Pork, Pistachio and Lemon Thyme Terrine
The French have a wonderful repertoire of traditional charcuterie in their recipe arsenal, delicious pates, saucisson, rillettes and terrines. I have one single favourite terrine recipe. Made with seasoned pork … Continue reading
Charmaine Solomon’s Vegetable Curries
I’ve been hankering after curry for a week now, not just any old curry, but recipes cooked from the Indian section of Charmaine Solomon’s Complete Asian Cookbook, recipes that are … Continue reading
Beans, snow peas, hazelnuts and orange salad
Hot summer days mean a continuation with the salad theme. It’s difficult to think about eating anything other than fresh crisp fruit and vegetables when it’s hot, day after day … Continue reading
Baby Beets with Yoghurt Dressing
My Dad always grew a row of beetroot in front of the rampant staked tomatoes in his summer vegetable patch. To maximize yield, they were never pulled until they were … Continue reading
Charmaine Solomon’s Squid Curry and Green Bean Sambal
This month, the Cookbook Guru hosted by Leah is exploring Charmaine Solomon’s Complete Asian Cookbook. Charmaine and I go back a long way. My edition of her “Complete Asian Cookbook” … Continue reading
Grandma’s Passionfruit Flummery
Flummery is a word you rarely hear today. It can be used in two contexts, to describe meaningless nonsense or an old style light mousse like dessert. My Mum often … Continue reading
Kachumber
I have been making this finely chopped fresh salad as an accompaniment to spicy food for close to 30 years. Not only is it a great palate calmer when a … Continue reading
Tandoori Chicken
It’s hard to beat the flavour of meat that has been grilled over hot coals, and balmy summer evenings in Melbourne means the barbeque is being put to good use. … Continue reading
2:4:1 Rice
Recently I received a copy of Adam Liaw’s “Asian After Work”. It’s full of recipes of pan Asian origin that are super tasty and quick to prepare. I tried out … Continue reading
Sweet Vegetable Vindaloo
My all time favourite travel destination is India. After three visits my enthusiasm for the sub continent has grown rather than waned. I am entranced by the history, the people, … Continue reading
Pork and Prawn Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
Very early in the life of this blog I posted a recipe for Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls, the filling my Vietnamese Coleslaw combined with roasted Five Spice Chicken. The photo … Continue reading
Dolmades, my way
I consider myself a dab hand at making dolmades. I cannot claim any advantage based on ethnicity, but I do have lots and lots of experience. I have always cooked … Continue reading
Sweet Berry Jellies
and the perils of sugar cookery in the tropics. Cooking in a tropical climate has presented me with many previously unencountered challenges! Melbourne, my home town is in a temperate … Continue reading
Grilled Lemongrass Pork
I have an insatiable appetite for cookery books. I learned the basics as a child from my Mum and Grandmas in kitchens totally devoid of machines or recipe books. From … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 