Category: Snacks & Starters
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Garlic Rosemary Focaccia
Our family is now addicted to garlic focaccia. The problem (or solution, depending how you view it) is that our homemade bread dough doubles as pizza base dough – the recipe amount splits into one loaf of bread and one pizza base. So each time we make homemade bread, we…
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Marinated Cheese Squares
Marinated cheese is a quick & easy way to liven up a cheese board, or to serve on its own with crackers. It’s way better than regular cheese and crackers, and only requires a bit of advanced prep. I have even omitted the cream cheese when pushed for time, and…
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Thai-Style Fishcakes with Cucumber Coriander Dressing
Ingredients 300g fresh fish fillets, cut into chunks 200g cooked rice 1 tsp lemongrass paste 1-2 fresh chillis, stalks removed 1 garlic clove 3/4 tsp sea salt flakes 2 lime leaves, roughly shredded (rehydrate in hot water, if using dried) 1/2 spring onion Handful of fresh coriander (leaves and stalks)…
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Banana Oatmeal Muffins
I tried these muffins for the first time last week and they were a HIT. “Best muffins ever” was actually the response. The recipe is super simple and the oats makes the texture of these muffins fantastic. Whatever you do, don’t omit the topping – it’s the game changer. Recipe…
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Roasted Red Pepper & Cheddar Muffins
Savoury muffins are a thing of beauty. I’m not much of a sweet muffin fan, but I never had a lot of success making my own savoury muffins. I’ve had this recipe for years, but for some reason it never really worked. Then I rediscovered it recently and realised –…
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Spiced Roasted Nuts with Rosemary & Sea Salt
These nuts! What a revelation. Such an easy snack to make, and so much healthier and more impressive than chips. They aren’t hot; they are spiced rather than spicy. If you want them to have a bit of spicy warmth, increase the cayenne pepper. This amount of nuts fits on…
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Roasted Butternut, Spinach & Brie Salad with Crispy Bacon Bits
There aren’t many salads I eat on their own, as a meal. I normally prefer salad on the side with meat or a main dish of some kind. But this is one of the rare exceptions. Maybe that’s not surprising when you look at the ingredient list! It’s basically a…
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Mozzarella-Stuffed Chilli Poppers with Mayo Salsa
Everyone has their personal favourite chilli popper, right? There’s battered, crumbed or baked in crunchy tortilla, they can be filled with mozzarella, cream cheese or a combo of the two. And some have bacon! Either inside or wrapped around. The possibilities are endless, and that’s before we even get to…
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Creamy Spinach Soup with Toasted Almonds
Coming into summer (although is it, really?) isn’t the most obvious time for soup, but there are still plenty of colder evenings. Last night = FREEZING. Or if you have an office as cold as mine, every lunchtime is soup-appropriate. I’m always in the market for a new blended soup…
A Pie Squared 