Brilliant base recipe to make your own – just add 2 1/2 cups of whatever you want into the batter! Savoury Muffins When I need to make something quickly, whether it be friends dropping by on short notice, to take somewhere or a last minute food gift, I turn to these muffins more than any other sweet treat recipe I’ve shared. Ever. And why it’s taken this long for me to share this remains a mystery – to both you and me....

Yotam Ottolenghi – I salute you. Chickpea Salad I first published this about a month after I started this website back in 2014. The fact that I, a self confessed Carb/Carnivore/Cheese Monster, published a vegan salad so early on (patience having never been my greatest virtue) and have taken it upon myself to reshoot the recipe, rewrite the post and make a recipe video for a chickpea salad should speak volumes....

Moroccan Baked Eggplant with Beef I promised you more recipes that taste amazing, are satisfying and yet low in calories. And this one hits it out of the park. Other than using lean ground beef (mince), I didn’t do anything to convert this into a “skinny” version. This is simply how I make it. The key is the baked eggplant has been smeared with a Middle Eastern spice called Chermoula before cooking....

Be warned, this salad demands the very best tomatoes! If you don’t have juicy tomatoes, don’t make this. Make another salad instead! Panzanella – traditional Italian tomato and bread salad Panzanella is a classic example of Italian cucina povera (literally “food of the poor”). This historically refers to the simple fare of commoners, meals made from humble and seasonal ingredients but no less delicious than the lavish foods gracing the tables of the rich....

With a delicate meringue crust on the outside, soft marshmallow on the inside, topped with cream and seasonal fruit, the pav always steals the show at gatherings! Pavlova There is no greater summer dessert than the great Aussie Pav! Pavlova is one of those desserts that is notoriously easy yet notoriously difficult. I think many people are scared to make it. Others have lamented that you should just accept that it will come out of the oven quite cracked....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

Smoked Salmon Appetizer Whenever I am taking something to a gathering, the first thought that pops into my head is logistics. How the food will travel, does it need reheating, does it need to be assembled, how many people do I need to serve. The decision of what to take is invariably narrowed down drastically once these factors are determined. If it’s a gathering where I can’t reheat what I’m taking (or if I don’t want to add to the craziness of an event), then that cuts out half the appetisers in my repertoire....

Spanakopita If I were to compile the Greatest Hits of dishes I’ve served to friends in recent years, this one shoots straight to the list. It made an appearance at a recent gathering, and to say it was the most popular dish of the night would be an understatement. It was the first thing to go. There were rave reviews around the table. We were picking at the leftover shards of filo pastry long after the last piece had disappeared....

BONUS: oven baked Sweet and Sour Pork directions included! Sweet and Sour Pork There’s a lot of information in this Sweet & Sour Pork recipe, so I’m going to skip all the usual attempts at a charming story and just give you the high points! Wait a sec – did I just convince you that you’ve gotta try this?! 😂 How to make Sweet and Sour Pork – OVERVIEW Pork Marinade Ingredients Here’s what you need for the pork and marinade:...

This is the pastry crust I used in the Pistachio Pear Tart recipe I also shared today! About this Sweet Tart Crust (sweet pastry recipe) This is a recipe for a classic French Sweet Tart Crust that is suitable to use for tarts, large or small, or for sweet pies. It can be cooked in a tart tin, as demonstrated in this post, or in pie tins. You’ll love how the dough is easier to work with than traditional shortcrust pastry....

Teriyaki Chicken – homemade Teriyaki Sauce As a kid, all I ever wanted in my lunchbox was a peanut butter sandwich and crisps so I could be like the other kids. Instead, my mother used to send me to school with bento boxes and sushi rolls. As an adult, all I want is for my mother to pack me bento boxes. A step up from the peanut butter sandwiches I usually end up slapping together....

A great, fresh Vietnamese noodle recipe Winter in Sydney swings from being warm enough to run around in shorts and play with your dog at the beach, and cold enough to wear ugg boots and maybe, just maybe, turn on the heater. So the food I make ranges from hearty winter stews to fresh summer salads. I grill outdoors all year round, I make soups in summer and salads in winter....

How many of these are already in your pantry?? Why I’m sharing my essential spice list A few weeks ago I shared a little impromptu video on Instagram calling for help because someone removed one spice jar from my alphabetically organised wall of spices, I couldn’t figure out what it was and it was driving me crazy. Other than the answer (share your answer in the comments below!!) the other takeaway was that people were curious what are the spices I use the most?...

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Baked Mac and Cheese I don’t want to be morbid, but if I had to choose a Last Meal, this Baked Mac and Cheese may possibly be it. Put me in a room with Macaroni Cheese, and neither of us stand a chance. Said Mac and Cheese would be ravaged. And of all the Mac and Cheeses in the world, this is still the best Mac and Cheese I’ve ever had!...

77% less calories, 89% less carbs, astonishingly similar mouthfeel as real fried rice and definitely right up there with flavour. This is one that even Cauliflower Rice cynics will love! Cauliflower Fried Rice Yes, it really does taste like real fried rice. Cauliflower rice cynics, I’m talking to YOU! And that includes me. It took me many years before I got on board the cauliflower rice train. And even once I was on board, it took me many months before I was happy enough with cauliflower fried rice to share the recipe with you....

You’ll love how juicy and flavour loaded the chicken is! Chicken Nachos I have it in my head that when most people think of nachos, they automatically think of a ground beef/ mince topping, like this Beef Nachos. I have absolutely nothing to back me up on that statement, it’s just my personal opinion. 😇 So the entire premise on which I’m sharing this CHICKEN nachos recipe is that it’s something a little bit different to the usual....

I love stir fried noodle recipes because they’re a complete meal – no need to make a separate side of rice. My favourites in heavy rotation include Chicken Rice Noodles, Chicken Vegetable Ramen Noodles, Pad See Ew and Chow Mein! Chinese Beef and Broccoli Noodles This is the stir fried noodles version of everybody’s favourite Chinese Beef and Broccoli. It’s a firm takeout favourite, especially in the States. I’ve been to China and Hong Kong several times and I can honestly say I do not recall ever seeing it on a menu, and I remember reading somewhere that broccoli is actually quite expensive in China....

Made healthier by pan frying rather than deep frying the noodles, this is an easy recipe that can be on the table in 20 minutes! Chinese Crispy Noodles At my local Chinese, they call this Crispy Chow Mein Noodles. It’s a Hong Kong / Cantonese style dish, and there are a lot of variations but the core of it is a bed of deep fried crunchy noodles topped with a saucy stir fry....

Make this with any type of white beans – cannellini, navy, great northern, butter beans, lima. Coloured beans will also work perfectly though the colour of the broth will be different! Creamy Tomato Bean Soup This is the part where I do what every food blogger does – the “big sell” to convince you that this the best bean soup recipe in the world and how you absolutely must try it right now!...