Baked ham is somewhat of a new addition to our Christmas table. I only started making it a few years ago when my husband received a gift of a beautiful organic picnic ham, and I’ve been addicted ever since. There are so many recipes out there for baked ham, with all different kinds of glazes […]
You heard me, no stirring! This is such a great way to make risotto and I can tell you now that if you did a taste test with a traditional risotto and this baked one nobody would be able to tell the difference, so why wouldn’t you save yourself twenty five minutes of stirring over […]
Party season is here and if you’re scratching your head trying to come up with an appetiser to serve with drinks for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve or any other party then look no further because these little bundles of deliciousness are awesome. Crispy puff pastry encloses savoury meat that’s sweetened with caramelised onions and […]
Donna Hay says that of all the desserts she makes this is the one that’s most requested by her friends, and I think if you were one of Donna’s friends there would be quite an array to choose from so that’s high praise indeed. Looking at the final product, and tasting it, one would think […]
A while ago I made a batch of Simon Hopkinson’s Piedmontese baked red peppers as a side dish to a steak meal. There was some leftover so during the week I chopped up the remaining peppers along with all the garlic and tomato infused oil they were steeped in and added them to spaghetti, creating […]
Let me start by saying that I’m not a big fan of chicken breasts. They are my least favourite cut of chicken. I find them to be dry and lacking in flavour and I avoid using them as much as I can, opting for thigh fillets instead. But this recipe from the Barefoot Contessa has […]
Whilst the weather here in Sydney has been hot and steamy, readers in the northern hemisphere are experiencing lovely, cool autumnal weather and with Thanksgiving (not to mention Christmas – yikes!) just around the corner this would make a wonderful side dish to a celebration meal. If you’re not a fan of Brussels sprouts, don’t […]
If you live in Sydney, Gozleme are something that you’ll be familiar with as they’re cooked and served at just about every local market. It’s common to see stalls manned by white-scarved Turkish woman rolling out pastry, stuffing them with a variety of fillings before griddling them to golden brown perfection. Our local Saturday market […]
It’s been a while since I posted a sweet recipe. I try to refrain from making cakes and sweet treats unless we have company, otherwise there are far too many leftovers lurking around tempting me. A few weeks ago I needed to make a dessert to take to a family dinner and I was craving […]
I’m always on the look out for new risotto combinations, and lets face it there are a lot of them out there, some good and some great. This one goes into the great category. It’s wonderful on its own or paired with some grilled fish. I know in Italy risotto is never served as a […]
Mustard With Mutton 