This recipe, slightly adapted from one by the Australian Women's Weekly, ticks all the boxes, and if we know one thing about me, it's that I like lots of boxes ticked: slow cooker for less effort; a hearty warming soup; and no fancy or expensive ingredients; feeds a crowd; leaves you with freezable leftovers; delicious [...]
Entertaining in large numbers can be a nightmare when it comes to the juggle and shuffle of what gets cooked where: how long will each dish take, where will it all fit, what can be cooked together, and so on. Over the years I've learned that when in doubt, there's a good chance the slow [...]
The humble $40 slow cooker I bought many years ago is still one of the best things in my kitchen. And it's not even for the days I'm at work, because there's no way I'm ever going to be organised enough to get everything into it before seven am. I actually love using it on [...]
Don't let the picture full of brown fool you, they might be hard to photograph in a pretty way but these ribs will be a hit. They came about because my three older kids all love going out to a popular restaurant that is known for their fall off the bone sticky ribs. Taking my [...]
I know that Winter is almost over but in Sydney August can be the most brutal month, with biting winds and that last ditch cold that sees me in dire need of a warming bowl of something hearty and delicious. And what's better in the winter than a steaming bowl of soup? {Vegan wannabe Ana [...]
File this under "would have been posted years ago if only it photographed prettier." This is one of our family's favourite meals ever. It's usually served with creamy mashed potato while the sauce is mopped up with a crusty baguette. {It was served with soft polenta in the photo above}. It's not hard but like [...]
There is a bit of time needed for this, but most of it is the slow cooking of the pork and the rest can be taken care of in the last hour or so. And the results are more than worth it. For the pork I allow eight hours in the slow cooker or four [...]
Back when I first shared this recipe I was really proud of trying something new that, for so many years, was completely off my taste radar. I had no idea that it would become such a popular and frequently made meal, possibly the go-to dish when we want something hearty and full of flavour. Obviously [...]
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