Strawberries - their bouquet and flavour are just gorgeous! When I was Head Chef at Ruby’s Café in Adelaide we received regular deliveries of beautifully fresh ripe red strawberries and raspberries grown at Springton and Norton Summit in the Adelaide Hills. Simplicity is the key when preparing a dish of fresh berries and our desserts [...]
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Aug
Aug
I reminisce. It’s been a while since I baked a batch of scones. Previous to that, as a child, I used to bake them with my beloved grandmother. Our dear neighbour Kathleen baked the loveliest and lightest of scones, which she brought to us fresh from the oven kept warm wrapped in colourful cloth. We’d [...]
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Apr
Apr
Figs are fabulous. I just love them! So when they happen to come into my possession my culinary passion runs away with me. It is a pity I don't have room in the garden for a variety of these trees but I am grateful to our various farming friends who grace me with a basket [...]
25
Mar
Mar
Taking one simple recipe and adding another culinary dimension to it transforms it into a completely different dish. Here I have taken my Butter Beans with Basil and Tomato recipe, and as mentioned in the preamble of that post, added grilled or pan-fried seafood. In this case (above) Pink Ling coated in a parmesan and [...]
10
Mar
Mar
This is a simply delicious and deliciously simple seasonal dish. Prepare as part of a vegetarian meal with accompanying salad or as a side dish or sauce for grilled or pan-fried seafood, fish or chicken, as pictured below. (Click on the dish below to get to another recipe :) ). The flavourful Tigerella tomatoes I [...]
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Oct
Oct
A new spin on my muffin recipe that I just love to make when I feel like the classic mix of raspberry and white chocolate. Again, I do not bake my muffins too sweet, I’m sweet enough as it is 🙂 ha, ha! But then again you can add more sweetness if you wish. I […]
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Apr
Apr
Quintessentially Quince! Quinces are divine. Their perfume pervades the larder and kitchen when in the bowl and being cooked. I just love them! Do you? Some people are intimidated by them, but I'm always excited by them, especially when I receive them as gifts from our guests and culinary students whom I am very grateful [...]
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Apr
Apr
Pears and apples belong to the rose family and have their origins in the Caucasus. Both were introduced into Europe and northern India by the Aryan tribes from the original region. The wild pear has now been developed into nearly 1,000 varieties after interbreeding with native wild pears of Europe and Asia. Talk about going [...]
08
Apr
Apr
One of my favourite summer and autumn cooking past-times is... you guessed it, picking baby zucchini and their flowers fresh from the garden. Taking them straight to the kitchen, making the simplest batter of them all, in Italian we call it la pastella, then dipping and frying these delectable morsels in hot oil to then [...]
08
Apr
Apr
This is another very easy recipe but with a French influence this time! If you still have an abundance of zucchinis in the garden, this might be the perfect way to cook them. This zucchini or courgette gratin makes for a simple yet satisfying main course, vegetarian dish or side dish to roast lamb, beef [...]