Chef Daniel’s next guest is Fiona Lloyd – a local children’s author.
Fiona has always loved writing and as a former filmmaker, decided to take a chance and concentrate on writing novels.
Her first book, Being Jimmy Baxter, is to be released by Penguin on July 4.
The book is a gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.
Being an author is a tough trade, but with the support of the local Words on the Waves festival and writer’s group, Fiona has found her stride and her community.
“Everyone is so supportive and shares their knowledge and resources in this group,” she said.
Tofu is made from soybeans and is HIGH in fibre, protein, minerals like zinc and calcium and polyunsaturated fats, vitamins A, B1, B2, E, and mineral salts and can LOWER cholesterol.
It originated in China over 2000 years ago and is a wonderful substitute for meat in stir fries and can even be used in smoothies and desserts.
In this episode, Chef Daniel makes a vegetarian stir fry that is kid friendly and even easy for them to help out with the chopping, stirring and cooking.
A quick easy meal packed full of vegetables served with an omelette on top.
Ingredients
1 cup of leftover rice
3 cloves of garlic
Oil
Bunch of broccolini
1 cup of chopped mushrooms
One pack of (200g) of soy coated Tofu
Sliced ginger
Soy sauce
Sweet soy sauce
2 eggs
Instructions
1. Put some oil in a wok
2. Put crushed garlic and ginger in the oil as the wok is heating up – stir for two minutes
3. Add chilli at this point if desired
4. Add half a cup of precooked rice
5. Add mushrooms and broccolini
6. Add chopped soy coated tofu
7. Stir for 2 minutes on high
8. Add soy sauce and sweet soy sauce to taste
9. Remove from wok and serve onto a plate
10. Lightly clean the wok ready for the omelette
Omelette
1. Whisk 2 eggs in a bowl.
2. Add oil to wok on high
3. Pour eggs in and swirl wok so that eggs form a thin layer, then peel off the side of the wok and fold into a roll in the middle then serve on top of stir fry
4. Ready to eat
To contact Fiona
Website: www.fionalloyd.com.au.
Instagram: @fionalloydauthor
Facebook:@fionalloydauthor
You can pre-order her novel aimed at the teenage market at https://www.penguin.com.au/books/being-jimmy-baxter-9781760148515. Pre-orders open in May.
School bookings: shakespearescat13@gmail.com
Chef Daniel