It’s my caramel corn with a Christmas twist – traditional festive spices and a sprinkle of almonds. It makes for great Christmas candy snacks as well as food gifts that’s easy to make in bulk, economical and lasts for 2 – 3 weeks. Christmas Popcorn While everybody likes a good Caramel Popcorn, it really is just flat out sweet, and that’s it (but I still love you, Caramel Popcorn, don’t worry)....
Crispy Cheesy Sausage Hash Browns You’ve been really good all week, right? Plenty of salads, keeping it clean, minimal meat, been to the gym, cutting down on carbs and only had the odd very small sweet treats. OK, maybe you haven’t. But it doesn’t matter!! The weekend is here, you deserve a treat and it’s time to stop counting calories! 🙂 Besides, you know what I just realised? Four of the five essential food groups are present:...
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....
Crispy Skin Barramundi (or other fish!) Barramundi is one of Australia’s favourite fish. It’s loved over here for its meaty, juicy flesh and its wonderful skin, which crisps up to form a fantastic glass-like sheet of golden fish crackling when cooked properly. It helps that barramundi is available everywhere these days such as all the mainstream grocery stores, and is one of the better value fish around. Of course, as with any seafood, fresher and better quality fish costs more but is always worth it!...
Dal, dahl, daal or dhal! OK, so we might never agree how to spell it, but I think we can all agree that Dahl is one of the most fabulous transformations of the humble lentil! Dal is probably the most essential staple dish in Indian cuisine. And it’s one of the most magical and economical foods in the whole world. A handful of lentils, a few spices, and just a bit of TLC transforms into a pot of deliciousness that’s nutritious and makes your tastebuds dance....
BONUS: They stay 100% crunchy for 2 whole weeks! (Possibly longer – I caved). Chocolate Chip Cookies – Byron Bay Copycat! Australia’s most famous cookie are Byron Bay Cookies. They come in all sorts of flavours, and three of the most popular ones are White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies, Triple Chocolate Fudge and the chocolate chip cookies. They’re sold at cafes all across Australia, and they are without a doubt the most well known cookie brand....
Use a combination of smoked fish and unsmoked fish for optimum flavour and texture, plus it’s more economical. Also see recipe notes for using canned tuna or salmon to make this! Fish Pie Let’s talk Fish Pie. Fish Pie for Easter! (Or any other time of the year 🙂 ) This recipe has a few more steps in it than my usual quick ‘n easy dinner recipes. But no more steps than usual pies – Cottage Pie, Beef and Mushroom Pie, Shepherds Pie....
Homemade Movie Popcorn (Butter Popcorn) Today’s butter popcorn recipe is for everyone who’s blown a fortune at movie theatre candy bars. In particular, for all fellow Aussies who remember enjoying cheap movie tickets on Tight-Arse-Tuesdays*, only to spend twice as much on popcorn and M&M’s. I can’t help you on the M&M’s. But I can help you with the butter popcorn!!! This butter popcorn is intensely buttery – and it stays crisp for days!...
Growing up in the 80’s as a child in Australia, the food my mother made was not normal by Australian standards. I was that kid who was sent to school with sushi rolls and bento boxes, when all I wanted was Vegemite sandwiches (Australia’s answer to America’s PB&J). Little did I know – I was ahead of the pack. Dining every night on food that is now “all the rage”....
Fabulous for a quick midweek meal and ESPECIALLY great for the BBQ! Bonus: super healthy at less than 300 calories for a whole chicken breast. Lime Chicken If you love lime flavour – and I’m yet to meet anyone who doesn’t – this Lime Chicken has your name written all over it. It’s juicy. It’s caramelised. And it truly tastes of lime. (gasp shock horror!) (PS The key is to use lime ZEST....
It’s like a giant salad version of Mexican Avocado Salsa – with the addition of chicken to complete the meal! To fill it out even more, try it with a side of Easy No Yeast Flatbreads, a southwest Cowboy Rice Salad or try some of these amazing easy No Knead Bread Rolls. Avocado Chicken Salad – with Mexican flavours! I’ve had a Giant Salad* almost everyday for the past month or so....
Mejadra is an ancient dish that is hugely popular throughout the Arab world. It’s a fragrant aromatic spiced rice (but not spicy) combined with sweet crunchy onion. You make your own fried onion in the authentic version, and it’s worth the effort when you have time on your hands. But if you don’t have time, a near perfect substitute is store bought crunchy Fried Shallots which nowadays you can purchase from the Asian section of most grocery stores....
Serve this all-time favourite warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the perfect homemade dessert! My perfect Apple Pie Of all the sweet pies out there, Apple Pie might just be the most iconic of them all. In America, it’s practically its own religion and talk about what exactly makes the perfect Apple Pie can get as prickly as politics. Well, let me weigh in and tell you about my idea of the perfect Apple Pie....
Made with cabbage, fennel, apple, dill and caraway seeds, this is the side we love to serve alongside Southern foods like Fried Chicken, brisket, BBQ Chicken, pulled pork and ribs. No Mayo Coleslaw This is the RecipeTin Family recipe for a Coleslaw made without mayonnaise that we truly believe stacks up to traditional Coleslaw in all it’s mayo-laden glory. Don’t get me wrong. I love a good creamy Coleslaw. But typically, Coleslaw gets suggested when we’re planning rich Southern menus for a family dinner....
PARMESAN BISCUITS My mother makes these incredible parmesan biscuits that I frequently beg her to make. Until recently, I had no idea they were made with just 3 ingredients: butter, flour and parmesan. Nor that they took all of 2 minutes to make the dough. “Why didn’t you tell me before?!” I exclaimed. “If I’d known they were that easy, I would have been making them myself!” “I don’t know,” she said calmly....
Pecan Pie One might ask what this Japanese born Aussie gal is doing, determined to master this great American classic. Well, it goes back to the story of this website. This great big wonderful online world known as the internet. This former corporate gal never expected to be blessed with this wonderful opportunity to share the food she loves with people in the far corners of this big wide world....
Pineapple Fried Rice Pineapple Fried Rice is of Thai origin, though there’s iterations of it all around the world. While some recipes use little more than a dash of soy sauce, this is a recipe that stays true to the Thai way and will evoke memories of warm balmy evenings in Thailand, eating at beach shack diners with your toes squidging in the sand, sipping on fruit cocktails. Or – at rickety tables at your cheerful local Thai restaurant....
Pot Roast Confession: I wasn’t a fan of pot roast for most of my life. I just didn’t get it – the beef and vegetables were fine, but typically they are braised in just liquids that aren’t thickened in any way so the end result is like a watery broth. Plenty of flavour in it, but when you pour it over the beef and vegetables, it doesn’t cling to it at all because it’s watery....
Sausage and Egg Stuffed Potatoes Baked stuffed potatoes for breakfast? YES! I love these potato skins because it’s something a little different for breakfast plus you can get it all prepared in advance then just crack the eggs in, scatter over cheese, and pop them in the oven when ready to cook. Like with the Sausage Country Breakfast Casserole, these Sausage and Egg Stuffed Potatoes are really just reassembling breakfast favourites in a different way....
Keep a stash for snacking, pop them in lunch boxes or serve a basket of these with dinner! Cheese Muffins – a great savoury muffin recipe! So basically, these muffins are every cheese-lovin’-Carb-Monsters’ dream come true. Inhale deeply, and you’ll get a waft of buttery garlicky goodness mingling with that unmistakable smell of melting cheese. Look closely, and you’ll feel the warmth radiating from these muffins, fresh out of the oven....
