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Creamy and delicious. A nice change from the primarily tomato based gnocchi recipes. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 350g chicken, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 75ml dry white wine 1 tsp Italian seasoning 400ml chicken stock 180g cream cheese 500g gnocchi 100g baby spinach, roughly shredded 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Black pepper   Method Heat the olive oil and butter in a large, deep pan. Add the chicken and cook for 4-5 mins until golden. Stir in the garlic and con

This was a nice change for a flavourful light dinner. Four large prawns each was enough. Ingredients   2 large garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp minced ginger 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp salt 0.5 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 500g large prawns, peeled 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tin coconut milk 1 tbsp soy sauce 3 cups baby spinach 1 lime, halved   Method   In a bowl, mix together the garlic, ginger, turmeric, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper and the olive oil. Ad

Delicious, warming, creamy, indulgent, autumn soup. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 450g chicken, chopped 1 medium onion, diced 2 medium carrots, diced 2 celery stalks, diced 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tsp thyme ¼ tsp red pepper flakes ¼ cup dry white wine ¼ cup plain flour 4 cups chicken stock 2 bay leaves 1 cup single cream 3 cups baby spinach ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated Salt and black pepper to taste   Method Heat the olive oil and the butter in a large

This is a curry with no real spice, but don't let that fool you. It's a flavourful, zesty 'curry' where the zing comes from the lemongrass. I will definitely make this a regular. Ingredients   3 chicken thighs, chopped ⅓ cup lemongrass paste 1 can coconut milk 400ml chicken stock 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp garlic minced ¼ cup soy sauce ¼ cup maple syrup  2 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp lime juice freshly squeezed 1 tsp salt 1 cup peppers chopped 1 cup veg (green beans, broccoli etc

Updated recipe! Added sundried tomatoes and bacon/pancetta (I used guanciale). Lovely combination of the flavours of carbonara and marry me sauce. The great thing about this is that once you've rolled your balls it's super quick to put together. Ingredients   1 tbsp olive oil 250g dried spaghetti 500g pork sausages 150g pancetta or bacon, chopped Handful baby spinach leaves 50g sundried tomatoes, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 300ml double cream 3 eggs 1 cup grated parmesa

Wanted to use up some leftover jerk paste and found this recipe. It's nice and creamy with a mild but not punch you in the face kick. Next time I'd knock 100g off the pasta for 2 people. Ingredients 350g pasta 350g chicken, diced 2 tbsp jerk seasoning, divided 2 tbsp olive oil, divided 1 tbsp butter 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 yellow pepper, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 250ml chicken stock 1 cup double cream 1 cup parmesan, grated   Method Place the c

Oo la la! Like all of the best French starters in one. Ingredients   Oil for frying 400g onions, finely sliced 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp ground...

Did I invent this? I Googled for a chimichurri pasta recipe to compliment some lamb steaks and couldn't find much. That said I really just added cream to pasta. Sometimes it's the inspiration more that the recipe. Great thing is I used the chimichurri on the lamb too and saved some for the rest of the week, a little goes a long way. This was a lovely alternative to rice as a staple side for Mexican flavours and I will make again. Added burrata to balance the spice and be

The concept parmos continue with a Sunday Roast Parmo. Saw the idea in a pub and wanted to recreate but with different ingredients. You...

A lovely midly spicy pasta (you can make it more so if you like a kick) which is super easy to make. The original recipe didn't use...

A quick and easy marinade for chicken you can just stick in the oven. Ingredients   Bone in chicken – e.g. 6 large skin on thighs or 10 drumsticks   Marinade 4 garlic cloves , finely minced 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp ground turmeric 1/4 cup brown sugar (tightly packed cup)   Instructions Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl, add the chicken and toss to coat. Marinade for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight. Preheat oven to 160°C

This is a super simple way to prep chicken that leaves it super moist on the inside and nice and crispy on the outside. Ingredients ½ cup...

I thought this might be good, but it was better. It is very rich and we didn't have salad in but it definitely needs it to balance the...

Very spicy, for a basic pallette like mine I'd maybe reduce the chillies but AT loved it. I served with Gyoza which we dipped....

This is so quick to pull together. I threw some chicken from the BBQ into this but that's not part of the original recipe. Ingredients  ...

This is really tasty, mildly spicy pasta where the cajun seasoning really shines. Ingredients   1 tbsp olive oil to marinate the chicken,...

Well this is delicious. That is all. Ingredients 3 large egg yolks, at room temperature ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving...

I made this recipe because I buy Aji Amarillo paste for my favourite rice dish Arroz con pollo verde and I wanted to make use of a full...