Rosie
SNAPPER WITH MANGO AND AVOCADO SALSA

After a dash to the fish co-op one afternoon we produced this delicious dinner of a Barbecued Snapper served with Spicy Mango and Avocado Salsa and accompanied it with the best friend of white fleshed fish - potatoes - simply steamed and tossed in butter. It was spectacularly simple and delicious ….

SNAPPER WITH MANGO AND AVOCADO SALSA
Caren
MUSSELS IN CIDER AND CREAM

Inspired by my favourite, old, French cookbook, I prepared this mussel dish. It is very simple to make, the quality of the result relying upon the use of the very best produce you can lay your hands on. And aren’t we fortunate in Australia to have such ingredients to indulge our appetites and fantasies? ….

MUSSELS IN CIDER AND CREAM
Caren
XO SAUCE

This is a recipe for XO Sauce with a difference. It is gluten-free, of course, which is the first difference. The next is that XO sauces usually include dried scallops and seafood but we use readily available bacon and mushroom to create the savoury complexity expected in an XO sauce ….

XO SAUCE
Jan
MUSHROOM AND LENTIL MOUSSAKA

Versions of moussaka have been made in the Levant and the Balkans, in Egypt and Turkey and Greece for who knows how long. Proof of its popularity. But do we need another one? Well, this Mushroom and Lentil Moussaka has no gluten. It has no meat. It has no potato. The eggplant is grilled not fried ….

MUSHROOM AND LENTIL MOUSSAKA
Entrée, Main, Vegetables
Rosie
TUBULAR TASTES

Deliciously succulent pasta tubes filled with aubergine, ricotta, spinach, parmesan and smoked Fior di Latte, topped and bottomed with home made tomato sauce ….. salivating yet? This week’s recipe is a home-cook’s dream as it can be prepared well ahead of time and gently reheated to serve topped with fresh basil leaves. It can be made in very large quantities for parties and freezes well ....

TUBULAR TASTES

CHUNKY BEEF SHORT-RIBS

CHUNKY BEEF SHORT-RIBS

These slow-roasted Chunky Beef Short-Ribs, cooked in their own sauce, produce tender and flavoursome meat that falls off the bone. They make a great cook-ahead dish and the flavours can easily be adapted to your preference ….

CABBAGE SALADS

CABBAGE SALADS

The success of these salads depends upon using very fresh cabbage and finding the real deal when it comes to the Japanese and Spanish elements of the ingredient lists. It shouldn’t be too difficult though as many ingredients are now available in regular food stores ….

STRAWBERRY JELLY AND PANNACOTTA CAKE

STRAWBERRY JELLY AND PANNACOTTA CAKE

The perennial pannacotta comes in many flavours, colours and incarnations but I had not seen it teamed with jelly until I came across a Jo Barrett recipe on which ours is based.

A delicious layer of creamy, lemon infused pannacotta topped with home-made strawberry jelly makes a surprisingly light, impressive dessert, which is easy to prepare and can be made several days ahead ….

FRANGIPANE BLONDIES

FRANGIPANE BLONDIES

Frangipane is the classic French almond-based tart filling. Spread it on top of this simple recipe for Frangipane Blondies and you’ll very quickly have a sweet little treat that everyone’s going to love ….

GINGER CAKE

GINGER CAKE

Based on a recipe by Neil Perry, I’ve adapted this moist ginger cake to be gluten-free and included some different spices to add complexity to the flavour. It’s a very satisfying cake, and versatile ….

ULURU TRAIL MIX

ULURU TRAIL MIX

This is hardly a recipe, but it is gluten-free and delicious, and the ingredients are readily available. And of course you can add some of your own favourite bits. We recently trail-tested this mix on nine friends during a trip to Central Australia. They liked it a lot ….