A restaurant copycat recipe. When looking for recipes online, there are few that pop up constantly with rave reviews. Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana was one that piqued my curiosity. Living in Australia, we don’t have the restaurant chain Olive Garden. While I’ve been to the USA many times, I’ve never eaten here. Nor have I…
Tag: Main Course
Creamy Tomato Garlic Prawns
Dinner in 20 minutes! These days I’m working from home like almost everyone else. At first, I hated it. The idea of being confined to my bedroom while the kids ran amuck in the rest of the house drove me insane. But since schools opened up again and they went back, I’ve loved working at…
Pumpkin Risotto with Bacon
Yet another delicious risotto! In case you haven’t figured it out, I tend to cook a fair amount of Italian meals. Having an Italian husband means I have to know how to make some of the basics of Italian cooking. Making a risotto is one of them. This pumpkin risotto with bacon is truly delicious…
Chicken Ricotta Meatballs
One pan wonder. Hands up if you hate doing dishes! I know you can’t see me right now however my hand is definitely up. I love to cook, just not a fan of the clean up afterwards. That’s why this recipe for chicken ricotta meatballs is perfect – it’s all in one pan. I made…
Beer Batter Fish
A pub meal at home. If you’re Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, Irish or British it’s almost a certainty you have visited a pub for a meal. While there, chances are you’ve had one time beer batter fish & chips. Let me explain what is a pub to those not familar with it. Pub is short…
Sausage & Bean Casserole
Inspiration from Instagram. Yes, I am on Instagram as I love to share my recipes with others. It’s also a chance to see what everyone else is making in order to get a little food inspiration myself. A few weeks ago I saw this Sausage & Bean Casserole by Damn Delicious and knew I had…
Creamy Dijon Chicken
Another one pan wonder. I wanted a meal I could make quickly and preferably with as little mess as possible. It was late by the time I got home and needed to whip something together pretty quickly. The troops were getting restless and about to eat our pet cats (kidding!). While our cats were safe,…
Nicoise Salad
Nicoise is the best salad… ever! I can’t remember when was the first time I ever tried a Nicoise Salad. I do remember however that this was my go-to lunch of choice from a cafe near one of my former jobs. It’s an amazing salad. I honestly can’t rate it enough. And lately, I’ve been…