Real food recipes
made easy for you

This lovely crunchy granola is a very satisfying breakfast as well as a great snack. It’s called Janie’s luxury granola because it is made with a wealth of delicious nuts, seeds and dried fruits, all properly prepared.

Homemade tasty tomato soup is much nicer than any commercially produced tomato soup, and of course when you make it yourself, you know what is in it.

Some years ago when running our business from home, risotto cakes arancini became a very popular lunch choice, courtesy of my son Greg.

This lemon sesame dressing is a favourite of mine. It makes a quick chopped salad special or can be used to dress a leafy green salad or even a fruit salad.

My toddler grandchild loves these little Kai’s biscuits with their hint of cheese flavour and a touch of sweetness from the dates, hence the name!

Have you ever tasted coconut butter? It’s a slightly gritty ‘butter’ or paste in the same sense that peanut butter and almond butter are ‘butters’.

The abundance of nutritious meal options on Australian menus is wonderful and I often chose a chia pudding dish for breakfast or brunch.

This fabulous cherry custard ice cream brings back such happy memories…I grew up next door to lovely neighbours who had a huge Bing cherry tree!

My good friend and famous Indonesian cookery writer Sri Owen has kindly shared her excellent peanut satay sauce recipe with me.

Whether you are enjoying hot summer sunshine or a cold winter day, using Janie’s favourite marinade will make your barbecue chicken or prawn skewers a massive hit.