I’m always searching for new ways to make potatoes. As much as I love them roasted and mashed it can get a bit boring. Pommes Anna is a traditional French side dish of potatoes which have been very thinly sliced, coated in butter and then neatly layered in a skillet where they are first cooked […]
There seems to be a lot of confusion between countries as to what a shallot is and what a spring onion is. Australia seems to have really muddied the waters by referring to spring onions (the long thin allium with the white and green sections) as shallots, which is the opposite to most countries. But […]
One of the local Italian restaurants we frequent has this amazing salad on their menu and I can never resist ordering it. I’ve been wanting to recreate this salad for a while now and after a bit of experimentation this version is pretty close to the original. The combination of sweet raisins, the sharpness of […]
The search is finally over. You can now safely throw away your deep fat fryers, oil thermometers and vats of vegetable oil because you won’t be needing them any longer! Behold the glory of the perfect chip AND it’s made in the oven! Now lets face it who doesn’t like hot chips – crispy exterior, […]
We’ve recently fallen into the habit of having a steak dinner on Sunday nights and of course along with that comes the inevitable question of what to serve alongside. I’ve previously posted these steakhouse side dishes and they’re both great but unfortunately I suffer from “I-can’t-make- the-same-thing-twice-in-one-year” syndrome which can make menu planning very onerous. […]
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina literally translates as gnocchi in the style of Sorrento but that really doesn’t mean much if you’ve never been to Sorrento and eaten their prized gnocchi dish. So forget about the name and just think of it as pillowy soft gnocchi coated with a gooey tomato and mozzarella sauce before being baked […]
Kookoo is a Persian baked or fried egg dish not dissimilar to an Italian frittata or Spanish tortilla. There are many different varieties with most of them being vegetarian, the only meat based kookoo I’m aware of is one using minced lamb (kookoo goosht). This kookoo using broad beans (fava beans) and dill is one […]
Next time you feel like firing up the barbecue and want a break from the same old steak dinner I can highly recommend these tandoori lamb cutlets. I needed to provide a barbecue meat and salad dish to take along to a family gathering and I was trying to think of something a little […]
This recipe by Simon Hopkinson, sometimes referred to as Piedmontese Peppers, has been around for a very long time. Delia Smith even featured it in her hugely successful Summer Collection cook book published back in 1993. Somehow though the recipe never really grabbed me until I saw Simon Hopkinson make it on his recent TV […]
If you’re still trying to come up with one more side dish for Christmas day then I highly recommend this recipe from Ina Garten. It’s Christmas on a plate; roasted pumpkin, cranberries, pecans and a wonderful warm cider dressing. It would pair perfectly with turkey or ham and if you’re in Australia, barbecued meats and […]
Mustard With Mutton 