Here are my top twenty recipes to make Heritage Day delicious. From freshly baked breads to corruptive desserts and everything in between. It’s crammed with good food, the kind that tastes infinitely better when shared with openhandedness and generosity. There’s nothing like the smell of homemade bread. I love it hot out the oven, the crusted ends broken off and eaten…
Here are my top twenty recipes to make Heritage Day delicious. From freshly baked breads to corruptive desserts and everything in between. It’s crammed with good food, the kind that tastes infinitely better when shared with openhandedness and generosity. There’s nothing like the smell of homemade bread. I love it hot out the oven, the crusted ends broken off and eaten…
Everyone has a collection of secret recipes, the hand-written kind, passed on by either a family member or really a good friend who doesn’t mind spilling the beans. In amongst the hand-me-downs, is my mother’s recipe for a soft-set crustless milk tart that’s almost curd-like in the centre with a whispery wobble that reassures it’s going to melt in the mouth….
The Italians are masters at cooking simply. With only a handful of ingredients, they can elicit groans of contentment. This linguine with shrimp and fresh tomato sauce is testament to how clean flavours can sing without much coercing. The recipe comes by way of Fatti’s & Moni’s new Bellisimo Linguine. I’ve slipped in one or two additional ingredients, as is the…
Hello again! I know it’s been a little quiet around here lately. Between planning my Cookbook launches, working on some exciting new collaborations and the September cooking classes, I’ve fallen a little behind with sharing recipes on the blog. Hopefully these Greek-style burgers will make up for the absence? They taste like summer – bright and juicy with heaps of…
There is something about bread buns that sound home-spun, almost ordinary. And yet, these floured milk bread buns are irresistibly soft with just the slightest whisper of milky sweetness. Because of their gentle character, they can be anything – from burger buns to pillowy dinner rolls. You’re going to love them! Contrary to the vilification of bread, there is nothing…
We don’t order in often, but when we do, it’s usually curry from our favourite Indian restaurant – Chicken korma x two, one Lamb Jal Frezi and a medium hot Chicken Tikka Masala. Plus buttered naan, of course. It comes with heaps of basmati rice, whether you like it or not. With the leftovers, we make gingery fried rice. This…
Like with most baked puddings, this blueberry chocolate cobbler pudding promises sweet comfort. It is, as you see it. Devilish dark chocolate sauce, craggy topped cake and a handful of virtuous juicy blueberries. Almost everyone I know has a self-saucing pudding recipe, either passed on by their mums or from a good friend who doesn’t mind spilling family secrets. My mother…
Like with my chicken and leek casserole, which happens to be one of the top five most popular recipes on the blog, I see another winner chicken dinner happening here. This Rosemary and Bacon Chicken has all the makings of a family favourite – succulent chicken, creamy sauce, sundried tomatoes and crispy bacon bits for salted crunch. Not much to…
Trifle is a very honest dessert. There’s nothing hidden, the whole of which, is greater than the sum of its parts. Layer upon layer of unpretentious elegance, its crowning adornments rich with promise. A respectable trifle needs a couple of things to make it memorable – homemade jelly, cake, custard and cream. And of course, a booziness to warm the throat….
If you’re looking for a chocolate cake that’s spiked with character and a little unusual, this red wine and olive oil chocolate cake is stellar. I’ve made it four different ways, each time tweaking the recipe until the results were convincingly good. The ganache is opulent and rich, its darkness relieved by a nearly burnt hazelnut praline. All in all,…
