Ingredients for Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients for a chicken cacciatore. Can you get any fresher, or any more healthy for you and your family?

Chicken Cacciatore

The finished dish, chicken in a garlic, tomato and wine sauce, with fresh seasonal veg, olives and fresh herbs.

Roasted Mushrooms with dukkah breadcrumbs and marinated fetta!

Taught in class Monday 25th October. We make our own breadcrumbs and flavour them with dukkah then stuff the mushrooms with fetta, top with crumbs and roast!

Roasted Mushrooms with dukkah breadcrumbs and marinated fetta!

End Result, the cooked mushroom!

Ingredients for Minestrone

No artificilal flavours here! Class taught 28th October.

Minestrone

The finished product, topped with fresh herbs, grated Romano cheese and a light drizzle of Margaret River olive oil!

Ingredients for Chilli Mussels

Taught in class Monday 1st November 2010.

Chilli Mussels!

Chilli mussels, the finished result!

Marinated BBQ Prawns!

One of the Chrissy platter dishes, prawns marinated in garlic,ginger, chilli, herbs, oils etc.

Valentine's Dinner!

Chilli mussels (class Monday 1st November) with oysters, pan fried barramundi and salmon and a love heart sashimi with dipping sauce!

Chilli Prawn, Garlic & Lemon Spaghetti

Taught in class Thursday 11th November, prawns marinated in chilli, garlic, lemon zest, EVOO, plus spinach and fresh baby roma tomatoes.

Ingredients for orange and almond meal cake.

Very old fashioned and wholesome looking!

Orange and almond meal cake.

Unbelievably moist, tangy and delicious!

Christmas Extravaganza!

This was the double class, Guinness glazed ham, roast veg, home made apple sauce plus two salads. Beautiful!

Guinnes Glazed Leg Ham -Class Thursday 25th November

Guiness/honey/spiced glaze over a criss-crossed leg of ham. Delicious!

Guinness Glazed Ham Bone Soup

Just when you thought that poor little leg of ham could give you no more, add some fresh veg, some frozen veg, some barley and risoni and voila - ham and vegetable soup!

Mini Berry Meringues

Meringue cases filled with citrus cream and vanilla yoghurt and topped with marinated berries.

Dad's Birthday Cake!

Home made meringue with citrus cream filling topped with segmented oranges and balsamic soaked berries.

Little Girls Birthday Cake!

Sponge filled with sweetened cream and strawberry jam, and decorated by hand - by me!

Little Girls Birthday Cake - Top View!

Little Boy's Birthday Cake!

Chocolate cake (bought!) decorated with Simpson paraphernalia and chocolate "sport balls" around the tray.

Ryan's 4th Birthday Cake.

Chocolate cake (bought) decorated with Thomas and fresh berries surrounding the cake.

Christmas Dinner

One of many Christmas dinners in our home!

Christmas Seafood Platter.

Family Dinner.

A couple of racks of lamb cut up and surrounded by crispy roasted potatoes and a salad.

Salad!

First full salad made totally from ingredients found in my garden.

Sun dried tomatoes!

A glut of tomatoes led me to drying them. They were so sweet they were like lollies!

Marmalade & Soy Ham

Doing a practice run for my next class so used whatever was handy. Happened to be marmalade and soy sauce. Next time would add some garlic and ginger, but really just needed to test cooking times!

Deluxe Sunday Breakfast!

Taught in class Monday 22nd November. Eggs 2 ways, soft poached and scrambled, served with pan fried bacon, mushroom, mini romas, spinach and finished with Basil, served on top of toasted Turkish bread. Bring on Sundays!

Watermelon Salad

Beautiful fresh watermelon, marinated fetta, chives and bundles of mint. Really refreshing!

Sticky Date Pudding

Lovely, moist pudding, keeps really well, even freezes well. Served with creamy vanilla ice cream.

"Saltimbocca"

An altered version of an Italian classic. I didn't have veal or prosciutto so used lamb fillets instead. Still used the sage leaves, butter, white wine sauce combo.

Ryan's 6th Birthday Cake

Home made choccy sponge and decorated with chocolate buttons and smarties.

Roast vegies for Christmas 2010 Dinner

Included carrots, potatoes, beetroot, swede and parsnip.

Christmas 2010

Marmalade/soy/spice glazed ham, stuffed lamb roast, roast veg, home made gravy and steamed greens.

Dessert Christmas 2010

Borrowed a Jamie Oliver recipe and made a few changes. Chocolate panettone bombe with marmalade, ice cream, coffee flavoured yoghurt, Morello cherries, pecans and glaced citrus pieces. So Christmassy!