I’ll admit that I hated Brussels Sprouts as a child, always leaving them last on my plate. Had we had them roasted though, we may have been a bit more enthusiastic about eating them. In fact, I’ve decided that roasting Brussels Sprouts with some salt …
I love making soups and obviously that means I also love to eat them. Apart from being a great comfort food, they can be easy to put together and it’s often a great way to camouflage a stack of vegetables from fussy children. The finer …
A wonderful recipe to use up day old rustic Tuscan style Italian bread is Pappa al Pomodoro. It’s also the perfect time of year to talk about this recipe because it’s the ideal recipe to take advantage of the many varieties of glorious plump red …
Visiting Venice bought back a culinary memory of a pasta dish that I have always loved but haven’t had for years, Spaghetti Nero di Seppia – Spaghetti with Squid Ink! If you’re not comfortable buying a whole squid/cuttlefish and cleaning it yourself, ask your friendly …
During my recent trip home to Australia, I noticed Pork Belly on many restaurant menus. It is an inexpensive part of pork and because of the fat content, it allows for roasting slowly on a low heat without drying out. When cooked correctly, you should have …
Having discovered that simply roasting chickpeas results in an addictive salty and crispy snack was bad enough, but discovering that they are also a healthy, low fat, high fiber, and whole food snack, was probably something I didn’t need to know. That was all the information …
This week I have been a little obsessed with pies! Not the sweet, dessert variety so often baked during the festive season, but the hearty, five food groups (almost) dressed in flaky pastry variety! Maybe it’s the Australian in me but I love a meat pie, and …
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in America, Canada and in some of the Caribbean islands. The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was not a feast or a holiday, it was a simple gathering. Following the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, the Pilgrims lost …
This recipe is such a vintage favourite of mine and one that I would often make when I was living in London where I worked as a nanny. It is lovely for lunch eaten with a leafy green salad, or in winter, the flavours marry well alongside a classic …
Pumpkins are wonderful to use in the kitchen during Autumn but the key is to find a good flavoursome pumpkin. It is perfectly acceptable to use cooked, canned pumpkin for this recipe which also means you can make it throughout the year. It is better …