Quirky cooking

Guest blog by Arwen’s Thermo Pics I’m super duper excited to share this blog post with you! Last year I met a gorgeous lady in Hobart while down there for some Quirky Cooking seminars. We share a love for good food, the Thermomix, and food photography. Oh, and halloumi cheese. Yep, halloumi is high […]

Shares 36087 Summer. The weather’s so hot, the last thing you feel like doing is slaving over a hot stove, cooking. Green smoothie for dinner? Hmmm, don’t know about the guys in your house, but mine wouldn’t be too happy. What to do? Quinoa Salad! It doesn’t take a lot of effort (especially with the Thermomix), …

Summer. The weather’s so hot, the last thing you feel like doing is slaving over a hot stove, cooking. Green smoothie for dinner? Hmmm, don’t know about the guys in your house, but mine wouldn’t be too happy. What to do? Quinoa Salad! It doesn’t take a lot of effort (especially with the Thermomix), you can […]

Guest blog by Arwen’s Thermo Pics I’m super duper excited to share this blog post with you! Last year I met a gorgeous lady in Hobart while down there for some Quirky Cooking seminars. We share a love for good food, the Thermomix, and food photography. Oh, and halloumi cheese. Yep, halloumi is high […]

Guest blog by Arwen’s Thermo Pics I’m super duper excited to share this blog post with you! Last year I met a gorgeous lady in Hobart while down there for some Quirky Cooking seminars. We share a love for good food, the Thermomix, and food photography. Oh, and halloumi cheese. Yep, halloumi is high […]

One of the things I love most about my Thermomix is that it makes super-delicious and super-easy ‘all-in-one’ meals! (You may have noticed that. There’s quite a few on my blog.) Who doesn’t love a meal that’s quick to put together, doesn’t use up every pot in the cupboard, saves electricity by cooking everything at once, […]

When you've got a cold and you're feeling sick and miserable, or you feel the need for a super nourishing meal so you don't GET sick, what do you crave? For me, it's always chicken soup. Maybe it's something to do with my childhood, and mum making soup for us when we were sick... Chicken soup for me means love, nourishment and comfort. But it's not just psychological - it really IS medicine!

One of the things I love most about my Thermomix is that it makes super-delicious and super-easy ‘all-in-one’ meals! (You may have noticed that. There’s quite a few on my blog.) Who doesn’t love a meal that’s quick to put together, doesn’t use up every pot in the cupboard, saves electricity by cooking everything at once, […]

Steamed Chocolate Mudcakes with Sabayon – decadent and dairy free! We enjoyed these little cakes for afternoon tea the other day. I’ve been wanting to try steaming chocolate mudcakes in the Thermomix Varoma, and they worked really well, turning out lovely and moist, although they cracked open a bit – I just turned them […]

I love this tasty substitute for cream cheese – use it whenever you want a dairy-free, savoury, cream cheese. For example, try it on pizzas instead of cheese (pre-bake pizza without toppings, then spread with cream cheese and top with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, capsicum, salad, etc). Use as a dip (or as a substitute for dairy cream cheese in dips) with […]

Well the weather’s finally starting to warm up. I’m so ready for spring, summer and SORBET! This is just a quick post to try out my new laptop (yay!) and share my new favourite flavour of sorbet. It’s so refreshing, a perfect intro to the warmer weather. These flavours were inspired by what’s been […]

Guest blog by Arwen’s Thermo Pics I’m super duper excited to share this blog post with you! Last year I met a gorgeous lady in Hobart while down there for some Quirky Cooking seminars. We share a love for good food, the Thermomix, and food photography. Oh, and halloumi cheese. Yep, halloumi is high […]

Last night I got home late after a busy day and didn’t have dinner organised, so it was ‘Thermomix to the rescue’ once again! I had a quick think, and this is what I came up with. Nothing fancy, just an easy and tasty dinner with basic ingredients, that took all of 25 minutes […]

Bacon Carbonara with Dairy Free Sauce & Spelt Pasta I love Bacon Carbonara, but I can’t use cream in mine because of my dairy intolerance, and I try not to have bacon too often because it’s full of those nasty nitrates and nitrites. So here’s my version, with lots of mushrooms, and baby spinach – […]

A few years ago, when we were on the GAPS diet and working hard to heal gut issues in our family, I made up a couple of recipes for Anzac Day, so we wouldn't feel left out while everyone else was eating their Anzac biscuits. We were so happy with the results that we've made these ever since, even after being off the GAPS diet! I also made the slice for our gut health retreats as an after dinner treat, and everyone loved it. I'm finally getting them up on the blog so they're easier to find…

Yippee!!! I found a recipe for dairy free chocolate mousse that tastes like the real thing – light and airy and creamy and chocolatey! It’s so quick and easy and very addictive! I found the original recipe on taste.com (and I think they got it from Super Food Ideas magazine). I converted it to a […]