Rosie
SNAPPER WITH MANGO AND AVOCADO SALSA

After a dash to the fish co-op one afternoon we produced this delicious dinner of a Barbecued Snapper served with Spicy Mango and Avocado Salsa and accompanied it with the best friend of white fleshed fish - potatoes - simply steamed and tossed in butter. It was spectacularly simple and delicious ….

SNAPPER WITH MANGO AND AVOCADO SALSA
Caren
MUSSELS IN CIDER AND CREAM

Inspired by my favourite, old, French cookbook, I prepared this mussel dish. It is very simple to make, the quality of the result relying upon the use of the very best produce you can lay your hands on. And aren’t we fortunate in Australia to have such ingredients to indulge our appetites and fantasies? ….

MUSSELS IN CIDER AND CREAM
Caren
XO SAUCE

This is a recipe for XO Sauce with a difference. It is gluten-free, of course, which is the first difference. The next is that XO sauces usually include dried scallops and seafood but we use readily available bacon and mushroom to create the savoury complexity expected in an XO sauce ….

XO SAUCE
Jan
MUSHROOM AND LENTIL MOUSSAKA

Versions of moussaka have been made in the Levant and the Balkans, in Egypt and Turkey and Greece for who knows how long. Proof of its popularity. But do we need another one? Well, this Mushroom and Lentil Moussaka has no gluten. It has no meat. It has no potato. The eggplant is grilled not fried ….

MUSHROOM AND LENTIL MOUSSAKA
Entrée, Main, Vegetables
Rosie
TUBULAR TASTES

Deliciously succulent pasta tubes filled with aubergine, ricotta, spinach, parmesan and smoked Fior di Latte, topped and bottomed with home made tomato sauce ….. salivating yet? This week’s recipe is a home-cook’s dream as it can be prepared well ahead of time and gently reheated to serve topped with fresh basil leaves. It can be made in very large quantities for parties and freezes well ....

TUBULAR TASTES

GOUGÈRE

GOUGÈRE

Gougère are fabulously airy, savoury puffs of choux pastry. The outside is crisp and golden and the inside light, cheesy, creamy and rich with their gruyère or comté addition ….

A LIFE SAVER

A LIFE SAVER

Tomato Kasaundi is a thick, rich, spicy Indian tomato concoction described variously as a relish, chutney or pickle. It has become a bit of a ubiquitous standard in my fridge due to its myriad of uses ….

LITTLE TARTS

LITTLE TARTS

I wasn’t a Girl Scout so I’m not very good at tying knots or starting fires without a match but I am very good at being prepared and these individual tarts are designed with that preparedness in mind …

BRINED BIRDS

BRINED BIRDS

Feeding a crowd always provides its challenges. Having decided to serve a simple dish of roast chicken for the dozen friends getting together for a Sunday lunch, the first step was secure the best organic chickens I could find ….

CHICKEN, RICE AND SPICE

CHICKEN, RICE AND SPICE

Biryani or pilaf or pilau? Let’s not debate. We’re just going to call this week’s recipe a chicken pilaf and trust that you can sense the wonderful colours, flavours and aromas and be inspired to try it, no matter its culinary heritage ….

ALFAJORES

ALFAJORES

Alfajores are delicious, buttery shortbread-like biscuits sandwiched together with dulce de leche, a rich, caramel confection which is a staple in South American countries, especially Argentina. They are completely addictive ….

WHITE GAZPACHO

WHITE GAZPACHO

For me, tapas are a wonderful invention. These delicious hot and cold Spanish snacks come in lots and lots of tastes and textures, in serves small enough to try many different dishes without looking like, well, the glutton I may be. It was in my favourite tapas bar that I discovered the thick, garlicky, pale, richness of White Gazpacho….

NOUGAT NIRVANA

NOUGAT NIRVANA

I have a really sweet tooth. I love honey. I also love crunchy things, especially roasted almonds. Nougat de Montelimar is a French nougat that has all of the above rolled into one, and it’s my very favourite sweet treat. My kind of nirvana ....

APPLE TART, QUICK SMART

APPLE TART, QUICK SMART

This classic apple tart is another fairly easy recipe for your repertoire and will be well liked by all. Who doesn’t like apple? Who doesn’t like pastry? No one we know. And besides, this one not only looks pretty, it smells wonderful ....