Quirky Cooking

My sister Joye cooks with me on Mondays and I often get requests for her recipes. Here's her potato bake recipe, in her own words… I’ve added the details for you because she’d rather be gardening than writing ‘details’. 😉

This delicious chocolate caramel slice is practically guilt free! It's made with whole-food, gut-friendly ingredients and sweetened naturally... plus it's super simple and quick to make. Wooo!!

We love it when my sister makes us Brazilian Cheese Puffs!! ???? They never last long unless I hide some, so she usually makes a double batch, and we keep half the batter in the fridge for the following day. They are the BEST hot out of the oven, sliced open and slathered with butter... YUM!!!! But they're also great cold, and since they are nut free they make the perfect lunchbox filler. There’s plenty of recipes for cheese puffs out there, but these ones seem to rise better than others…

Hi, I’m Jo! Thanks for stopping by. Here’s a little bit about me and Quirky Cooking, and why I do what I do… My Story My mum taught me to cook from a young age, using basic ingredients, and cooking ‘from scratch’. We gathered food from the markets, our backyard garden, and from local producers, and […]

We love it when my sister makes us Brazilian Cheese Puffs!! ???? They never last long unless I hide some, so she usually makes a double batch, and we keep half the batter in the fridge for the following day. They are the BEST hot out of the oven, sliced open and slathered with butter... YUM!!!! But they're also great cold, and since they are nut free they make the perfect lunchbox filler. There’s plenty of recipes for cheese puffs out there, but these ones seem to rise better than others…

Fermenting dates not only reduces their sugar content, it also adds beneficial bacteria (great for gut health) and creates an extra layer of flavour in your date-sweetened recipes!

Want to improve your diet but not sure where to start? Instead of trying to change everything at once, try focusing on having a nutrient-dense breakfast as a first step. Here's plenty of great recipe ideas to get you started!

At the start of the year I ran a competition for my Blog Birthday Giveaway, and the first prize was a recipe developed for the winner. The winner was Melissa Furmedge, and we interviewed her here on “A Quirky Journey” podcast to hear her story, and to work out what kinds of foods her family needed […]

Check out this easy breakfast tortilla egg and cheese wrap using the TikTok tortilla folding trend with four quarters of delicious fillings!