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creamy chicken and bacon pasta

creamy chicken and bacon pasta

Creamy chicken and bacon pasta is a delicious and indulgent meal that you only need to make once to get hooked. Sometimes you feel like a chicken salad and other times it’s creamy pasta. It’s comfort food that really hits the spot. Peas are optional 

stroganoff (beef or chicken)

stroganoff (beef or chicken)

Stroganoff is an easy mid week dinner with a sour cream mushroom sauce. It can be made with chicken, beef or pork depending on what meat you prefer. There is also an option for different sides with pasta, rice, mash potato or egg noodles. Our 

shredded chicken and bacon sauce

shredded chicken and bacon sauce

Stuffed spuds are a winner in our house and super easy to make with left overs or our shredded chicken and bacon sauce. It takes an hour to cook a potato in the oven and they can be cooked ahead of time. You can also 

creamy lemon chicken

creamy lemon chicken

The family fell in love with creamy lemon chicken from Lala’s Kitchen when it appeared as a guest recipe on skinnymixers with Thermomix instructions. The only problem was I was left washing a pan, the Thermomix and an oven dish. I have been able to 

Macaron Cakes

Macaron Cakes

Macarons are little french bundles of joy. They are delicious nutty meringue shells filled with a sweet icing inside. The perfect mix of chewy, crunch and sweetness. They are made from ground nuts, eggs, sugar and food colouring. They are also expensive retailing at around 

larb gai

larb gai

Larb Gai is one of our favourite Thai dishes for eating out or eating at home. You can make it with your choice of mince but our favourites are chicken or pork. The sauce is a combination of sweet, sour and tangy made with brown 

Messy benches is back in the kitchen celebrating turning 10!

Messy benches is back in the kitchen celebrating turning 10!

Today Messy Benches celebrates turning 10! The blog was started as a hobby while I was on maternity leave. My expensive blender (Thermomix) was collecting dust in the kitchen corner and the blog was started as a challenge to make 365 different Thermomix recipes in 

Chicken paella (without the seafood)

Chicken paella (without the seafood)

I love a paella but I do not love seafood. While my kids will eat fish & chips and panko prawn nigiri (tail and all) as a favourite Japanese snack, we do not cook a lot of seafood at home. I have experimented with a 

chocolate, pecan and date brownies

chocolate, pecan and date brownies

Gluten free brownies packed with white chocolate, pecans, dates and maple syrup.

smoked Mexican chocolate ice cream

smoked Mexican chocolate ice cream

smoked ice cream packed with cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne and dark chocolate.

PB & J mug cake

PB & J mug cake

Super simple to make mug cake filled with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam.

strawberry jam

strawberry jam

Homemade strawberry jam. All too simple with just fresh or frozen strawberries, sugar and lemon.

nutella mug cake

nutella mug cake

Super quick and ridiculously easy mug cake filled with Nutella, maple syrup and coconut.

Cuban Sandwich

Cuban Sandwich

The Cuban sandwich is packed full of smoked pulled pork, ham, mustard, pickles and lots of cheese all aboard white bread.

soft and chewy lemon coconut cookies by Making Thyme for Health

soft and chewy lemon coconut cookies by Making Thyme for Health

Thermomix conversion for these tasty gluten free, clean eating lemon coocnut cookies by Making Thyme for Health.

pork belly burnt ends

pork belly burnt ends

Sweet, saucy and tender cubes of pork belly. Smoked and then boated in a rich mix of BBQ sauce, butter and honey. Wickedly decadent!

pulled pork stuffed spuds

pulled pork stuffed spuds

Stuffed spuds packed with a cheesey mash and topped with smoked pulled pork, spring onions, chives, sour cream and chilli jam.

apple shortbread slice

apple shortbread slice

A gluten and refined sugar free shortbread base, sliced green apples and sour cream topped with cinnamon and sugar.

spicy chicken livers

spicy chicken livers

spicy and creamy chicken livers served with lemon and crusty white bread

choc orange tahini cookies

choc orange tahini cookies

Choc chip cookies packed with tahini, maple syrup, almond flour and a kick of orange. Food processor and Thermomix directions available.