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423 recipes

Frittata Egg Muffins

Individual egg muffins baked in a tin with spinach, red capsicum, cherry tomatoes, shallots and crumbled feta. They come out light golden, springy in the centre and easy to store for several days.

WesternBreakfast, Snack30 minServes 6169 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7044 · Hand-built original

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Frozen Strawberry Daiquiris

Frozen and fresh strawberries blended with white rum, lime juice and sugar syrup, with no ice to dilute them. The daiquiris pour thick and slushy and are garnished with fresh strawberries and lime.

WesternCocktails10 minServes 283 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: removed

HB-7050 · Hand-built original

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Garden Salad

Chopped iceberg lettuce with cherry tomatoes, cucumber and grated carrot tossed in a cider vinegar, olive oil and Dijon mustard dressing. A fine scatter of parsley or chives is the only embellishment this everyday salad needs.

WesternSide Salad7 minServes 433 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: handfuls

HB-7059 · Hand-built original

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Garlic Bread

Garlic Bread is a Western sides built around note. Ready in 25 min.

WesternSides25 minServes 6287 kcalGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: french stick or baguette

HB-2931 · Hand-built original

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Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms

Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms is a Western mains, side built around portabello. Ready in 25 min.

WesternMains, Side25 minServes 4152 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: portabello

HB-0978 · Hand-built original

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Garlic Buttered Peas

Frozen peas cooked quickly in garlic butter with salt and black pepper.

WesternSide10 minServes 6129 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: peas

HB-3562 · Hand-built original

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Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)

Prawns seared quickly in olive oil, then finished in the pan with garlic, white wine, butter, lemon and parsley.

WesternMain, Starter16 minServes 420 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-7072 · Hand-built original

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Gingerbread Men

Rolled and cut gingerbread men from a molasses dough spiced with ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice and cloves, chilled before baking.

WesternChristmas, Cookies1 hr 10 minServes 18130 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7101 · Hand-built original

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Glazed lemon loaf

Glazed lemon loaf is a Western baked, cake, quick bread built around gf. Ready in 260 min.

WesternBaked, Cake, quick bread4 hr 20 minServes 8370 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: plain flour

HB-1005 · Hand-built original

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Glazed Lemon Yogurt Cake

Glazed Lemon Yogurt Cake is a Western cakes built around oil. Ready in 65 min.

WesternCakes1 hr 5 minServes 10412 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

HB-2941 · Hand-built original

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Glazed Stovetop Carrots

Quartered carrots seared cut-side down in olive oil, then finished with honey and water until the pan runs dry and the edges caramelise.

WesternSide20 minServes 4100 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: halved

HB-13881 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Bar Nuts

Warm roasted mixed nuts and mini pretzels tossed in rosemary butter with cayenne, brown sugar, and salt flakes.

WesternSnacks17 minServes 10293 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: mini pretzels

HB-14607 · Hand-built original

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Gravy

A quick four-minute gravy built on both chicken and beef stock cubes whisked into a butter roux, deeply savoury and a rich brown colour.

WesternSauce4 minServes 680 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-13905 · Hand-built original

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Great Roasted Carrots

Carrots cut on the diagonal roast at high heat with olive oil, salt and pepper until sweet and browned, then get tossed with garlic for the final minutes and finished with parsley.

WesternSides35 minServes 5319 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: carrots

HB-7130 · Hand-built original

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Ham and cheese omelette

A soft, custardy ham and cheese omelette made by partly scrambling the eggs, spreading them to set, then folding them over warm ham and colby.

WesternBreakfast10 minServes 1678 kcalGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: ham

Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast

HB-7183 · Hand-built original

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Ham and Cheese Puffs

Puff pastry squares spread with Dijon mustard, topped with shaved ham and cheddar, folded into sealed parcels and baked until deeply golden and puffed.

WesternAppetizer, Party Food30 minServes 1877 kcalDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ham

HB-13986 · Hand-built original

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Hazelnut Olive Oil Cake

A moist hazelnut meal and olive oil cake with lemon zest, topped with toasted hazelnuts.

WesternCake1 hrServes 12241 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: hazelnut meal

Pairs well with: coffee, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-5422 · Hand-built original

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Healthy Parmesan Garlic Crumbed Fish

Healthy Parmesan Garlic Crumbed Fish is a Western fish built around temperature. Ready in 12 min.

WesternFish12 minServes 2183 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-1092 · Hand-built original

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Homemade artisan crackers - sesame sea salt flavour

Paper-thin homemade crackers rolled from a simple flour, water and olive oil dough, pressed with white sesame seeds and salt flakes and baked until light golden and crisp.

WesternAppetiser, Snacks37 minServes 5129 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7236 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Frozen Pizzas

Homemade Frozen Pizzas is a Western dish prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.

WesternMains1 hrServes 10670 kcalEgg-free

Main ingredient: salami

HB-3281 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Movie Popcorn (Stay-crisp Butter Popcorn)

Movie-style popcorn popped in clarified popcorn butter tinted yellow with saffron and turmeric water, then tossed with extra melted butter and finely ground popcorn salt so it stays crisp.

WesternSnack20 minServes 8167 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: popcorn kernels

HB-7257 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Sausage and Egg Breakfast Muffins

A homemade take on the classic sausage and egg breakfast muffin: seasoned pork patties griddled until browned, eggs steamed in rings, and cheese-topped English muffins warmed in the oven, stacked together to serve.

WesternBreakfast, Snack25 minServes 4240 kcalGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-7266 · Hand-built original

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Homemade sausage patties

Simple homemade pork sausage patties: pork mince mixed with sage, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, salt and a little sugar, shaped with a dent in the middle and pan-fried in olive oil until golden.

WesternBreakfast, Mains20 minServes 8167 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7267 · Hand-built original

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Honey Cake

Honey Cake is a Western cake built around note.

WesternCake1 hrServes 10437 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: plain flour

HB-1117 · Hand-built original

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Hot Cross Buns recipe

Spiced fruit buns with sultanas and orange zest, a piped flour cross on each bun and a warm apricot jam glaze.

WesternDessert2 hr 45 minServes 12226 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7296 · Hand-built original

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How to cook steak - like a chef!

A thick ribeye seared in a smoking skillet and basted with foaming butter, garlic and thyme, then rested before serving.

WesternMains11 minServes 1365 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: steak

HB-7303 · Hand-built original

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How to make Glazed Ham

A large bone-in leg ham with its rind removed and fat scored, baked with water in the pan and basted with glaze until sticky and golden.

WesternChristmas, Easter, Festive, Holiday, Thanskgiving2 hr 50 minServes 30206 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: ham

HB-7304 · Hand-built original

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Icing for Biscuits (Royal Icing)

A pipeable royal icing of icing sugar, egg whites and corn syrup, tinted with food dye for decorating biscuits.

WesternBaking, Sweet15 minServes 6031 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7317 · Hand-built original

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