Prawn Salad with Avocado Wasabi Cream
Prawns sold cooked are a wonderfully quick meal, but I have finicky eater in my house who prefers their meat and fish filleted and prawns ready peeled. I’m finicky too. … Continue reading
Gin and Cucumber Vinaigrette for Oysters
In direct contrast to the way I like to eat, I become a lazy cook in the summer holidays. “Minimum effort, maximum enjoyment” becomes my mantra. Meals prepared on the … Continue reading
Salmon Roe Sushi
I unwittingly qualified for a freebie at the market last week. Along with the bundle of super fresh fish I’d just bought, my favourite fishmonger handed me a numbered ticket … Continue reading
Cullen Skink
After the resounding success of my replica British seafood pie, I felt emboldened to try my hand at Cullen Skink, a delicious hearty chowder of potatoes and smoked haddock. This … Continue reading
Saffron risotto with seafood
I have a thrifty streak that afflicts me in the strangest way. It doesn’t drive me to hunt down bargains, compare prices or choose the cheapest option, but after I’ve … Continue reading
Super Seafood Pie
It’s three years since we departed for an epic five month journey to the UK. In my typical style it’s the food we ate during our journey that is my … Continue reading
Soba Noodle Salmon Salad
We’ve been having the most amazing Indian summer in Melbourne, day after day of temperatures in the low twenties C. The short sleeved tees and flip flops are yet to … Continue reading
Wild Barramundi topped Potato Galette with Tapenade
Very fresh fish needs little embellishment. It doesn’t need batter or crumbs and it doesn’t need sauce or spice. The quality will shine when it’s quickly cooked and carefully seasoned. … Continue reading
Arroz Nero
Squid ink is a curious substance. Used by the squid primarily as a “smoke screen” to escape from predators, it’s dense blackness lends a dramatic colour and subtle flavour of … 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
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
Barbequed Cape Otway Crayfish with lemon, garlic and chives
The Southern Rock Lobster affectionately known in Australia as “crayfish” is an expensive delicacy. There is a thriving crayfish industry based close by our beach house. The licensed fishermen take … Continue reading
Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill
Some of my favourite recipes have evolved from newspaper clippings. Melbourne’s newspapers’ weekend magazines publish recipes contributed by some of Australia’s best chefs, and while they are a constant source … Continue reading
Salmon En Papillote
It was always going to be a rowdy night sharing travel experiences and photos with friends. They’d been travelling in exotic Eastern Europe and Russia, we’d been in the Kimberley. … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 