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August 10th, 2022

8/10/2022

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​Malaysian Caramelised Pork! 

So good people are buying 3 or 4 at a time...


Aussie pork belly is cooked twice so that the fat is rendered right down. (First it is braised in our own master stock. Then it is deep fried.) Finally it's finished off with our authentic caramel sauce. It's served with jasmine rice and Asian pickles. (Traditionally served with meats to help digestion.) The very best bits of rice are those at the bottom of the pack where they have absorbed the sauce and gone beautifully caramelly and sticky!

While there is chilli in the recipe, it's not at all overpowering. It just adds to the flavour and gives a background warmth. Lots of our customers who are a little chilli-shy have told us that they really enjoy it. (Which might be why they're ordering them 3 or 4 at a time........)

Heat this to your own taste. Some like the pork to be very tender and soft and juicy - and so it's advised to slowly heat up till you find your sweet spot. If you like tender we'd recommend heating in the microwave for about 3 1/2 minutes, and then tasting to see how you find it. Others like to cook it more, when it tends to go much chewier and drier, and even more caramelly.Malaysian Caramelised Pork! 
So good people are buying 3 or 4 at a time...

Aussie pork belly is cooked twice so that the fat is rendered right down. (First it is braised in our own master stock. Then it is deep fried.) Finally it's finished off with our authentic caramel sauce. It's served with jasmine rice and Asian pickles. (Traditionally served with meats to help digestion.) The very best bits of rice are those at the bottom of the pack where they have absorbed the sauce and gone beautifully caramelly and sticky!

While there is chilli in the recipe, it's not at all overpowering. It just adds to the flavour and gives a background warmth. Lots of our customers who are a little chilli-shy have told us that they really enjoy it. (Which might be why they're ordering them 3 or 4 at a time........)

Heat this to your own taste. Some like the pork to be very tender and soft and juicy - and so it's advised to slowly heat up till you find your sweet spot. If you like tender we'd recommend heating in the microwave for about 3 1/2 minutes, and then tasting to see how you find it. Others like to cook it more, when it tends to go much chewier and drier, and even more caramelly.
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July 20th, 2022

7/20/2022

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Our Mac n Cheese - a deluxe, velvety, super-cheesy version of this comfort classic. (One of our customers calls this "Max n Cheese!")
It is packed full of cheese - 17% - a mixture of Tasty Cheese (Cheddar that's been aged longer than usual) and Parmesan.
Macaroni is simmered in pure, whole dairy milk. While that's happening our beautiful béchamel sauce is prepared with butter, white wine, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, pepper, nutmeg and a touch of dijon mustard. To that is added really generous helpings of tasty cheese and parmesan, making it super-unctuous and comforting. Perfect for these oh-so-cold nights.
Serve it to your taste - simply as it comes, or grilled.......
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June 25th, 2022

6/25/2022

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Our new Roasted Pumpkin Soup - just in time for winter......
 
What's more comforting than a traditional pumpkin soup?
 
We start with roasting the pumpkin to really enhance its full flavour. Then we combine it with potato, onion and a little garlic. The basis of our soup is our own hand-made chicken stock - guaranteeing not only depth of flavour, but also all the nutrition of real bone broth. We finish it off with a light touch of cumin and fresh cream.
 
Serves 2 as an entree, or one hungry person on its own. 
 
Serving Suggestions:
Perfect to be served with a slice or two of toasted sourdough. 
Add some sage leaves fried in brown butter; some apple batons tossed in lemon juice; some sourdough croutons;, a little sour cream, or coconut yoghurt; or chopped, toasted hazelnuts. A winter hug in a bowl.
 
Both the Roasted Pumpkin soup and our other new soup - Hearty Vegetable with Lentils & Chorizo - are both "tested gluten-free"
 
You can see the rest of our large range of gluten-free foods on our Gluten-Free menu, and also the Store pages on our website.

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June 18th, 2022

6/18/2022

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Our new All Day Big Breakfast
Now you can have breakfast whenever you want - without any fuss, or washing up. 

Our All Day Big Breakfast is real food, made with premium ingredients:
Our scrambled eggs are exactly that - pure eggs with a little cream and salt - just like you would cook at home. (No powders, substitutes preservatives or any other shortcuts or additives.)

We spent a lot of time looking for the best sausages. Our chicken & thyme chipolatas are gourmet sausages made by the Black Forest Smokehouse in Sydney. They contain 88% pure white chicken meat (no offal or other scraps. They also contain no nitrites)

Our Sautéed potatoes are just that - real potatoes tossed in a pan with a little onion - (Not hash browns made with instant potato mix)

We've added baked beans and couple of slices of crispy bacon to make the perfect start to your day.

Breakfast just like you'd cook for yourself - without the fuss
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June 08th, 2022

6/8/2022

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Is it a soup or a stew? Our new Hearty Vegetables with Lentils & Chorizo - so thick you can (literally) stand a spoon up in it. Thick - hearty - warming - packed full of flavour & nourishment - this winter comforter is perfect for these chilly evenings (and days)

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June 06th, 2022

6/6/2022

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Woke up to snow this morning!
(Didn't last long......)

All fingers crossed for a great Ski Season.



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May 25th, 2022

5/25/2022

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Our new Authentic Indian Curry - Lamb with Basmati Rice.

This dish is an explosion of Indian flavour, colour and aroma. It gives the real warmth and depth of Indian curries without being too spice-hot

In this recipe the meat is cooked separately from the rice, in the traditional "pakkii" (Hindi for "cooked") method. Lamb is tossed in the pan with Indian spices plus cinnamon, lemongrass and tamarind. Coconut milk is then added and the curry is gently simmered till fall-apart tender (which you can see from the photo).
It's served with perfectly cooked fluffy grains of scented basmati rice that have been infused with the flavour of even more Indian spices and herbs, including Turmeric, which gives it its wonderful colour.
We've added some green beans for even more colour, texture, and a dose of extra nutrition.
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May 19th, 2022

5/19/2022

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May 14th, 2022

5/14/2022

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​Chicken Cacciatore.
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This lovely chicken dish features free range chicken simmered till tender in a classic Italian sauce of tomatoes, capsicums, wine, olives and oregano - served with fluffy steamed rice. Perfect for these colder Autumn evenings.

All cooked for you, and just ready to heat up.
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May 08th, 2022

5/8/2022

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Our wonderful Tagine that's packed full of flavour - and also happens to be vegan, and gluten-free.

​A beautifully aromatic spice mix of cumin, cinnamon, saffron, coriander, garlic and parsley is combined and slowly simmered with zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, green peas, green olives and preserved lemon to create this middle eastern style tagine.


It's a lovely fully-flavoured dish that's super-fresh and leaves you feeling satisfied, yet still light.
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May 07th, 2022

5/7/2022

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​Our Tortellini with Italian Sausage Sauce. A beautiful Italian dish for those who want a dose of Italy (with a little background kick of spice!)


Soft, small pillows of hand-made beef and mortadella tortellini are covered in a generous sauce made with Italian sausage of pork mince, fennel and tomato, with a touch of spice.

A classic Roman style dish.
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April 10th, 2022

4/10/2022

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​For when you have more important things to do than cook.

Even if you enjoy cooking, it's sometimes impossible to find the time. And, if you want to eat well - it can also be difficult to find an alternative.

We've done the home cooking for you. We offer flavour-filled, nutritious meals that are ready in under 5 minutes.

​So that you can give yourself a break. And still eat well.
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April 07th, 2022

4/7/2022

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​Even when it's frozen, you can tell it's real food.

Our Dinner's Ready Beef Lasagna is all created by hand. Our pasta is freshly made from scratch every time, then carefully interleaved with hearty beef sauce, covered in bechamel sauce, and then topped with grated mozzarella and aged grana padano.

A truly warming, comforting meal with real depth and flavour.

The perfect dinner for this weather!
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April 03rd, 2022

4/3/2022

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Dinner was ready for us last night.
All we did was grate some nutty, vintage cheddar on top our of Classic Cottage Pie, and pop it into the oven till the potato topping was brown and crispy. (And then add some baby green peas on the side.)
​Little time spent for a lot of comfort.
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March 17th, 2022

3/17/2022

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To guarantee quality and taste our chef hand-makes all our premium sausages. They're 95% pure, lean Aussie beef. No offal or bread (just a tiny bit of rice flour). They're also nitrite- and nitrate-free. 

Making your own sausages, mash and onion gravy at home takes a lot of work and time (and saucepans). Now you can eat this great comfort meal whenever you want - not fuss, no work​, no waiting.....
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March 16th, 2022

3/16/2022

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Our pasta is made fresh, by hand, by our Italian chef.  

Each pasta – spaghetti, ravioli, tortellini, tortelloni, cannelloni and lasagna – is then combined with his sauces, hand-made to traditional recipes, to give truly authentic Italian flavours.
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March 12th, 2022

3/12/2022

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​Our Duck Confit.  

Last night we cooked a beautiful puy lentil ragout (*recipe from Recipe Tin Eats) and steamed some fresh asparagus to add to our own Duck Confit.  We cracked open a chilled bottle of Chenin Blanc and dreamed of being in Paris.

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https://www.recipetineats.com/lentil-ragout-french-puy-lentils-side-dish/
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March 05th, 2022

3/5/2022

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We have meals-to-share sizes as well as our single serves
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February 13th, 2022

2/13/2022

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Our single serve Teriyaki Chicken is so popular it's now available as a meal-to-share as well.
Generously-sized this will happily feed 2-3 (when you add your own rice and/or veggies)
You can find it here:  
https://www.dinnersready.com.au/store/p172/Teriyaki_Chicken__%28DF%29.html#/​

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February 05th, 2022

2/5/2022

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Love mash but can't be bothered with the faff of making it? Our creamy mash is real mash, the way you remember it used to be. Without the effort. 

Made with only 4 ingredients - potato, milk, cream and butter - it's real food. Salt, pepper and a tiny touch of nutmeg are added to bring out the flavour. Nothing else. No preservatives, thickeners, additives, 'milk solids' or numbers of any kind. Our chef has piped it into 6 easy portions so that you can use as little, or as much, as you'd like for each meal.

If you're a fan of Paris Mash - it's super easy. Put on some French music, warm the mash in a pan on gentle heat, add pretty much as much butter as you feel like (according to your own personal 'sinful' level), mix it around with a wooden spoon until it firms up and - eh, voila - you've added a touch of luxury to any meal.
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      • Gluten Free
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