Food Journal

Zucchini rule at the moment, with a glut coming from the garden. We’ve been eating them like crazy and have just discovered this great recipe, which we use to serve with just about anything.  Ingredients  1 cup self-raising flour 1 fresh coriander close or a drop of Smoke and Roast Coriander Essential Oil  Sprinkle of Smoke and Peri 2 eggs 1/3 cup milk 2 x 420g cans corn kernels, drained (or fresh corn stripped from the cob)  2 tbsp chopped spring onions  100g fetta, crumbled 30g piece cold butter Avocado, cut into cubes Hand full of baby rocket 1 tbsp...

This is another simple but hearty meal. Chicken and corn soup is a clear broth with lots of flavour. Great for a winter warmer or we make it when someone has the sniffles.  Ingredients 1 dash of olive oil  500 grams of chicken diced  1 tin of corn or halved corn cobs  1 chicken stock cube  1 potato cubed  Spring onions  1 zucchini  Sprinkle of Smoke and Roast  Water to cover the ingredients  Lime to squeeze on top before serving  Method In a large pot with lid on stove top, and put in the olive oil and chicken pieces, with...

Now that the cooler months are here, we thought we’d share our one pot easy stew that is healthy and warming.  Ingredients  3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 ½ cups chopped onion  2 carrots, cut diagonally into 1 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups) 3 large garlic cloves, smashed or a drop of Smoke and Roast Garlic Essential Oil  1 cup quartered mushrooms  1 cup sliced celery  4 cans diced tomatoes 1 large zucchini sliced and quartered  2 small finger eggplants 2 cups unsalted vegetable stock 1 dash of Smoke and Curry  8 baby potatoes halved Method Melt butter in a large,...

When you use pumpkin for one recipe, it usually means you have pumpkin left over for other meals! So we wanted to serve up another pumpkin recipe to help you make the most of your ‘pumpkin’.  Ingredients 3 cups fresh spinach (or 250 g frozen spinach drained thawed) 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs Sprinkle of Smoke and Roast  30 g butter 250 g pumpkin chopped peeled 3 garlic cloves crushed (or a drop of Smoke and Roast Garlic Essential Oil)  1 pinch ground nutmeg 240 g fresh ricotta 2 eggs 2/3 cup Cream 1 1/2 cups cooked pasta Method  Spray a...

If you’re looking for a quick and easy veggie curry, then this is the one for you!  Ingredients  1 onion diced 2 garlic crushed  700g pumpkin peeled and diced 250g white mushrooms quartered Good sprinkle of Smoke and Curry  1 tbsp curry paste 400ml coconut milk 4 cups vegetable stock 1 can lentils drained 2 tbs fish sauce Method Fry the onion, garlic and pumpkin in olive oil on medium heat, until pumpkin has softened.  Stir in curry paste and Smoke and Curry till well mixed.  Add the quartered mushrooms, coconut milk, vegetable stock and chickpeas. Bring to a boil and...