Sourdough Spelt Turkish Lamb Pide Pie
After receiving the book “Turkish Fire” as a birthday gift, my excitement about the flavours of Turkey was reignited. When we travelled there ten years ago I was in good … Continue reading
Zucchini tart with lemon, fennel, feta and thyme
If I have zucchinis in the kitchen all is right with my world. I just love their buttery flavour. Zucchini complements many different ingredients so it’s easy to grate, slice … Continue reading
Sang Choy Bao
I seem to have had more than my fair share of cooking disasters in the last week or two. I could blame any number of things, like the oppressive and … Continue reading
Warm Broccolini Miso Chicken Salad
I haven’t had kids living at home for more years than I care to mention, but the beginning of the school year still marks the end of the summer holidays … Continue reading
Prawn and Ruby Grapefruit Salad
I‘ve never been a huge fan of pre cooked prawns especially not when the alternate choice is a warm, just cooked green prawn. Since relocating north, I’ve begun looking at … Continue reading
Chilli Peanut Vegetable Salad with Fried Tofu
The ceiling fans are whirring at a languid pace, they seem lazy, like us, affected by the hot and steamy weather. Most nights, home delivered Thai food with a cold … Continue reading
Steamed Rice Studded Meatballs
Hands up if you love meatballs. The sea of hands is proof. Age, race and gender are no barrier to meatball love, even vegetarians enjoy plant based versions. The four … Continue reading
My Top Ten Recipes for 2015
Over the course of this past year, I wrote a new post on average six times per month. I tested a lot of recipes, and you know how it is, … Continue reading
Potted Leftover Cheese Ends
I come from a long line of cheese lovers, in fact one of my earliest food memories is tasting blue veined cheese with my paternal grandparents. They passed their passion … Continue reading
Hot Smoked Salmon Salad with Lemon Salad Cream
Salmon means luxury to me, a hangover from before Tasmania’s farmed Atlantic salmon industry, when all the salmon you could buy in Australia was canned, smoked or air freighted … Continue reading
Cucumber and Gin Soup with Avocado and Tomato
I’ve been involved in a Book Club for most of my adult life. At first it was just about friends, and if we talked about the month’s designated book then … Continue reading
The Cookbook Guru – Katie Ate Sizzling Prawns
After the frustration I experienced with the recipe for carrot cake with cointreau soaked sultanas, I thought it only fair to trial a different style of recipe from “What Katie … Continue reading
Steamed Baby Snapper with Ginger and Garlic Chives
Steaming a whole fish is a challenge. The fish is easy to buy and so are the seasonings, the hard part is finding a steamer large enough to fit the … Continue reading
Asparagus Milanese
I love fresh asparagus so much that I’m an asparagus “piggie” for the most of spring. One of my very favourite ways of eating it is simply dipped into softly … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 