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Blog Update: Friday 15th September 2023

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Hello there,

Yes, things may have been unexpected over the last 24 hours as I do apologise for that but here to promise and look to experiment a bit that is more than just sports content going forward. Rugby gets to stay as always where we got the World Cup happening right now before we return for another year next year with Super Rugby followed by a mix of Wallabies and maybe Shute Shield games. Plus, I’m getting back into NASCAR posts whenever I can for the most part even though some of the recent posts may be wiped away by accident but it’s something I know this sport well for a long time when it comes to auto wheel racing/motorsport. Also, I will look forward to update a bunch of other sports at the same time as you never know in the weeks & months to come. And I’ll also throw in food, lifestyle, fitness as well as a mix of entertainment including game shows and if the strike can be done when the time comes – it’s prime time shows and yearly pilots as well. With that being said, hope things will start fresh from here.

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End of August Update

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It’s almost the end of the month now and almost the end of winter as well going into Spring, which starts tomorrow in the new month of September. Although there may still be a bit of cold nights for a while, but glad that will be gone as soon as we hit daylight savings going into October. I have been better lately from my cinnamon allergy infection that I eaten via my apple pie fillings a 2-3 months ago where it has taken time with day after day, week & week to get these off my system. I have vowed not to have cinnamon anymore after that rare daunting experience when I will get to make my own apple pies next time. 

The other thing I did make though after a while is making my own chips again where I grabbed one piece of a whole potato off the bag & cut that into thin slices as well as trying out a mix of chicken kebab sticks & a nice healthy chicken sandwich with a few veggies + a sizzle of tomato sauce in it. Yes, I have to wait like 10 mins or so to cool these chips and chicken down off the air fryer. But it’s still a good meal to eat after all during lunch earlier this arvo.

Next up, I’m looking forward to experiment some vanilla or strawberry icing over the next few days to weeks when it comes to creating my dairy-free vanilla cake. You can have a look at my recipe that I’ve made months ago off Woolworths here. For now, hope is all well as I’m looking forward to come back here every now and there’s to show a mix about a bit of myself, food, fitness and many more.

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End of July Update

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Hello again,

It’s been a while since I haven’t had another chance to post some new food/cooking content over the past few weeks lately, but just popping here to drop an update as we’re almost set to close down July ahead of just one more winter month left going into August 2023. So times flies fast when the first half year was done before transitioning into the 2nd half of the year that began earlier on July 1 this month.

Another thing I wasn’t able to update often here was looking after my skin allergies/eczema as I normally avoid these foods that contain dairy, eggs & seafood. But then I didn’t realise that I consumed some cinnamon as part of the apple pie filling that goes with my pastry making practice, which made me feel red & itchy on my face & upper body where I had to take some time to get it out of my system (I can feel the smell that goes out every time my body heals) through some cream and herbal drinking treatments.

I thought cinnamon wasn’t bad to eat when it comes to the smell and flavour, but it does have some sugary chilli spice to it. Although it’s not bad for the elderlys to help relive some blood pressure but it’s not for everyone including myself as I’ve learned this important lesson so I can avoid suffering these health issues by not having cinnamon again next time.

It’s been a tough two months through most of winter for me to experience this but I’m feeling fine now as it won’t be long for another week before I’m completely free from these cinnamon effects from my body and also hope I can update some new food content here going into next month. If not, I’ll try to make another monthly update here on the blog towards the end of August only from myself.

Regards,

Matt

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Vege Deli Crisps Lentil Lightly Salted Snack Review

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Taking a break from baking/making recipes today to enjoy a wonderful delicious snack from Vege Deli Crisps. It’s free from dairy, nuts & egg; Plus, it’s also healthy to eat as well whenever you need a little break throughout the day! Go try it as they’re available at your local supermarket such as Woolworths for a brilliant half price right now of $3.25!! Perfect timing to take advantage of this over the next week while these prices will last only for a limited time.

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End of Half Year/June Update

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Hello there,

Sorry to say that I haven’t had the chance to update some new content throughout this month, having experienced some dry skin problems as of late, especially when it’s the start of winter through the dry indoor heat & winds from my end here in Sydney – make sure you don’t have too much hot showers as it can take away the moistures from your skin. One month down, two months to go to get past the freezing cold winter before spring comes around between September, October & November.

I have updated some past recipe content though just now with the apple pie and avocado oil pastry posts as hope I will look to bring you some new food content going into July.

Happy Half New Year!

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Egg-Free Chicken nuggets recipe to make at home

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Following up from my McChicken recipe a few weeks ago – mainly with the patty of course, I’ve spent some time making the same type of chicken breading variety but this time it’s something to do with the egg-free chicken nuggets.

Here are the following ingredients:

  • Ground chicken mince
  • Some Salt
  • Some Oil
  • Some Garlic Powder
  • Some mustard sauce instead of the egg to make the chicken stick
  • And of course, panko bread crumbs

All you have to do is mix these following ingredients first apart from the panko bread crumbs in which will come in shortly. 

Once the chicken, mustard and the seasoning has been mixed, divide the minced chicken to a few decent sized pieces (small rectangle size would be good) & stick the chicken on the breadcrumbs by adding a few at a time until each of the nuggets are fully coated. 

After that, you can put these coated nuggets onto the air fryer for about 15 minutes at 185-190 degrees by flipping it through the halfway cooking stage.

 And once the cooking process is done, cool it off for another minutes before it’s all ready to eat – too easy!! See it for yourself when you can go try make your own egg-free or McDonald’s style egg free chicken nuggets or even egg and dairy free popcorn chicken at home. You can also pair it up with these homemade air fryer chips as a side too!!

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Chicken Pie with dairy-free Gravy filling recipe to make at home

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If the McDonald’s style/rectangular apple and other sweet pies isn’t enough, why not make a savoury version when you can have your own chicken pie with dairy-free gravy at home! For the crust/pastry, you can add a cup of flour as well as a few drips of oil to cover onto a bowl, some salt and sugar and either a few tablespoons of rice milk or water will do as you would want to knead it until your hands are no longer sticky. Put that into the fridge for at least an hour while you go make your own filling by cutting a quarter of chicken of your choice (raw or already frozen) into many pieces, then mix a a tablespoon of dairy-free gravy mix with on a saucepan before you turn the heat up closer to medium and throw the shredded chicken in there also for a few minutes. Once it’s cooked leave the filling until it’s cold for a while, take the pastry out of the fridge after the resting phase and you want to cut the pastry in half to fit a serving of two and leave the other half to save it for next time.

You wanna roll the pastry out with a couple of drops of flour on your chopping board (not too thin) so it doesn’t keep on sticking before you take some chunks out of the pastry in order to make it a perfect rectangular shape for your McDonald’s rectangular style chicken pie. That’s when you can put a good amount of chicken gravy in there, cover the pie up nicely and mix it up with another few drops of flour to stop the pie from sticking out while cooking. Speaking of cooking, put two pies into the air fryer, add a bit of rice milk or oil as your eggwash alternative & fire it up at 185 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes while flipping it to the other side at the halfway mark. And done, cool these pies down for at least 30 minutes as they come out really hot before it’s all ready for you to eat. See it for yourself when you can make your own McDonald’s rectangular style chicken or savoury pies if you like at home as I’m sure you will love this homemade recipe at your own kitchen.

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Avocado oil pastry you can make at home

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I had the chance to try & get the best out of my pastry making skills over the weekend when it comes to these home made apple pies or any other savoury pie filling you like (e.g. chicken or potato pie).

Ingredients:

  • 2-4 cups of flour
  • A few tablespoons of rice milk/water
  • 1/3 cup of avocado oil
  • Some sprinkles of salt and sugar
  • And any filling you like to fill it inside & cover up the pastry dough before baking

All you have to do is pour 1/3 cup of avocado into a bowl followed by some pinches of salt & sugar before adding 2 cups of plain flour, as well as few tablespoons of rice milk or water for a start. Then mix it up using your hands or through a food processing machine for a few minutes while adding a few more tablespoons of rice/milk at a time, so they can end up sticking together (not too sticky!) & finish it off onto a rectangle or disk shape layout on your pastry dough.

After that, cover the dough with a medium to large freezer bag nice & tight with a bowl into the refrigerator for at least an hour. Once the dough has been rested, get your rolling pin out & roll it out to the desired thickness & shape you want, then leave it out onto the sausage roll maker machine nice & flat by adding your favourite filling before closing the pastry nice & tight ahead of the cooking process.

It will take 30 minutes to get the job done where you will have to flip one side at the halfway mark (15 min). Once it’s been cooked & also cooled down for a few minutes, the natural avocado oil pastry got there will be crispy & golden on the outside while you can see the awesome saucy filling on the inside – How good!!

Final Thoughts

For the best results of making such homemade pastry, I would make two pastry doughs to cover both sides well with the filling in between since there’s no puff pastry sheets that is margarine-free from the supermarket freezer shelves.

It can be tricky to find a dairy & egg free equivalent of these ready-made frozen pastry sheets that doesn’t require a lot of work, especially when some may contain milk as they’re all processed within the one equipment from the factory. 

However, making them at home is a better, cheaper & safer option – so you can eat it naturally & also healthier too! See it for yourself with the avocado oil pastry recipe that is egg & dairy free to make at home.

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Orgran Vegan Easy Egg 250g Review

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Here’s a delicious and healthy way to start your day with the Orgran Vegan Easy Egg, which is an egg & dairy-free. 

All you have to do is put a few teaspoons of the vegan egg powder into a small bowl as per packaging, then mix it up with a few drops of oil, as well as some salt & water, and you can put it straight onto a small non-stick pan with a spatula once you turn on the stove. Then you can simply flip it over a few times & turn off the heat once it’s ready with any wooden utensil you like.

Too easy!!

You can put on any vegan egg you also like the vegan egg sandwich I’ve made over the weekend alongside some lettuce, avocado & cherry tomatoes that is drizzled by tomato sauce. You can also use them as scrambled vegan eggs for lunch or dinner as well as salads, quiches, omelettes, frittatas & a whole lot more. 

See it for yourself when you can have the egg-free variety at any time of the day thanks to Orgran!!

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Dairy-Free & Egg-Free McChicken burger you can make at home

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Here’s an awesome McChicken burger that I re-created by myself lately but only egg and dairy free.

Here’s the following ingredients in order to make it into a patty:

  • Some ground chicken mince or dice into very small pieces if you have one full slice of free-range chicken breast
  • Some mustard
  • Some garlic powder
  • Some pinches of salt
  • A bit of ginger & oil

All you have to mix these ingredients first before you coat them up with dairy-free Panko Bread Crumbs. If that’s not enough then you can always add a bit more mustard so it can stick to the patty well which works great instead of egg.

Now that the patty has been coated by the bread crumbs, put it onto the air fryer for 14-15 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius while you flip one patty onto the other side halfway through the cooking process (7th minute). Once the cooking process is done, cool the patty first for a few mins.

Then make sure you wash some fresh lettuce first before you can cut them up into small pieces while you open & cut the middle on one of these round soft burger buns. After that, top up the chicken first on the base of the bun followed by dairy-free mayo at the top that is accompanied by the lettuce & voila…here’s my our McChicken burger that is now good to eat!

Not only it’s so delicious, but it’s also easy to make too where you can make a few of them as you like instead of one, which costs less than the usual $8 we buy at McDonald’s!! You can even compliment them with some fries and/or even make tea as your preferred cup of drink instead of soft drinks like Coca Cola or Sprite.

Check it out for yourself when you really don’t need to eat out at McDonald’s often by making your own McChicken burger at home!!

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