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

PLUM AND HAZELNUT PUDDING

PLUM AND HAZELNUT PUDDING

Plums and hazelnuts seem to have been made for each other. Certainly in this pudding they make a great team, providing a juicy, fruity base and a crisp friand-like topping. And with a dollop of something creamy it’s delicious ….

PIZZA TARTS

PIZZA TARTS

For some time now I’ve taken to keeping a batch of our Revenge Cream Cheese Pastry in the freezer. Which means it's always on stand-by to make one of these quick and tasty Pizza Tarts. Roll it out, top it with good fresh flavours as we’ve suggested here - Tomato and Gruyere, Kabocha and Bacon, and Asparagus and Ham - and bake.

SIENNA CAKE

SIENNA CAKE

As a very young woman I went to Europe with two girlfriends for a year. We had a great time (who wouldn’t?) and, like most people, fell in love with Italy. And its food (yes, and the art, architecture and the odd young man or two!). In Siena, to see where the famous Palio horse race spectacular is run, I had a piece of its equally famous Siena Cake. And another love affair was started ….

EGGPLANT CONFETTI

EGGPLANT CONFETTI

This dish of pan-fried eggplant is marinated in soy and sweet vinegar and scattered with a selection of little flavour hits. It’s the bits that make the party but the eggplant that provides the tender heart ….

XO SAUCE

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 ….

ALMOND LACE WAFERS

ALMOND LACE WAFERS

Sometimes a creamy dessert, like the Raspberry Mousse we have included here, is all the better for a little company - which is where these crunchy Almond Lace Wafers come in. While not dissimilar to classic Brandy Snaps, these Almond Lace Wafers are, of course, gluten-free ….

RASPBERRY RIPE SEMIFREDDO

RASPBERRY RIPE SEMIFREDDO

It looks like there may be something for everyone in our Raspberry Ripe Semifreddo. There’s a coconut macaroon base topped with a delicious, creamy, frozen raspberry dessert and a layer of chocolate chip running through the centre. We think it’s going to be a real crowd pleaser ….

PEAS, BEANS AND CARROTS

PEAS, BEANS AND CARROTS

These two salad recipes, though quite different, both make use of some of our most basic vegetables. We have a Peas and Beans Salad and a Roasted Carrot Salad with Sherry Caramel. They’ve been paired to accompany our Christmas Rolled Roast Turkey Breast, but you’ll find they will complement a wide variety of your favourite dishes ….