I know that at this time of the year the U.S goes Pumpkin mad. Pumpkin in pies, muffins, pancakes , scones , cookies and pancakes, if you didn’t love it you’d be quite sick of it by now, I would imagine. I personally can’t get enough pumpkin but we here in Australia, rarely use…
Seafood
Sea Spaghetti with Prawns Coconut and Lime- In My Kitchen
Sea Spaghetti with Prawns Coconut and Lime is quite simple. In fact extremely simple to whip together and so simply tasty! Before I talk about this delicious Prawn, Lime and Coconut soup with Sea Spaghetti, I should show you a couple of the other things I have hanging around this month. Check out this Beetroot…
Cipollini Onions, Balsamic and BBQ Squid
This warm salad uses Australian Cipollini Onions, balsamic and tender BBQ Squid. A few weeks ago I found a 500 gm pack of Cipollini onions in a grocery store. I was excited to see Cipollini onions, well no actually I was shocked to see Cipollini onions. That’s because I have only ever seen them in…
Easy Tuna Cakes
Easy Tuna Cakes made with fresh Tuna. Yes, they are fish cakes but the 5-star type. Great for dinner even better party food. When I was growing up a can of Tuna often constituted a good square meal. My Mother’s repertoire of recipes was small and Tuna was a big part of that list on…
Oysters Spicy Maple Dressing. Sydney Fish Market
Try these Oysters Spicy Maple Dressing for an extra treat. And did you know you can do a special tour of The Sydney Fish Market? I had a very interesting morning last week. I pulled into a parking space in the dark at the Sydney Fish market. At 6am the carpark is full of vans…
Beer Steamed Mussels – In My kitchen
Mussels Steamed in Beer There’s a bit of a beer theme in my house this month. Not that I am any kind of beer swilling Pirate. In fact my beer consumption is quite low these days. Was a time when I could polish off a jar or two…..but now laughably, I’m cooking with it. …
Smoked Salt and Pepper Prawns
Salt and Pepper Prawns with Smoked Salt When I was at an open day at Salt Meat Cheese recently I met Rowena Firth . I started talking to her over a glass of wine and some wonderful cheeses. She was a lot of fun and after a while I asked her what she did and she…
Prawn Salad with Bacon, Avocado Lime & Jalapeno dressing
Prawn Salad with Bacon Avocado Lime & Jalapeno dressing Skater has been gone for days on end, leaving me to quietly perspire in the oppressive heat of a Sydney summer, and drown in my own thoughts. Our house is quiet and we no longer need to worry about our smallest family member huffing and puffing…
Stir fried Prawns Broccoli and Red Capsicum
Stir fried Prawns, broccoli and red capsicum & Saturday Night at the Sydney Seafood School It’s Saturday Night and the Sydney Seafood School foyer is filling with people. There are some simple smoked salmon on crostini canapés and a selection of Australia red or white wine. We chat till the noise in the room reaches…
Green Curry Mussels
Green Curry Mussels with Ginger and Coriander When I found these cleaned ready to cook Mussels, the first thing I wanted to do was to eat them with some chilli. After I had cooked them with a Thai Green curry broth I flipped over the pack to find a Green Curried Mussel Recipe on the…
Fried Whiting Smoked Eggplant and Caperberries
This Fried Whiting with smoked Eggplant is a treat in anyone’s country I started off the day standing in the line at the fish market talking to the lady beside me. She was from the Croatian Coast near Dubrovnik and she just happened to be buying Whiting to fry. This took me back to boat…
Salmon Quinoa Cakes, gluten free
These salmon and quinoa cakes cook in no time. I love them with cheats sweet and sour. I love making these Salmon Quinoa Cakes. It’s probably the nicest way to eat quinoa that I know. Its disguised in these delicious Salmon Cakes that have a bit of an Asian flavoured twist. If you have never…
Smoked Salmon Yoghurt Bombs
These Smoked Salmon Yoghurt Bombs or Smoked salmon parcels filled with delicious herbs, capers and creamy yoghurt make the perfect starter that can be prepared ahead. This recipe was inspired by Peter Gilmore Smoked Salmon Yoghurt Bombs sound so intriguing don’t they?. As well as being intriguing they are a very handy make ahead dish…
Mussels with Leeks, Peas Tomato and Anchovies
Mussels have got to be the quickest seafood dinner you can make. They truly are a 15 minute meal. They are also the most flavourful and easiest seafood you can cook. They always present with an unbelievably delicious soup and that’s a fact. I am, sitting at my computer writing up this recipe, made earlier…
Baby Snapper with Capers and Asparagus
I love whole fish and this Baby Snapper with Capers and asparagus is a great recipe. Don’t be scared to cook a whole fish follow this recipe and you will be fine. I’ve never caught a fish. I have been fishing quite a few times , and I have never experienced the thrill in it….
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…