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This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Traditional Italian lasagna Lasagna, lasagna. How I love thee! It is possibly one of the most loved foods in the whole wide world, and understandably so. There is just something so sentimental about lasagna, so comforting. It evokes images of of gatherings with family and friends all around the world. It is the sort of food that is like a big warm hug, and so more-ish you want to keep digging in until you burst....

Mie Goreng (or Mee Goreng) I’m a sucker for good noodles. It’s one of the greatest joys of travelling around Asian – noodles galore! (And often dirt cheap, at that) This one originates from Indonesia – called Mie Goreng or Mee Goreng. It’s also pretty common in Malaysia though you’ll find the Malaysian version often has a hint of curry powder added. The unique thing about Mie Goreng is the sweet sticky sauce, and that there’s a good variety of “stuff” in the noodles....

This is serious comfort food – a low carb one at that! Moussaka As with all iconic dishes of the world, I imagine that every Greek family surely has their own version of Moussaka. Well, I like to think they do. I have visions of Greek Mamas having heated debates about what makes a great moussaka, arguing over earth shattering things like: beef or lamb?? (Traditionally lamb, equally delicious with beef!...

This is a one pan, quick and easy dinner. 5 minute prep, dump and bake! Oven Baked BBQ Chicken This recipe used to have the most generic of names – “Sticky Baked Chicken”. Nobody ever understood what it actually was, so I’d have to describe it. “It’s kinda sweet, it’s savoury, and it has this awesome glaze!”, I’d animatedly tell my friends, in a bid to convince them that had to try it....

The unique thing about this pie is the caramel filling made with condensed milk. Simple to make, no thermometer, it sets softly and has a creamy mouthfeel. Watch the video and drool! Peanut Butter Pie with CARAMEL! Caramel, peanut butter and chocolate: Three of the greatest inventions known to mankind, bundled up into a pie that has your name written all over it. It tastes like a cross between a Snickers Bar and Caramel Slice, with a good hit of peanut flavour and irresistible crunch from the chocolate cookie crust....

I don’t take credit for the recipe or name. It’s also 9 months overdue. 🙂 It’s a copycat of a Chorizo, Black Bean and Corn Salsa I had at a Mexican restaurant in Coffs Harbour (northern NSW in Australia) that I visited on a girls weekend away. In fact, it was the only time we left the beautiful beachfront holiday rental we stayed at, other than a 20 minute walk down the beach....

Update: Section added with links to Requested Recipes that have been published! REQUEST A RECIPE – DONE!! Here’s a list of requested recipes that I have published. These are listed with the most recent recipes published at the top. More to come! Lots, lots, lots more…. – Nagi x Request a recipe! I spend an inordinate amount of time deciding which recipes to share. My biggest problem is that there are so many recipes I want to share, things that get me doing the jiggy because it’s so good but then before I dash off to film and photograph the recipe, I pause and think – will my readers get excited about this too?...

This recipe is ideal for serving mushrooms as the centrepiece of a meatless meal, or as a starter for a multi-course dinner! Roasted large mushrooms Everybody loves mushrooms, and this low-effort recipe for serving chunky portobellos makes a great vegetable side to accompany any number of dishes, like sizzling steaks, Sticky Grilled Chicken and Garlic Prawns. With their beefy texture and topped with this flavoursome melted butter, they’re also substantial and interesting enough to star as a main course for vegetarians or omnivores alike....

One of the most fabulous new salads I’ve tried in years! Strawberry Salad I’m finding more and more that I’m being nominated as the designated Salad Bringer. Something about people thinking I cook so much for my job, surely I don’t want to make something big to bring along. Pfft! Side salad? I want to do the centrepiece!!! Or a show stopping dessert! 😂 So I’ve been progressively building an arsenal of what I call “Show-Off” salads – to make myself feel better, that I’m making a worthy contribution....

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....

THAI PRAWN MANGO AVOCADO SALAD = SUMMER! Food like this heralds the arrival of summer… we’re just 8 DAYS AWAY AUSTRALIA!!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Living on the upper Northern Beaches, I’m not far from a holiday-house destination for the rich called Palm Beach. The wealthy folk who live in waterfront mansions in the Eastern Suburbs (the Beverly Hills of Sydney) who need to escape the stress and dramas of their lives keep gigantic, stunning holiday houses in this beautiful beachside suburb that is the north most coastal point of Sydney....

Vietnamese Pho recipe This Pho recipe has been in the works for a while now. It’s been quietly made and remade by various RecipeTin family members since our first trip to Vietnam. We’ve compared notes, debated furiously about how the latest iteration compared to the (many) bowls of Pho soup we slurped during our travels, and our favourite Pho restaurants back home here in Sydney. We take our Pho very seriously....

Want to step it up? Try my ultimate Perfect Vanilla Cake. Moist and tender Vanilla Sponge Cake I call this a plain-jane Vanilla Sponge Cake, but it’s really anything but that. Everyone should have a classic vanilla sponge cake in their repertoire, and it took me many years to find the “perfect” one. This is a classic, simple Vanilla Sponge Cake that is made with basic ingredients – eggs, milk, butter, flour, sugar, vanilla, baking powder and salt....

Cheese and Bacon Bread Boats When my mother saw a photo of this, she laughed out loud and said “you really come up with some odd ideas, don’t you?”. I paused a moment and wondered, would this be too weird to share? Then I decided, heck, no way! I love this. It is so yummy. It really does taste like a quiche, but with a significantly higher crunch factor. It is SO GOOD that I have to share it!...

Chicken Tetrazzini I call Tetrazzini an Italian pasta bake just because it sounds good to say so, but in actual fact, there is nothing Italian about this creamy-oh-so-cheesy pasta casserole other than the fact that it’s named after an Italian opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini. It is said that a Chef at a hotel in the States invented this dish especially for her, and you’ll never find it in a (real) Italian cookbook....

Background Though Coronavirus cannot be passed through food because it needs a living host to survive, it does persist on surfaces. The exact time is still unknown, but the World Health Organisation says it may be for a few hours or up to 3 days. (Excerpt here) Accordingly, I sanitise my fresh produce – and in this post I explain how I do it. How to sanitise food I wash all my fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) in warm soapy water just like I’m doing the dishes....

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 chicken thigh recipe and it MUST be made with thighs – no substituting with chicken breast! Filipino Chicken Adobo Filipino Chicken Adobo is one of the first chicken thigh recipes I shared way back in 2015 when I started this website. Back then, I boldly stated that this was my new favourite Asian chicken recipe even it was thoroughly disloyal of me to say that, being of Japanese background and all (Teriyaki, Karaage and Yakitori…....

STRAWBERRY BARS Is it just me who has a serious lack of fresh strawberry recipes in my arsenal? I certainly have plenty of ways to use them fresh on and in desserts. Garnishing stacks of pancakes and french toast dripping with maple syrup. Or stuffed inside. Tried these Strawberry Nutella French Toast roll ups yet?? However, when it comes to using them in cooked form, I have a pretty limited selection....

Plus an optional side of buttery, crispy smashed potatoes for a drumsticks dinner made on one tray! Sticky Baked Chicken Drumsticks recipe This baked Chicken Drumsticks recipe is one of those gems that you’re going to want to keep in your back pocket. Here’s why you’re going to love it and make it over and over again: Unbelievably easy – just spoon sauce over the chicken legs and bake; Magical 5 ingredient Honey Mustard Sauce They roast beautifully so they’re sticky and golden; The flavour is universally pleasing....