Salsa verde simply means green sauce and that is really what it is. A simple sauce with soft green herbs as its base. Salsa verde is fantastic with lamb as it cuts its fatty richness but is also delicious with chicken, fish and grilled vegetables. Leftovers are great in a […]
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For anyone that thinks that they couldn’t possibly make their own bread this recipe is for you. It’s incredibly easy, the only thing you need to know is it has to be started the day before you want to eat it. Recipe is courtesy of Marion’s Kitchen and yes it […]
Those of you that know me know that I don’t have much of sweet tooth, 95% of the time I’d pick savoury over sweet any day. Saying this I have a thing for salted caramel anything…… So when this recipe for Dulce de leche cookies appeared in my inbox from […]
This recipe is really all about the sauce, it brings so much flavour to the dish. Feel free to use different proteins and vegetables, it is actually a really good clean out the vegetable crisper dish. You can even make it totally vegetarian by simply swapping out the 250gm of […]
This authentic Italian pasta sauce is the one Gennaro Contaldo grew up eating as a child. It is full of pork, beef and sausage, a real meat lovers treat. Perfect for cooking during lockdown as it makes a tonne so leftovers for days. Yes, it does take over 2 hours […]
If you are a follower of my blog you will already know I love a good soup and this one is a winner. It is light and bright from the lemon, not earthy like most lentil soups are. Here I have cooked it in the electric pressure cooker but if […]
As my Chinese friend Connie would say, this is “Aussie Chinese”, actually not only is it “Aussie Chinese”, it is also 1960’s “Aussie Chinese”. My family has been making this recipe for as long as I can remember, it’s comfort food to us all. In times like these, when many […]
This cumin, garlic, citrus marinated pork recipe yields meat as tender as can be, you barely need the forks to shred it. Serve it with its juices over rice or tuck it into tortillas with all your favourite taco toppings. If you don’t have a pressure cooker I’m sure you […]
This pasta sauce makes a nice change to the normal everyday spag bol. It takes about the same time to cook but has a richness to it due to the full flavour (and fattiness) of the lamb mince. You can leave out the anchovies or fish sauce if you are […]
This is a quick and easy homemade BBQ sauce, made with ingredients that I’m sure you already have in your pantry. It’s is great served simply along side a steak but also makes a great basting sauce for ribs or chicken on your BBQ. We have been making it on […]