Dinner Date

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

JAPANESE CURRY BEEF UDON

A warm bowl of noodles is the perfect match for these chilly nights!! Recipe below, be sure to save this video so you can make it!

Ingredients
200g udon noodles
300g beef sirloin or chuck
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 cups beef or chicken stock
1 cube S&B Golden Curry
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
200g mushrooms
2 heads baby bok choy
2 spring onions

Directions
Beef and base: Thinly slice 300g beef. Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Dice 1 onion and cook for 4–5 minutes until soft. Add 2 tsp garlic and stir for 1 minute. Add the beef and cook for 2–3 minutes until browned.

Broth: Pour in 2 cups beef stock and 1 cup water. Add 1 cube of S&B curry, 1 tbs soy sauce and 1 tbs mirin and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes.

Veg and noodles: Slice 200g mushrooms and add to the broth. Halve 2 heads of baby bok choy and add for the last 2 minutes. Cook 200g udon noodles according to packet instructions and drain.

Serve: Place noodles in bowls and ladle the curry broth, beef and veg over the top. Finish with sliced spring onions.

03/08/2026

I love planning my dinners before the weekend, so all I need to do is head to the supermarket and spend no more than 30 minutes buying exactly what I need. This week I made:

Chicken tandoori: This is one of my favourite ways to cook chicken, since marinating in yoghurt tenderises the meat and adds a delicious flavour. Serving this with a chutney was absolutely perfect, because the sweetness balanced every bite.

Pork schnitzel with parsnip mash: Pork is a really good source of B vitamins, particularly B1 which supports energy metabolism. Parsnips are an underused root vegetable that bring a natural sweetness and a solid serve of fibre. I wanted to use parsnips instead of potato to try something new, and I loved it.

Beef chow fun: This is a great example of a meal that feels like a takeaway but is made from really simple ingredients. Beef brings iron and zinc, broccolini is one of the most nutrient-dense vegetables you can add to a stir fry, and rice noodles are a naturally gluten-free carb source.

Lamb flatbreads: Lamb is rich in iron and zinc, and pairing it with hummus adds plant-based protein and fibre to the meal. The fresh veg (carrot, cucumber and herbs) means you’re getting a good variety of nutrients all wrapped up in one easy dinner.

Curry beef udon: Japanese curry is such a comforting meal and using a good quality roux means the flavour is there without a lot of effort. Mushrooms are one of the few food sources of vitamin D, and bok choy brings calcium and folate.

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03/08/2026

Another supermarket haul for you!!

5 dinners (plus leftovers for lunch) for 2 of us and we spent $130 on a whole bunch of stuff!

The recipes I bought these ingredients for are on the Dinner Date members hub now.

How much do you spend at the supermarket? Let me know! 👇

28/07/2026

This week I wanted to make some soupy dinners because we caught the cold that’s been going around 🤧 plus a few other low effort & high reward meals to make our bellies happy.

These recipes were all fabulous, and you can grab them now via the Dinner Date recipe subscription. Link in my bio to join!

Crispy fish sliders with slaw: White fish is such an underrated weeknight protein and it’s quick to cook, mild in flavour, and a great source of lean protein and omega-3s. The slaw adds fibre and a good crunch, and baking gives you that crispy texture without needing a deep fryer.

Beef pepper lunch: Beef is one of the best dietary sources of iron and zinc which are two nutrients that are really important for energy and immunity. This is one of those meals that is almost too good to be true (because it is SO yum), but it is a perfectly balanced dinner with protein, carbs and veg all in one bowl.

Niku udon with lamb: Broth-based meals are perfect in winter because the warmth and volume really helps you feel full and nourished. Lamb is a great source of iron and B12, and bok choy brings vitamin C, folate and calcium to the table.

Chicken & corn soup: This was perfect as I got sick and needed a soul warming chicken soup. There’s actually some evidence behind chicken broth as a cold remedy. The warmth helps with congestion, the protein supports your immune system, and it’s easy to eat when you have no appetite.

Crispy chicken wraps: Using egg white and potato starch is a great way to get crunchy chicken at home. Wholegrain wraps are an easy swap that bumps up your fibre intake for the week without really noticing the difference.

26/07/2026

POV: you ask a dietitian for a snack 👀

I get asked this a lot, so I thought I’d finally answer it properly. These are the snacks I actually reach for, on repeat, as a dietitian.

Swipe through for the why behind each one (and a couple of honest notes on moderation, because balance matters more than perfection)

Swipe all the way to the end and tell me: what’s YOUR go-to snack? Drop it below, I want to know!

25/07/2026

Did you know that soup is this easy to make? All you need to do is dice up your veggies, add to a pot along with some stock, leave to cook for 20 minutes then blend! I also added buckwheat for extra fibre. This soup has broccoli, celery, carrots, onion and leek 😋

What’s your favourite soup? 👇

22/07/2026

Inside my weekly food shop: $75 for 10 meals for 2.

This week I’m making:
Tortilla wrap kebabs
Pesto pasta & meatballs
Bang bang fried rice
Nandos platter
Bacon avocado chicken salad

Every dinner gives us lunch the next day so that’s 20 meals in total for $75.

I already had chicken thighs, steak, eggs, spaghetti, rice, wraps and a bunch of pantry staples. The only proteins I needed to buy were beef mince, pork mince and bacon. Buying proteins in bulk when they’re on special and keeping them in the freezer is one of the easiest ways to bring the weekly shop down.

I also used what was already in the fridge and garden such as spring onions, broccoli, carrots, lemons and fresh basil and parsley, which meant I only needed to grab a few fresh items at the supermarket.

As a dietitian I’m always thinking about variety across the week. This lineup covers chicken, beef, pork and plant-based protein sources across five dinners which means we’re getting a good range of nutrients without even thinking about it.

All 5 recipes + the shopping list are in the Dinner Date member hub. Sign up now and get your first week free, link in bio.

As always, feel free to let me know what other content you’d like to see!

20/07/2026

As a dietitian I want to eat meals that fuel me but also taste amazing, and these recipes were just what I wanted.

This week I ate:

Bacon avocado chicken salad: I love having avocado with dinner because the monounsaturated fats help you feel super satiated and full, and who doesn’t love bacon & chicken with avo!?

Tortilla wrap kebabs: These are viral on TikTok at the moment and for good reason. We loved these so much, and it was even better knowing there was 2 serves of veg inside the mince. When the main has veggies incorporated, it’s one less thing to worry about.

Pesto pasta & meatballs: I wanted to change up the usual spaghetti & meatballs because yes, its is a classic, but I was looking for something fun. I love grating vegetables into mince and these meatballs would work well with so many veg, I used carrot and onion.

Bang bang fried rice: Another recipe that is easy to bump up the vegetables without hassle, and adding bang bang sauce is the secret to making this like no other fried rice. I served it with beef to boost the iron content, but it would work with chicken, pork or tofu too.

Nandos platter: Everyone loves Nando’s, and it’s actually quite simple to replicate at home. Wholegrain pitas & hummus for fibre, cucumber & tomato for fibre & multivitamins, chicken for protein and halloumi for calcium.

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14/07/2026

This week’s supermarket haul!

These are the items I bought for the recipes that launched on the Dinner Date hub yesterday. $120 all up including drinks & dessert for 2 weeks.

I have a few rules I stick by when creating menus which helps keep my costs low:
- Look in the pantry/fridge and see what ingredients I have
- Decide what I am feeling like eating
- Find a way to make the meals I want work with what I have & what is in season
- Adjust ingredient amounts so I am using 100% of an ingredient (e.g. I wouldn’t want to have half a tin of tomatoes sitting around, so I would make the recipe use a full tin)

If you want to have this mental load sorted, let me help you! Dinner Date is designed to make your week easier by lowering the decisions required for dinnertime. If you want to give it a try, sign up now and you’ll get your first 7 days free automatically.

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