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Lemon Myrtle Coconut Raspberry Muffins

Lemon Myrtle Coconut Raspberry Muffins

These muffins are so lovely - fragrant with lemon Myrtle, a lovely texture with the addition of coconut and fruity with raspberries. So many good-for-you ingredients! These muffins keep well for several days stored airtight at room temperature, and freeze perfectly for up to two months Makes 12 muffins  ¾ cup/ sour cream 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Lemon Myrtle 1/2 cup moist coconut flakes 1 cups plain flour ⅔ cup granulated sugar  ¾ teaspoon baking soda  ¾ teaspoon baking powder  ½ teaspoon salt 115 grams unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened 1/2...

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Oven Baked Parmesan and Wild Herb Zucchini

Oven Baked Parmesan and Wild Herb Zucchini

We tasted these at a friend's dinner party and these crisp, tender zucchini wedges are just so good! They are truly addictive and one of the best ways by far to cook zucchini. It’s healthy, nutritious and completely more-ish! This recipe will make 4 serves as a side dish - but they are so good just on their own!   4 zucchini, washed, dried and quartered lengthwise  1/2 cup freshly and finely grated Parmesan 1/2 teaspoon Anisata 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Myrtle  1/2 teaspoon Mountain Pepper 1/2 teaspoon thyme  1/4 teaspoon garlic powder  Wild herb Salt and freshly ground black pepper,...

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Persian style Turkey and Rice Pilaff with Native Herbs

Persian style Turkey and Rice Pilaff with Native Herbs

This is such a lovely dish we created to use all the turkey that was left, that we cooked at Christmas. Like most people we cooked way more than could be eaten on the day because we love to keep eating it over a few days - whether it's simply on toast with lashings of butter or used in a dish like this. It is so good! It's the sort of recipe you'd expect from Yotam Ottolenghi - it's a fusion of Middle Eastern and what we think of as Persian spices, but of course we have subverted this to use...

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Fragrant Lemon Myrtle Laksa

Fragrant Lemon Myrtle Laksa

This recipe looks daunting with so many ingredients, but it is actually very easy to make and well worth the effort. The soup is redolent with aromatic Lemon Myrtle, herbs and spices and deliciously satisfying   Serves 4 main – 6 -8 entree   1 tablespoons sesame oil 3 tablespoons fish sauce 5 tablespoons (80ml) lemon juice 2 small red chilli, de-seed and chopped finely 2 tablespoons (16g) ground Lemon Myrtle Sprig fresh lemon myrtle leaves (if available) ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander and chopped fresh river mint (or mint if river mint unavailable) 500g green prawns, tails removed, fish...

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