Eggplant Chips

If you have been to the Groove Train recently, you probably left pretty unsatisfied and annoyed that you spent all that money on a crap meal. I keep returning to the Groove Train, because I absolutely love their eggplant chips. For me the chips are the main meal, I order everything else just so I don’t look like an idiot pigging out on eggplant chips and coke zero while my husband (who hates the Groove Train) watches on.

Low Carb Chocolate Soufflé

With all the exam stress, I’ve been overloading on chocolate as I pull some all-nighters. Late last night I realised that I had to make my chocolate bar stretch a little further as I seriously didn’t think Mangy would be excited about a 2 am chocolate run to the grocery store. What better way to indulge in chocolate than soufflé?

Rosemary and Lemon Salt

A friend at work has a whole hedge of rosemary and every time she prunes her hedge, she brings bags and bags of rosemary into work to share. So here’s a rosemary salt recipe. This salt mix tastes fantastic over hot chips or roast lamb.

Mangy’s Mum’s Sweet Chilli Lemon Pickle

I love pickling and preserving ingredients. It reminds me of my grandma and of childhood. I think about the produce and where it came from, especially if it is home grown  or donated by a generous friend and feel a real sense of connection to the end result.

Stuffed Capsicum

This is a great recipe to use up leftover bits and pieces. Half an onion? Some lonely mushrooms? Leftover pasta sauce? Everything goes in and the end result is an absolute delight! There are really no rules, just add whatever you’ve got, the only thing you might have to buy are the capsicums.

Parmesan Chips

This is a great low carb alternative to crackers or potato chips. It takes just minutes to prepare and is really tasty.

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Cheat’s Version)

Nutella has been the hardest thing for me to give up since switching to a low-carb lifestyle. There are dozens of recipes out there for making your own low-carb Nutella.

Medjool Dates with Brie

Dates stuffed with Brie is a dinner party staple at my aunty’s. She’d make sure the cheese was at room temperature before serving. When I make it, take it a step further and stick the dates under a hot grill before serving.

I like it both ways, cold and sweet dates with creamy Brie or warm gooey cheese and caramlised dates. If you’re trying this recipe at home, you’re bound to snack on a few pre-grilled dates, so you’ll get to try it both ways. 

Asparagus with Almond and Parmesan

With the way Uni has been going, it’s a wonder I’ve had time to eat, let alone cook! I’ve been missing cooking (but not missing the cleaning) so much that I set out to prepare a nice meal for lunch today. This is a really quick recipe that goes beautifully with some grilled or roast chicken. We had it with some pepper steak and it was beautiful.

Granny’s tokku paste

I posted my version and and the prawn tokku recipe in an earlier post. Here’s my granny’s (the original) version. This paste will keep well for months in the fridge as long as you use a clean dry spoon. It’s an absolute lifesaver for week night cooking. An easy way to get lot’s of flavour with minimal effort.