Pear & Pecan Rocket Salad
What a wonder sugar & butter are! Combined… And within only a few minutes… The duo transform humble ingredients… Like our delicious Aussie pecans… Into sweet, crunchy & even more wonderous surprises! Amongst the peppery wild rocket leaves… French blue cheese… Fromage Bleu for the sake of this
Roasted Corn with Chili, Coriander & Lime Butter
Extra lime to serve… Hot chilies for zing and… Lots of good salt for rubbing! That’s what this week’s recipe needs… No… Demands!!! Corn on the cob reminds me of my youth! In fact… It was one of the only veggies I could tolerate as a kid. I not
Mango Coconut Muffins
When you think mango… What comes to mind? The fruit itself? Maybe a steamy tropical holiday? What about a refreshing juice… Or even an adult’s only exotic cocktail? Gotta say… Muffins weren’t exactly in my top 5 when I thought mangoes but… That’s all changed this week! We’ve turned
Caprese Salad
If you ask an Italian nona… Aka grandma… And likely master cook of all foods Italian… From the famous Island for the stars, Capri… When she eat tomatoes, She’ll no doubt answer… “In summer of course!” Not spring… Not Autumn and… Definitely not winter! Why? Because tomatoes are a summer fruit… And… They
Poached Clingstone Peached With Grand Marnier
Once in a while… Don’t you like to have something a little special? A little grown up? And a little indulgent? That’s exactly what this week’s recipe of the week is! Gorgeous clingstone peaches… Grand Marnier… And vanilla bean ice cream, tick all the boxes we mentioned
Green Beans With Chat Potatoes and Goats Cheese
How many times in your life have you eaten… Roast, potato and beans? If you’re like me, it’s somewhere in the hundreds. It just seems a little boring that way… So this week, we decided to serve the beans and potatoes together. Why do this taste
Lime, Ginger & Ricotta Cheesecake
As I kid… There weren’t too many deserts that I enjoyed more than grandma’s cheesecake! Philie cream cheese & biscuit base. That’s it! Nothing more, nothing less. And I’d have it no other way … Making sure she always threw away the passionfruit sauce that was
Prawn Tacos With Passion Fruit Salsa
Tortilla, protein & salsa! They’re the 3 things you need to make yourself a taco… Or so they say on episode 4 (or maybe 5) of the Netflix cooking series, “Final Table”. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the series… It’s basically
Coconut, Lime & Honey Figs on Creamy Buckwheat
Since before the Emperors of Ancient Rome… And even earlier than the Gods of Ancient Greece… The forbidden fig has not only been eaten, but… It also holds special place in many a culture, religion and folklore. The Prophet Mohammed… (Not to be confused with
Baked Peaches with Honey Caramel Sauce
Did you eat much peach as a kid? I must confess… At a very early age, I was more of a “peach in a can” type of kid than a fresh peach lover! What… You never ate peach in a can? C’mon, We all ate some canned
