SIMPLE SUSHI FOR A CROWD
Who doesn’t love sushi? Fresh,clean flavours, healthy ingredients, simple to prepare. Simple? Sushi? I hear you scoff! Well I have it on good authority that in Japan when sharing sushi … Continue reading
FOOD INTOLERANCE FRIENDLY VIETNAMESE RICE PAPER ROLLS
I am frequently asked to prepare food for family members and friends who endure food allergies and intolerances, or merely choose to follow strict dietary controls. These yummy little rice … Continue reading
LIP LICKING, FIVE SPICE CHICKEN
This fantastic marinade elevates chicken to the sublime. Chinese Five Spice mix, which is a blend of star anise, fennel seeds, cassia bark, Szechwan peppercorns and cloves marries perfectly with … Continue reading
CRISP & CRUNCHY VIETNAMESE STYLE SALAD
My home is only a few hundred metres from Melbourne’s “Little Vietnam”, a lively strip of mainly Asian grocery shops, fresh seafood sellers, green grocers and pork butchers. Interspersed among … Continue reading
Chicken Noodle Soup
When I saw Mum’s Chicken and Sweet Corn soup pop up on our blog at about 4pm yesterday, it was a light bulb going off in my head….guess what I … Continue reading
FISH CURRY with PEAS
1 teaspoon fennel seed 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried red chilli 1 teaspoon turmeric 2 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon … Continue reading
LUSCIOUS NO BAKE LEMON COCONUT SLICE
These luscious no bake bars have been part of my life for as long as I can remember. While I don’t have any recollection at all of my own Mum … Continue reading
CHICKEN AND SWEET CORN SOUP
This soup is made in two stages to create a chunky soup in a thick broth. 2 litres of homemade chicken stock 1 onion 4 cloves of garlic 2 … Continue reading
CHEEP, CHEEP ORGANIC CHICKEN
Before the days of cheap, tasteless, battery chicken breasts on styro foam trays, hens were yard reared, fattened on greens and grains, and when dispatched to the pot, they tasted … Continue reading
Lemon Cordial
My thrifty Mum never wasted fruit gifted by neighbours over the side fence. Putting fruit gifts to good uses was probably taught to her by her own mother who had … Continue reading
ANZAC BISCUITS (COOKIES)
ANZAC BISCUITS (Cookies) are known and loved by every baby boomer Aussie and Kiwi alike. It is a commonly held belief that they were named because the mothers and wives … Continue reading
BOLOGNESE SAUCE FOR PASTA
The the man who cannot cook names this as his favourite week day meal, a reason to enjoy a glass of robust red wine with his dinner. According to local … Continue reading
Mushroom, Walnut & Herb Risotto
Many, many years ago we lived in a rural area on a small acreage that had been home to many generations of previous residents. They had left a wonderful … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 