Recipe: Baked Bolognese Risotto (Gluten Free!)

Hello from a very gloomy, rainy, cold and locked down Sydney. Yep, we're in lockdown thanks to the Deltra strain of COVID-19....

We started our weekend with a COVID test (Jesse - thankfully he had my cold and not COVID) and by Saturday afternoon we found out we'd be spending the next 2 weeks in lockdown - and by Tuesday Jesse was thankfully working from home too.

There's no toilet paper on the grocery store shelves, but it seems people have learnt a little bit from the earlier panic buying because I was actually able to get everything on my grocery list yesterday (woohoo!). 

At our house, lockdown looks like working from home, heaters running constantly (it is SO cold!) , warm lunches and hot chocolate breaks.... and I thought I'd share one of our current favourite lunch/dinners with you in case you're craving some warm, easy comfort food.

This Bolognese Risotto is SO easy to make (no hours of stirring at the stovetop) and seriously delicious too.

So let me share the recipe with you >> 

Recipe: Croque Monsieur Strata (Gluten Free!)

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Have you ever eaten a Croque Monsieur? 

Gooey, melted cheesy. A creamy bechamel sauce. The zing of dijon mustard. 

It is seriously delicious.... but if you're making it at home, it's also a bit of a mess. You've got one pot for the bechamel, grated cheese flying everywhere, another pan heating up to toast the sandwiches - way too many dishes to wash when you have a kitchen with no dishwasher (as we currently do!).

So I decided I needed to come up with an easier version... and this Croque Monsieur Strata was born. 

It has all of the flavour of a Croque Monsieur, with so much less mess - what's not to love? 

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Recipe: Tater Tot Crusted Quiche (Gluten Free!)

Gluten Free Tater Tot Crusted Quiche Recipe - Tater Tots/Potato Gems form a hash brown crust for this delicious egg casserole recipe. Perfect for meal prep, this healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner option is the perfect way to pack in extra veggies in a dish kids and adults will love. High protein, low fat, gluten free, nut free and so delicious!

Life is weird right now. Almost everyone is at home, so many people have lost their jobs either permanently or indefinitely, kids are doing school from home and everyone is stuck inside. 

But some things still remain the same. You still have to eat and you've still got to work out what you have to eat. 

And I'm hear to provide you with new ideas! 

This Hash Brown Crusted Quiche is one of our current favourites - and Jesse's go-to lunch.

It's super simple to make and packed full of veggies without feeling "healthy" or boring. I make a batch almost every week, freezing individual slices for a quick and easy lunch.

And I mean... can you go wrong with potato gems/tater tots?!

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Recipe: Pizza Frittata (Gluten Free & Freezer Friendly!)

The perfect meal prep recipe, this healthy "pizza" frittata recipe combines everything you love about a pizza with a protein packed frittata. Perfect for work lunches or school lunchboxes, this recipe is gluten free, low carb, high protein, low fat, clean eating friendly, freezer friendly and so easy to make. Bell peppers/capsicum, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and tomatoes give all of the pizza flavour with zero fuss.

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I'll be totally honest with you. When I first set out to make this recipe, Jesse thought I was ridiculous.... and I didn't really know if it would work out...

But I stuck with it, and as soon as it started baking in the oven, I could tell it was going to be delicious.

This is the kind of recipe that you make and people know you're cooking something delicious before they even get through your front door.

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It might not be a pizza, but it certainly smells like one - and it's one of our all time favourite frittatas.

We've been making a big batch every couple of weeks to slice and freeze for a quick and easy work lunch or dinner option when we're rushing from place to place. 

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Recipe: Easy Spanish Style Impossible Pie (Gluten Free!)

Easy Gluten Free Spanish Style Impossible Pie Recipe | The perfect healthy meal prep recipe, this Spanish Impossible Pie recipe is a quick and easy breakfast, lunch or dinner option. Combining chorizo, spanish onion, peas, red capsicum/bell peppers and feta cheese, this flavourful dish will become a staple addition to your menu plan. Freezer friendly and a perfect make ahead meal.

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Life has been a little bit crazy lately. 

My calendar has been completely full for weeks - and it's completely full for the rest of the month. I've been running around like a headless chook, often finding myself sitting down only if I'm in the car, on the train or finally collapsing into a heap on the couch at night after a day or running from one place to the next. 

And when life gets crazy, I just don't really have time to think about what to cook.

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When my brain has an overflowing to-do list constantly running through it, my kitchen creativity is at an all time low and I can often be found in the supermarket staring blankly at vegetables wondering what on earth I should cook for dinner.

But that's where meal prep comes in handy. 

So let me tell you about one of our current favourite meal prep recipes! >> 

Recipe: Baked Fried Rice Slice (Gluten Free)

Gluten Free Fried Rice Slice Recipe - Taking all the flavour of fried rice and turning it into a delicious work lunch idea and lunchbox recipe, this baked fried rice recipe is full of vegetables and can be customised to suit your tastes. Healthy, gluten free, clean eating friendly, sugar free and seriously delicious.

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I don't know about you, but I often find myself eating the same thing for lunch over and over and over again.

Maybe it's habit, maybe it's laziness - but I easily find myself stuck in a rut of boring lunches.

But this year, I'm on a mission to change that. With a little bit of meal prep on the weekends and a freezer full of delicious make ahead meals, my lunches have been looking better than ever - and this recipe is one of my new lunch faves.

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The perfect healthy work lunch idea or gluten free lunch box recipe, this Fried Rice Slice combines everything you love about fried rice into a simple easy to make slice.

I've been making up a batch on the weekend, slicing it into pieces and either freezing it to defrost and eat later or keeping slices in the fridge in an airtight container for a quick meal option during the week.

So let me share the recipe with you! >>