This Baked Ricotta is a keeper. It makes the easiest and most impressive entree or appetiser you can imagine and it is so simple. Baked Ricotta with Roasted Mushrooms, Tomato and Basil. So easy. I promise you will be impressed by this cheesy dish. It looks far trickier than it really is and that is…
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Tiny Goat Curd, Quince Marzipan Pies
Delicious Tiny Goat Curd, Quince Marzipan Pies Pies are one of my favourite foods. Particularly apple pie, but give me any pie and I’d be happy. This little free form pie is made with quince and marzipan, an almond paste. If you don’t have almond paste or don’t like it, you could skip it but it…
Holy Goat! Sustainable Australian Cheese Making
Holy Goat! Sustainable Australian Cheese Making I am excited to have guest post today from Lynne Tietzel from Milkwood-Consultants.com . Like the U.S. we are young cheese makers and have come a long way in the past 10 or 15 years. Lynne’s work with artisan Australian cheese producers spans 16 years and includes an award…
Mascarpone Pannacotta, Salted Caramel & Hazelnuts
I would love to say that the salted caramel with Mascarpane Pannacotta may steal the limelight, but you just cannot beat the creamy mascarpone vanilla scented panna cotta. It has just the right amount of sweet, fruit and crunch. This dessert is all about the smooth creamy Mascarpone Try this Mascarpone Pannacotta it is amazing…
Tuna Cakes, Preserved Lemon and Whipped Feta
These are a treat. Tuna Cakes with whipped creamy feta and crunchy beetroot. Tuna was a staple of my diet when I was a child, and I don’t mean lovely tuna fillets, I mean canned Tuna….With four girls in the family and my parents both working, cooking was on a roster system. There was a great new…
Easy Ricotta Mini Pies
These Easy Ricotta mini Pies make the perfect snack or party food . They also make a great quick dinner. When I was a kid my Mother worked very hard, first as a teacher and then as a swimming teacher for the Department of Education Australia. There were 4 of us , all girls, around the…
No Bake White Chocolate Berry Tart
I love this No bake White Chocolate Berry Tart. It’s perfect. No Cooking is a concept that is quite appealing in the summer, the only problem is we still want to eat and entertain . It was my birthday somewhere between all the other festivities, of the last couple of weeks. Thank god for Summer…
Baked Clarines with wine and herbs
I am a Law abiding citizen for the most part. I have only been behind bars twice, but the second time is another story…. The first time was when I lived in Amsterdam . Going out to exciting nightspots was part of the job, and it would have been criminal not to indulge. Working for a…
Ricotta. Baked Buffalo Ricotta cheese
Baked Buffalo Ricotta. Baking ricotta turns it into a simple but truly creamy delicious way to eat cheese. It’s so easy and a cheap way to serve a warm cheesy snack. You can jump straight to the recipe. I still love ricotta and buy it all the time. I found this Buffalo Milk Ricotta. Buffalo…
Date Walnut Roll, Blue Cheese- Pedro Xinimez Syrup
There’s nothing better than a good creamy blue cheese and I love it with cake. Old fashioned date and walnut roll is perfect. I’ve also included a sweet sticky Pedro Ximinez syrup too. It’s the perfect cheese plate! This is the perfect cheese plate Date Walnut and Blue Cheese – Pedro Ximinez Syrup When I…
Raviolo, Blue Cheese Sage & Pumpkin -The Winter Cheese Plate
This Raviolo, Blue Cheese, Sage and Pumpkin is what I call The Winter Cheese Plate. I set myself a little cooking challenge to use up the Blue d’Affinois I still had left after making my Blue Cheese Tart. Naturally my son, Skater will not eat any thing more exotic than Extra Mature or Vintage cheddar…
Creamy Blue Cheese Tart, Quince and Walnuts
This deep dish Blue Cheese Tart is made with a soft creamy blue and lots of Quince past. I can tell you now that people go wild for this combination. So you should probably make it What type of Cheese to use for a creamy Blue Cheese Tart This creamy Blue Cheese Tart with Quince…
Heirloom Tomato Tarts with Bacon and Goats Curd
Heirloom Tomato Tarts with Bacon and Goats Curd are for the height of tomato season. If you grow your own tomatoes you will understand what height of the season means, yep a glut. You will need lots of tomato recipes to get you through . This is a perfect lunch or entree to serve the family…
Cheese Pannacotta Figs and Pistachio Brittle
This recipe uses creamy cheese to make Cheese Pannacotta. It’s kind of like having a cheese course at the same time as dessert. I’ve made a Delice Pannacotta and it is heaven with Figs and Praline Using cheese to make dessert I have a job where I am able to spend time, working out how you…
Tomato Tart Tatin with Goat Curd and Basil & Israel
Tomato Tart Tatin is a mini version of the famous tart but boy is it special. Served with Goat Curd and Basil this will know your socks off. Tomato Tart and a trip to Israel There was a time I couldn’t face another tomato. Whole days in the sun, picking on hands and knees, followed…