Lunch & Dinner

  Anything with a bread dough and filling is delicious right? The other night the boys wanted pizza pops but I thought we would do something a little different. Mini calzones are so easy and great for little hands to hold for lunch. My boys take them in their lunchbox for lunch and eat cold.  Simply roll out 20 small rounds of pizza dough of choice. Roll thinly. I use the below recipe of mine. This is plenty for 20 mini calzones. You can halve the recipe but I make a full batch and freeze half. For 20 mini calzones you will need 250g cheese and 1/2 [...]

  I LOVE this Curried Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup and it is so easy to make in your Thermomix or similar machine. There is nothing like soup and fresh homemade bread in these cold months. Pumpkin soup is a huge hit here (remind me to post my basic but delicious pumpkin soup recipe soon too). Actually that is a lie. It's a huge hit here... with me. No one else seems to like it so it tends to be a soup I make when I have people over or to store in the freezer for a last minute lunch or dinner for myself. Soups freeze, thaw and reheat so [...]

  My boys looooooove sausage rolls and I often make chicken ones (lots on the recipe index) but thought Id try something different earlier this week. These Veggie Bam Sausage Rolls were a massive hit! These sausage rolls have a big portion of veggies in them but still has a high meat ratio for all those meat eaters. The vegetables are actually quite tricky to spot. I love these because it has veggies in the mix that my kiddies wouldn't eat normally as is. You can vary the vegetables you use. Spinach, capsicum and celery are always good additions. I made up a full batch and froze half of these [...]

  We love chicken sausage rolls. They are so easy to make for a last minute dinner or to keep stocked in the freezer. These are my Thai inspired sausage rolls.  My other chicken sausage rolls: Chicken and Roasted Capsicum Sausage Rolls Chicken and Vegetable Sausage Rolls Parmesan Chicken Sausage Rolls      

These are made without a tmx but they are so quick and easy I couldn't not post them. My kiddies LOVE chicken strips. I normally make them my Krispy Fried Chicken (or Popcorn Chicken version) which they devour but its nice  to have other options. These are so easy. Its as simple as combining 1 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut and half a teaspoon each of salt and pepper (optional). You can add other seasonings of choice. Cut two chicken breasts into 4 or 5 strips each. Coat chicken strips in coconut and place on an oven tray. Cook at 180 degrees for 25 minutes or until cooked through and [...]

   This morning on our Facebook Page I asked what soup recipe of four you wanted posted and this was the winner... I think. There were quite a few responses to sift through. All recipes will be posted over the next few weeks. My other soup recipes: Bacon and Red Lentil Soup Broccoli and Cannellini Bean Soup Chicken Wonton Noodle Soup Creamy Garlic Chicken Soup Potato and Bacon Soup I'm addicted to bacon and red lentils so this is a match made in heaven. I loooooooove this soup. What I love most is it can be as thin or as thick as you like. Simply add more potato or lentils [...]

These are delicious! Even the non chickpea fans of the house are impressed. My 10 month old who hates food can't get enough of them nor can I. These will be a regular in the freezer. These are easy and achievable for a busy work night meal. The mix takes no time at all. Just shape and fry. I serve as is with some salad or inside my Herb and Garlic Wraps or Spinach Wraps with salad and a little cheese or sweet chilli sauce. These can be frozen once cooked and reheated too so make for a very quick meal. The kiddies didn't mind these cold the next day [...]

My kiddies love nuggets. I love that I can hide a range of goodies in them and they gobble them down. Now the broccoli isn't entirely hidden. You can see green specks through the nugget but the kiddies didn't even notice especially once dipped into sauce. These are great to make in bulk and freeze either before or after the cooking process. It makes for a super quick meal. I even put these in the lunchbox much to  the kiddies delight. Because of all the flavours in this, you can barely taste the broccoli.       

Honey Mustard chicken is a big hit in this house. I thought I would do a bit of a twist. These were quite tasty served along with salad but you could shape them much bigger and use as a burger patty or serve in tortillas or spinach wraps. These can be frozen and popped into the lunchbox or reheated for a quick lunch or dinner. Use this mixture for meatballs or sausage rolls.