blogs/websites for reference:

• nigella lawson
• not quite nigella
• chasing delicious
• the flourishing foodie
• smitten kitchen
• dinner: a love story
• justina blankeny
• a cup of jo
• caitlin style
• two peas & their pod

breakfasts/brunch

• toast/pita bread with avocado and fried egg, sprinkled with cumin and drizzled with lemon juice (recipe)
• toast with hummus, avocado and black pepper
• pancakes with strawberries, blueberries and ice cream (and maple syrup)
• grilled ham cheese and tomato sandwich
• toast with cherry tomatoes, a side of smoked ham, scrambled eggs and sautéed mushrooms (or grilled asparagus)
• toast with mushrooms, spinach and mozzarella

snacks

• celery and carrot sticks with sour cream dip
• apple slices with peanut butter
• ginger nut biscuits with vanilla ice cream

desserts/baked goodies

• peanut butter cookies
• lemon cake
• chocolate and lime cheesecake
• banana bread
• 5-minute chocolate mug cake (served with vanilla ice cream)
• raspberry almond coffee cake (i've yet to try this!)
• frozen strawberry crunch cake

salads

• potato salad: potatoes, granny smith apples, boiled egg, corn, onion (finely diced), leg of ham (finely diced), potato salad dressing
• baby spinach, spice tofu, walnuts, tomatoes, cucumbers, sautéed mushrooms, salmon, avocado, balsamic vinegar
• "end-of-summer chopped salad"
• chocolate-dipped clementines

drinks

• juice: freshly squeezed orange juice, breakfast juice, homemade lemonade
• tea: black tea (with honey), chrysanthemum tea, green tea
• soups: minestrone soup, pumpkin soup, chicken and corn soup
• tropical blueberry smoothie

pasta

• tuna broccoli and corn pasta
• asparagus mushroom and prawn pasta
• pasta with zucchini and mushrooms

lunches and dinners

• cauliflower crust
• homemade pizzas!
• peeled pumpkin baked with honey + baby spinach with rice "barley and honey roast pumpkin salad"
• (baked) sweet potato/potato and salmon with onions, black pepper and lemon
• chicken breast, sea salt, red capsicum, smoked vegetables, chilli flakes, grape-seed oil
• potatoes with butter and thyme
• stuffed eggplant
• pumpkin risotto
• caprese garlic bread