Category: thermomix

carrot soup with hazelnut dukkah – adapted from Gourmet Traveller

carrot soup with hazelnut dukkah – adapted from Gourmet Traveller

Carrot soup adapted from Gourmet Traveller served with hazelnut dukkah and yogurt. Sweet and easy to make in the Thermomix.

popcorn and honeycomb rocky road

popcorn and honeycomb rocky road

Popcorn and honeycomb rocky road quickly become a favourite of mine for homemade Easter and Christmas hampers.

paleo honey biscuits from Against all grain

paleo honey biscuits from Against all grain

These Paleo honey biscuits from Against all grain are a delicious grain free/dairy free biscuit that are soft and spongey. I made them smaller than the recipe suggested for a delicious snack or breakfasts treat.

lemon polenta cake by Nigella Lawson

lemon polenta cake by Nigella Lawson

To all the gluten free Nigella fans this one is for you! I think it’s a great flavour and texture but you may prefer the polenta to be a little bit finer. I would also contemplate giving it a blitz in a blender or Thermomix before getting started.

the best coconut flour chocolate chunk bars by Ambitious Kitchen

the best coconut flour chocolate chunk bars by Ambitious Kitchen

I have a love hate relationship with coconut flour. I’ve never been overly impressed with it and find anything that I make with it too dense. These gluten free chocolate bars have swayed me back to the coconut flour corner.

red velvet smoothie

red velvet smoothie

red velvet smoothie from Nespresso The Red Velvet Smoothie from the Nespresso Facebook page is a great tasting breakfast smoothie. Coffee, beetroot, frozen banana, pitted Medjool dates, coconut milk and cacao. It tasted like a sweet iced mocha. https://www.facebook.com/Nespresso.AU/videos/945343562255559/ directions It doesn’t get any simpler than 

thai beef salad

thai beef salad

This is a lovely salad for a warm summer evening. Well actually it’s good for anytime of the year really. Sweet mangos, spicy chilli, crunchy noodles and succulent beef.

baked chai cheesecake

baked chai cheesecake

With an excess amount of gingerbread men I needed an excuse the grind them up for something useful. I love a baked cheesecake and the men make for a great base. I turned the filling into a chai flavour to complement the gingerbread base.

cheese yogurt muffins

cheese yogurt muffins

These little gems are a firm favourite for any entertaining and my go to recipe when asked to bring a plate of food. Kids and adults love them and they are every easy to make! They freeze well too.

chocolate chip peanut butter crinkles

chocolate chip peanut butter crinkles

An absolute favourite biscuit from my childhood is the peanut butter crinkles out of the Australian Women’s Weekly Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits (published in the early 80s). They are sweet and savoury with a shortbread texture.

CADA rice salad

CADA rice salad

carrot, apple, dates, almonds and rice salad CADA rise salad is a simple and tasty side dish to a main meal. ingredients  carrot apple dates almonds cooked, warm rice baby spinach tbsp sweet chilli sauce or relish tbsp cream cheese (optional) directions  Pulse in a 

mud like coffee play dough

mud like coffee play dough

Little boys love dinosaurs and dinosaurs need mud to play in. I’ve made moon mud before with sand and shaving cream that the kids loved but it was a very messy affair!