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Cajun Chicken with Quinoa Salad Meal Prep

May 24, 2019 by Nicolas 6 Comments

Quinoa, cajun chicken and avocado served on a board.

The most tender and moist soaked chicken flavoured with Cajun spice and served with a quick but tasty quinoa salad. Your future self will thank you for making this meal prep dish. If you want to tenderise a piece of chicken, there is no better way to do it than to soak it in milk…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: chicken, cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, meat, yum, yummy

Minestrone Soup Recipe

December 5, 2018 by Nicolas 15 Comments

A moody, contrast photo of minestrone soup garnished with Greek basil.

If you warm the family up with this comforting minestrone soup. They will only moan about how you didn’t make enough. I have looked up a lot of minestrone recipes, which are all quite similar. And pretty much all of these recipes looked and sounded great but there was just 1 thing that questioned with…

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Filed Under: Soups and Sauces Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, soup, yummy

Cream Cheese, Asparagus and a Poached Egg on Toast

November 7, 2018 by Nicolas 17 Comments

A photo of a poached egg with the yolk broken over asparagus and toast.

When you get a day off work, try treating yourself to this amazing breakfast. I bet you’d love to wake up to crusty toasted bread with cream cheese, pan-fried asparagus and a poached egg. If you want to make breakfast in bed for someone, this is the recipe for you!! Asparagus and eggs….always an amazing…

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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch Tagged With: brunch, cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, yum, yummy

Sweet Potato Wedges with Avocado and Sour Cream Dip

October 17, 2018 by Nicolas 10 Comments

Salt being sprinkled over a basket of sweet potato wedges.

A delicious gluten free and healthy alternative to your regular deep fried wedges served with an awesome refreshing avocado and sour cream dip. We got sweet potato wedges! If you want a healthier appetiser or side with your burger, wrap, taco etc. other than deep-fried chips. Then this is definitely a recipe to try. And…

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Filed Under: Baking Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, yum, yummy

Broccoli Caesar Salad with Spiced Caesar Dressing

August 8, 2018 by Nicolas 37 Comments

A close up photo of broccoli Caesar salad with spiced Caesar dressing on a nice big white platter.

So you think broccoli is a boring plain old vegetable do ya?…. Think again! I am going to show you how to pimp it with delicious spiced Caesar dressing and then incorporate it in a delicious Caesar salad. That’s right, we are taking Caesar salad to a whole new level. I am super pumped about…

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, yum, yummy

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Spicy Peanut Satay Sauce

July 11, 2018 by Nicolas 60 Comments

A dark, moody photo of fresh Vietnamese spring rolls on a plate and a small wooden bowl filled with peanut satay sauce. In the photo someone is also spooning some peanut satay sauce on one of the spring rolls.

If you are looking for the perfect healthy gluten free and vegan-friendly snack, a light, fresh appetiser or even food that is great for travelling or picnicking, this is the recipe for you. These Vietnamese spring rolls are super fresh, super delicious and are fun to make. The first thing that comes to most peoples…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, yummy

Polenta Coated Fish with Dressed Potatoes

July 9, 2017 by Nicolas 6 Comments

Sour cream sauce and peeled cucumber on polenta coated fish and potatoes.

This polenta coated fish recipe is inspired by the restaurant “Threecoins Italian Trattoria”. Why? Well, I can’t tell you how many times I have paneed an ingredient with either breadcrumbs, or panko breadcrumbs. This restaurant did things a bit differently, they coated there squid with polenta. And it worked an absolute treat. Is it better than regular breadcrumbs?…..I think I might…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: cook, delicious, fish, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, salad, seafood, yummy

Crumbed, Sausage and Hidden Veggie Pasta

May 17, 2017 by Nicolas 18 Comments

A dark, contrast photo of sausage pasta in a bowl, with tomato sauce and basil on top.

Ok folks, this post is about feeding the kids. Now I am not a parent, I think I am just a bit too young at this stage. But whenever I see parents trying to feed their kids healthy food, and their response to that is “ewwwww I don’t like vegetables and green food”, it doesn’t take a…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: cook, delicious, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, meat, pasta, sauce, sausages, yum, yummy

Bagel Burger with Fennel and Smoked trout

April 4, 2017 by Nicolas 5 Comments

A wooden board with smoked trout and fennel filled bagel burger on it and fennel tips scattered around.

First of all, a bagel with cream cheese is awesome don’t get me wrong. That with a good cup of coffee in the morning is a winner. But a while ago, I was having a bagel from the coffee shop and I thought “there could be so much more in this bagel. So why not…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: cook, delicious, fish, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, seafood, yum, yummy

Angel Hair Napolitana with Crispy Prosciutto

February 19, 2017 by Nicolas 22 Comments

A fork twirling up angel hair pasta in a bowl.

So, Napolitana pasta, also known as Napoli pasta. It is a very simple and easy Italian pasta, so I thought it would be a good idea add a cool element that would take it up a notch. And I am not exaggerating when I say take it up only by a notch. The simplicity of…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, yum, yummy

Flaked Salmon Salad with Mozzarella and Pine Nuts

January 18, 2017 by Nicolas 4 Comments

Flaked salmon salad topped with shaved Parmesan served on a plate.

So I wanted to make a salmon salad that celebrates the idea of freshness. So in this salad, I chose to add ingredients that are delicate, light and very kind to your digestive system. This is the kind of salad I love to eat for a summer lunch when I don’t feel like eating anything…

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: cook, delicious, fish, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, health, seafood, yum, yummy

Mini Halloween pavlovas

October 26, 2016 by Nicolas 3 Comments

A photo of strawberry coulis being dripped on a meringue to resemble blood for Halloween.

First off, let me just start by saying a massive thank you, I just got 100 WordPress followers. To show my thanks, I have something quite special coming out very soon that I have worked really hard on. You guys are going to love it. Now, without further or do, on to the recipe. You…

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: cook, delicious, dessert, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, Halloween, health, yum, yummy

Grilled Halloumi Cheese with Roasted Red Peppers

July 16, 2016 by Nicolas 16 Comments

Roasted red peppers with grilled halloumi cheese served on a chopping board.

So this is the second time I ever cooked halloumi cheese, and the first time I have ever experimented with it. So this was a new experience for me. What do I think of halloumi cheese you may be asking but probably not? Well, I’m going to tell you anyway. Personally, I really like it…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, health, yummy

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