Tweet In our household, this is known as ‘get-better-soon’ soup. Make sure you use a good chicken stock so that the soup is really flavoursome. If you prefer, substitute wontons or mini dim sims for the noodles and use vegies of your choice. The recipe is from my book Mini Chef – Cooking with Kids. [...]
Tweet This is a good dish to learn the basics of stir-frying. Make sure you have everything ready before you start cooking as the idea is to cook the food quickly. Combine the four sauce ingredients before you start. If you don’t like chillies, there’s no need to add them – the Thais love their [...]
Tweet This recipe is from Susan Austin’s new book Frost Bite – Easy Cooking for Your Freezer (New Holland). “Our lives seem to be busier and faster than ever, yet one thing doesn’t change – we still have to stop to eat,” says Austin. “Just as we’re moving away from the freezer we should be [...]
Tweet The recipe for this magnificent dish was given to me by Richard Ekkebus, Culinary Director of the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. Richard is in charge of the 2 Michelin star restaurant, Amber, and is renowned for his delicate, refined touch, and for his clever way of combining foods “from the land [...]
Tweet Here’s a colourful stir-fry to make for dinner using baby broccoli. Broccolini baby broccoli was introduced to Australia by Perfection Fresh in 1999 it’s a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale and combines an asparagus-like stem with tiny buds reminiscent of a mini broccoli head. Unlike broccoli, Broccolini baby broccoli stalks are firm, tender [...]
Tweet This recipe is from Food of India by Carol Selva Rajah and and Priya Wickrwmesinghe (Murdoch Books). “Moghul lamb with turnips, a festive dish from the Punjab region of India would have once been served in the Mogul palaces at the time of their rule in India” says Carol. ” Even today this is [...]
Tweet This recipe is courtesy of chef Le Ping Wong, The White Olive, Murwillumbah. Preheat the hot plate of a BBQ. Cut the banana leaf into a square or rectangle large enough to enclose the fish. Scatter top with some finely sliced preserved lemon skin (discard the pith and membrane). Season with freshly ground pepper [...]
Tweet This delightfully fragrant coconut fish curry is from Cambodia. Originally a classic Khmer dish, Amok is sometimes made with an egg to produce a kind of savoury custard or mousse. It also appears in Thai cuisine as Ho Mok and in Laos as Mawk. Great served with steamed jasmine rice for lunch. Make sure [...]
Tweet These crisp savoury rice flour crepes are very popular in Vietnam and are generally eaten as a snack. Some versions are made with coconut milk, but this one is both delicious and simple to prepare. The pork is optional but adds flavour. Make sure to prepare the fish sauce before you start making the [...]
Tweet Many Chinese New Year dishes are rich in symbolism. The Chinese word for fish sounds like “good luck” so fish is considered an important part of the meal. Carp (very ordinary and quite bony fish) is considered auspicious. Rinse and dry the fish thoroughly. Make three diagonal slashes about 2.5cm apart on each side [...]
