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Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
In my previous “Easy Ice-Cream” recipe post, I discovered a quick/no fuss way of producing your very own ice cream without having to churn and freeze one hundred times over. After hours and hours of ...
Asian Citrus Slaw with Squid
This light and easy dish is full of flavour and texture. Perfect as a starter or a light summer dish. Ingredients 1/4 head purple cabbage (sliced) 1/4 head green cabbage (sliced) 1/2 carrot (grated) handful ...
Chicken and Brie Involtini
This tasty dish was inspired by my love for Christmas flavours. The classic combination of chicken, brie and cranberry is so festive, you can’t help but think of Christmas when you take that first bite. ...
Seared Scallop with Crispy Pork Belly
A delicious combination of flavours, packed with texture. If you want to impress your guests at a dinner party, this is sure to give them that “wow factor” as an exotic canape or entree. Pork ...
Drunken Cauliflower Soup
This very decadent and boozy soup is so delicious. Perfect for a starter to a posh 3 course meal or perhaps on it’s own with some dense bread and butter. Ingredients 2 shallots, thinly sliced ...
Spinach and Fetta Tart
Pack up the wicker basket, comfy rug and a footy, it’s picnic season! Now is the time to experiment with tasty sandwiches, tarts, pies, cold cuts and other picnicy delights. Just remember not to forget ...
Grilled Lemon and Garlic Chicken Skewers
This simple, fresh dish is packed with flavour and super easy to make. Nice and light on the wallet too. 1 lemon 2 cloves garlic – crushed olive oil extra virgin olive oil 4 chicken ...
Crispy Skinned Duck
Decadent, luxurious, exotic. The perfect dish for a dinner party. Ingredients 2x Duck Breast (skin on and intact) Olive Oil Salt Method Preheat the oven to 180C. Preheat a heavy based frying pan to medium. ...
One Pot Slow Lamb Roast
This dish is so awesome for a Sunday Roast. It requires so little effort and is super delicious. You will need to prepare this dish a day before and allow for 4 and a half ...
Mexican Meatloaf
A great family classic with a Mexican twist. The kids will love this one. Ingredients 500g premium or low fat beef mince 4 rashers bacon, rindless, diced 1 medium onion, diced handful of fresh coriander ...
Chargrilled Tomato Salsa
This smokey delight is perfect as a dipping sauce or stirred through pasta. Ingredients 1 punnet very ripe cherry roma or grape tomatoes (washed) 1 garlic clove (sliced) 1 shallot (sliced) 1 handful fresh thyme ...
Cashew, Avocado and Baby Leaf Salad
This tasty combination of flavours is perfect on its own or accompanied with a delicious grilled or baked meat. Ingredients 1 cup rocket 1 cup baby spinach 1/3 cup roasted cashews 1 diced avocado Balsamic ...
The Perfect Steak
There is no doubt that cooking the Perfect Steak is an art. Over the years I have struggled with getting the right temperature. Now I believe cooking steak is a fairly simple exercise as long ...
BBQ Roast Dorper Lamb with Sticky Mango Marinade
Summer calls for the BBQ, fresh salads and ice cold drinks. Today happens to be a 36 degree day and I woke up craving something smoky and fresh. Armed with a generous cut of local ...
Zesty BBQ Lamb Rack
Lamb chops on the BBQ is iconically Australian. This recipe gives the dish a delicious Mediterranean twist. Make yourself a jug of ice-cold Sangria and you have the perfect Summer meal. Ingredients Frenched Lamb Rack ...
Cheesy Potato Croquettes
These crunchy, oozy, tasty croquettes are quick, cheap and the best way to turn leftover mashed potato into a cute canape. Ingredients 2 cups mashed potato (use leftover mashed potato from the night before if ...
Homemade Beef Burgers
Following my meatball recipe, I decided to whip up some tasty burgers for Sunday afternoon lunch. The biggest thing to remember is the construction. Layering is very important, so I have provided a guide to ...
Bite-Sized Meatballs
Rissoles, Meatloaves and Meatballs are make or breakers. They are either absolutely delicious and juicy, or flavourless, dry and crumbly. After much trial and error, I believe I have come up with a fantastic meatball ...
Chunky Chips
The perfect chip is crispy on the outside, smooth on the inside and so moorish you just can’t stop at one. Follow these steps and you will never be disappointed. Chunky Chips: Ingredients 1 large, ...
Easy Ice-Cream
Creamy, sweet, completely melt-in-your-mouth. Ice Cream is a year-round favourite that everyone enjoys. I absolutely love icecream and make it whenever I can. However sadly, I do not have an expensive icecream churn so I ...
Slow Roasted Ribeye with Rich Gravy
Slow Roasting a cut of meat on the bone, on a low heat breaks down meat and allows it to fall off the bone. Instead of your usual Sunday Roast, treat the family (and yourself) ...
Creamy Garlic Prawns for Reef and Beef
A timeless classic that is rich and full of flavour. Perfect to impress your friends and family at a dinner party. Ingredients 6-8 prawns (shelled and de-veined) 1/2 cup of cream 2 cloves of garlic ...
Creamy Pesto Prawn and Scallop Fettuccine
The balance of flavours makes or breaks a dish. If you can incorporate contrasting flavours, textures and sensations in a dish, the result is something very special. This gorgeous dish balances the sweetness of the ...
Ratatouille
I had a craving for crunchy bread and tomato based sauce, so I whipped up a “structured” Ratatouille just to have in all its glory. Traditionally, the dish is more like a stew, but I ...
Baklava
This is a gorgeous dish I lifted from a cook book called “Abla’s Lebanese Kitchen” by Abla Amad. Make it and enjoy with a cup of tea. Ingredients 1 x 375g packet filo pastry 250g ...
Fool Proof Whole Egg Mayonnaise
I am a sucker for a thick, creamy mayonnaise. Growing up with a Dutch mother, mayonnaise was put on and with everything. Sandwiches, salad, chicken, fish, hot chips, burgers, the list goes on. There always ...
Basic Pasta Sauce
I am going to establish right now that I am not Italian and much to my heart’s (and palate’s) dismay, I have never been involved in a “tomato sauce day”. Nothing beats the taste of ...
Pesto
I love Stephanie Alexander’s pesto with a few tweaks… here is my sure-fire version. Ingredients: 1 cup well packed basil leaves (I jam packed my cup – pushing down the leaves with every new layer) ...
Open Egg Pie
I love Saturday mornings. PJ’s until noon, Sex and the City marathon on Foxtel and most times a cooked breakfast. This week I decided to bring out my old electric pie maker (awesome piece of ...
The Dip
You would think the old school method of mixing a creamy base with dried soup mix ended with the 60′s… fortunately for the lazy host, it is still a perfectly acceptable way to create a ...
Easy Croissants
Buttery, oozy, fantastic. This is a super quick recipe for Croissants. Perfect for a last minute brunch. Chocolate Croissants: 4 tbsp chopped coverture chocolate 1/2 sheet good quality puff pastry (Cut into 2 triangles) Melted Butter ...
Spiced Lamb Kebabs
This dish is a favourite at our place. Quick, easy and packed full of flavour. Perfect served with a Not-So Greek Salad and Garlic Mint Yoghurt. You could even put it all in a Pita ...
Quick Spanish Omelette
This is a fantastic throw-together dish that uses basic ingredients found in the pantry. Feel free to add bacon, mushrooms or anything else in the fridge. Ingredients 3 eggs per person, whisked 1 potato, peeled ...
Celeriac Mash
An interesting alternative to mashed potato. Celeriac has a fresh fusion of flavours… a strange cross between celery and parsnip. Teamed with potato, this is simply gorgeous. Ingredients 1x Celeriac (trimmed, peeled and chopped) 2x ...
Plum Red Wine Reduction
A delicious sauce perfect with game meat. Ingredients 2x Spring Onions (trimmed and thinly sliced) 1x Shallot (thinly sliced) 1x Large Garlic Clove (thinly sliced) 1 1/2 cups Red Wine 3x tbsp Plum Sauce 1x ...
Buttered Garlic Spinach
A silky smooth side that will make you mouth water… Ingredients 1 bag or bunch of baby spinach 1 garlic clove 1 tablespoon butter Salt and Pepper taste Method In a saucepan place the garlic ...
Crunchy Potatoes
Super crunchy potatoes perfect with a roast. Ingredients 4 Large Ruby Lou or Royal Blue potatoes 1/4 cup Olive Oil Salt and Pepper taste Method Preheat oven to 200 and insert a baking tray with ...
Aioli
Creamy, dreamy and gorgeous with the humble spud. An epic classic that will leave you wanting more. Aioli: Ingredients 1 Cup of Homemade Mayonnaise 2 Garlic Cloves 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce Tabasco Sauce to taste ...
Patatas Bravas
This traditional Spanish Tapas dish is perfect as a canape, side or tapas with wine. Serve with Garlic Mint Yoghurt or Aioli. Ingredients 3 large potatoes (peeled, cut into bite-size chunks) 1 tsp sea salt ...
Cranberry Balsamic Reduction
This is a beautiful, sweet sauce which can be served with poultry or on a cheese platter. Perfect for Christmas. Ingredients 1/2 cup red wine 3 tblsp balsamic vinegar (4 leaf) 3 tblsp cranberry sauce ...
Spiced Plum Reduction
For a sweet and spicy kick, try this sauce as a glaze or dipping sauce for pork, game meat or even BBQ’d chicken. Ingredients 2 tablespoons prepared plum sauce 1 cinnamon quill 1/2 teaspoon smoked ...
Cauliflower Puree
Absolutely delicious alternative to the old school Mashed Potato. Ingredients 1/4 head cauliflower, broken into small florets then roughly chopped into chunks 1/2 – 1 cup full cream milk “glug” of cream 2 tablespoons butter ...
Chargrilled Capsicum and Field Mushroom Stack
Smokey and sweet, this gorgeous vegetable steak is delicious on its own or atop a Perfect Steak. Ingredients 1 large red capsicum or 2 paprika 2 field mushrooms salt and pepper olive oil Method Slice ...
Crunchy Duck Fat Kipfler Potatoes
This little beauty is a great way to make your dish a little gourmet. Ingredients 6 Kipfler Potatoes 100ml Duck Fat Sea Salt Flakes Par-boil potatoes unpeeled and whole in a large pan of salted ...
Grilled Citrus Asparagus and Baby Carrots
This smokey, zesty dish is delicious with any grilled meat. Ingredients 1 bunch fresh asparagus 1 bunch baby carrots juice of 1 citrus fruit (lemon, lime or orange are great) Glug olive oil Sea Salt ...
Luscious Tomatoes
Sweet and acidic, these luscious babies are perfect as a simple side dish. Ingredients 1 Punnet of baby Roma tomatoes – halved (at room temp) Sea Salt Freshly Ground Pepper Glug Extra virgin olive oil ...
Bocconcini, Basil and Roma Tomato Salad
This delicious salad boasts simple, elegant ingredients. Perfect for a BBQ, Italian dinner party or a quick lunch. Ingredients: 2 ripe Roma tomatoes (ripe and stored at room temperature – never the fridge) handful basil ...
Not-So Greek Salad
This recipe is by no means traditionally Greek. I have adapted the dressing, vegetables and fetta to suit my taste. I know Greek Salad is made with Greek Fetta, however I absolutely adore the delicious ...
Italian Potato Salad
I love a nice creamy potato salad as much as the next person, however for a fresher and even more flavoursome change, try my spin on the Italian Potato Salad. Ingredients 2 Medium Ruby Lou ...
Garlic Mint Yoghurt
This creamy, aromatic sauce is delicious with lamb, chicken, pizza or anything that you want add a little zing to. Ingredients 1 small tub plain Greek Yoghurt 1 handfull fresh mint (washed and chopped finely) ...