Christmas Roast Turkey

Christmas Turkey (from my "Entertaining at Home" book)

                              It has become traditional to fill the turkey with two stuffings – one for the neck or crop (in this case, pork and veal) and another for the body (fruit and walnut). Use these cooking times for stuffed turkey as [...]

Burrata with Cinnamon Apricots and Pomegranate

Categories | Desserts,Recipes
Burrata with Moroccan Cinnamon Apricots and Pomegranate

Shaped like a top knot, and oozing luscious cream, burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream.   Faith Willinger, the American food writer who lives in Florence describes burrata  as “halfway between cheese and sex.”  You can buy it fresh from Pasesanella at their Marrickville factory in Sydney, which is also open [...]

Donut Peaches

Categories | MiniChefs
Donut Peaches

Do you love crispy cream donuts? They’re so sweet and soft, but they’re also full of fat and sugar, things which are no good for you. Next time you’re urging mum or dad to buy you one, I suggest you try a donut peach instead. A donut peach? Well, it’s a sweet, juicy, white-fleshed variety [...]

My Mother’s Gardens

Categories | Journal
Tropical fruits

My sisters and I always know when our mother has been gardening. The smell is overpowering due to the amount of cow manure and fish emulsion she uses. In the heat of summer, the stench can be dreadful. So too can the flies.Is it us she is trying to keep out, or it is them? [...]

Portuguese Custard Tarts

Categories | Cakes,Desserts,Recipes

The Chinese love custard tarts. So do the Portuguese. One theory suggests that egg tarts evolved from ‘pastel de nata’ in Portugal and travelled to Hong Kong via the Portuguese colony of Macau. The recipe for these luscious tarts is much sought after. Here is a fabulous home-made version.

Seriously Decadent French Toast

Categories | Breakfast,Brunch,Recipes

An easy and decadent one to make on the weekend, especially now the days are getting colder.