Broccoli Mini Quiches

Broccoli Mini Quiches

We often eat broccoli however, we do not always use the whole of a flower. Sometimes I will add the remaining broccoli in a soup or I might do a mixed stir fry, a baked broccoli mousse or miniature broccoli quiches. As usual, you should 

Quiches

Quiches

Just like soups, quiches are a great way to use vegetables that have seen better days and end up in the fridge for a bit too long. If you would like a bit of a meaty taste to the quiche, you can always fry some 

Capsicum quiche

Capsicum quiche

The other day I bought a bag full of capsicums …actually too many to be used in a salad or as a snack – but they were on sale and I got tempted. Eventually, I ended up with a bunch of capsicums which were no 

Spinach

Spinach

A favorite green in our house! Baby spinach is amazing in salads whereas spinach in general is fantastic when used in creamed spinach, spinach quiches, welted spinach with a bit of chili and garlic, layered together with chicken in a chicken lasagna, steamed… And not 

Spinach Quiches (mini)

Spinach Quiches (mini)

I had a bit of creamed spinach leftover from dinner but instead of throwing it out, I wondered what we could use it for. It ended up as the main ingredient in mini quiches that were absolutely devine …had there been any left, they would 

Vegetables

Vegetables

Vegetables are a wonder and a pain. And on a note – I have chosen to add “vegetables” as a category as I might not have included the vegetable that you have on hand separately in the list of ingredients. There are simply too many. 

Vegetable soup

Vegetable soup

I don’t know if it is just me – but my fridge tends to build up on a number of vegetables that I don’t use either because I forget them, I don’t use the whole batch of whatever I buy, I buy something new before 

Satay Sauce

Satay Sauce

A great sauce for chicken, pork and beef satay. Ingredients: 1 cup roasted peanuts or cashew nuts (if salted, cut down on salt) 1/2 finely chopped onion 1 large clove finely chopped garlic 1 tsp Sambal Oelek (or 1/2 finely chopped fresh red chili) 1 

Bread – left over

Bread – left over

Many of us have bread which we don’t finish. I often bake bread but when I do buy it, I try to buy a loaf – not sliced – knowing that we wont finish it. And when we reach that final lump of bread, you 

Lamb

Lamb

We love lamb – not mutton which can be a bit wooly in taste. But lamb! Lamb shanks are great for stews that can cook and sit for hours. Tenderloin, loin, legs, shanks…basically all lamb. If you buy a piece of lamb as in a