Thermomix Banana Coconut Bread

Makes 10 slices It's no secret that I'm a bit obsessed with banana bread. Just enter "banana bread" in the search box and you'll find out why. If I remember rightly, I don't think I ever had eaten [Read More]

Lucky Lottery!

Last night Sydney was in the grip of lotto fever, with a 50 million dollar jackpot up for grabs. People were queuing out the doors of their local newsagents in the hope of scoring the first jackpot [Read More]

Thermomix “The Lime Green”

Serves 4 Karen from chair and chair shared this delicious recipe which I tweaked to make it thermie friendly! This juice may be green, but it's not mean. The trifecta of apple, mint and lime make [Read More]

Blessings Bonanza

Yesterday was a bit of a crapper if  the truth be told. I had one of those white noise headaches (not cripplingly bad, but bad enough) and as much energy as a dead battery. It reminded me of those not [Read More]

Sticky Beef with Broccolini

Serves 4 Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed one thumb sized  piece fresh ginger, grated 350g minced beef 1/4 cup (60ml) chinese cooking wine 2 [Read More]

Presents in the post

There's been a plethora of pleasing post this week which has been a refreshing change from the usual pile of bills and boring bits. First off there was the letter from the Prof, wrapping things up, [Read More]

Pumpkin Hummus

Serves  4 My name is Sam and I am addicted to hummus. I could easily be the founder of HLA (HummusLovers Anonymous.) I've always liked the stuff, but it was only when I lived on a kibbutz in Israel [Read More]

IKEA Heaven

Today we make the trek across town to IKEA. We haven't been for a while, and my wish list has gotten a lot longer since our last visit! I can take or leave the furniture; I don't have my own home, [Read More]

Pizza Perfect

What better way to celebrate Friday than with pizza! And not just any old pizza either, homemade pizza fresh from the thermie. I looked carefully and learned a lot when Yvonne came over for the Varoma [Read More]