Have a jar or two of Candied Quinces in your larder, some whipped cream or ice cream and you’ll have a delicious dessert on the table in an instant. Or use them, as we’ve done, in our Quince and Almond Cream Cake, or our Candied Quince and Ricotta Cake. Try replacing the rhubarb with Candied Quinces in our Rhubarb, Orange and Almond Tart ….
I make a lovely honey mousse – yes, I know I shouldn’t be saying it myself – but it has a really luscious but melting texture..
n the lead-up to a wedding in the family, (catering for a completely gluten-free reception for 40 people, but more of that later) my husband came home with some shopping, beaming, because he’d managed to score 14 punnets of beautiful strawberries for $7.50...
I’m very lucky to live near the Sydney fish markets. I try to time my shopping to avoid the weekend rush and the madness of the carpark, but in the middle of Chinese New Year...
This is an easy but delicious entrée for Christmas that can be prepared ahead of time. It was inspired by a dish from Ester, a truly wonderful Sydney restaurant, where, to intensify the flavour, the beetroot is cooked, then dehydrated, then roasted again. The result is sensational, but to minimise the fuss we’ve simply roasted the beetroot ….
For me, tapas is a wonderful invention. Lots and lots of tastes and textures, in miniature, offer the opportunity to try many different dishes without looking like, well, the glutton I may well be. It was in my favourite tapas bar that I discovered the thick, garlicky, pale, richness of White Gazpacho ….
We have an avocado tree in our garden, which provides us with a good supply of avocados most of the year. Despite sharing them with the birds, fruit bats and friends, we often have a surplus, so I decided to try my hand at preserving a few for the odd lean month and to pack into handsome jars to give as gifts ....
Two of our trio have been to Greece this year and we’ve noticed an ever so subtle leaning to the flavours of that region sneaking into our Christmas menu. Dill, marinated feta, oregano, figs, nuts, dried beans and the like have all made an appearance in our recipes but in a deliciously understated way ...
