Laksa Lemak – coconut curry soup
I’ve harboured deep Laksa love for more than twenty years. A small and unassuming Malaysian cafe in suburban Melbourne is responsible. Laksa Lemak from the Penang Coffee House was our … Continue reading
Apple Streusel Cake – Gluten Free
I’ve already told you lots of stories about my Love’s love of apples cooked into pudding, pies and cakes. Last year we even went to the extreme of taste testing different … Continue reading
GF Pumpkin, Parmesan and Parsley Muffins
At long last, the humidity has dropped and so have the temperatures. I’d hardly call it cold, but this is what the locals call winter in Brisbane, overnight temperatures around … Continue reading
Zucchini, Hot Smoked Salmon and Dill Cream Sauce
I’ve culled my 40 year old cookbook collection a few times in the last couple of years. Packing stuff into boxes has that affect on me. The classics I’ve kept, … Continue reading
Braised Chicken with Layered Fennel
Usually my cooking inspiration and decisions are driven by what I have to hand and while that depends on the season I have to confess my obsessive food reading also … Continue reading
Unbaked Nutty Chocolate Ginger Bites
I don’t really have a sweet tooth, but wouldn’t you know it, I have a craving for something sweet and no oven for baking. I was so busy making … Continue reading
Buckwheat Blini
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” says Shakespeare, but does a pikelet taste better if it’s called a blini? I’ve been researching, trying to establish … Continue reading
Gretchen’s Beer Mustard has bite
I always have a cupboard crammed full of homemade condiments, jars of spicy pickles, piquant relishes and chutneys made from ripe summer fruit and vegetables at the height of the … Continue reading
Flourless Chocolate Brownie with Raspberries
Am I alone in harbouring random vivid food memories beginning from early childhood? I have a vast databank of delicious tastes connected to particular places stored deep within. Today I … 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
Sauce Gribiche – mayo with a twist
Sauce Gribiche is best described as mayonnaise made with cooked egg yolks. It’s a classic French accompaniment for cold poached fish, but what sets it apart from the average mayonnaise … 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
Please Pass the Recipe 