Melt and Mix Chocolate Cake

This delicious chocolate cake is one of the first recipes I ever tried in my Thermomix. You won't be surprised to learn that the first recipe I tried was a cake but you might be surprised to learn [Read More]

Roasted Fennel

Serves 4 We love this simple side. Hooray for fabulous fennel! Ingredients 2 fennel bulbs (thick base of stalk, stalks cut off, bulbs halved lengthwise, then cut lengthwise in 1-inch thick [Read More]

Apple and Spice Cake

Serves 8 In the olden days, before I was a wannabe minimalist, I used to buy my favourite magazines and tear out the recipes and file them away religiously. This was a reader recipe from the [Read More]

Indian Potato Pie

Serves 6 This impressive vegetarian pie is really versatile - it tastes great hot, warm or cold, so you can make it well ahead. It's full of carbs, but is packed with veggies and will be loved by [Read More]

Fish Capsicum and Almond Bake

Serves 4 Impress in just 30 minutes! Ingredients 1 white onions, cut into wedges 2 large red capsicums (peppers), cut into thick strips 2 large carrots, thickly sliced 2 cloves [Read More]

Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Filo Pie

Serves 4 When I first met David, he had this thing about mushrooms. And it wasn't a good thing. This broke my heart because I love mushrooms almost as much as I love David. There then followed a [Read More]

Simone’s Best Ever Muffins

Makes 12 Simone says these blueberry and dark chocolate muffins are the best ever! That’s because they really are! And that's not all, they're super quick and easy, with or without a [Read More]

Chickpea, Tomato and Dukkah Salad

Serves 8 This salad is a total box ticker. It's super quick, super healthy, super tasty and super easy. You can literally make it in minutes. It's wholesome, colourful and makes an excellent [Read More]

Slow Cooker Apple Flapjack Crumble

Serves 6-8 (but easily halved) There's so much to love about this crumble, not least that you can make it in the slow cooker, well, the apple part anyway. It's really hard to find cooking [Read More]