Blog and Recipes
This week on cooking, coaching & conversations, Dr Lucy Burns is showing us how to make pulled beef two ways!
SLOW COOKER VERSION
Ingredients
- topside beef roast (approx. 2kgs)
- onions, chopped (we used frozen)
- mushrooms, sliced
- 1 jar of passata
- vegetable stock paste
- Mingle Seasoning...
This week on cooking, coaching & conversations, Dr Lucy Burns showed how to create a delicious 10-minute meal - chicken, avocado and cheese.
Ingredients
- butter for cooking
- 2 chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
- 1 avocado
- lemon juice
- sea salt
- 2 slices of tasty cheese
- broccolini and beans
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