Thai beef salad

Thai Beef Salad Serves 4 people Ingredients 2 eschallots (spring onion) chopped (green and white parts) 1 lemon grass stalk squashed with a mallet & cut into 2 cm pieces 1 cup fresh coriander leaves roughly chopped, stalks and roots…

Trout Almondine – A French Classic

Trout Almondine Freshwater rainbow trout is a delicate sweet fleshed fish that cooks in a short amount of time and is a delight to eat.  This recipe is an oldie but a goodie, looks impressive, tastes amazing and is easy…

Guacamole

Guacomale Ingredients 1 ripe avocado ½ sml Spanish onion finely chopped ¼ green capsicum finely chopped five - eight drops of Tabasco sauce ( as desired) 1/2 lemon or lime juiced 1 tblspn fresh coriander leaves chopped Method Mash avocado…

Quick leftovers lunch idea

Snapper curly kale salad Looking for quick lunch ideas.  I always like to cook double for dinner so a lunch can be quickly prepared the next day.  This salad took about 10mins to prepare.  Easier than takeaway! Speed up prep…

Ovarian Cancer – Reducing your risk

Reduce your risk of Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect and usually only diagnosed after it has spread, reducing  five year survival rates from 93% if still contained within the ovaries, down to only 39% or 30% if…

Affordable Organics – Which fruit and vegetables safer or riskier?

Choosing organic produce - Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen   Watching your budget?  Certain produce is more exposed to pesticides and herbicides than others. The health benefits of including lots of fruit and vegetables in your meals, regardless of whether…

Meat Free Monday (MFM) Minted Pea and Spinach Soup

Minted pea and spinach soup  A light and delicious vegetable soup packed full of vitamins and minerals including vit A, K, folate, iron, magnesium, manganese, iodine, B & C vitamins. Iodine is critical for a healthy thyroid & metabolism.  Magnesium…