If you like in Melbourne and make some time to visit Bar Idda in Brunswick for gorgeous Sicilian inspired fare. The food is to die for! Here’s a recipe they they give away their secrets to. I’m not really much of a meatball eater, but these are something else..READ MORE
Karen, Karen, Karen. She never fails me and I love her. Another winner flavour combo and simple to make. I mean, you’ve gotta love a roast on a Sunday night, shove it in the oven and wait. But this, with the walnut pesto and enough butter to please Julia Childs stuffed under the skin, is on another level entirely.
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Well, it’s been a long while between posts… Somewhere along the way I got a bit distracted with other things, but we’re still cookin’ here, so it’s about time I put up some of the dishes we’ve been tucking into of late. This first one is simply put, Asian comfort food. Hainanese chicken rice is a dish adapted from early Chinese immigrants originally from the Hainan province in southern China and is considered one of the national dishes of Singapore, although it’s popular across Asia, with Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam all having their own versions. Make sure you have time on your side, this is not a dish you can throw together at 4 o’clock on a Sunday arvo. Like all good things, it takes a little time, but is simple enough to make.READ MORE
I made scallop potatoes as a side to Mum’s roast chicken a few weeks ago. The recipe I followed was really more like a dauphinoise potatoes, very rich, very yum. My brother Chris said that scallop potatoes is one of his go-to dishes for the kids, but that he adds a tin of red salmon to beef it up. What a great idea! READ MORE
You’ll be feeling quite virtuous with a little of this on the side. I’m calling this a salad, but really it’s just some quickly peeled and marinated zucchini. Super healthy made with raw zucchini (which is delicious) it will go well with any meat or fish or even an omelette. READ MORE
This is a great way to serve pork, my favourite meat. If you’d asked me whether the combination of pork and cinnamon would work, I don’t think I would have jumped at the idea, but the flavours seem to be a match made in heaven. Of course, you just can’t go wrong with plenty of pepper and garlic. READ MORE