Microwave lemon curd is easy to make. Whip it up in the microwave and refrigerate for later. Full lemon flavour and great thickness Microwave Lemon Curd All that fussing over a double boiler….. and what do you know you can make lemon curd in a microwave with very little trouble at all. Last week I…
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How to Make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam
This is how to make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam This is more simple than you would ever imagine. I promise. It’s the best of “clean food” and genius. I’ll show you how to make it and then we can talk about what you can use it for. This will be short and sweet but here…
5 ways to eat a Persimmon
5 ways to eat a Persimmon Growing up in Sydney When I was a kid, I lived in a part of Sydney where we had big back yards and a kaleidoscope of cultures that my Father embraced. He was friends with all of our neighbours, and we took that for granted and thought it was…
Persimmon Blue Cheese Walnut Salad
This Persimmon Blue Cheese Walnut salad is a great mix of crunchy juicy elements and creamy blue cheese. It’s really easy, and when Persimmons are in season it is an unusual salad cheese lovers will rave about. Have you ever wondered what to do with those beautiful orange coloured fruits that appear in fruit shops…
Chicken Persimmon Salad #Thai Style
You can thank me now, because I know this Chicken Persimmon Salad with #Thai Style dressing is going to become a favourite. It’s spicy and just like Som Tum but with the sweet crunchy texture of Persimmon Persimmons are still a bit of an unusual fruit here in Australia. We haven’t fully cottoned onto them…
Persimmon Chocolate Mousse Tart
I love this Persimmon Chocolate Mousse Tart. I love it mostly for the Persimmons on top. They make any dessert a treat and they never go brown! There is no skimping on the chocolate for this tart. Once you make it you’ll be hooked. I’ve played around with a bit of a classic that I…
Purple Wheat Bread, Goat cheese and Truffled honey
Purple Wheat Bread with Goat Cheese and Truffled Honey It was most necessary for my In My Kitchen March to contain purple for I have only just emerged from the purple haze that Prince left behind in Australia at the end of February. It was an experience I will never forget. I was shocked to…
Tray Bake Apple Pudding: Hillview Fine Foods
I got talking to a really nice guy on the Hillview Fine Foods stall then I made Tray Bake Apple Pudding with the produce Tray Bake Apple Pudding made with Hillview Fine Food’s apples The best way to know what is in season is to pay a visit to your local farmers market. The fluorescent…
Stuffing Balls. A new way to make Stuffing
All of a sudden it was Christmas and the family just couldn’t get it together between them to decide what they were going to eat at the biggest feast of the year. Some wanted a modern easy to prepare feast like a barbecue with seafood and salads and great big comfy chairs looking towards the…
Miso Dashi Omelette Pulled Pork and Charred Broccoli
Miso Dashi Omelette, Pulled Pork and Charred Broccoli Last week I was reading about a new cafe called Maslow’s in Naremburn, a Sydney suburb. The reviewer spoke glowingly of a dish that consisted of an Omelette with Pulled Pork and Dashi Broth. It sounded amazing. I would love to go to the cafe, and eat…
Apricot Pudding, Pistachios and Amaretti biscuits
Oh hello!. I have so many things to show you but most especially.. How to use apricot leather Firstly I made this Apricot Pudding with one of the special in my kitchen things I showed you a month or so ago. It’s a giant apricot leather sheet I can buy at my local Middle Eastern…
Cauliflower Popcorn with Poached Egg and Peanut Tamarind Chutney
I bought a car not so long back and it’s been playing up on me. I was in an accident on my way to work and my old car was wrapped around a telegraph pole. There’s two things to note here. 1. it wasn’t my fault, the person that hit me wasn’t paying attention 2….
Mandarin Yoghurt Layer Cake . Naked
Naked cakes are very big business. I do like them, after-all it cuts the decoration time by 3/4. I made this one with excess yoghurt and mandarins that I had in the kitchen.I started off the month with this EasiYo yoghurt maker*. I was musing the benefits of making my own yoghurt when I…
Vinegar Tart delicious history
Have you heard of honey vinegar? I came across it a few years back and haven’t seen it again until recently. The one I first saw was commercially made in New Zealand while this one Italian. I thought you might find it interesting, it’s something to look out for any way. The one I have…
Atayef Pancakes Ricotta Dark Chocolate and Orange
Atayef Pancakes a Middle Eastern favourite Although I have never really consciously noticed that Ramadan ripples through Sydney at this time of year, this year it seems to have come to me. Over the years I have had small brushes with it through kitchen hands, that normally devour several meals during a double shift, and…
Hoisin Sauce for dipping and other things to make with Hoisin Sauce
A jar of Hoisin Sauce can open up lots of possibilities for a quick or even slow cooked meal. It especially makes a fantastic dipping sauce. It’s available at some supermarkets but definitely at Asian supply Stores. Hoisin sauce is occasionally known as Chinese barbecue sauce and it is a shiny thick dark sauce with…