pumpkin, feta with rocket & spinach salad.

This salad is my signature salad. I make it as a side for most of my meals or just as lunch. It's quick, it's simple (I just taught my boyfriend how to make this, so yeah, it's simple) and it's healthy, well...depending of whether you used light feta and how much of it you use...

This recipe makes approximately 3-4 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

• One bag of rocket & spinach salad mix - the one I buy from is about 150g per bag
• Half a butternut pumpkin
• 200g feta cheese - every now and again I would use light or reduced fat
• Paprika - I like using the spicy paprika oppose to the sweet
• Salt & Pepper
• Dash of oil

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 180˚C
2. Skin and cut pumpkin into bite-sized chunks
3. Lightly coat pumpkin in oil and season with paprika and pepper, generously and crack a little bit of salad then rub the mixture in thoroughly on a baking tray
4. Pop tray into oven for approximately 30mins, or until slightly golden
5. Put a handful of salad mix into a bowl, crush some feta and top with pumpkin
6. VOILA! Simple, healthy and most importantly, tasty salad to have either as a side or as a meal!

Image from @lpmmags Instagram.

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max brenner, newtown.

Attention all chocolate lovers, Max Brenner is THE place to go for all your chocolate cravings! I go there whenever I catch up with my friends, and it helps that they're located in all the right places (read: located near places I always grab lunch at etc.). I love going there to get my chocolate fix and it helps that they're always serve the best quality chocolate based desserts!

These desserts are from three separate occasions (if only one could eat so many desserts in one sitting...). All of them are absolutely fantastic! But just in case you want to know more about each dessert, keep reading.

First up, the brownie. I highly recommend you share this. It's small, but potent. The ice-cream is also recommended because it balances out the richness of the brownie!
Second, the crepes. These were absolutely delicious! Very filling though. The bananas were perfectly warm and works amazingly with the chocolate sauce and ice-cream!
Third, the waffles. I chose the tutti-frutti opposed to the classic because I had this during a breakfast catch up and figured a bit of fruit makes it more healthy and therefore more breakfast appropriate.

Find them:
I usually go to the Max Brenner in Newtown or the one near Broadway as I study at Sydney Uni, but I've been to some all around Sydney.
Newtown: 142-146 King St
Ultimo: 175-179 Broadway
Have a look at their other locations here!

Images from @lpmmags Instagram.

 Choc-Nut Fudge Brownie (with ice-cream), $8.50 - without ice-cream $5.80

 Banana Praline Crêpes, $15.50

Tutti-Frutti Waffle (for one), $14 - for two $18.50

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mocha flourless cake.

I decided this week to bake something that my boyfriend's sister would enjoy seeing as she jets off to the US today for a post-HSC trip. She loves chocolate and so do I, so what better treat for her than a bit of chocolate before she leaves? I even bought a whole book on chocolate recipes, and boy is it going to be fun working through that book!!

For some reason this recipe gave me enough batter to make two cakes the same height...BUT
This recipe (is suppose) to make 8-10 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

• 350g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped - I used a block, so I just broke it up in to a few pieces
• 250g (1 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 10 large eggs, separated
• ¼ cup (60ml) milk
• 1½ (300g) white sugar
• OPTIONAL: ½ cup (125ml) whipped cream to decorate

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 150˚C
2. Butter 10" (25cm) circular spring form pan
3. Melt the chocolate, butter and coffee in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water - be sure to stir regularly to prevent burning - once melted, set aside to cool
4. Beat the egg yolks and milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high until pale and thick
5. Fold egg yolk mixture into chocolate mixture
6. Beat the egg whites and sugar with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form
7. Fold egg white mixture into chocolate mixture
8. Spoon mixture in to prepared pan
9. Bake until firm in the centre, approximately 45mins
10. VOILA! You've got yourself a mocha flourless cake! Serve with a dollop of whipped cream (or vanilla custard) and you're set :)

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