Real food recipes
made easy for you

When courgettes are abundant in the garden and farmers’ markets, this vibrant green pea and courgette zucchini soup is a great way to use up some of the bounty.

I invented this recipe for chilli con carne spice mix because I love the fragrance of freshly ground spices.

These spicy bean burgers are delicious, tender and very much appreciated by vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters alike!

On a recent visit to a café just north of Nanaimo, I chose one of their Nanaimo Bars because it was made with dates instead of sugar, and it looked so good!

Now that we can have a bit of ‘two metre distant’ socialising with friends and family, I look forward to being able to share this wonderful plum cake!

Many years ago, my lovely friend Merry Yang shared her tips for stir frying in a Thermomix. When I tried them in this delicious stir fried prawns dish, I was amazed and impressed with the result!

Homemade sauerkraut is a fabulously healthy and tasty condiment. It’s also an excellent (and inexpensive) source of live probiotics.

In 2009 I recorded a YouTube video making this wonderful luscious lemon tart with hot butter pastry, and it’s now had over 90,000 views!

I have made this delicious Boston baked beans recipe for many years, and even more often since I discovered that doing all the ‘prep’ in my Thermomix makes it really easy.