1st Guest Appearance! - Nicola & Lucy's Raspberry & Coconut Muffins

(basic recipe from Jude Blereau)

Wholefood Book, Heal...nourish...delight

1 cup unbleached plain flour

1 cup wholemeal flour

2 ½  teaspoons of baking powder

½ cup raw sugar

1 large cup of raspberries (I used frozen)

½ cup coconut

1 tsp of vanilla extract

80g unsalted butter, melted

1 ¼  cup of full cream milk

(for variations of ingredients refer to Jude's Wholefood Book)

Preheat oven to 180 degrees, Grease an 9 hole muffin tin.

As I make these with my 2 year old I do it the quick way..

 

Mix all dry ingredients, add raspberries and wet ingredients, mix with a

metal spoon (don't overmix as they will become tough), spoon into a muffin

tin.

My variation to this recipe is I use real vanilla bean paste (yum)

Cook for 30-35mins (my oven is a hot so they only take 30 mins), Makes 8-9 Muffins

Delicious!

Thank-you to my very special guests; Nicola & Lucy

Andrea's Amazing Salmon Salad..

I never really had a thing for smoked salmon (unless it came on a ritz cracker smothered in Philadelphia Cream Cheese).. that is, until I tasted my friend Andrea's Amazing Smoked Salmon Salad! Now, I'm simply hooked!

Ingredients:

100g smoked salmon per person

Plenty of rocket leaves

Chopped fresh dill

boiled eggs - sliced (2 per person)

lemon juice

extra v olive oil

sea salt

cracked black pepper

What to do:

Toss rocket in a  bowl with olive oil & lemon juice

Divide leaves onto plates to serve

Top with slices of Salmon, sliced eggs, and season with salt and cracked pepper.
Sprinkle with chopped dill

Squeeze over a little more lemon juice & drizzle with extra virgin olive oil

Such a simple dish, easy to prepare.. but it is the most wonderful combination! Try it! :)

 

Very easy to prepare, looks impressive & tastes amazing!

Father's Day Lunch

Just a little something my mum whipped up for Father's Day Sunday Lunch:

 

How could I ever compete with this?! ;) Mum is a brilliant cook!

 (click on image to enlarge)

And my sister & niece's cupcakes:

Delicious!

Happy Father's Day

x

My Fave Easy Pasta Dish!

This is a Donna Hay creation, however I can't find the recipe anywhere! Have looked through all my mags and recipe books but to no avail! It's so easy, I make it all the time without really needing the original recipe at hand.

In an oven tray add:
Red capsicum sliced
Yellow capsicum sliced (didn't have any this time)
Chorizo sausage (sliced)
Garlic - whole pieces, slightly smashed to let out the flavour
Spanish/Red Onion - sliced
Olive Oil
(A splash of balsamic vinegar if you like)
Salt & Pepper

* Roast this in the oven until the capsicum is soft (about 20-25 mins)

Boil up some spaghetti (My fave at the moment are Buchattini).

While that's cooking, prepare some lemon rind, lemon juice, bit more olive oil and grated parmesan cheese. (And I added fresh baby spinach this time which tasted great!).

Throw it all together and serve!

So yummy & easy! :)