I could go on and on and on about how amazing tomatoes are, how versatile, how sublimely perfect they are when old school heirloom varieties are ripened in the Mediterranean sun, how late I was to the tomato appreciation game, and how I couldn't live without them, but I won't. Instead I'll just give you [...]
According to Wikipedia, fritule are "a festive Croatian pastry made particularly for Christmas. They resemble little doughnuts... Venetian frìtole... they are usually flavored with rum and citrus zest, containing raisins, and are topped with powdered sugar." For me they're also a whole lot more. They were one of my favourite sweet treats growing up, and [...]
A new twist on one of our most loved family favourites: chicken schnitzels are on the menu pretty much most weeks, and not only because the kids love them, they're easily one of my favourite foods of all time. Over the years I've tweaked them in different ways, but I was recently forced to come [...]
This is one of those recipes I've been pinning forever but never actually tried cooking. The other day I had a defrosted pack of chicken breasts that I needed to use up, so I decided to make use of whatever was in the fridge and pantry and do the one pan wonder thing. I haven't [...]
What started life as a basic but delicious corn salsa has since been tweaked and added to until finally, I dare say, we've reached salsa perfection. Perfection as in, it's still a great accompaniment but can now stand proudly on its own as a killer salad or side. The addition of chorizo, strangely something that [...]
Mid week just-got-home-from-work dinners are my biggest challenge. It's easy to get a nice meal on the table when you have lots of time to plan and prepare and shop for it, but it's trickier on long work days. One of my favourite ways to do it is with prepared curry pastes. I use them [...]
This recipe, slightly adapted from one by the Australian Women's Weekly, ticks all the boxes, and if we know one thing about me, it's that I like lots of boxes ticked: slow cooker for less effort; a hearty warming soup; and no fancy or expensive ingredients; feeds a crowd; leaves you with freezable leftovers; delicious [...]
I love a good salad. Adapting your favourite summer salads to Autumn or Winter flavours by switching to seasonal ingredients, and swapping peaches for apples and almonds for pecans takes your salad game to a whole new level. I also think this salad would be great with some flaked smoked trout instead of the cranberries, [...]
Impressive but not really difficult, who can say no to moist flaky salmon when it comes in a buttery pastry parcel? I had been planning to make individual portions with fillets but when I saw whole sides of salmon at Easter time I couldn't resist one large showstopper instead. Serves 8 what you need: 2 [...]
Entertaining in large numbers can be a nightmare when it comes to the juggle and shuffle of what gets cooked where: how long will each dish take, where will it all fit, what can be cooked together, and so on. Over the years I've learned that when in doubt, there's a good chance the slow [...]
