Quirky Cooking

My sister Joye cooks with me on Mondays and I often get requests for her recipes. She agreed to write down her potato bake recipe for us, so here it is in her own words… I’ve added the details below the recipe for you because, yeah, she’d rather be gardening than writing ‘details’. ????

I’m so excited about this recipe, as you’ve probably heard! I was cheeky enough to call it the ‘best butter chicken ever’ because my 16 year old son insisted it was the best he’d ever tasted, and said that I HAD to call it ‘the best ever’, and I HAD to teach him how to make [...]

Hi, I’m Jo! Thanks for stopping by. Here’s a little bit about me and Quirky Cooking, and why I do what I do… My Story My mum taught me to cook from a young age, using basic ingredients, and cooking ‘from scratch’. We gathered food from the markets, our backyard garden, and from local producers, and […]

This delicious chocolate caramel slice is practically guilt free! It’s made with whole-food, gut-friendly ingredients and sweetened naturally… plus it’s super simple and quick to make. Wooo!!

This healthy chocolate cereal (homemade cocoa puffs) has just 4 simple ingredients and is gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.

We love it when my sister makes us Brazilian Cheese Puffs!! ???? They never last long unless I hide some, so she usually makes a double batch, and we keep half the batter in the fridge for the following day. They are the BEST hot out of the oven, sliced open and slathered with butter... YUM!!!! But they're also great cold, and since they are nut free they make the perfect lunchbox filler. There’s plenty of recipes for cheese puffs out there, but these ones seem to rise better than others…

Last night I got home late after a busy day and didn’t have dinner organised, so it was ‘Thermomix to the rescue’ once again! I had a quick think, and this is what I came up with. Nothing fancy, just an easy and tasty dinner with basic ingredients, that took all of 25 minutes [...]

I'm going to push my opinion-quota by saying that the US is the least tea-cultured among the other places I've lived in (Taiwan, Vancouver, Hong Kong... Beijing). Americans aren't particularly keen on tea, evidently as some may now defensively refer to Snapple's... #assamtea #blacktea #breakfasttea

We love it when my sister makes us Brazilian Cheese Puffs!! ???? They never last long unless I hide some, so she usually makes a double batch, and we keep half the batter in the fridge for the following day. They are the BEST hot out of the oven, sliced open and slathered with butter... YUM!!!! But they're also great cold, and since they are nut free they make the perfect lunchbox filler. There’s plenty of recipes for cheese puffs out there, but these ones seem to rise better than others…

Want to improve your diet but not sure where to start? Instead of trying to change everything at once, try focusing on having a nutrient-dense breakfast as a first step. Here's plenty of great recipe ideas to get you started!