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25.01.2022 Slow-cooked, fall-apart tender Lamb Shanks. Perfect for these cold, wet, windy, winter nights. Our chef puts these in the oven at 5 in the morning so that they have heaps of time to slow-cook during the day, till the meat is ready to just fall off the bone. Tenderly cooked in a vegetable sauce with home-made beef stock, tomatoes, carrots, onion, celery , red wine, garlic, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves - these shanks taste just like home made - only you haven't had to lift a ...finger. A little comfort, and just what you deserve after a hard days work (maybe even with a glass of red?) (TIP: These can be reheated in the oven in minutes, but to retain that fall-off-the-bone tenderness and get them at their absolute best, we find that it's best to defrost them in the fridge the night before, and then just zap them for about 3-4 minutes when you're ready to eat.) www.dinnersready.com.au

24.01.2022 Lunch today: Confit Duck Poke Bowl. Using our own confit duck (which really, really is as good as you’d get in a restaurant!) this is ready in a flash. And super-healthy. We popped the duck in the oven for 10 minutes to warm through, under a hot grill for another 5 for the skin to completely crisp up and then shredded it all with a fork. Super tender and tasty. While that was happening, we threw some fresh crispy baby lettuce into a bowl, added avocado, cucumber, rad...ish and some kimchi together with some brown rice we had in the fridge (pre-cooked with turmeric and ginger) We added the shredded duck to everything in the bowl, and tossed on a little olive oil, and a splash of some fabulous local apple cider vinegar we found at @tanbella_orchard (We went there a couple of weeks ago to pick our own apples. Nothing like fresh, crisp, juicy apples straight of the tree! A great morning out. So lucky to have this on our doorstep.) The amount of duck you see here is slightly less than half of one of our confit duck portions so you could easy make poke for two. You can find out more on: www.dinnersready.com.au

22.01.2022 What's for dinner tonight? This is ours... Classic Cottage Pie (with prime Aussie lamb and beef), topped with oven-crisped creamy mash and served with pan-roasted baby carrots (in butter and black pepper) and a scoop of peas. Perfect for a cold night in.....

17.01.2022 FREEZING IS NATURE'S PRESERVATIVE (2). Frozen foods don’t need to contain preservatives because freezing is a natural form of preserving. All natural foods start to break down the moment they’re picked, or cooked. Many food producers have found that the way to keep their foods on the shelf for longer is to add preservatives - most of which are chemicals. Frozen food does not need preservatives to stay perfect. It’s a wholly natural process that just needs a reduction in temperature. Instead of using chemicals to keep foods on the shelf or in the fridge, frozen foods just use ice. And what could be more natural than that? Freezing: Nature’s preservative

16.01.2022 It's the fresh ingredients that go into our Dinner's Ready Thai Red Chicken Curry that make it so authentic - like lime leaf and coriander.A zingy, light, fresh curry that reminds you of sitting by the beach in the steamy heat of Thailand, ice cold beer on hand. Spices are used to make our own red curry spice paste, then simmered with tiny tomatoes and capsicum till the chicken is tender, and finished off with fresh lime leaves and Thai basil. Because it's hand-made from scratch the flavours reveal themselves layer by layer. At our tastings, even Thai people have generously approached us to tell us how authentic it is. Dinner's Ready at www.dinnersready.com.au

16.01.2022 From autumn to winter in a flash. Time for open fires, hot meals and lots of rugging up.

15.01.2022 A lovely note left by one of our regulars!

12.01.2022 Caramelised Pork with Asian Pickles and Rice. The latest authentic dish from our new Singaporean chef (joining our Beef Rendang and Malaysian Chicken Curry). The pork belly is cooked twice so the fat is completely rendered down and the meat is super tender. It's then tossed in the Asian caramel sauce - adding a lovely caramel-chewiness and flavour to the meat (and the rice that soaks up the sauce). The pickles add balance to the flavours and textures. While there is chilli in the recipe, it's not at all overpowering. It just adds to the flavour and gives a background warmth. It seems to have become a new fave as some people are ordering 3 or 4 at a time. Available in store, or for home delivery. You can find out more at: www.dinnersready.com.au

12.01.2022 Freezing is Nature's Preservative (4) - When it's all about convenience.....Days don’t always go the way you intend them to...... Even if you’ve meant to cook a great dinner at home, something often crops up to prevent that happening. Keeping some of your favourite pre-cooked meals in your freezer means that you always have something to hand on the days when your plans don’t work out. If you’ve had a insanely busy day (or week) our frozen meals help you can cope with whatever has to be done, and still eat well. Great food, no fuss.

12.01.2022 Enjoy a Sunday Roast any day of the week! Our Chicken & Beef Sunday Roasts are all hand-made - just like you would at home. Generous, thick slices of perfectly tender Australian beef or chicken are served with roast potatoes, roast sweet potato, carrots, beans and our own delicious home-made gravy. Our roasts are a really filling, nourishing, heart-warming meal. Aren't they just about everyone's favourite comfort food? Especiallly in winter!... Available online for home delivery, and you can see our full menu at www.dinnersready.com.au

12.01.2022 Paris Mash in a Flash...... Just take our ready-made smooth and creamy potato mash, defrost and put into a pan on very low heat. Add enough butter to remind you of your last trip to Paris, salt to taste, and whip up till it's all smooth once again. A superb side that's ready in just a few minutes. Perfect for when someone drops in, or at the end of the day when you just don't feel like any work. www.dinnersready.com.au

10.01.2022 Our chef puts these lamb shanks in the oven at 5am, and allows them to slowly cook for hours till fall-apart tender. They are cooked IN our traditional tomato and vegetable sauce, so that all the natural flavours develop and deepen over time. Just like you would at home if you had the time. We use only the best produce: Prime Aussie Lamb, that’s been french-trimmed by hand. The sauce is made to a traditional recipe, and includes our own stock, tomato, garlic, with rosem...ary, thyme and bay leaves. (And, of course, red wine.) The oil we use is Tuscan olive oil. Our Slow-Roasted Lamb Shanks come in a double pack (to share), and also in a single-serve (one shank served with our creamy mashed potato). The shanks are gluten-free and dairy free. The single serve is gluten-free (because of the butter and cream added to the mash). The perfect winter warmer, and very healthy and nourishing as comfort food.

09.01.2022 It's Spring! The Streets are full of blossom, and you're looking beautiful Canberra.

09.01.2022 Give the gift of easy evenings. 10% off all our delicious meals, and gift vouchers. @handmadecanberra Virtual Market, tomorrow. For one day only.......

09.01.2022 Freezing is Nature's preservative (3) - Another benefit of freezing is time-saving. Making a meal each night takes time. Time spent thinking of what to eat, getting to the supermarket, shopping for the food, hand preparing the ingredients, and then cooking it. We’re all increasingly time-poor nowadays. Having a range of premium pre-cooked, healthy meals in your freezer gives you back that time each day without sacrificing any quality. So you can spend your time doing the things you love. www.dinnersready.com.au

07.01.2022 Delicious snack for Wine O'Clock - or any o'clock really....... Take our Cheese Tortelloni with Mushroom Sauce - fry in butter and black pepper till golden brown and a little crispy. 'Mazingly moreish. www.dinnersready.com.au

06.01.2022 We’re very generous with our contents. There's 70% pure, lean, tender, free-range chicken in our Butter Chicken - the rest is rich butter sauce with mild spice, and deep flavour. Our 'Butter Chicken & Rice' single serve is 66% butter chicken, 34% rice.

05.01.2022 Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli with Primavera Sauce hand-made from scratch with love and care by our Italian Chef. You can’t travel to Italy at the moment, but this dish will make you feel as if you’re there. We start by hand-making the fresh pasta and then form it into perfect parcels of ravioli, filled with Ricotta, Spinach and the best aged Grana Padano from Italy. They’re gently cooked till al dente, and then covered in a generous sauce made from tomatoes, béchamel, garlic and basil and finished with a sprinkling of grated aged Grana Padano. Breath in the aroma and let it take you back to holidays past..

05.01.2022 It's a cold, wet, windy end to the week - give yourself a break and have dinner on us. All you have to do for a delicious, hand-made meal is reach into the freezer, heat and eat. Find our stockists on www.dinnersready.com.au

04.01.2022 Find us at the @handmadecanberra Virtual Market this Saturday - 9am-9pm. 10% off all our gift vouchers and home delivery orders. It's a great time to try our food......

03.01.2022 Freezing is Nature's Preservative (1). One of the main benefits is optimum flavour and nutrition. When food is snap-frozen immediately after cooking all the freshness, flavor and nutrients in the food are ‘locked in’ while they’re at their peak. They will stay that way until you defrost your meal, meaning that it’s as perfect when you eat it as when it was just cooked. ‘Fresh’ food that sits in a fridge naturally degrades hour by hour, losing not just its flavours and textures, but its vitamins and minerals as well. Freezing is Nature’s Preservative that's how we make sure your food is in optimum condition until the moment it hits your fork.

03.01.2022 MAKE MUM'S DAY with a hand-made pasta meal. All done for you, from the fresh pasta to the grated Grana Padano on top - ready to just pull sizzling and crispy brown out of the oven. Choose a Dinner's Ready Beef Lasagna, Vegetable Lasagna, Beef Cannelloni or Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni. All available from our stockists, or our online store. www.dinnersready.com.au

02.01.2022 Our Osso Bucco. Perfect for cold winter evenings. Simmered till tender in a hearty vegetable sauce. Served with mash as a ready-to-go for one. Also available in a share size - just add your own veggies. www.dinnersready.com.au