I’m always on the look out for new side dishes. A lot of our meals are based around grilled/roasted meats and poultry so my repertoire of side dishes is pretty expansive but even so I never seem to have enough for a good rotation. With the evenings becoming cooler (only just – it’s almost the end […]
I’ve been making various versions of larb for a long time. It’s an amazingly delicious and healthy salad of minced meat (your choice of pork, chicken, beef or even duck) loaded with fresh herbs and finished off with a punchy lime and fish sauce dressing. If you use lean meat it’s virtually fat free and […]
It’s been a hot summer in Sydney and even though we’re a few weeks into autumn there are still a lot of lovely tomatoes available at the markets so I’ve been making the most of them while they last. This super tasty recipe is from Giada de Laurentis and it makes a wonderful side dish […]
This might not be the prettiest dish in the world but it sure is one of the tastiest. I can’t resist ordering palak paneer anytime we go to an Indian restaurant and if it’s not on the menu, chances are I won’t return. I always imagined that palak paneer would be a difficult dish to […]
This is the perfect salad to make during the long summer months or towards the end of summer when there’s plenty of naturally ripened juicy tomatoes available. If you’re a stickler for not throwing out bread this is also a great way of using up a stale loaf, in fact the staler the better. There’s no doubt that […]
It’s nice after all the excesses of the festive season to post a vegetarian dish that’s certainly hearty enough to have as a main meal but which I also love to serve as a side dish. It does contain a small amount of pancetta but it can easily be omitted and I must say this […]
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 […]
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 […]
I recently watched a few episodes of How to Cook Like Heston where Heston Blumenthal takes one ingredient every week and showcases it in a number of recipes. I viewed the episodes on eggs, chocolate and the one this recipe is from, cheese. They were all fantastic programmes with lots of interesting information and tips, […]
Brussel Sprouts have always gotten a bad wrap. Why I’m not sure as I love them. In fact if I had to choose between broccoli, or any other green veg, and sprouts, I’d choose sprouts every time. They actually have a very complex flavour profile that can stand up to a lot of different cooking […]
Mustard With Mutton 