Month: December 2015

Beetroot dip

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If you are a fan of the beetroot dip from the shop you will love this, I have been practising for years and this is by far my favourite!

3 medium (400 grams) beetroot
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
olive oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
teaspoon basil
teaspoon oregano
250 grams cream cheese

peel and dice the beetroot into about 2 cm pieces and roast in a baking tray with a little olive oil the peeled garlic and the onion peeled and diced into 2cm pieces. Roast for about 20 minutes or until the beetroot is soft  add the brown sugar sprinkled over the beetroot, onion and garlic for the last few minutes of baking to caramelise. Leave to cool.

Blend well with the cream cheese and herbs until smooth season with the salt and pepper

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Like this recipe? Find more in my first cookbook The Real Food for Kids Cookbook. When you cook this please let me know how you go with it and share it with your friends!

Food Styling Workshop at the Black Hen

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I had a great day today at a food styling workshop by Michelle Crawford author of A Table in the Orchard and the blog hugoandelsa.com . The workshop was hosted by Julie in her absolutely gorgeous shop loft at The Black Hen in Deloraine.

Julie hosts all sorts of cool workshops in the loft, recently  blackboard writing and Christmas wreath making. And the shop is full of pretty home wares.

The road trip was fun too and gave Arwen, Sarah and I a good chance to chat food, photography, travel, wine, vintage props and we also discussed some big ideas we have for future projects!

The Delicious lunch served to us today was; spinach and fetta pie, potato salad, cheese and a chocolate cake with home made ice-cream.

and here are my favourite pics

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table 3 (2 of 3)

table 5 (1 of 1)table (1 of 1)potato salad (1 of 1)menu (1 of 1)cheese cut (1 of 1)cheese (1 of 1)cake (1 of 1)waffles 2 (1 of 1)