Linguine with Seafood Sauce
The quality of the marinara seafood mix from Melbourne’s fishmongers is currently outstanding. Yesterday, for a trifling few dollars, I brought home a half kilo container with fresh scallops, … Continue reading
Spicy Eggplants
It’s rare for me to make a recipe verbatim from a recipe book. I can’t help but tweak this and omit that depending on what I have on hand … Continue reading
Tandoori Marinade
One of the joys of eating in an Indian restaurant is the meat that is cooked in a tandoor, a traditional clay oven . The traditional bright red marinade … Continue reading
Warm Spring Greens Salad
The young spring vegetables seem sweeter than ever this year. Just one look in the crisper drawer and I saw the perfect accompaniment to the Tasmanian salmon fillets I’d … Continue reading
Roasted Vegetable Burgers
This is a brilliant way of using the leftover vegetables from a roast dinner, in fact, these burgers are so good, I’d prepare them especially to serve as a vegetarian … Continue reading
Cardamom and Lemon Chicken
Cardamom Chicken is a delicious combo of citrus, coconut and coriander, all underscored by the slightly mouth numbing spiciness of fresh cardamom. Don’t be tempted to replace the whole seeds … Continue reading
Moroccan Rice Salad
Balanced and nutritious, this salad can stand alone as a tasty light meal. It’s the perfect way to use upleftover rice. I find it impossible to cook the correct amount … Continue reading
Paella: prawns, peppers and paprika
One night last week we played TV catch up. Rick Stein’s journey around Spain sent us into an Andalucian reverie, which naturally led to us reminiscing about the food we … Continue reading
Vegetable Frittata
I’ve decided that “Please Pass the Recipe” will feature an occasional series of posts based on creative dishes using up leftovers. I loathe waste for an assortment of reasons, both … Continue reading
Chow Mein C 1970
I grew up in Melbourne at a time when the majority of people claimed British ancestry. Unlike the multicultural diversity today, the main social difference then was between those of … Continue reading
Greek Egg and Lemon Soup
Winter is clinging to life tenaciously in Melbourne. I don’t expect to be preparing soup in October! With a fresh batch of chicken stock in the freezer it was the … Continue reading
VEGETABLE LASAGNE
This dish has been a regular on our dinner table for close to 30 years. There was never a written down recipe (until now.) I set out to make a … Continue reading
CHICKEN CACCIATORA
Chicken Cacciatore is a simple, rustic dish, but it so delicious that you want to suck the chicken bones clean and mop up every last drop of sauce with a … Continue reading
Semolina Gnocchi
I think this dish must be the ultimate Italian comfort food. Warm, soft and cheesey with luscious crispy edges, this “pasta” makes a light and luscious meal, delicious with ratatouille, … Continue reading
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