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Sweet Potato Toast w/ Mushroom & Brown Mustard Seed Omelette

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Sweet Potato Toast w/ Mushroom & Brown Mustard Seed Omelette – Is a breakfast to take you through the day. Absolutely perfect for a long day at Disnelyland, as I was discussing in an earlier post.

The hottest food trend to sweep the internet at the moment is sweet potato toasts. Who knew? You take a thinly sliced slab of sweet potato, brush with a bit of oil and pop in the toaster. If you have a crumpet setting on your toaster then that will work perfectly, other wise popping it down a couple of times is just as good.

Cooking the sweet potato to al dente means it’s an ideal plate for poached eggs, omelettes, sautéed vegetables etc.

Start healthy… Blondie

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Simple Pan Fried Cabanossi

Simple Pan Fried Cabanossi – is just a quick, whip up in an emergency type dish for when friends drop in for a drink. Especially when it’s footy night!

I love pan fried sausage, especially kansky with a hot English mustard, surprisingly it reminds me of camping with my family when I was young and mum would make these around the camp fire.

All you need to do is thickly slice your chosen sausage, brown one side in a medium hot pan and then turn over. Simple!

Serve with a variety of delicious mustards and sauces, your guests will love it.

Childhood flashbacks are so wonderful 🙂

Blondie

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Roasted Curry Cauliflower Fritters w/ Sriracha Mayo & Pomegranate

Roasted Curry Cauliflower Fritters w/ Sriracha Mayo & Pomegranate – Happy solstice! Summer for the northern hemisphere, winter for us in the southern hemisphere. It’s the start of longer, warmer days. A celebration of making it to mid winter (although we are still waiting for winter here in Sydney).

So to celebrate the shortest day of the year, here is a fritter … sun like with it’s vibrant yellow, seeds to represent rebirth, served with baby beetroot and spinach leaves.

A few points of note, I used vadouvan curry mix, which is a french inspired curry blend but you could use any other blend that you like. I also added nutritional yeast (just slightly addicted to this at the moment) but you could just omit this or use parmesan cheese as a substitute.

Lots of spices that complement the sweetness of the roasted cauliflower, matched with the hot, creamy mayo and sweet and sour bursts of the pomegranate seeds, these fritters make a wonderful addition to a mid winter celebration.

Happy new beginnings! Blondie

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Paprika Chicken w/ Silverbeet & Wine

Paprika Chicken w/ Silverbeet & Wine – A dish like this is my ultimate happy place comfort food meal. Beautifully caramelised chicken with loads of rich gravy just ready to be mopped up with some potatoes or flat bread.

The three types of paprika that are widely available – hot, sweet and smoked, are all used in this recipe, each giving it’s own uniqueness to the dish. If you like things hot then add some more hot paprika. If you don’t want any heat then remove all the hot paprika and make up the amount with the sweet paprika.

The perfect weekday meal… Blondie

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Vanilla Bean Sugar Tea Cake

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Vanilla Bean Sugar Tea Cake – This recipe takes me back to the days when I was young, operated on minimal sleep on the weekends and was able to religiously eat 3 sweet doughnuts for brekkie with coffee from doughnut king before starting work in the morning, all without adding a centimeter to my waist line!

Those days are long gone and whilst I don’t indulge in doughnuts for brekkie I do occasionally get a craving for something very sweet. This vanilla bean sugar cake does the trick.

If you have a sweet tooth this recipe is super easy and best of all it does not ask for any out of the ordinary ingredients. You will note that I have used Heilala pure vanilla bean sugar. The sugar is made from vanilla beans that have been naturally dried in the sun, in the South Pacific, Vava’u Tonga. The dried beans are then mixed with organic sugar and a dash of Heilala vanilla extract is also added. If you can’t find Heilala pure vanilla bean sugar normal vanilla sugar can will do the trick as well. Alternatively you could mix sugar with a little cinnamon for the topping.

The cake tastes great cold but I would highly recommend warming it up in the microwave oven for 15-20 seconds just before serving.

Vanilla Bean Tea Cake2_Finding Feasts — Vanilla Bean Tea Cake – wont last long!

Enjoy, Bella

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Potato & Caramelised Fennel Gratin

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Potato & Caramelised Fennel Gratin – This is a really simple dish that has so much flavour from just a few ingredients. It’s a side dish that can effortlessly outshine your hero ingredient. Comfort food made with love.

As my favourite part of the gratin is the golden, crunchy edges and top, so for this, I like to use a large dish, which means there is more surface area. This way everyone gets a perfect piece.

If you are rushed for time then a fantastic tip is to place the sliced potatoes into a saucepan and cover with seasoned milk. Bring up to a gentle simmer and cook till tender, about 15 minutes. While they are cooking, caramalise the fennel. Alternate pouring some potatoes and scattering on some fennel and grated cheese into a prepared baking dish till all the components are in the baking dish. Season well, top with the remainder of the cheese and place under a grill till the top is golden and bubbly. What normally takes about an hour to cook will take a quarter of the time. This method is also great if you don’t want to use too much cheese. Just top the gratin with a light covering. The end result is still amazing.

Happy eating! – Blondie

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Poached Eggs & Mushrooms w/ Chorizo & Feta

Poached Eggs & Mushrooms w/ Chorizo & Feta – This is such a lovely meal, and you could easily have it as a main for dinner but it works really well as a weekend brunch.

This recipe shows you the fool proof way of poaching eggs using the cling film technique. Everyone knows you need fresh eggs to do the ‘free fall’ poach, so having this method under your belt means a poached egg is only ever 3 minutes away, no matter your egg. It’s also great for beginner poachers.

Grab some friends and enjoy!… Blondie

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