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Cajun Spice Mix Homemade

Written by Michele Lyons on July 10, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Spices are such an easy way to up the flavour in your dishes. If you use them all the time, then you’ll likely have all these ingredients in the pantry anyway to make this Cajun Spice Mix. Otherwise I suggest shopping at your bulk food store where you can buy small quantities of whatever you need. Ingredients: 5...

Waste Not Want Not

Written by Michele Lyons on June 7, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous. 1 Comment

If you’ve been following us on Facebook then you know we have our Waste Free Wednesday posts where we love to share ideas to help you Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot (compost). If you use lots of lemon and citrus fruit like I do then save your lemon peels for: Sprinkle some salt onto half a cut lemon and use...

Greek Spice Mix

Written by Michele Lyons on May 2, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

I have a lot of spices at home as its such a great way to give flavour to your food. I always like to make my own spice mixes so I know they are fresh and without any additives. Ingredients: 2 tsp smoked paprika 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground...

Recipe: Satay Sauce

Written by Michele Lyons on March 6, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

You can make this sauce in advance and keep it in a jar in the fridge to pour over your next dinner. Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic 1 small red onion 1 small red chilli, deseeded 2 tbsp coconut oil 1 tsp cumin 3 tbsp almond butter Juice of one lime 2 tbsp sugar (coconut or rapadura) 3 tbsp shredded coconut 1 tsp Tamari 1/2...

Recipe: Taco Tortilla Cups

Written by Michele Lyons on February 28, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This recipe is super quick if you use leftover taco mince. Ingredients: 500g grass fed beef mince 2-3 tbsp homemade taco seasoning 4-8 eggs grated cheese salsa guacamole Jalepenos (optional) Tortillas Method: Hopefully you have leftover taco mince. If not, just brown your mince and add your spice mix. Preheat oven...

Recipe: Homemade French Onion Soup

Written by Michele Lyons on February 15, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Avoid the nasty’s found in packet products by making your own soup mix. This is great for soup, flavouring casseroles and is also excellent for seasoning roasts. Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried onion flakes 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp celery salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp dried parsley 1 tsp sea...

Chicken Stock Paste

Written by Michele Lyons on August 16, 2017. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

I’ve had a Thermomix for about 7 years now and it was the best investment I ever made. This chicken stock paste recipe can also been adapted to make in a Kitchen Aid. Ingredients: 300g free range chicken thighs, diced 100g celery, roughly chopped 100g zucchini, roughly chopped 100g leek, roughly chopped 1 large...

Butter Chicken

Written by Alison Clinch on June 1, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. 1 Comment

There is nothing better than homemade Butter Chicken. My tip with this is to double up when making the spice mix and keep a jar handy in the cupboard for next time. I’ve been know to rub that spice mix on a whole chicken as well for something different (but yummy). Ingredients: 1kg Free Range Chicken Breast...

Homemade Butter Chicken Spice Mix

Written by Alison Clinch on June 1, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. 3 Comments

Homemade is always best. Why buy something in a jar when you can quickly make up your own mix. Whilst you’ve got all your spices out of the cupboard, make two batches so you have one ready for next time given butter chicken is such a family favourite. This is also a great gift idea so put a ribbon on a jar of...