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Special Fried Rice

Fried rice is a firm favourite in our house, I try to make different varieties by adding vegetables, meats etc. This version used leftover ham on the bone, I also had a tin of pineapple so I used some of that and added some cooked prawns for an extra special treat. It was a huge hit, hubby went to work next day with the leftovers for lunch. Ingredients 1 onion, diced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 carrot, peeled, chopped 100 g peas 1 red capsicum, diced 60 g mushrooms, sliced 100 g cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 spring onion, sliced 1 chicken stock cube 150 g diced ham 150 g cooked prawns 150 g diced pineapple 2 cups cooked rice 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 eggs, beaten Method 1.  Heat oil in a wok over a medium-high heat. Add onions and saute for 4 minutes, add garlic and saute for a further 2 minutes until onions are translucent. 2.  Add the vegetables, cook for 2-3 minutes. Add crushed stock cube and rice, mix to combine. Add ham, p...

Coffs Harbour January 2014

Before I started the blog we went on a few different holidays so as Scott starts to sort through the old photos on the hard drive I am going to be adding some of these to the blog for memories for ourselves and the kids. This one is when we hired a camper van and visited Coffs harbour. Coffs Harbour is on the north coast of New South Wales, known for it's beautiful beaches and the Big Banana monument and amusement park. We found Coffs Harbour a really beautiful place. While there we visited the big banana. We also spent time at a couple of lovely beaches We went to Dolphin Marine Magic where we watched the dolphin show and the girls got to play with one of the dolphins. We ate ou...