Chilli hummus

October 25 2015
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Chilli hummus l a splash of vanillaI eat buckets of hummus and always have some in the fridge.  Nothing wrong with buying a tub but making it is so simple.  Make it soon!

This one is spicy and rustic and if you have it with heaps of carrot and celery sticks, you get most of your daily vegies in one hit then you can go and have a big piece of cheesecake or hot chips or something.

Chilli hummus l a splash of vanilla
Chilli hummus l a splash of vanilla

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Vanilla berry coconut mini Bundt cakes

October 18 2015
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Vanilla berry coconut mini cakes l a splash of vanillaHas anyone else ever done this?!  Found a mysterious item in your kitchen?  I found a fancy mini Bundt tin in my cupboard shaped like sunflowers which I’ve never used (we live in a flat and while there’s a decent amount of kitchen cupboard space, some things are hard to get to, being up high or right at the back and so forth and I tend to forget about them).

So anyway, I thought I’d give this tin a try finally, to bake some cute little cakes.  Obviously most people wouldn’t have one of these particular cake tins, so you can use a basic muffin tin for this recipe and they’ll turn out just as nice.  Although, it was fun turning these baby Bundt cakes out and seeing the sunflower pattern on top.  They were super fluffy with a lovely brown crust and they look so pretty!

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Salmon en Papillote with chilli, ginger & miso soba noodles

October 4 2015
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Salmon en Papillote with chilli, lemon, herbs & ginger and miso soba noodles l a splash of vanillaI eat a lot of salmon as is evidenced by the recipes on this blog (it’s so convenient and healthy), so I’m always looking at different ways to cook it.

I really love this Asian inspired recipe with spicy/salty flavours.  The salmon is best cooked until just rare in the middle and once it’s placed into the noodle broth you can break it up with your chopsticks or spoon so it’s like a flavoursome soup.

I used a large red chilli for this so it wasn’t too spicy however if you prefer it a bit hotter, use one of those small fiery chillies instead, or supplement with chilli flakes.
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