Spiced Whole Roast Duck

I just love roasts. Throw the dish in the oven, walk away and you have dinner ready with minimal work. I have never made Roast Duck before, so I decided to give it a go. Duck is always my favourite dish at Chinese restaurants so I thought I'd give my Spiced Whole Roast Duck a Chinese twist with…

Roast Pork

Roast Pork is sooooo good and perfect for a cold winters night. The aroma of it baking fills the house and gets your tastebuds salivating. I changed the way I cooked my pork a few years ago as I couldn't get the meat tender when I left it rolled up in the net to roast.…

Chicken, Bacon & Vegetable Soup

I've been a bit sick this week with the change of weather starting to get cooler. I wanted to make a soup that had loads of vegetables, some protein and lots of garlic and onion to help make me feel better. This Chicken, Bacon & Vegetable Soup was warming and really filling. It does have…

Impossible Quiche

Hi Guys, Making dinners for the week today, I couldn't go past my delicious Impossible Quiche recipe for six serves. It's so easy to make, freezes well and is perfect for lunches, dinners and breakfasts. Here is my Impossible Quiche Lorraine and Impossible Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Quiche recipes. The recipe is separated into two…

Otway’s Pork Handmade Italian Meatballs 1kg

Costco - Otway's Pork Handmade Italian Meatballs 1kg Today is an update to the Product Reviews – Beef, Veal, Lamb, Kangaroo & Pork page. I love these pork meatballs from Costco. They contain 85% pork and aren't full of cereals and fillers commonly found in meatballs. They contain only 1.3g of carb per 100g so…

News, Articles and Reviews – Today’s Websites

In the media of late there has been a number of articles published that I just have to share with you. There is so much information hitting the media on healthy eating, food and packaging wastage, low carbohydrate diets, Ketosis, no sugar, low sugar, reduced sugar and new food products that I want to keep…

Yotam Ottolenghi – Jerusalem

Stuffed Aubergine with Lamb & Pine Nuts, Pg 166 Hi Guys, I'm sorry it's been so long since posts. I've been taking some time out to re-focus my energies for this website and to broaden my foody horizons. Recently I was talking to a friend of mine about my current obsession with Lebanese cooking and…

Books for Inspiration – Simple Ottolenghi

Today I've added a new page called Books for Inspiration. These are some of the cookbooks that I have used as inspiration to create new and exciting low carb recipes. I'll be posting some of these recipes with the details on the recipe books I've used and photos of the results. I hope you find…

Baba Ganoush

One of my favourite vegetables is eggplant and Baba Ganoush is my favourite eggplant dip. You can buy Baba Ganoush from the supermarket but I prefer to make my own so I can control the ingredients. It’s very easy to make and fantastic with vegetable sticks and low carb almond crackers. To get a smokey…

Tahini Dip

I've had some Tahini in my cupboard for a while so I wanted to try something a little different. I'm also going through a bit of a Lebanese food phase at the moment and this Tahini Dip is Yum!! This recipe is easy to make and it's super quick. You can use this dip to…