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...
We all know that fish and potatoes go together. Think fish and chips, fish cakes bound with mashed potato, creamy gratin and sautéed fillets. This mildly spicy meal of snapper cooked in coconut milk and aromatics accompanied by a lively dish of chat potatoes steamed with herbs and spices is another example of the tasty combination ….
While mandarins are still in season we thought we’d introduce you to these delicious Duck Breasts with Chinese Five-Spice and Mandarin. It’s an easy recipe but you’ll need to begin the day before by curing the duck breasts overnight in spiced salt, a process that helps crisp up the skin and enhances the tenderness and flavour ....
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 ….
There’s going be a crowd of us around the dinner table this Christmas so the menu has been decided, not just with a nod to tradition, but by what we can fit in the oven and how we can actually deliver a hot meal! One whole turkey was never going to cut it, so the plan arose to cook several turkey breasts, rolled and roasted ….
Our recently published Cornbread recipe had me thinking about a main meal to go with it. Mexican seemed the logical direction but it came with a proviso that it would be flavoursome and easy to prepare. (Much sought after those two characteristics.) And so Spiced Chicken with Chorizo and Chickpeas came about ….
It’s winter in Australia and lockdown in Sydney is now in its fifth week. We can exercise outside without a mask and the sun does shine a lot in sunny Sydney, even in winter, but still the highlight of the day does seem to be dinner! And I’m delving deep to keep it interesting. Last night I made a Roast Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry and served it with Tofu in Chilli Sauce ….
