I love okonomiyaki, or Japanese pancakes as they’re also known. It’s a dish I’ve always ordered when out at a Japanese restaurant. It’s just so delicious – and looks so good, with its sauces drizzled on top and the bonito flakes dancing on top. But it was a meal I always saved for dining out.
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I know, I know. It’s been a long long time since I posted a recipe for you here. But, it turns out that life with three kids and two part time jobs is pretty busy – who woulda thought it, huh? So here’s my Curried Chicken Tray Bake.
So whilst I’m still feeding my family all sorts of delicious food (which you can see every day on my Facebook or Instagram), most of my recipe development energy is being put into the recipes I write for Lisa Corduff’s Small Steps Living Membership site (an amazing space for women wanting to live a better life – check it out here). Which doesn’t leave a lot of time for sharing here on my blog.
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I love fritters. They are such an easy way to use up bits and pieces and create a tasty meal for a meatfree dinner or for lunchboxes. I also looooove haloumi. So a mix of a couple of my favourite veggies and some of that salty, squeaky deliciousness was bound to be a winning combo.
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The journey towards a better diet for my family has been a long one. And this dish represents a lot of the small steps I have taken on that journey.
Curried Sausages is a firm family favourite in a lot of Australian households. And in a lot of those households, some kind of packaged meal “helper” in a sachet or box is part of the preparation of that family favourite. It always was for me. My mum had always cooked curried sausages using a Continental Hot Pot box that you mixed with water to rehydrate the powder and dried veggies to make the sauce. So that was the way I had always made my curried sausages, too. It was familiar and it was easy.
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Pork and Apple. Such a classic combination. Add sage and it’s heaven. Think sage-stuffed roast pork with crispy crackling and apple sauce. OMG – divine. But you don’t need to go to the trouble or expense of cooking a whole pork roast to enjoy that flavour combination. Go for the cheaper option of pork mince and whip up these rissoles for a family friendly dinner.
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We like to do Meatfree Mondays around here. We often have other meatfree meals during the week, and often there are only small portions in our “meaty” meals, but planning it in this way means that at least once a week we get some extra veggies in and it helps to make sure we’re not just relying on meat for our sustenance! But, with growing kids and an active life, we also need to make sure that we’re getting some protein in those meals, so I often turn to eggs, beans or lentils to fill that void. Just as in this delicious and easy vegetarian curry, where the addition of red lentils helps to thicken the sauce and add extra fibre and protein. This really is so simple to put together, then let bubble away, developing the flavours.
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It’s hard to beat meatballs for a kid-friendly dinner – even more so if you serve them up with toothpicks. What is it about kids and food on sticks? Anyway, regardless of how you serve them, these little spheres of deliciousness are sure to be a hit at your place. The lamb mince makes them super juicy, the feta gives them some great extra flavour, and the hidden veggies give you that little “insurance policy” that some extra goodness is going in.
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Things have been very quiet on the blog of late, haven’t they? Never fear, I’m still serving up delicious, quick and budget-friendly food for my family and working hard putting together meal plans, I’m just not finding the time to sit down to post the recipes here! Make sure you follow me on Facebook or Instagram to keep up with the yummy meals we’re having at FFF headquarters. Like the one I’m sharing today. It’s a great winter warmer (or quick meal any time of year, really) – my Chorizo and Lentil Braise.
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I have tried many times to bake a savoury muffin compatible with a fussy seven-year-old’s palate, but have never succeeded. So last week, when I decided to make a batch while clearing out some bits and pieces from the fridge, I fully expected that they would end up in the freezer with the other snacks that are acceptable to the rest of the family, but never destined for the lunchbox.
But I thought I’d try my luck anyway. We’ve had a few small wins lately with trying (and even accepting) some new foods, so I thought it worth it.
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Who doesn’t love pulled pork? And who doesn’t love coming home to the mouth-watering smell of dinner already cooked and waiting for you? Heaven.
This pulled pork is so easy. Make up the marinade paste the night before, quickly rub it onto the pork in the morning and whack it in the slow cooker for the day – job done! All you need to do is make a simple slaw and grab some buns or wraps and you’ve got a guaranteed crowd pleaser for dinner.
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