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Unless you're some sort of  cooking  prodigy, you're bound to have made mistakes in the  kitchen . Burned a pot, overcooked your steak, made broccoli that looked ... well you know what I mean. We all need a recipe for these disastrous times, it also needs to be flexible for the number of people because you guested it yep it usually happens when guests are arriving. Well checkout this easy recipe sure it can take a little time but it is easy and you can get rid of the bad mood disaster feeling, with a glass of wine! Invite your guests into the kitchen, they will think you are at easy in the kitchen all the time .... ummmm just hide the burnt offerings  😜 Ingredients  2 cups of mixed dried mushrooms 1 cup Arborio rice 1 tbsp olive oil 4-5 cups chicken broth you may need a little more or less chicken broth 1 tbsp of Italian mixed herbs - you can checkout my recipe for herb mixes here salt to taste pepper to taste parsley flakes dried , as garnish garlic po...

It's a common household misconception that as soon as food reaches or goes past its best-before date, it needs to be thrown away. Fruit and vegetables will generally last much longer than their best-before dates suggest, especially if you store them properly. When soft fruit such as berries start to turn soft, whizz them into smoothies and have them as a power breakfast. Never keep bananas in the fridge as they can turn black more quickly, but beware of storing them in a fruit bowl with other fruit, as they give off ethylene, which will speed up the ripening process for the other fruit in the bowl. Unless of course, you'd like to ripen fruit such as avocados quicker, in which case pop them in a paper bag with a banana and check back the next day to check on the progress. If bananas turn overripe, take the opportunity to make banana bread , which is so much better with very ripe fruit, or slice the bananas thinly, freeze in a plastic container then whizz them into a breakfast s...

Ingredients 2 small red onions 1 carrot 1 stick of celery 1 red capsicum 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) 420gm cubed Wagyu Beef 1 400g can of champignon mushroom 1 Tbs Ground Pepperberry 2 Tbs Tomato Paste 2 Bay Leaves 1 lemon cut in 1/4 1 cup of water 1 tsp crushed bush tomato Let’s get Cooking Dice the vegetables and place in the slow cooker, add garlic, beef, Ground Pepperbery, Tomato paste bay leaves, lemon and water. Mix well to combine. Place in ShuttleChef pot. Bring to simmer and simmer for 20 minutes. Place pot in the bottom of your ShuttleChef and place second pot full of boiling water on top of first pot. Close and seal ShuttleChef lid. Slow cook for 7 hours. 10 minutes before serving add bush tomato and a salt to taste. Serve with polenta cakes, steamed beans and wild rocket salad. This delicious baked polenta side dish makes even simple dinners feel special. Ingredients  Olive oil, to grease 1.5L water 2 chicken style stock cubes 220g instant polenta  1/2 cup finely ...

  Ingredients  Serves four 4 fillets of Nannygai Juice of 1 Lime 200mls Coconut Milk 4cm Fresh Ginger cut into thin strips 1 long red chilli 1/2 diced 1/2 cut into thin strips 3 Kaffir Lime leaves diced 2 tbs of Sweet Chilli Sauce 1 cup of carrot cut into match sticks 1 cup of green beans trimmed  Glass noodled prepared as per packet directions Pickled Sour Mustard (optional) Let’s get Cooking  Heat oven to 180C Place fish in an oven proof dish with lid in one layer. Squeeze lime over fish Place Ginger, diced chilli, kaffir lime leaves over fish Pour Sweet Chilli sauce over fish Pour coconut cream around fish Add vegetables into the coconut cream around fish Put lid on and place in oven for 15-20 minutes Now cook noodles as per packet directions Plate the fish over the noodles sprinkled with extra diced kaffir lime leaves and strips of chilli. Pour the sauce over the fish and noodles adding the vegetables Serve with Pickled Sour Mustard. Enjoy 😊  Other recipes ...

Help us name this Fish Dish ... Cathy Withyman has come up with a great contender Jindilli Waaragal Aboriginal for Mackerel & Macadamia  Leave your inspired name in comments on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNs4HK1iYcA Featuring contributions from some of  Australia's  favourite  native  bush tucker  ingredients  combined with the traditional flavours of South East Asia this Fish Dish is a fusion made in heaven. It really does sum up what our region has to offer in unique tastes and how they can compliment each other if balanced well. Ingredients   Paste 1 tbs diced fresh Turmeric  1 diced Chilli 1 tbs, leave the seeds in if you want more heat. Or more chilli if you dare  2 Garlic cloves diced 3 cm of fresh Ginger diced 1/4 red Onion diced 1 cup roasted Macadamia nuts 1 cup Water may need more or less Salt to season 1/2 tsp Lemon Myrtle  3 Kaffir lime sliced as thin as you can  1/2 tsp Coriander seed 2...

Take your tastebuds on a tour from Morocco to Libya, Egypt to Tunisia with this amazing dish. Traditional North African food draws inspiration from the culinary traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Arab Middle East. From the rich tagines of Morocco to the harissa-spiced dishes of Tunisia, the sea-meets-desert cuisine offers of wealth of hearty, comforting, and complex meals worth getting to know. Serves 2 Ingredients   4 x 75g mackerel fillets with skin on 2 tbs plain flour 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 orange - zest and juice 1 -2 tbs of Berbers Spice (1 is mild, 2 is hot) recipe can be found in spice blends on Our Galley-Dreamtimesail blog. 1 large dollop of honey 3 tbs slivered almonds toasted 1 tsp coriander seeds toasted fresh coriander to serve Side dish 1 1/2 cup mixed quinoa 4 tbs dried cranberries  1 can drained and washed chickpeas 1 can drained green beans 1/4 tsp cinnamon  Pinch nutmeg Pinch cloves Let’s get Cooking  Toast the almon...

An Easy Focaccia Bread, is delicious alternative to bread, a pizza type dough topped with olive oil, salt and fresh rosemary then baked to perfection.   Ingredients  FOR THE DOUGH 1/2 tsp honey 1 cup water (lukewarm) 1 tsp yeast 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour  1 tsp salt 1 tbs olive oil FOR THE TOPPING 1 tbs coarse salt 2-3 tbs olive oil 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (leaves removed) or any mix of Italian dried herbs. Optional you can also add olives, sun dried tomatoes or any extras you may desire to make your own signature focaccia. Let’s get Cooking  In a small bowl add the honey and warm water (stir to combine) then sprinkle the yeast on top. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes and then stir to combine. In a large bowl whisk together the flour and salt, make a well in the middle and add the yeast mixture and the olive oil, mix until almost combined then move to a lightly floured flat surface and knead until dough becomes smooth and elastic, form it into a ball. P...