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Zucchini and olive hommus - paleo, vegan, gluten-free

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I was deliberating over which dip to buy when an older lady asked for assistance. 'Would you mind helping me?' she asked. 'Of course not, how can I help?' She'd forgotten her glasses and wanted to make sure she was buying the avocado dip with the highest percentage of avocado so asked me to read […]

Chocolate chip and lime biscuits

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It has been a very interesting weekend up here in Queensland. Will and I headed up the beach on Friday night for the long weekend. We knew the weather wouldn't be good but we had no idea what we were in for. I've never seen winds and rain like it. The noise, entirely made by […]

Happy 95th Birthday Guppy!

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If you listen closely today you'll hear the distinctive sound of tinnies (beer cans) cracking  open, champagne corks popping and the sizzle of snags (sausages) on the barbie (BBQ) because today is the day we Aussies like to celebrate. Today is Australia Day. It's the day we like the remember as the start of our […]

Paleo and vegan carrot dip

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Paleo and vegan carrot dip takes about 5 minutes to make, tastes gourmet and uses about $1 worth of ingredients. There's a lot to love! Stay with me I haven't totally changed my eating habits over night. I'm not one to latch on to the latest craze diet, in fact I'm quite against them in […]

Lamington whoopie pies

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I have a friend who doesn't like macarons. Yes I still call her a friend despite her flaw (she makes up for it in other ways). According to her, macarons are boring, cupcakes are out and whoopie pies are the next big thing. She can't understand why the sweet cake sandwiches haven't taken off in […]

Mexican shredded beef in the slow cooker

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I'll be the first to admit that 'ethical' eating is not the easiest thing to do. I say 'ethical' because to me, everyone has their own idea of what the means. As I said yesterday, to me that means knowing as much about the food I'm eating and where it has come from as I […]

Crunchy Asian vegetable salad

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In 2013 I'm going to continue to expand my eating repertoire. This year I'm going to find at least 10 salads that I like and make them every now and then. I've established that traditional salads with lots of lettuce are not my cup of tea. For me, a salad has to have a bit of oomph and […]

Macadamia truffles

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In about November last year I got a bit of a hot weather cold/chest infection thing and deemed it unsafe to go to the gym. I'll say that I was being considerate to fellow gym members and not wanting to spread the germs (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). Then December rolled around […]

Coconut passionfruit cake

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Our house has officially been de-Christmas-ified. It's always a little sad taking down the Christmas decorations. Partly because it's a fair bit of effort but mainly because it's a whole 11 months until next Christmas. It's about this time of year that I vow to be more organised this year. I promise to decide on, […]

Cinnamon loaf wreath

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I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before but I think I inherited my sweet tooth from my grandma. Oh how we love our sweet treats. People often ask me what I do with all the food that I bake. The truth is, a lot of it goes to my grandma and she loves it. You […]

Chocolate ripple log

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A quick, easy, delicious, no-bake Christmas dessert recipe. Chocolate ripple log looks super fancy & no one will know it's made of packet cookies! Chocolate ripple log I wouldn't even attempt to guess how many baked recipes I've tried in the last two years of blogging but it would most probably be a couple of […]

Cinnamon pecans

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When my sister and I were little, it was about this time of year that we started getting impatient. School had finished for the year, we weren't going to the beach for another week, all the Christmas preparations were done (well as done as they can be for a kid) and we were ready for […]

Chocolate cherry pudding

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'Delivery for Claire.' Oh how I love those three words. I raced out to the door to see what the Santa-like man had for me today. It was in a pretty little bag with a swing tag for my address. Racing inside to open it, I found a big box of plump, ruby red cherries. […]

Christmas stuffed mushrooms

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I know what you're thinking - my goodness Claire that's not a very pretty looking recipe. I beg you to stay with me though because while this may not be the prettiest recipe I've ever posted, it sure is tasty and it makes up for it's lack of visual appeal with it's really-good-for-you status. This […]

Chocolate cinnamon meringues - Happy Tree day

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Today is one of my favourite days of the year. No there are no presents involved but there is Christmas cheer a-plenty. It's Tree Day! December 1 is the day our Christmas tree goes up and it officially begins to look a lot like Christmas in our little house. I've already elfed up the entrance […]

Mess free icing with a piping bag

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When I made this hydrangea cake last year it took me quite a while. It was messy, I got icing everywhere and I wasted a lot too. I wish I'd known about mess free icing with a piping bag. I used to shy away from using them because I hated cleaning them (I used those […]

Raspberry spritzers

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Raspberry spritzers Since I quit Diet Coke (nearly 8 weeks ago!), a whole new world of drinks has opened up before me. I'll admit it, I liked the flavour of Diet Coke but part of the reason I drank it was because it had zero calories. I was a little bit worried that stopping drinking […]

Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day

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In this month's In my Kitchen video post I showed off my shiny new toy - Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. It was love at first bite with this one let me tell you. I've quite gotten into home bread baking in the last couple of years. Baking anything is satisfying but there's […]

Carrot cake biscuits with cream cheese icing

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I hope all my fellow Brisbanites survived the weekend of wild weather. Storm number one on Saturday morning delayed our departure to the coast and left us without power into the evening (so good thing we went to the coast). Storm number three, which hit yesterday in the early evening, struck just as we were […]

Peppermint choc chip cupcakes - Happy Birthday Dad!

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Just a quick one from me today because I'm off to celebrate a very special Birthday... my dad's! Dad is a serious peppermint lover. It's where I got my peppermint tooth from. Together we can knock off a box of mint sticks faster than you can say 'can I have one?' The year before last […]

Ironing board chicken

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Today's video is a little bit silly. At the Food and Wine Show last week, chef Andrew Fielke, apart from teaching us all about good old Aussie bush tucker, put on his apron and showed us how to do the ironing. Ok so he didn't whip out his freshly-washed socks, he was ironing a piece […]

Quick beef stir fry and my response to the 'fast food tax'

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I'm one of those people who yells at the TV and gets quite involved in discussions even if they can't hear me and never speak back. Can of Worms the other night had me even more active than usual. The question to the panel was 'should there be a tax on fast food?' The responses […]

Recipe for 100 vanilla cupcakes (+ 10 tips)

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Recipe for 100 vanilla cupcakes (+ 10 tips) Excitement was the first emotion that struck when I got the email. An old friend from school was getting married and she wanted me, ME, to make her wedding cupcakes. What an honor. The next thought was a little bit of panic and some reassuring myself that […]

Jockey silk gingerbread for the race that stops the nation

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My mind is going a million miles an hour today. I had an absolute ball in Adelaide at the Eat Drink Blog conference. If I had to choose the best thing about it I'd have to say meeting so many wonderful people who I've been so looking forward to finally meeting in the flesh. Charlie […]

Speedy Italian meatballs to save you $1000 a year

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Earlier this week, Erin from She Cooks She Gardens shared a startling statistic. Each year, the average person throws away $1000 worth of food. That's pretty much the same as going to the ATM, withdrawing ten $100 notes then going home, shredding them and tossing them in the bin. The stinge in me doesn't like […]

Dexter inspired blood-stained glass cupcakes and Happy Birthday Hubs!

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Today may be Halloween but in our house it's a much more important day. October 31 is Will's (aka the husband) Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBS!!! Perhaps being born on Halloween is the reason he's so brave when it comes to scary movies and television. Or maybe he just looks extra brave because I'm such a […]

Spooktacular skeleton biscuits

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My sister and I used to trick or treat every year when we were younger. I can't remember when we started by I do remember some of the 'treats' we were given. One lady gave us each 5 cents. It doesn't seem like much but back then you could get a pretty good sweet at […]

Melanzane ripiene (stuffed eggplant)

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Have you seen or read 'Eat Pray Love?' It was a pretty hard thing to avoid for a while there. I loved the book and the movie but of course my favourite section was Italy. The way she described that food, I wanted to jump on the next plane headed for Rome and join her. […]

Roast broccolini & prosciutto bundles

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I only ever share recipes here that I personally think are delicious and share-worthy. Some I eat and quickly dispose of the photos, others make the trip from the oven or stove straight into the bin. These little bundles of deliciousness? Let me tell you, they are one of the best things I've ever made. […]

Choconutties

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If you've been visiting me for a while you will know that at my bridal shower in March I received a treasure trove of goodies from my wonderfully generous family and friends. Possibly the most special of all the gifts was my grandma's recipe hand-written recipes which was started by her mother-in-law making the book […]

Homemade chicken enchiladas from scratch

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Chicken enchiladas used to be the one thing I always made for my family when I was at home. Dad used to request them frequently, the deal being that he'd cut up the chicken and I'd do the rest. It wasn't really all the tricky considering the corn tortillas came in a packet and the […]

Raspberry and honey oat banana bread

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Today I am the old stereotype of a blogger. It's 9.30am and I am still in my pajamas. Bad Claire! I was knocked down by an unkindly spring bug yesterday so that's my excuse. I've been hitting the vitamin C and every other remedy I know hard for 48 hours now so hopefully I'll be […]

Slow cooker chicken burritos

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Are you a taco or burrito fan? Growing up, I always thought that tacos were the hard shells that are sort of like a giant corn chip only round and folded and burritos were what you got when you wrapped a soft flour tortilla around delicious filling. The arrival of a few Mexican restaurants lately […]

Raspberry and pecan brownies

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23 more sleeps. 23 more sleeps until I fly to Adelaide for my very first food bloggers conference Eat Drink Blog. I am absolutely bursting with excitement and am so grateful to have been selected as a delegate (doesn't that sound pro?!). See I've never been taught anything to do with food blogging. Everything from […]

Chocolate chip macaroons

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Whip up a delicious sweet treat of chocolate chip macaroons in no time at all with just four ingredients. Chocolate + coconut = goodness. Let's take a step back in time, nearly two years back to be precise. So far back in time that I didn't know the difference between a macaron and a macaroon! […]

Chris's Italian slow-roasted tomatoes

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I seem to have a knack for finding bad weather at the coast. My man headed down to Sydney for the football finals last weekend so I decided to take a break up at the beach with mum and dad for the long weekend. I arrived at lunch time on Saturday to brilliant sunshine and […]

Maple pecan cupcakes

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Will and I have a deal. It goes like this. If I take him to work, he will take my latest batch of baked goodies in to share with his workmates. It might seem like a win win to Will but it works both ways. I get to bake something for no other reason than […]

Amy's overnight apple cinnamon oats

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I'm a little bit cranky this morning. Will's been trying to convince me to put a no-junk-mail sticker on our letterbox for weeks but my response is always 'how will I know about the good deals?' He even tried to use the environmental argument with me - imagine how many trees go into making all […]