Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie with Orange Zest

• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• 2 kiwis (peeled)
• 1 tablespoon of orange zest
• 1 tablespoon of grenadine
• 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt
• half a cup of orange juice 

Combine in a blender and serve :)

Spanakopita Scrambled Eggs

Have you ever made too much filling for spanakopita and didn't know what to do with the leftovers?

Spanakopita Filling (Onions, baby spinach, ricotta, feta, salt & pepper)

Eggs

Milk

Minced garlic (optional)

1. Beat the eggs and add in the spanakopita filling (It's ok if it doesn't mix fully, it will once you put it in a pan)
2. Pour in the milk
3. In a saucepan, lightly fry the garlic in some butter
4. Scramble!

Banana Cinnamon Crepes with Maple Syrup

• ·       1 ½ cups of milk 
• ·       1 cup of flour
• ·         2 eggs
• ·        1 tablespoon of oil
• ·       2 tablespoons of sugar
• ·       maple syrup
• ·       cinnamon
• ·       a banana

1.     mix together the milk, eggs, oil and sugar

2.     slowly add the flour while stirring

3.     heat the pan and add some butter, pouring in a small amount of batter and let it spread in the pan

4.     when the crepe is dry on the top flip it

top with maple syrup, banana and cinnamon!

Pineapple Mango Smoothie

1 banana
1 mango
1 cup of pineapple juice
3 tablespoons of plain yogurt
4 ice cubes
1 teaspoon of sugar

BLEND!

Mango Raspberry Yogurt Smoothie

You will need:

• 1 cup of mango juice
• 1 cup of frozen raspberries
• 1 banana
• 3 heaping tablespoons of plain yogurt

Toss everything in a blender and voila! It should make about half a litre of juice :)

Strawberry Peach Smoothie with Yogurt

A delicious meal in a glass - healthy and full of fresh fruit

You will need:

• Half an apple of your choice
• A small handful of strawberries
• One tablespoon of yogurt
• 4 ice cubes
• One medium sized peach
• 2 tablespoons of water (you can use juice if you prefer)
• A bender or food processor

Okay.. now I must warn you, the preparation of this is very complex and should not be attempted by someone who is new to cooking. 

Uhm, no, kidding, just put your ingredients all together in a blender or food processor.. and serve. 

Cinnamon Brioche French Toast

You will need:

• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 of a cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon (or as much as you want really)
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
• A loaf of brioche (or challah.. any light and fluffy fresh bread)
• Brown Sugar
• Butter

1. Add the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and maple syrup together and stir them well in a large bowl
2. Cut your bread as thick as you'd like
3. Heat up a pan to a medium-high heat and drop in some butter and brown sugar, mix together so they start to caramelise
4. Dip your pieces of bread into the mixture in the bowl (I like to drench mine by squeezing the bread so more of the mixture soaks in) before dropping them in the pan
5. Cook your bread until it is golden on both sides and the inside of your bread isn't gooey or else that means it isn't cooked
6. If you'd like, garnish with fruit and maple syrup!

Vanilla Raspberry Yogurt Muffins

Don't you love it when you have things in your fridge that just work together wonderfully? I've also been telling my boyfriend I would make him some muffins to have on the way to work in the morning, so, here we go. Vanilla Raspberry Yogurt Muffins!

Sadly, the raspberries all sunk to the bottom, but it was still sooo delicious!

You will need:

• 3/4 of a cup of oil (I used canola)
• 1 & 1/2 cups of raspberries
• 3/4 of a cup of yogurt
• 1 & 1/4 cups of sugar
• 1/4 of a cup of milk
• 1 & 1/4 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon of baking soda
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2 eggs

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1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius
2. Mix together your dry ingredients in one large bowl and mix together
3. In a separate bowl, mix your eggs,oil, sugar, yogurt, milk and vanilla extract together
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the other bowl
5. Add the raspberries last so they don't crumble too much. Gently stir them into the mixture.
6. Place your batter in greased muffin tins, filling them 3/4 of the way up.
7. Sprinkle the tops with sugar
8. Bake them in the oven for 15-20 minutes

Banana Bread

A good snack, dessert, even yummy for breakfast.

• 1/2 a cup of room temperature butter
• 2/3 of a cup of brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 or 5 overly ripe bananas
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence
• 1 & 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 a teaspoon of freshly ground nutmeg

1.  Preheat your oven to 170 degrees Celsius
2. Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and nutmeg
3. In a separate bowl, mix butter, sugar and vanilla essence
4. Get your hands dirty and squeeze the bananas. Add them to the bowl of butter and sugar and mix
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring well
6. Pour into a greased tray
7. Bake for 50 minutes to an hour

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My Favourite Bagel

This is so simple I almost feel guilty posting it and calling it a recipe. But wowy, is it ever good. This combination of ingredients just compliment each other so well and is just heavenly. Fresh ripe tomatoes, deli cream cheese and bagels that are crunchy on the outside, soft and doughy on the inside... ooh and those sesame seeds.

All you will need:

• Cream cheese
• Ripe tomatoes
• Salt
• A sesame seed bagel

1. While your bagel is toasting, slice the tomatoes
2. Spread the cream cheese over the bagel halves
3. Lay the tomatoes on top
4. Sprinkle some salt
5. And enjoy these simple tastes... they are the secrets of living :)

Ohh, how I love this song...

Ricotta Scrambled eggs

Photo by Kate Mitchell

You will need:

• 5 eggs
• 1/4 of a cup of milk
• 1/4 of a cup of ricotta
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Spring onion (approximately 3/4 of a spring onion including the greenest parts)
• Red and or yellow bell pepper (approximately half of one pepper)
• 1& 1/2 teaspoons of Garlic powder
• 1& 1/2 teaspoons of Onion powder
• Butter/olive oil
• Chives for garnish

1. Very finely dice your bell pepper and spring onion and place them in a bowl
2. Add the milk, ricotta, garlic and onion powder and salt and pepper - stir well
3. Place some butter or olive oil in a pan and pour in your egg mix
4. Stir well until they are as cooked as you would like
5. Add chives for garnish

Fried Potatoes

You will need:

• 6 large potatoes
• 3 large onions
• Onion powder
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Rosemary
• Sunflower oil (or any generic cooking oil)

1. Peel and chop your potatoes. I like to cut mine into bite-sized pieces
2. Heat up the oil on high on a pan. Fill it up with oil about 1/4 of the way up in the pan.
3. Toss in your potatoes and stir frequently, turn the heat down to medium-high once the potatoes are in
4. Keep stirring until the potatoes are cooked, but don't let them get too soft. Once they are done enough, remove the majority of the oil, leaving only a little left at the bottom. Put the pan back on the stove top.
5. Cut your onions into pieces similar in size to the potatoes and add them
6. Finely shop the garlic or use a garlic press to add the garlic.
7. Stir frequently until the onions are cooked and the potatoes are golden brown and crispy
8. While you stir, add the salt, pepper, rosemary and onion powder

Grilled Tomatoes

Photo by Kate Mitchell

You will need:

• 4 large tomatoes
• 2 stalks of fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinagre or balsamic mouse
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons of Dried oregano
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons of Garlic powder
• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons of Sugar

1. Cut your tomatoes into three thick slices each
2. Place them in a large ziplock bag
3. Add your vinagre, olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder and sugar to the bag and shake it
4. Seal the bag and leave it in the fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes
5. Cook your tomatoes in a pan on a medium-high heat on each side for about a minute. You don't want your tomatoes to be too soft
6. Coarsely chop your basil leaves and use them to garnish your tomatoes