by Sheridan | Jan 7, 2024 | Cakes, Fruit, Recipes
Black-Eyed Susan Cake This is one of those marvellous moist upside-down syrup cakes, so-called because the pattern on the top, made with mangoes and blueberries, resembles the Black-Eyed Susan flower. I prefer to use Kensington Pride mangoes, also known as Bowens,...
by Sheridan | Jul 9, 2023 | Cheese, Lunch, Main Courses, Picnics, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Warrigal Greens and Cheese Pastries View Instructions To celebrate the last day of Naidoc Week 2023, I’m profiling a recipe from a fabulous book I recently discovered called Australian Native Food Harvest (Peppermint Ridge Farm) by Julie Weatherhead. Julie is a...
by Sheridan | Nov 14, 2022 | Dinner, Lunch, Main Courses, Recipes, Vegetarian
Spanakopita Here’s my favourite recipe for the famous Greek spinach and fetta pie Spanakopita – simple and delicious! Make sure you take the the filo pastry out of the fridge 1 – 2 hours before you intend to use it so that it’s...
by Sheridan | Aug 17, 2021 | Breakfast, Brunch, Cakes, Desserts, Recipes
Ricotta Hot Cakes with Berries and Blood Orange Aussie chef Bill Granger made a name for himself with these lovely light hot cakes. I’ve changed his famous recipe around a bit, adding Greek yoghurt to the mix and serving them with fruits in season and maple...
by Sheridan | Dec 9, 2015 | Cakes, Christmas, Recipes
Michael Franck’s Stollen Michael Franck is the partner of my dear friend Rea Francis and he kindly shared this recipe with me. His grandmother, of German origin, was a pastry chef in Dresden (the history of the Dresden Stollen dates back to the Middle Ages), and...