Silverside
Who doesn't love silverside? It's one of our family favourites, which made me determined to come up with a healthy recipe. Reading the list of ingredients on the packet was a little scary. Some say they are made with 35% of a 'solution', most are injected with salt...
Balsamic Lamb Shanks
My son loves these, even though he's 'not a fan of lamb shanks'. They are melt in your mouth tasty, easy to make and heart warming on a cold, rainy day. They also make your house smell amazing! Give them a try and please comment below any tips you have or variations...
Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Bowls
If you love Mexican food but but have better things to do than cooking around dinner time, this recipe is for you. This is the perfect example of simple, healthy fast food. Throw everything in ... set and forget and come home and dish up. Delicious! Makes about...
Chicken, Eggplant and Sweet Potato Casserole
This was my first ever attempt at creating a meal in the thermal cooker - and it turned out fabulous! So tasty! 🙂 And it only required 30 minutes of electricity. I can't wait to experiment with roasts, cakes and desserts ... many fun times int he kitchen coming right...
Slow Cooker Curried Chicken and Vegetable Soup
This is a really quick and easy soup to make; simply use whatever veggies you have in the fridge or freezer. If you don't have chicken or prefer not to add chicken, that's fine - this taste great as a simple Curried Vegetable Soup as well. If you don't...
Slow Cooker Beef
This recipe came about this morning when I had the choice of coming home after dropping Charli off to school and having 10 minutes to fill, or getting to Zumba early. I had fully intended on going to Zumba and playing around with a new song, but I auto-piloted myself...
Parsnip and Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients: 2 brown onions, peeled and halved 2 garlic cloves 50g butter 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. ground coriander 1 tsp. dried coriander leaves (optional) 2 tsp. mild curry powder 1 Tbsp. turmeric powder 400g butternut pumpkin, peeled and...
Vegetarian ‘Bone’ Broth
Bone broth contains proteins and other nutrients in the marrow; calcium, magnesium, iodine, potassium, phosphorus and much more that won’t be present in stock. Bone broth can help to heal your gut, protect your joints, help you sleep better, is wonderful for immune...
Slow Cooker Meditteranean Chicken
Ingredients: 1 kilo chicken thighs 500g small red tomatoes 2 cups bone broth (or chicken stock) 1 large zucchini (mine weighed in at 650g!) 1 red onion, sliced 2 Tbsp. butter (omit for dairy-free) Juice of one lemon 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp. oil (I used...
Slow Cooker Curried Sausages
Ingredients: 8 sausages, chopped 2 brown onions, sliced Veggies of your choice, diced (or chopped to whatever size you prefer) 125g. butter (omit for dairy free) 1 1/2 cups bone broth (or stock) 1/4 cup preservative free, organic white wine (optional) 2-4 cloves of...
Cheesy Slow Cooker Casserole
This was the result of my needing to prepare something super quick and easy while the kids were at BMX, and I was home working. Everything gets thrown in, it cooks (while I work) and then 30 minutes before the troops come parading through the door, starving from their...
Chicken Soup
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1kg chicken thighs 1 Tbsp. each of butter and coconut oil (omit butter for dairy-free) 2 cups bone broth or good quality chicken stock 3 cups filtered water ½ cup onion, chopped 1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated 1 Tbsp. freshly grated turmeric 2 large...
Bone Broth
You should be making bone broth on a regular basis so you have it on hand as a base for lots of your yummy recipes. It is often used as a healing meal on its own. It’s always a good idea to have bone broth ready in the freezer! It may seem like a hassle to begin with,...
Beef Stroganoff with Cauliflower Mash
Stroganoff: Stroganoff Ingredients: 750g of grass fed beef with the fat left on (or however much beef you have) 400g mushrooms (I put them in whole, but you could slice them) 125g (½ a stick) of grass fed butter ½ cup organic red wine 2 rashers bacon, chopped 2...