New Years Day is always a dilemma for me because I’m tired, sometimes hung over and always always hot. If I am at home in Sydney then I have family over. I try to make something that is easy to eat and looks like I haven’t done any cooking because my family always complain that…
Recipes
Rosemary Parmesan Chicken & Eggplant
You will love this Rosemary Parmesan Chicken & Eggplant. It makes a great family dinner and bakes in just one pot. I can’t possibly tell you all of the fantastic things I have in my kitchen. Like you, I’d imagine , I have been showered with love and the generosity of others and I am…
Goat Cheese, Potato Croquettes. Plus other Party Food
It’s my birthday on New Years Day. It’s not such a fun day to have a birthday. For a start, a lot of people feel unwell on my birthday, other people are just tired……. This is the sort of birthday people say “Happy Birthday” at 12 o’clock on the night before, just after New Year,…
Lamb Sweet Potato Hummus Tarts
I love these Lamb Sweet Potato Hummus Tarts for parties and starters. They are easy and you can make them ahead. There are so many things I’d like to cook but anytime I have people coming over I never seem to have enough time to cook. I supposed it happens to other people too. I,…
Easy Christmas Chocolate Shortbread
Easy Christmas Chocolate shortbread is the best thing to make when you have run out of time to do your Christmas baking! It’s December and I think I might have run out of time to marinate fruit and make Christmas pudding! I always have plans and then I always wake up and think….oh no its…
Fruit Mince Muffins – Great for Christmas
Fruit Mince Muffins are totally easy and completely remind me of Christmas. I asked one of my Italian work colleagues this week what kind of things she and her friends eat at Christmas here in Australia. She has been here for 8 years now and is an Australian citizen. We were standing in front of…
Irresistible Pizza Dip #madeforsharing
OMG Pizza Dip!. This Dip is for all occasions, it never fails to get rave reviews. Move over hummus because Pizza Dip is here. I am telling you now, no matter who you are you need this Irresistible Pizza Dip. It is the quickest crowd pleaser I know. A bowl of hot cheesy dip will…
Ice Cream Desserts you can make without a Machine
ICE CREAM DESSERTS YOU CAN MAKE WITHOUT A MACHINE It’s warm here in the bottom half of the world and we want ice cream. Ice Cream is one of our favourite desserts and it would be just so great to make it at home while the fruits of summer are cheap, and while we could…
Peanut Butter Chicken Meatball Stir fry
Does it look funny? It didn’t taste funny. In fact I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it before. Chicken peanut balls. I mean, Chicken mince really can take on any flavour you like. We love the chicken and parmesan balls around here and we always have parmesan in the fridge but these, these just…
Perfect Flaky Pastry and Ricotta “Slice”
This total flaky delicious rough puff pastry is easier than you think. Pair it with baked ricotta and sweet tomatoes and you have the Perfect Flaky pastry and ricotta slice. You must try this! It looks completely delicious doesn’t it? This really is a perfect flaky pastry and ricotta slice. Well it actually is as…
Roasted Pumpkin Hummus with Spiced Tuna
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…
Roasted Carrots, Goat Cheese and Buckwheat
It’s officially November and you can panic now, Chrsitmas is around the corner. In my kitchen this month, I’ve got a whole kilogram log ( 2.2lbs) of goat cheese. Amongst other things I made a lovely Roasted Baby Carrot, Tomato and Buckwheat salad with goat cheese and buttermilk, and ate it with very impressively baby Kale…
Brownie Ice cream Layer Cake
This Brownie Ice cream Layer Cake is a bit of a birthday treat, well for the people that came to the birthday dinner anyway. Over the years we have had all kinds of cake for Skater’s birthday. The sad thing is that he’s not really excited by cake. As we have gone along the years ,…
Spinach and Pumpkin Rotolo with Hungarian Salami
A Spinach and Pumpkin Rotolo combine delicious pasta with Hungarian salami and cheese. now that sounds perfect to me Pumpkin and Spinach Rotolo with Hungarian Salami is something I whipped up last night after a stressful day. The recipe is inspired by Jamie Oliver, and makes perfect sense. It’s much quicker and easier to make…
Sweet Carrot Ricotta Pancakes- Beautiful Food
Do people still buy cookbooks?… Yes you bet they do. There is nothing like flicking through the pages and book marking all of the recipes that seem to beg to be made. They are always there when you want to return to them. The recipe for these Sweet Carrot and Ricotta Pancakes came from…
Pear, Salted Caramel and Beer Cake
Doesn’t this Pear Salted caramel and Beer cake look amazing?. It really is as delicious as it looks. It is Spring and that means a lot of creatures big and small come out to enjoy the balmy nights. That’s also when we humans throw caution to the wind and wander about without shoes on darkened…