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Pumpkin Soup {Recipe}

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Soups are a popular choice in the cooler months. Lets face it we all love feeling that warm bowl of soup fill our bellies and with winter on the way this is a great pumpkin soup recipe to keep on hand. It’s a favourite in our home because it is very easy to make but it also tastes AMAZING!! My pumpkin soup is great served fresh from the pot or reheated, it can be frozen or even used as a sauce.

Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Ingredients
1/4 pumpkin
4-6 rashers bacon
1 large onion
1 tablespoon chicken stock powder
1 tablespoon curry powder
water
pepper

Method
1. Roughly chop bacon, onion and pumpkin (taking off skin).
2. Fry off bacon and onion.
3. Add chicken stock (just as powder – do not mix with water) and curry powder to bacon. Cook until bacon is coated and smelling delicious.
4. Add water – enough that the pumpkin is covered.
5. Bring to boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer until pumpkin is cooked and the flavours are infused.
6. Blend and serve with bread rolls.

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Summer time is BBQ time

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I don’t know one person who doesn’t love to fire up the BBQ on a summers afternoon while watching the kids play in the blow up pool or while enjoying a few drinks with friends (the adults not the kids). We are big on barbecuing in our house and why wouldn’t you be? It’s faster to cook, there are less dishes and it gets everyone outside; so when I was emailed asking if I would like to review the Outdoor Chef – Leon I had to say yes! We used Leon for the first time on Christmas Day to glaze our ham and it did a great job. It heated up fast and maintained the temperature required without any effort. I love that you can use it to cook many things; it has a guide on the front of the bbq to let you know what setting and which way the cone should go for whatever food it is that you wish to cook. It comes with an open grill so unfortunately you can’t cook eggs or onion on it without purchasing a flat plate or putting a fry pan on the grill however it is great for cooking up a few snags, bacon or even thick pieces of steak.

Our Christmas ham (thanks to my father in law)

The only thing I could fault with Leon was that when the wind blew the gas blew out but that could have been easily rectified by us moving the bbq to a better location out of the weather elements. This modern and stylish BBQ features an enamelled finish, single burner, hinged lid with a thermometer and has wheels for easy mobility. Leon is a great size in terms of how much space it takes up; this gas kettle bbq is small but packs a punch, is easy for one person to put it together in under an hour and as it is readily available at your local Bunnings for $299 it’s perfect for the upcoming Australia Day celebrations!

Outdoor Chef Leon – $299 from Bunnings

Disclaimer: I received the Outdoor Chef Leon to review for the purpose of this post. All opinions are my own. 

Easy Moist Banana Bread Recipe

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Easy Moist banana bread recipe. If you are looking for a simple and yet delicious moist banana bread recipe, than you have found it!

 

This recipe is so easy to make and results in scrumptious moist banana read.
The BEST if I don’t say so myself!!

Easy Moist Banana Bread Recipe

INGREDIENTS
1 ¾ cups Self Raising Flour
¼ cup Plain Flour
2/3 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup milk
2 eggs
60g butter (melt and cool)
1 ½ caps of vanilla essence
3 over-ripe bananas (mashed)

 

METHOD
1.     Preheat oven to 180°c
2.     Grease loaf tray and line with grease proof paper (allow it to overhang) & 6 muffin tray
3.     Sift flour (both variants) and cinnamon into a large bowl
4.     Add sugar and mix
5.     In a separate bowl mash bananas
6.     Add to the bananas – milk, eggs, vanilla essence and butter. Stir until well combined
7.     Make a well in the flour mix
8.     Add banana mix to flour and mix until just combined
9.     Spoon into loaf (approx. 3/4 full), smooth top and fill muffin trays
10.  Bake loaf for approx. 30mins
11.   Bake muffins for approx. 15mins
12.   Check with skewer to ensure it’s cooked. (Will be removed clean if cooked)
13.  Remove from oven and cool in trays for 5 minutes
14.   Turn onto wire rack and cool completely

 

 

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Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup Recipe

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This Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup recipe is so quick and easy to make. Best of all it tastes delicious while being extremely budget friendly!
Let me just say that my youngest loathes tomato and I mean to the point of he will find/taste the tiniest piece hiding and pull/spit it out. He loved this soup!!

 

*It can be made with canned tomato (whole peeled, crushed, pureed, etc) or fresh peeled tomato. Both taste as good as each other!

Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup Recipe with Garlic Ciabatta

 Serves 6
 Ingredients
*3x 400g canned tomato or 2kg fresh peeled tomato
1x onion roughly chopped
4x bacon rashers roughly chopped
1x tsp garlic
2x tsp Gourmet Gardens basil
1-1.5x cups of water
1x tsp sugar (prevents the tomato going bitter)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ciabatta: butter, garlic, ciabatta bread

 

Method
 1.    Roughly chop bacon and garlic and fry.
2.    Preheat oven to 200 degrees (for ciabatta).
3.    Add garlic and basil, stir through. C
4.    Cook off until the aroma is strong.
5.    Add tomato and heat on low-medium. Stirring.
6.    Add sugar and season to taste.
7.    Let simmer on low for 10 mins.
8.    Mix garlic and butter and spread onto ciabatta bread.
9.    Place in oven, turn once when required.
10.Blend ingredients.
11.Serve with delicious ciabatta.

 

**This can be made creamy by adding approx. ¼ cup of cream during the simmer stage.
ENJOY this delicious winter warmer!!

 

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Creamy Bacon Basil Gnocchi Recipe

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This creamy bacon basil gnocchi recipe is wonderfully easy to make and will have you looking a pro in the kitchen with minimal effort. A hit in restaurants and cafes, you will be able to impress your family and friends by creating a delicious and filling meal using my bacon basil gnocchi recipe.
Prepared, cooked and on the table in under 20 minutes!

Creamy Bacon Basil Gnocchi Recipe

Serves 4 

Ingredients
500g packet of gnocchi
4x rashers bacon (roughly sliced)
1x medium sized onion (diced)
1x tsp chunky garlic
1.5x tsp basil
125ml cream
Salt and Pepper
Sprinkle of Parmesan cheese top finish

 

Method

1.       Boil slightly salted water for gnocchi.
2.       Dice onion, slice bacon and fry.
3.       Add gnocchi to water only when it is boiling.
4.       Add garlic to bacon and onion and cook off.
5.       Add cream and basil to pan and stir.
6.       Reduce cream slightly.
7.       Drain gnocchi and add to cream.
8.       Mix to coat gnocchi with the sauce.
9.       Season to taste.
10.    Serve and add shaved Parmesan cheese if desired.

 

Gnocchi can be made fresh but the packet works well and I lack the time!

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