Pork has to be my all time favourite meat. It’s so often overlooked (or over cooked!) but if you buy good quality cuts, it is so sweet and tender, soaks up flavour really well and is cheap as chips compared to red meat. This is a really simple one-pot-wonder dish I’ve made for dinner parties many times. READ MORE
I never got the hang of potato gnocchi. The couple of times I’ve made it, it’s turned out heavy and tough. I think it’s a case of too much flour, anyway, I gave it away for this lighter, simpler ricotta version (taken from the Two Greedy Italians), which I’ve made many times. READ MORE
Pete adopted this recipe from his mum. These potatoes are a bit of a winter staple, although they’re not too bad in summer either, and go with pretty much anything, particularly roast chicken or Fish with Garlic, Lemon and Tomatoes.
When I first started dating Pete, I remember he couldn’t recognise the flavour of garlic in food. We’d be eating something laden with garlic and I’d say “gosh, this is garlicky” and he’d look at my quizzically. With a Greek background, garlic was so prevalent in his diet, that he actually didn’t know what it tasted like! READ MORE
In keeping with the Israeli theme and something to go perfectly with the Israeli salad, this spiced up schnitzel recipe from The Nosher gives new life to an old favourite. I use chicken but the recipe suggests turkey breast, which you don’t see often here in Oz, but which could be rather festive this time of year?! READ MORE
My good friend Sophia first gave me this recipe. She’s a great food related resource and I always tell her what we’re having for dinner! The boy loves his salad and the Israeli kind gets a regular run at our place. You can mix it up anyway you like – add fennel, spring onions, radishes – anything crunchy will work well as long as it’s finely diced.READ MORE
Ignore the image (if you can)… This is a great easy summer dinner which takes poached chicken salad to a whole new level. The recipe I use is from SBS Food, but there are more than a few different versions out there. I remember reading that this is a traditional Chinese street food snack READ MORE
This dish probably rates the highest on our family repeats list, it’s so simple and tasty. The name comes from the cooked pieces of pork mince looking like ants climbing the noodle ‘branches’. This is a Jill Dupleix recipe, but you’ll find a heap of different versions on the net. READ MORE
This has become a bit of a family tradition in recent years. Something to kick off the rich food fest that is Christmas and easy to boot.READ MORE