 2013 In a ‘celebration’ of past Daring Cooks and Daring Bakers challenges, Lisa challenged all of us to search through the Daring Kitchen ... Read more
Aah gnocchi… yet another of those simple, elegant Italian dishes I’m always raving about. Personally, though, I find them surprisingly tricky to make. You’ve got to get ... Read more
With summer just around the corner, ML Spell from Dry Spell invited us to play with fire! She challenged us to make some mouthwatering eats ... Read more
Felt it was time for another go with my pasta machine – any excuse really.. there’s something so satisfying about rolling pasta and watching it ... Read more
The February Daring Bakers’ challenge is hosted by Julie of One-Wall Kitchen. She challenged us to an easy, simple filled bun using no-knead dough. What I ... Read more
Sometimes you just need to tuck into a big, thick, juicy piece of steak. Do I hear an ‘Amen’? I don’t do it very often ... Read more
Winter time here in New Zealand – soup time. I was on the hunt for something a little different flavour-wise and was intrigued by the ... Read more
This is a delicious, thick and creamy soup which I’ve been making for years now, thanks to the great recipe book ‘The Soup Bible’, edited ... Read more