What’s for Tea
Super Zuppa
EAT LIKE A PEASANT AND FART LIKE NOBILITY The soup to make when a friend gives you silverbeet. This is pretty much an Italian bean soup that’s…
Dreamy Creamy Salmon Linguine
FRIDAY NIGHT HEAVEN Quick, delicious and full of smiles. First discovered on a Friday at 8.30 pm after work drinks. This rich, dreamy, creamy treat…
Winter Warming Lamb Shanks
SEASONED BLEATINGS Tender, succulent lamb shanks, fit for anyone’s birthday. On a bed mash, to bring a smile to your face and joy to your…
Salmon Teriyaki with Asian Greens
YOUR DINNER GUESTS WILL LOVE YOU But don’t confuse the salmon & chicken. We found this to be a perfect midweek lockdown treat. Works with…
The Best Rhubarb Cake Ever
BAROSSA RHUBARB CAKE This cake is the bomb. A while ago 2 dear friends in Castlemaine made claims to be the originators of this recipe but after…
Going Bananas
THE KING OF COMFORT CAKES What to do when bananas turn bad… we deliberately buy extra bananas so we can make this cake guilt free. Based on an…
Beef Stew with Carrots & Potatoes
A WARMING LATE WINTER STEW This is pretty much Beef Bourguignon and it’s of course a classic, a bloody tasty — not for vegetarians — one pot…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
OUR GO TO COOKIE 😉 I have been baking these cookies for years. In that time I’ve slightly adapted Tana Ramsay’s super easy and super delicious…
Moroccan Chicken Thighs
MOROCCAN CHICKEN THIGHS A winning winner chicken dinner… A simple one pot recipe that never fails to bring a smile to your face. Unless you…
The lemons are coming
MARMALADE IN THE MAKING Finally! It only took 3 years but by golly we have our very own lemon marmalade this year! One man’s obsession to…
Fig & Almond Cake
FIGGING GOOD On an impulse I bought some figs. They just looked too good, sitting there, dumpy and just ripe. And then I found a perfect sweet…
Rabbit for Tea
FROM PADDOCK TO PLATE I’m not a big rabbit fan. Well that’s not true, I love Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit and when I was growing up in London we had 19…