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Easy and delicious family food

Welcome to VJ cooks, where you will find loads of tasty recipes the whole family will love. From easy midweek meals to desserts and baking there is something for everyone.

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Baked chicken parmigiana sitting in a dusty pink oven proof on top of a wooden chopping board.

Chicken Parmigiana Tray Bake

Gingerbread pudding served in a white bowl with vanilla ice cream

Self-saucing Gingerbread Pudding

A banana cake on a wooden chopping board next to a piece of cake on a blue plate.

Classic Banana Tray Cake

Southern fried chicken cooked and severed in a dish lined with a blue and white napkin

American Style Fried Chicken

Tuscan meatballs cooked in a medium frypan sitting on a wooden chopping board

Tuscan Meatball Pasta

Kids' Pasta Salad in a container in a stainless steel lunchbox filled with fruit and biscuits.

Kids' Pasta Salad

Cooked apricot crumble with a serving taken out sitting on a wooden chopping board

Apricot Crumble

A close up of Tex Mex Dirty Rice

One Pot Cajun Mince and Rice

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Lemon weetbix slice

VJ cooks simple no-bake passionfruit slice

Passionfruit Slice

teriyaki chicken bowls

Quick teriyaki chicken bowls

Three pieces of Chocolate Weetbix Slice sitting on a white plate.

Chocolate Weetbix Slice

Baking

Classic muesli bars on a white platter.

Classic Muesli Bar Slice

Chocolate rice bubble slice with sprinkles cut into pieces served on a white and blue oblong shaped platter

Chocolate Rice Bubble Slice

Star shortbread cookies on a black tray.

Star Shortbread Cookies

A pie with a shortcrust topping having just been trimmed of excess pastry.

Sweet Short Pastry

A Lemon Curd Pavlova sitting on a white plate next to gold tinsel and some lemons.

Lemon Curd Pavlova

Savoury Muffins in colourful cases sitting on a wooden board.

Ham, Cheese and Corn Savoury Muffins

A White Chocolate Cherry Cake sitting on a cake stand.

White Chocolate Cherry Cake

Two waffles sitting on a plate served with icre cream and berry coulis.

Blender Waffles

Family meals

A blue bowl filled with Mushroom Pesto Pasta on a green napkin.

Mushroom and Pesto Pasta

Slices of garlic bread on a wooden chopping board.

Epic Garlic Bread

A Roast Turkey on a green platter.

Bacon Covered Roast Turkey

Sautéed Greens on a blue platter

Sautéed Asparagus and Beans

A close up of two bakes potatoes on a white plate.

Bacon Loaded Baked Potatoes

Two chicken sausage rolls on a napkin next to a bowl of tomato sauce and a tray of more sausage rolls.

Chicken Sausage Rolls

Chicken Meatballs with Noodles served in a white bowl with chopsticks on the side.

Asian Style Chicken Meatballs on Noodles

A close up of One Pot Mince and Pasta in a white bowl on a grey bench.

One Pot Mince and Pasta

SLICES

3 pieces of red velvet brownie on a pink plate.

Red Velvet Brownie

A close up of Marshmallow Brownie Slice on a blue plate

Marshmallow Brownie Slice

A large plastic box filled with different Christmas treats and slices.

Christmas Treat Box

Pieces of apricot rocky road on a white platter, sitting on top of a mint green napkin.

Apricot Rocky Road

Caramel coconut slice sitting on a blue plate.

Coconut Caramel Slice

3 pieces of cranberry slice stacked up on a red heart plate.

Cranberry and pistachio slice

Magic slice an easy recipe by VJ cooks

Magic Slice

Crispy Peanut Slice

Slow cooker meals

Slow cooked beef brisket on a large baking tray with masked potatoes on the side.

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket

Two tacos filled with pulled pork and salad sitting on a white platter

Slow cooker Mexican Pulled Pork

Pumpkin Soup in a white bowl on a wooden bench.

Slow Cooker Thai Pumpkin Soup

A close up of Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken in a burger bun.

Slow Cooker Creamy Shredded Chicken

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I hope you enjoy my website and find some inspiring recipes and ideas. I’m Vanya and I live in beautiful Taupo, New Zealand with my husband, two sons and Golden Retriever.
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