by Sheridan | Feb 27, 2022 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Main Courses, Recipes, Salads
Chicken Yakitori Bowl Salad Inspired by a fabulous bowl salad I had recently at Madame Nhu, a Vietnamese eatery in Surry Hills, here is my Japanese take on these popular colourful salads. To add even more colour, I soaked the rice vermicelli noodles in beetroot juice,...
by Sheridan | Oct 24, 2021 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Seafood
Venthiam Colombu (Fenugreek Fish Curry) This delicious flavoursome Sri Lankan curry recipe was given to me many years ago by the late Carol SelvaRajah and first published in my “Food Year” (Simon & Schuster) cookbook. A traditional Tamil curry recipe,...
by Sheridan | Oct 17, 2021 | Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Main Courses, Recipes
Carciofi Ripieni (Stuffed Artichokes) We have some fabulous globe artichokes in our Community Vegetable Garden at present, but most of the volunteers are reluctant to pick them because they’re not sure how to cook them. The easiest way with the smaller ones is...
by Sheridan | Oct 10, 2021 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Poultry & Game, Recipes
Mysore Chicken Curry I really like this flavoursome mellow curry, the recipe for which I found in “From India: Food, Family, Tradition” by Kumar and Suva Mahadevan (Murdoch Books 2013), the talented chefs behind Sydney’s Abhi and Aki restaurants....
by Sheridan | Aug 29, 2021 | Cakes, Desserts, Dinner, Fruit
Blood Orange Self-Sauce Pudding Make the most of these last days of winter by baking a luscious self-saucing pudding for the family. These simple desserts are basically made by mixing together a batter and pouring hot water over the top to create a sauce underneath...
by Sheridan | Aug 22, 2021 | Cheese, Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes
Zitone al Forno (Baked Zitone) I recently found this relatively unknown pasta at a nearby Italian enoteca and was intrigued by its shape. It reminded me of bucatini, that long pasta with a hole in the middle, though the hole is even larger in zitone. I’d never...
