by Anne Murphy | May 29, 2018 | Baking, Dessert, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Pasta, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables, Slow Cooker, Soup, Tips/Hints
Sweet potato, or sometimes known as yams or kumara, depending where you are in the world, are one of those versatile vegetables that can be eaten in both sweet and savoury dishes. You can pick them up from the green grocers cheaply and they keep really well. Here are...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 8, 2016 | Recipe, Soup
There are times when, as a last resort, we do buy takeaway. I refuse to spend in excess of $40 for hamburgers (you know the ones I mean) that taste and look terrible or a pizza that tastes like it could’ve been cooked on a cardboard base. My ‘go to’...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 28, 2015 | Recipe, Soup
I don’t know why I haven’t shared my Pea & Ham soup recipe before. I have it every winter and probably have had it every winter since I was born. It was a staple in our house growing up, in the days when ham hocks and bacon bones were usually thrown...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 6, 2014 | Food, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Slow Cooker, Soup, Tips/Hints
I live in a pretty fantastic climate here in Brisbane. The summers are hot and the winter is mild. I really thought we might’ve missed out on winter this year with the weather still pretty warm half way through June but its arrived, with a vengeance, so the slow...
by Anne Murphy | Nov 17, 2013 | Recipe, Salads/Vegetables, Soup
I love fresh asparagus and when it was on sale the other day from the supermarket I grabbed a few bunches. I love its colour, its taste and the way it looks. Its just beautiful. You wouldn’t think that it would be soup weather where I am with humidity and storms...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 30, 2013 | Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Recipe, Soup
One of my sisters recently asked me how did Mum get her chicken noodle soup so flavoursome. I got to thinking what could’ve been her secret ingredient. We always had chicken soup. I can remember actually complaining about having to pick out little bones when I...