Posts Tagged 'Bacon'

Beetroot, broccoli and quinoa salad

Quinoa is one of those wonder foods.  Not only it is very high in protein (12 -18%), it is also lauded for containing a balanced set of amino acids, making it a uniquely complete protein source.  Originating in the Andean region of South America, quinoa is a very versatile grain and can be found [...]

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Versatile Quiche

Here is another one of Karen’s delicious recipes – this time for a simple quiche. Her suggestion: Double this recipe, bake it in a rectangular tin (approx 20cm x 25cm), serve half for dinner and freeze the rest in one-person-sized portions to pick up as you run out the door in the morning.

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Smashed new potatoes with grilled asparagus

Following my recent conversion to the world of asparagus, I have been keen to eat as much of it as I can while it is in season and at its best, and now that new potatoes are cheap as chips I thought why not slap the two of them together in a super easy meal? [...]

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Creamy bacon carbonara

This recipe was kindly given to us by Pete, one of our lovely engineers and without a doubt F&P’s finest barrista!  Today is Pete’s first day back at work after 5 weeks away in Europe.  This morning I got a brief run-down on how his trip went, however I am yet to interrogate him about [...]

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Corn and courgette fritters

Not being a morning person makes me by default a big brunch fan—you still get to enjoy a great Kiwi breakfast, just a little later in the day.  And I think just about every Kiwi out there has their own corn fritter recipe, whether it uses fresh corn or canned, cream-style or whole kernels, it [...]

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