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December 03rd, 2020

12/3/2020

Fresh Spring Veggies - all you have to do is heat and eat.

Our brand new dish of broccoli, carrots, peas, beans and sugar snap peas - all steamed till just perfectly cooked (with still a little bite) and then lightly tossed in a smidge of garlic.

Just a couple of minutes in the microwave and you have the perfect side - and a daily dose of nourishment as well.

November 30th, 2020

11/30/2020

Just in time for Christmas... Tell a friend - or maybe treat them?
We now offer Gift Vouchers, and home delivery, in NSW, VIC & Qld as well as Canberra.
All the delivery areas and dates are on our Delivery page

November 27th, 2020

11/27/2020

Give the gift of easy evenings. 10% off all our delicious meals, and gift vouchers.
@handmadecanberra Virtual Market, tomorrow.
For one day only.......

November 23rd, 2020

11/23/2020

Find us at the @handmadecanberra Virtual Market this Saturday - 9am-9pm.

10% off all our gift vouchers and home delivery orders.

It's a great time to buy a voucher for a friend for Christmas

More details at:
www.handmadecanberra.com.au

November 12th, 2020

11/12/2020

Freezing is Nature's Preservative (4)

When it's all about convenience.....Days don’t always go the way you intend them to...... Even if you’ve meant to cook a great dinner at home, something often crops up to prevent that happening.

Keeping some of your favourite pre-cooked meals in your freezer means that you always have something to hand on the days when your plans don’t work out.

If you’ve had a insanely busy day (or week) our frozen meals help you can cope with whatever has to be done, and still eat well.

Great food, no fuss.

November 02nd, 2020

11/2/2020

Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli with Primavera Sauce – hand-made from scratch with love and care by our Italian Chef.

You can’t travel to Italy at the moment, but this dish will make you feel as if you’re there.

We start by hand-making the fresh pasta and then form it into perfect parcels of ravioli, filled with Ricotta, Spinach and best aged Grana Padano from Italy. They’re gently cooked till al dente, and then covered in a generous sauce made from tomatoes, béchamel, garlic and basil – and finished with a sprinkling of grated aged Grana Padano.

Breath in the aroma and let it take you back to holidays past……..

November 01st, 2020

11/1/2020

A lovely note left by one of our regulars!

September 01st, 2020

9/1/2020

It's Spring!
The Streets are full of blossom, and you're looking beautiful Canberra.

July 26th, 2020

7/26/2020

SLOW-COOKED, FALL-APART, TENDER LAMB SHANKS. Perfect for these cold, wet, windy, winter nights. Our chef puts these in the oven at 5 in the morning so that they have heaps of time to slow-cook during the day, till the meat is ready to just fall off the bone. Tenderly cooked in a vegetable sauce with home-made beef stock, tomatoes, carrots, onion, celery , red wine, garlic, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves - these shanks taste just like home made - only you haven't had to lift a finger.

A little comfort, and just what you deserve after a hard days work, or play (maybe even with a glass of red?)

(TIP: These can be reheated in the oven in minutes, but to retain that fall-off-the-bone tenderness and get them at their absolute best, we find that it's best to defrost them in the fridge the night before, and then just zap them for about 3-4 minutes when you're ready to eat.)

July 18th, 2020

7/18/2020

Delicious snack for Wine O'Clock - or any o'clock really.......

Take our Cheese Tortelloni with Mushroom Sauce - fry in butter and black pepper till golden brown and a little crispy.

'Mazingly moreish.

July 15th, 2020

7/15/2020

Freezing is Nature's preservative (3)

Another benefit of freezing is time-saving. Making a meal each night takes time. Time spent thinking of what to eat, getting to the supermarket, shopping for the food, hand preparing the ingredients, and then cooking it.

We’re all increasingly time-poor nowadays. Having a range of premium pre-cooked, healthy meals in your freezer gives you back that time each day – without sacrificing any quality.

So you can spend your time doing the things you love.

June 23rd, 2020

6/23/2020

What's for dinner tonight?

This is ours... Classic Cottage Pie (with prime Aussie lamb and beef), topped with oven-crisped creamy mash and served with pan-roasted baby carrots (in butter and black pepper) and a scoop of peas.

Perfect for a cold night in.....

What's your favourite winter meal?

June 23rd, 2020

6/23/2020

We’re very generous with our contents.

There's 70% pure, lean, tender, free-range chicken in our Butter Chicken - the rest is rich butter sauce with mild spice, and deep flavour.

Our 'Butter Chicken & Rice' single serve is 66% butter chicken, 34% rice.

June 17th, 2020

6/17/2020

FREEZING IS NATURE'S PRESERVATIVE (2).

Frozen foods don’t need to contain preservatives because freezing is a natural form of preserving. All natural foods start to break down the moment they’re picked, or cooked. Many food producers have found that the way to keep their foods on the shelf for longer is to add preservatives - most of which are chemicals.

Frozen food does not need preservatives to stay perfect. It’s a wholly natural process that just needs a reduction in temperature. Instead of using chemicals to keep foods on the shelf or in the fridge, frozen foods just use ice. And what could be more natural than that?

Freezing: Nature’s preservative

June 13th, 2020

6/13/2020

It's the fresh ingredients that go into our Thai Red Chicken Curry that make it so authentic - like lime leaf and coriander.

A zingy, light, fresh curry that reminds you of sitting by the beach in the steamy heat of Thailand, ice cold beer on hand. Spices are used to make our own red curry spice paste, then simmered with tiny tomatoes and capsicum till the chicken is tender, and finished off with fresh lime leaves and Thai basil.

Because it's hand-made from scratch the flavours reveal themselves layer by layer. At our tastings, even Thai people have generously approached us to tell us how authentic it is.

June 09th, 2020

6/9/2020

Our Osso Bucco

Simmered till tender in a hearty vegetable sauce.

Served with mash as a ready-to-go serve for one.

Also as a meal to share - just add your own veggies.

May 15th, 2020

5/15/2020

Paris Mash in a Flash...... Just take our ready-made smooth and creamy potato mash, defrost and put into a pan on very low heat. Add enough butter to remind you of your last trip to Paris, salt to taste, and whip up till it's all smooth once again. A superb side that's ready in just a few minutes. Perfect for when someone drops in, or at the end of the day when you just don't feel like any work.

May 12th, 2020

5/12/2020

Freezing is Nature's Preservative (1).

One of the main benefits is optimum flavour and nutrition.
When food is snap-frozen immediately after cooking all the freshness, flavor and nutrients in the food are ‘locked in’ while they’re at their peak. They will stay that way until you defrost your meal, meaning that it’s as perfect when you eat it as when it was just cooked.

‘Fresh’ food that sits in a fridge naturally degrades hour by hour, losing not just its flavours and textures, but its vitamins and minerals as well.

Freezing is Nature’s Preservative – that's how we make sure your food is in optimum condition until the moment it hits your fork.

May 09th, 2020

5/9/2020

May 06th, 2020

5/6/2020

Make Mum's day with a hand-made pasta meal. All done for you, from the fresh pasta to the grated Grana Padano on top - ready to just pull sizzling and crispy brown out of the oven. We have Beef Lasagna, Beef Cannelloni, Vegetable Lasagna and Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni - all authentically Italian.