YAY!! Thermomix Australia have revamped the 28 Day Challenge – there are 2 to choose from the 28-Day Fresh Start Meal Plan and the 28-Day Savings Meal Plan. I have decided to do the Savings Meal Plan with some of the new recipes from the Fresh Start Meal Plan included because I have made most of those recipes last time I did the challenge. I will be doing a live facebook video of each recipe everyday (if i miss a day I will make up for it on a different day – I promise!!) And I will be posting a photo of the finished recipe on my instagram, facebook business page and also in the 28 Day Meal Plan facebook group. So who is up for the challenge? It’s a fun way to try new recipes!! I have had to start the on a Friday instead of a Sunday as I will be away towards the end of the 28 days!! Sign up here for free. The recipes are on cookidoo and you can sign up for a 30 day free trial of cookidoo too.
Day 1: Creamy Mustard Chicken Stew – I used sweet potato instead of the potato & I would definitely make it again it was yummy quick and easy!!Day 2: Lentil Bolognese – the recipe uses lentils from a tin – I cooked my own before starting the recipe.Day 3: Chocolate ‘feed a crowd’ CakeDay 4: (Meatless Monday) Vegetable Curry with Cauliflower CouscousDay 5: Barley Bacon & Chorizo SoupDay 6: PastitsioDay 7: Pork Meatballs with CouscousDay 8: Fake Away Friday – Quick Chicken CurryDay 9: ShakshukaDay 10: Chicken and Cashew Stir FryDay 11: Meatless Monday Smoky Beetroot and Black Bean Sliders with Soused Cucumber – served on Buckwheat and Almond Slider Buns.Day 12: Beetroot Salad with Raita DressingDay 12: Texas-style Lovely LegsDay 13: Apricot Chicken RisottoDay 14: Kangaroo Harissa Polpette with Lentils and KaleDay 15: Fake-away Friday Gozleme
Day 16: Health by Chocolate Torte (Skinnymixers recipe)
Day 17: Gluten Free Flour MixDay 18: Smashed Potatoes with Rosemary SaltDay 19: Corned Beef with Mustard SauceDay 20: Chopped Asian SaladDay 20: Open Fish BurgersDay 21: Coffee-rubbed Beef with Fennel SaladDay 22: Nasi GorengDay 23: Hash Browns with Chive Cottage CheeseDay 24; Chicken, Leek and Corn PieDay 25: Meatless Monday – Pulled BBQ JackfruitDay 26: Chunky Bolognese -Skinnymixers recipeDay 27: (My last day) Chocolate Cream Pie – I added cherries on top of the chocolate custard!!
I’m doing some fun workshops this year to help people with the basics of food styling and basic phone photography. Let’s face it almost everyone has a phone with a camera and they have it with them most of the time, so it’s quick & easy to use.
This topic could go on for ever & it’s also very personal too – What style of food photography do you like? What draws you to a picture in a recipe book, foodie magazine or to double tap on an instagram image? It’s important to develop your own style and it may not happen straight away, the first thing is to just start and have fun practicing too!!
2 images almost the same and each person will choose a different favourite for a different reason. Which one do you like the best and why?
This is just the start of what is to come, so stay tuned for more updates on this post…………..
What a wonderful relaxing way to spend an afternoon – eating and drinking, learning about flavour combinations and secrets to success for homestyle cooking. See all the official photos of the day here. Lee Ho Fook meaning translates as ‘good fortune for your mouth’ and it certainly was!!
We were greeted by Dani Valent & Victor Liong and introduced to the other 8 guests. We were given a fig leaf iced tea to try (I’m going to try to make that recipe soon too) and some fried wontons to get us started. Victor talked us through our Asian sauce tasting, so we could understand the importance of balancing the flavours and we were given a ratio chart along with our recipes too. We tasted Victor’s signature dish Steamed Barramundi with Ginger & Spring Onion Oils. Victor said he bought a Thermomix just to make the Spring Onion Oil – because it is so easy to make with the Thermomix. It’s a great way to use up all the green parts of the spring onions and check out the awesome colour too!!
Steamed Barramundi, Ginger and Spring Onion – recipe by Victor Liong
After a tour of the restaurant, we had a stir fry demo 2 ways – restaurant verses home. Both delicious, but it’s a little slower for us at home not having the same equipment as the restaurant.
Next we had our Martini masterclass, where we watched the Lee Ho Fook version of a Vesper Martini being made and then we had to taste test it too!! Tough day I know!! As we said our goodbyes, we were given our goodie bags with take recipes, asian dipping sauce, vesper martini and Lee Ho Fook Tea. As you can see I had lots of fun recreating the easy, delicious and adaptable recipes at home.
Stir Fried Rice Noodles with Garlic Stems and Beansprouts ( I couldn’t get Beansprouts!!)Vesper Martini
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