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

BALLYMALOE TARTS

BALLYMALOE TARTS

These simple but delicious almond toffee tarts were famously made by the Irish culinary legend Myrtle Allen, in the 1980s at Ballymaloe House, County Cork. Apparently, they were so popular it was essential to order them at the beginning of a meal to avoid missing out when it was time for dessert ….

CORN, COCONUT, PEANUT, LIME CAKES

CORN, COCONUT, PEANUT, LIME CAKES

Our Corn, Coconut, Peanut, Lime Cakes are a very tasty way to start off an evening with friends. And we can attest that they’re equally as excellent with a glass of bubbly as with a glass of red or a beer. They are an entertainer’s dream too as they can be made days before, stored in the fridge (or even the freezer) and brought back to room temperature or warmed a little before serving ….

MUSHROOM PATE CROSTINI

MUSHROOM PATE CROSTINI

This recipe for Mushroom Pate Crostini is light and savoury, smooth and crunchy, and with its umami base, it’s especially good for the vegetarians at your party. The Mushroom Pate makes a happy summer lunch addition, it’s great to take on a picnic too …

BRAZILIAN CHEESE PUFFS

BRAZILIAN CHEESE PUFFS

These naturally gluten-free balls of cheesy deliciousness are ubiquitous in Brazil, where this traditional bread is eaten with any meal but most often at breakfast time. Many people prefer them with a glass of wine and we tend to agree with them. So here’s to the cocktail hour, and the cheesy deliciousness of Brazilian Cheese Puffs to go with it ….

YUZU SAKE SPRITZ

YUZU SAKE SPRITZ

With Christmas approaching and New Year just around the corner, we're anticipating that there may be some celebrations afoot. And while we will be sending you some recipes for a cocktail party or two, you might like to think about something different to drink ….

PEAR, GINGER AND HONEY CAKE

PEAR, GINGER AND HONEY CAKE

A ripe pear is notoriously difficult to purchase so we always seem to have a number, in various degrees of ripeness, sitting in our fruit bowl …. just in case. This week a few rapidly ripening offenders were put to very good use in our Pear, Ginger and Honey Cake which we topped with Pears Poached in Mead ....