Recipes: Revamp

Ingredient substitutions: what to use when you don’t have what you need

Comments 0 January 9, 2021 Get Organized

In this post I share Ingredient substitutions from a few sources. They are all handy references for what to use when you don’t know! One thing I *thought* lockdowns taught us, the first time round, were 3 important lessons: Don’t hoard. Don’t freak out. Shops are always going to be open. I thought we learned […]

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Pizza Bases: Four Gluten Free Options

Comments 0 November 19, 2014 Healthy Eating
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I love pizza.  When I was growing up we made pizza from scratch and it tasted fantastic – especially the ones my Grandmother made.  Mind you it wouldn’t matter what she cooked – it always tasted better than anyone could ever make because she would put in that extra special bit of love 🙂 I realised how […]

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What’s for dinner: Leftover Chicken

Comments 0 March 12, 2014 Get Organized

This month I popped in to visit ABC 612 Brisbane’s Tim Cox for a chat on what to do to Revamp your leftover chicken.  Why you may ask?  Well did you know chicken is one of the most commonly eaten meats in Australia – ahead of beef, pork and lamb?  Chances are you’ve got some chicken […]

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Chicken and Cheese Open Pie

Comments 0 January 2, 2014 Recipes: Quick and Easy Dinners
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This Chicken and Cheese Open Pie is a super easy recipe and a great example of the Revamps philosophy – using leftover chicken. When you Revamp your leftovers, you need to look at varying one or more of the Revamp principles.  In this example we varied:  texture (cooking the chopped/ shredded chicken in an egg […]

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Multi-tasking Meals: Get your dinner working FOR YOU!

Comments 1 October 16, 2013 Get Organized

Are you always battling against the clock when it comes to meal time?  The only time I approve of multi-tasking is when you’re cooking!  This is because research shows multi-tasking isn’t actually effective – it wastes even more time! Cooking is a different story! Get the dinner to multi-task – not you! When you can […]

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Obesity Prevention: It’s kitchen skills according to the AMA!

Comments 0 August 14, 2013 Get Organized

Yesterday I had the privilege of being interviewed in the studio by Tim Cox on 612 ABC Brisbane – following the Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Steve Hambleton saying that busy lifestyles and living arrangements are leading many people to eat too much fast food, which is having a BIG impact on our health – chronic disease […]

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When to start meal planning: Guest Post

Comments 0 July 24, 2013 Get Organized

This is a guest post I wrote for the fantastic Australian based website Stay At Home Mum all about Meal Planning. The secret to getting organised with meal planning has just as much do to with WHAT you going to eat, as to HOW you approach it.   It’s time to get systems up and running […]

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Revamp Your Leftovers: Guest Post

Comments 0 July 10, 2013 Meal Planning
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This is a guest post I wrote for the fantastic Australian based website Stay At Home Mum all about Meal Planning. Are you bored to tears by your usual 10 dinners on high-rotation?  Revamps as we like to call it (rather than leftovers), is a brilliant way to get on top of your weekly menu, […]

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What’s for Dinner: Cheese and Chicken Pie

Comments 0 December 26, 2012 Recipes: Quick and Easy Dinners

This recipe is so easy!  It is a great Revamp for Roast chicken. Print Cheese and Chicken Pie Author: Louise D’Allura – www.MealPlanningYourWay.com Recipe type: Dinner Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  45 mins Total time:  50 mins Serves: 4   Ingredients CHEESE, 180g, grated or cut into slices COOKED CHICKEN 180 – 240g, chopped FLOUR (self raising […]

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What to do with Leftovers: Introducting the Revamps Philosophy

Comments 0 November 14, 2012 Meal Planning

Mastering this meal planning strategy for leftovers will help you to spend less time in the kitchen, come up with easy dinner ideas and cook only a few nights a week. Revamps as we like to call it (rather than leftovers), is a brilliant way to get on top of your weekly meal plan. The […]

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