Archives for March 2016

Pumpkin and Vegetable Soup …

March 30, 2016

It won’t be long before summer is a distant memory and we’ll be looking for delicious, comfort food to warm our tummies … and here it is … Pumpkin and Vegetable Soup. This is a great soup recipe to whip up at the end of the week when you open the vegetable crisper in the fridge and find lots of leftover veggies. Instead of wasting them, throw them in a pot and make a soup. You can include almost any vegetables you like but this particular combination is one of my favourites. Enjoy! Pumpkin and Vegetable Soup …   Print Author: Mrs Organised … read more

Curried Roast Pork Fillet …

March 24, 2016

Whenever I need a quick and easy dinner, I find it hard to go past a roast. I like it because I can peel and chop the vegetables in the morning, then when it’s time to start prepping for dinner, I can simply toss the vegetables in a little oil and put them in the oven in a baking dish. The meat also goes into a baking dish in the oven and in 45 minutes to an hour dinner is ready. Mostly I will roast potato, pumpkin, onion, capsicum and whole cloves of garlic and then I’ll steam maybe broccoli, corn and carrot. When I’m feeling really energetic, I’ll whip up my Easy … read more

Mixed Berry Muffins …

March 20, 2016

This recipe for Mixed Berry Muffins is quick and easy. Perfect for morning tea, these are a welcome addition to my kid’s lunchboxes. They not only look good but taste great and freeze beautifully. Enjoy! Mixed Berry Muffins …   Print Author: Mrs Organised Serves: 18 Ingredients … 1 ¼ cups milk 1 ¼ tablespoons white vinegar 2 ½ cups self-raising flour 1 cup caster sugar ½ cup cold butter, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cup frozen mixed berries (I used raspberries, strawberries and blueberries but other berries can be easily substituted) … read more

Easy Peasy Cheesy Cauliflower in White Sauce …

March 16, 2016

For me, winter is a time for comfort food … warm, hearty homemade dishes that make me feel good and often remind me of Mum’s cooking. And this Easy Cheesy Cauliflower in White Sauce is one such recipe. It’s the perfect side dish, especially if you’re cooking a roast and it’s also really easy to make. I cook this dish often but that wasn’t always the case. I used to avoid cooking anything with a white sauce because I could never get it quite right. It used to end up all lumpy and I would get so frustrated that I couldn’t create a beautiful smooth sauce … read more

Malteser Muffins …

March 12, 2016

What do you get when you combine your favourite chocolate muffin recipe with yummy crushed Maltesers … Malteser Muffins, of course! But be warned, if you don’t get these into the freezer quickly once they’re out of the oven and cooled, they could just disappear before your very eyes! Enjoy! Malteser Muffins …   Print Author: Mrs Organised Serves: 12 Ingredients … 2 cups self-raising flour ⅓ cup cocoa ⅓ cup castor sugar 1 ½ cups maltesers, roughly chopped ½ cup butter, melted 1 cup milk 2 eggs Method … Preheat oven to 190C … read more

Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding … it’s Wickedly Good!

March 6, 2016

I have to admit, I’m not a huge dessert eater. I mean don’t get me wrong, I loooove dessert but unfortunately my hips don’t, if you know what I mean … so I do try to avoid it. But if I am feeling like something sweet, a dessert like this Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding usually proves too hard for me to resist. Sweet, delicious, gooey, decadent and oh so simple to make … what’s not to love! Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding … it’s Wickedly Good!   Print Cook time 40 mins Total time 40 mins   Author: Mrs Organised Ingredients … 1 cup … read more

Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks …

March 2, 2016

I only discovered Beef Cheeks a year or so ago but they now appear on my Meal Plan fairly regularly. Beef Cheeks are exactly what they’re called, the cheek muscle of cows. It is a cheaper cut of meat, which means it’s kind to the family budget. I usually buy mine from Woolworths and 4 beef cheeks cost around $10. Beef Cheeks are also typically a tougher cut of meat but when cooked long and slow they become deliciously tender. After slow cooking for around 8 hours the cheeks will be stringy like pulled pork and will literally fall apart making this the perfect … read more