This dish is made from leftovers – quail breasts. I used the rest of birds to make the filling for quail, leek and cabbage ravioli. Dry breasts meat is not too good for ravioli. The beauty of this dish is … Continue reading Boxing Day lunch – roasted quail breasts with the lot
One pot pork ribs, cooked with vegetables and rice, is one of our family favourite winter comfort dinners. The dish is easy to prepare with a short list of ingredients, it is delicious and nourishing, just perfect for dark winter … Continue reading Pork ribs with vegetables and rice in one pot
This is a very simple, easy to prepare, light, delicious, yet nourishing dish. All the the above in one plate. The only difficulty is to coordinate all the cooking to get everything ready at once. Depending on the type of … Continue reading Prawns and vegetables spaghetti – gluten free
I finally gave in into temptation and bought another Staub cocotte, a touch larger (20cm) than I already have. I was lucky to get 50% discount in one day sales for an amazing colour. Deboned lamb shanks were the first … Continue reading Lamb shanks with rice in Staub cocotte
Juicy and soft chicken, vegetable and quinoa patties recipe came about accidently. I mixed everything that was at hand and the result was so delicious, that I had to make them again, registering the weight of ingredients to have a … Continue reading Chicken vegetables and quinoa patties
The recipe below is another dish born as if a premonition, just before our life changed dramatically with quarantines and lockdowns in 2020. The simple and easy cooking of meat with vegetables in bulk served our family well during uneasy … Continue reading Easy and delicious slow pork ragu
During quarantine lockdowns (we had two of them in Melbourne) it was a challenge to have only vegetables as a side dish. Rice, pasta, buckwheat and polenta were an option to have delicious, nourishing and comforting meal in those times. … Continue reading Polenta with Chorizo and mushroom sauce
I do not use potatoes that often in our regular family meals. However, when making grocery purchases before complete self isolation period, we decided to stock on potatoes, as a nice alternative for rice, pasta and grains, may be not … Continue reading Sausages with potato fries – easy one tray baked dish
With the very few visits to supermarkets due to the second, more severe quarantine restrictions, the variety of meat choices, especially the cuts we were usually getting, became unavailable Our son came to the rescue and organised a special delivery … Continue reading Organic Chicken Roasted Over Potatoes
I have been using deboned lamb shanks as a main source of red meat in our menu for several years now, since they became available in your Coles supermarket. Lamb shanks easy to cook in any combination with vegetables. I … Continue reading Lamb Shanks Casserole
Cooking Without Gluten 