“Quesadillas are great standby meals to have in the freezer because they thaw so quickly” There is an art to making quesadillas. Learn from my mistakes: Use 1 rather than 2 tortillas. Don’t sandwich your filling between 2 tortillas. I learnt this the hard way when I flipped a tortilla and most of the filling went flying. Use the “half moon” technique by putting the filling on one side then folding the tortilla over....
Juicy on the inside, and served with liquid gold pan juices loaded with flavour, this is THE Roast Chicken recipe you’ll make over and over again! The best Roast Chicken recipe is…. ….. juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside with golden skin that’s buttery and herby and garlicky with just a subtle perfume of lemon to remind you it’s there without overwhelming. It creates its own pan juices that’s used as the sauce for the chicken....
This recipe is the butterscotch version of everybody’s favourite Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding. Just as quick, just as easy, just as loved! Self Saucing Butterscotch Pudding There’s something childishly satisfying about self saucing puddings. I love the magic of it – one batter making a warm pudding plus a sauce. And I love the cosiness of puddings. Put a delicately crafted chocolate masterpiece next to a “rustic” bowl of apple crumble topped with a melted mess of ice cream, and I’d choose the crumble any day and twice on Sunday....
A sweet potato side dish to impress! I actually don’t have that many sweet potato side dishes in my repertoire. I think it’s because when I think of potato side dishes, I tend to think crispy (like Duck Fat Potatoes) or creamy and cheesy (like Potato Dauphinoise). So sweet potatoes are never my natural choice. For one, cream + cheese + sweet potato sounds like an odd combination to me (perhaps someone can prove me wrong here)....
Ueno is a major rail station hub that you’ll likely be passing through at some point during your visit to Tokyo! It’s a bustling suburb with a large park famous for Cherry Blossom viewing, a brilliantly rustic street market, as well as a mountain of excellent eating and drinking options. If you’re wondering if Ueno is worth visiting in its own right, the answer is YES! While Ueno is an excellent stopover choice if you’re on your way elsewhere, we also find ourselves in Ueno just because we’re fond of the area – and especially the food, of course!...
This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Really crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders There is no feel-good story behind these crunchy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders. Quite simply, I am yet to meet anything deep fried that I didn’t love, but a) my waistline can’t afford the real thing every time I feel like it; and b) I reserve deep frying for “special occasions”. Because… well, you know....
This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Welcome to Day 10 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, a series where I’m doing the polar opposite of the usual sugar-loaded baking countdowns out there: I’m bringing you a new salad recipe every day through to Christmas Eve! Today, it’s a salad that’s an ode to summer! Vietnamese Chicken Salad While this exact salad is not strictly authentic, the flavours, texture and spirit of the dish I drew heavily from traditional Vietnamese food....
A really quick Couscous Salad This is a 12 minute meal. It’s also a no cook meal. Which means no matter how hot, how tired and how hangry you are (no typo there), or even if you’ve been cooking non stop all day since 7 am, up to your elbows in batter and pasta sauces (🙋🏻♀️), you can still muster up the energy for a seriously tasty bowl of deliciousness that requires minimal effort....
Every year since I started RecipeTin Eats, I have shared a Christmas and Thanksgiving menu. And the 2016 Christmas Menu is finally here!! I’ve actually already shared all the recipes for the feast, so this post is bringing it all together and showing you how you can get ahead so there’s little to do on the actual day. So you can spend more time with family and friends / opening presents / sipping mulled wine and nibbling rather than bustling around in the kitchen, being a stressed out wreck....
This Apple Salad is tossed with a simple vinaigrette – because with all the fabulous textures and flavours going on here, we don’t want the dressing to steal the show!! A SHOW-OFFY APPLE SALAD There’s 3 types of salads in my world: quick and easy salads for midweek meals; 2. giant meal salads; and 3. show-offy salads. In my world, the definition of “show-offy salads” are those that require a bit more effort, reserved for gatherings, lunch with friends, and for family dinners where I’m sulking because everybody else “bagsed” the “fun” courses – starters, main and dessert, leaving me with “just” salad....
I’m a big fan of beef mince – it’s economical and convenient (no chopping!). And this is a great quick way make turn a packet of beef mince into a complete meal! Ground beef and rice Flavoured rice. Seasoned beef. AND veggies. All made in ONE POT. How handy is that?? This ground beef and rice recipe is a complete meal, with barely any chopping. Full of bright colours, plenty of nutrition, simple and fast to make....
It’s great for parties because it’s a big batch help-yourself drink – unlike most cocktails which need to be made one by one! Celebration Fruit Punch! I’ve been mocked for naming this a “Celebration” Fruit Punch – but try telling me this doesn’t look bright, cheerful and celebratory!! So much more than just any old fruit punch, right?? 😉 Punch is nothing more than a drink made with a mix of fruit juice....
Chicken rissoles Aussies love a good beef rissole. It’s right up there with other nostalgic Australian comfort meals like curried sausages, bangers and mash, and a good old-fashioned roast with all the trimmings. In case you’re wondering what rissoles are, in Australia (and New Zealand) they are small meat patties that are usually pan-fried. And while we Aussies like to believe they’re exclusively ours (right!?) it turns out that actually there are different forms of rissoles all around the world made with other meats, fish/seafood and vegetables....
This is loaded with veggies and light on the noodles so it’s nice and healthy. I love stir fried noodles like Chow Mein, Beef Broccoli Noodles and Pad See Ew because they’re a complete meal made in one wok – or skillet! Quick Rice Noodles Recipe I literally rummaged through my fridge to make this Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles. Photographed it, ate half, gave the other half to the homeless guy at the dog park....
Prefer to help yourself? Browse the new Christmas Recipe Index! I started this guided walk through of my very best Christmas recipes back in 2017. Each year, I update the post with my latest recipes and add more suggested menus. I hope you find some inspiration! – Nagi x Christmas Recipes and Menus The RecipeTin Family is notorious for leaving our Christmas menu until the last minute. We like to toss ideas around, offering up suggestions, “debating”*, looking around to see what looks good this year....
To say that this is one of the best roast chickens I have ever had in my life is a big call, I know. That’s how good this is. When you read the recipe, you’ll probably be as dubious as I was. “Lemon and milk? Surely that will curdle. And a cinnamon stick? This just sounds weird.” I then took to Google out of curiosity to see if others had tried it....
“I can’t THINK!!” I wailed dramatically, as I ran back and forth between the table of fresh produce and the pantry, trying to decide what to make for the Huon Salmon Mystery Box Cook-Off. “I can’t perform under pressure!!!” So, it seems my recent trip to Tasmania to spend a weekend with the wonderful folk of Huon Salmon was an eye opener not just about salmon farming in Australia, but also myself....
This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Pad See Ew Pad See Ew, which means “stir fried soy sauce noodles”, is an extremely popular Thai street food meal and one of the most popular noodles dishes at Thai restaurants here in Australia. Making a great Pad See Ew at home simply comes down to two things: What goes in Pad See Ew I can’t remember where I originally got the recipe from....
The pastry shells can be made days, even months in advance. And one batch makes almost 50 profiteroles!! Profiteroles Profiteroles are a hazard. It is way too easy to inhale an indecent amount in one sitting. I exaggerate not. Because unlike many desserts, profiteroles seem so light rather than heavy and overly sweet. Combine that with the fact that they are so small, you can easily swipe one without anyone noticing as you casually stroll past the pile (yet again…), and you don’t even need to break stride as you bite into it....
Seafood Spaghetti Marinara This recipe is dedicated to Bill and Pauline, the owners of a gorgeous young Golden Retriever called Lucy that Dozer plays with regularly at the beach. When I say “dedicated”, I don’t mean any kind of heartfelt, deep and meaningful dedication. There is no sentiment behind this dedication. It is just that I’ve now dictated this recipe to them three times while Dozer and Lucy were playing on the beach, and rather than continuing that weekly routine, I thought I’d just write the recipe out properly for them!...
