Meatballs and Muffins

Maria’s Yemista

By: Meatballs and Muffins 7th May 201824th May 2018

Greek, Health, Summer dishes, Vegetableseasyhomecooking, fresh, Fussyeater, GreekFoodLeave a Comment

A while back, I posted my recipe for my GREEK YEMISTA (or stuffed capsicums & tomatoes) which is a delicious vegetarian dish with fresh fragrant herbs, pinenuts and tiny sweet currents. Now I have another version to share with you. This is one my mum used to make that I loved as a child. Yemista was a…

Cacao Hazelnut Bliss Balls

By: Meatballs and Muffins 26th April 20187th May 2018

Busy Parent Tips, ChocolateChocolate, delicious, Less SugarLeave a Comment

Just when you thought I’m done sharing flavour combinations for bliss balls…SURPRISE… I have a new one for you – Cacao & Hazelnuts – and they are heavenly!These Cacao Hazelnut Bliss Balls are so delicious that you’ll not want to share them but, I must warn you, they are a little bit naughty because they have Nutella…

Sweet Potato & Quinoa Cups

By: Meatballs and Muffins 19th April 201826th April 2018

Gluten Free, Health, Kids, Muffins, VegetablesFamily, fresh, goodhealthLeave a Comment

What’s not to love about these Sweet Potato and Quinoa Cups! They are sweet and savoury, soft and crispy, all at the same time. The flavour and texture combination makes these savoury cups very delicious and the ingredients make them a really healthy snack, hot or cold 🙂 I especially love the creamy tangy flavour of …

Seeds & Sesame Crackers

By: Meatballs and Muffins 11th April 201819th April 2018

Family, Gluten Free, Health, SundayDinnereasyhomecooking, Family, goodhealthLeave a Comment

One on my favourite ways to spend time with family and friends is to have a glass of wine with dips, cheese and crackers and these seeded crackers are a real ‘cracker‘, pardon the pun! I came up with these deliciously healthy crackers one day when I needed some GF crackers for Sunday family dinner.…

What’s better than baking ‘koulourakia’ for Greek Easter?

By: Meatballs and Muffins 6th April 201819th April 2018

Cookies, Family, Greek, KidsFamily, GreekFood, memories1 Comment

It’s definitely baking koulourakia with my little grandson P! There is nothing that gives me more joy in my life than spending time with my family and, in particular, spending every Thursday looking after my grandson P. Yesterday was no exception and it was so much fun! Watching P rolling the dough with such a determined…

Greek Lentil Soup

By: Meatballs and Muffins 27th March 20183rd April 2018

Family, Gluten Free, Greek, Health, SoupFamily, goodhealth, GreekFoodLeave a Comment

With winter on the way, I can’t help but think about delicious warm soups and Greek lentil soup, or fakes, (pronounced far-kes) is the quintessential Greek winter soup. It’s hearty, delicious, and very nutritious! This is no ordinary soup! Eating fakes on a cold winter’s day, is like wrapping yourself with a cosy warm blanket.…

Cabbage & Potato Bake

By: Meatballs and Muffins 20th March 201826th March 2018

Gluten Free, Health, SundayDinner, Vegetablesdelicious, easyhomecooking, Family, goodhealthLeave a Comment

Cabbage and Potato Bake would have to be my family’s favourite vegetable dish. It’s a dish they wouldn’t get sick of, even if I made it every week for Sunday dinner! This cabbage and potato bake is one of those comfort foods that people crave for on a dreary cold winter’s day, because eating it makes…

Velvety Chocolate Mouse

By: Meatballs and Muffins 6th March 201819th April 2018

Chocolate, Desserts, Family, Gluten FreeChocolate, deliciousLeave a Comment

Chocolate Mousse is one of the very first desserts I ever made using a recipe from my Women’s Weekly Recipe Card Collection – OMG, am I really that old! If you were born after the 1970’s, then you probably have no idea about what I am taking about, but let me tell you, back then, the…

Choc Dipped Oat Cookies

By: Meatballs and Muffins 6th March 201812th March 2018

Chocolate, Cookies, FamilyChocolate, Less SugarLeave a Comment

Do you like Anzac Cookies, but wish they were a little more exciting? Well I do, so I decided to try jooshing them up a little and came up with these Choc Dipped Oat Cookies? These Choc Dipped Oat Cookies are my “naughty but nice” version of the Anzac Cookies. If you’re thinking you shouldn’t have…

Raspberry Ripple & Coconut Cheesecake

By: Meatballs and Muffins 6th March 201820th March 2018

Baking, Cakes, Desserts, Family, SundayDinnerCheesecake, delicious, FamilyLeave a Comment

Picture this…creamy, smooth, light cheesecake, rippled with delicious sweet raspberries and topped with crispy coconut flakes toasted to perfection, sitting on a coconut biscuit base. Doesn’t that sound sensational? Wouldn’t you love to have a piece? Well then…here it is! My Raspberry Ripple & Coconut Cheesecake!I will confess that even I found it difficult to resist…

Sugar Challenge Week 6 – Chocolate Cookies

By: Meatballs and Muffins 1st March 20188th March 2018

Baking, Chocolate, Cookies, Gluten FreeChocolate, delicious, Less SugarLeave a Comment

Six weeks ago I decided to challenge myself to replace highly processed, refined sugar with healthier alternatives in everything I cook. Now that I’ve come to the end of my 6 week commitment, I wanted to share with you what I have learned along the way and leave you with a final delicious (refined sugar…

Kakavia (Greek Fisherman’s Soup)

By: Meatballs and Muffins 27th February 201815th March 2018

Fish, Greek, Health, Seafood, Soupgoodhealth, GreekFood, memoriesLeave a Comment

It’s been a long time since I last cooked Kakavia, or Greek Fishermans Soup, and a recent dinner with a beautiful family who are in our circle of closest friends, reminded me how delicious this soup is so I wanted to share it with you, but we’ll get to the recipe later. Although the soup we…

Healthier Anzac Cookies

By: Meatballs and Muffins 27th February 201812th March 2018

Cookies, Healthdelicious, Less SugarLeave a Comment

With Anzac Day around the corner, I thought I’d share my healthier version of Anzac Cookies. Anzac cookies have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I. These biscuits were sent by wives and women’s groups to soldiers fighting overseas because the ingredients last and the biscuits kept well…

What goes great with falafel? Tabbouleh of course!

By: Meatballs and Muffins 26th February 20181st March 2018

Gluten Free, Health, Salads, Vegetablesfresh, goodhealth6 Comments

Since I posted my FALFEL recipe, I’ve been looking for a great tabbouleh recipe to make for our Sunday family dinner, but found most I came across used bulgar wheat. Now, if you follow my blog, you will probably know that Sunday dinner at our place is usually a gluten free meal and, if you’re…

Cacao Chip Cookies – the healthier option

By: Meatballs and Muffins 21st February 20182nd March 2018

Baking, Cookies, Health, Kidsdelicious, Family, Kids, Less Sugar, nutfree2 Comments

Who doesn’t love choc chip cookies – right? The delicious little chunks of sweet chocolate embedded in the soft buttery cookie is a taste hard to beat. I especially love eating them while they are still quite warm and the chocolate oozes out when I break one in half – YUM! But…and there is a big…

Sugar Challenge Week 6 – Healthy Muesli Cookies

By: Meatballs and Muffins 19th February 201810th May 2018

Baking, Cookies, Family, Health, Kidsgoodhealth, Less SugarLeave a Comment

It’s now week 6 of my challenge to replace white sugar with healthier alternatives in my cooking and this week it’s all about creating healthier cookies! So stick with me and I’ll tell you all about it. Now, like most young parents these days, my son and his wife are very careful about what they…

Lunchbox Friendly Bliss Balls – 2 more flavours

By: Meatballs and Muffins 12th February 201819th February 2018

Health, KidsFamily, goodhealth, Kids, Less Sugar, nutfree, sometimesfoodLeave a Comment

Hi and welcome back! This morning I was pinged by Instagram that thesmallthing.com.au had mentioned meatballsandmuffins.com in a post about making the bliss balls I’ve shared over the past few weeks (thank you Krystina) and, that got me wondering if others have tried making any of them. So I thought I’d ask you and, if…

One Pot Fragrant Chicken Stew

By: Meatballs and Muffins 8th February 201812th February 2018

Family, Health, Summer, VegetablesFamily, goodhealth2 Comments

I love my One Pot Fragrant Chicken Stew even in Summer for two reasons. Firstly, the vegetables used in this dish are my favourite summer vegetables. They add so much flavour, sweetness and delightful colour to this dish – they make it look so appetising. Oh, and did I mention how good the aroma from the vegetables…

Sugar Challenge Week 4 – Lunchbox Friendly Bliss Balls

By: Meatballs and Muffins 6th February 20188th February 2018

Health, Kidsgoodhealth, Kids, Less Sugar, nutfree, sometimesfoodLeave a Comment

This is a special post for Krystina from thesmallthing.com.au, a fabulous children’s decorator and stylist who does amazing work – just check out her website and you’ll see what I mean. Krystina wrote a comment on my Instagram post for RASPBERRY BLAST BLISS BALLS last week and asked if I could create some “lunchbox friendly”…

Falafel – crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside – perfect!

By: Meatballs and Muffins 30th January 201826th February 2018

Family, Gluten Free, Health, Kids, Summereasyhomecooking, goodhealth2 Comments

Have you eaten homemade falafels? If you love chickpeas and haven’t ever made your own falafels, you are truly missing out! I promise you, that once you make them at home, you will never again want to eat store-bought falafels. Not only do they taste fantastic when they are just cooked, but they are incredibly easy…