Notes about Recipes in this book

• Meg's chicken enchiladas

  • e_ballad on August 21, 2020

    Delicious. An absolute hit with the entire family.

• Emma's chilli con carne

  • e_ballad on December 02, 2020

    Completely fine, but no ‘wow’ from us.

• Go to banana birthday cake

  • e_ballad on July 06, 2020

    Absolutely delicious & a complete doddle to make. My 6yo essentially made this by himself.

• Sticky mango and avocado slaw with green lime dressing

  • foodgloriousfood on March 29, 2022

    Reduced the honey by half and it was plenty sweet enough for us. Didn't add the parsley as I didn't think it needed it. I also didn't add the avocado as it would have just disintegrated and wouldn't have kept as well. Other than that followed the recipe, using the optional honey instead of the maple.

• Vegan baked eggplant with cashew ricotta

  • ChelseaP on July 07, 2022

    A labour of love but worth every minute. Absolutely stunning recipe!

• Dark chocolate spiced Anzac biscuits

  • e_ballad on January 26, 2023

    Devoured by the kids. Only similarity between this & a ‘true’ Anzac biscuit is the presence of oats & desiccated coconut, but I won’t hold that against it!

  • Cerigiles on May 02, 2026

    Nice flavour but quite soft biscuits

• Pumpkin, ricotta, herb and pinenut pie

  • e_ballad on July 12, 2020

    Really didn’t enjoy this. Tasted like steamed grated pumpkin, with next-to-no flavour contributed from the cheese.

• African chicken and peanut stew

  • e_ballad on July 21, 2020

    This was delicious & very easy to pull together. The kiddos inhaled it too.

• Ripe's slow cooked corned beef

  • e_ballad on June 18, 2021

    I went with the slow cooker option for this. Unfortunately, the meat ended up tasting ’dry’, which I suspect is due to the length of time spent exposed to the vinegar in the liquor. It also tasted strangely bitter from the zest of the oranges, even though the oranges are super-sweet at the moment. Again, this might relate to the slow cooking process & this might not be the case if you go with the stovetop option.

• Beaver's beef and prune stew

  • e_ballad on July 06, 2020

    Very rich & hearty winter fare. Became a bit same-same though - needed something to 'brighten' the flavour.