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 Cooking with Sheridan 100112The recipe for these delicious Lebanese meatballs is from my latest book, The Cook’s Garden. They are excellent served hot with drinks before dinner. Provide toothpicks so it’s easy to pick them up and put the raita in the centre of the dish. For the meatballs, put the onion, ginger, garlic [...]
Tweet This healthy colourful salad is fromYotam Ottolenghi’s book Plenty (Ebury Press), a fabulous book of recipes for vegetarians. “Farro is the Italian name for an old wheat variety similar to emmer or spelt. It can be eaten by some people who are normally intolerant to wheat. It is sold in a few forms – [...]
Tweet This delicious Gazpacho recipe is from Ferran Adria’s latest book The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria. It’s followed by Black Rice with Cuttlefish for mains and Chocolate Bread for dessert. Peel and cut each garlic clove in half. Remove the green shoot inside, if there is one. Fill a small saucepan with [...]
Tweet These two quick simple ways with cucumbers are from my new book, The Cook’s Garden (NH $49.95) which is full of fabulous ideas for growing and cooking fruit and vegetables from your kitchen garden. With the Melbourne Cup just around the corner, pass a platter of these around with the chicken sandwiches and champagne. [...]
Tweet In this traditional Samoan dish served at the Oratur Hotel in Apia, Western Samoa, the fish is “cooked” by marinating briefly in lime or lemon juice then combined with fresh coconut cream and other ingredients to make a lovely light entree or lunch dish. Serves 4 – 6 Place the cubed fish put into [...]
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 Ricardoes Tomatoes and U-Pick Strawberry Farm is located just north of Port Macquarie in Blackmans Point Road. If you’re travelling along the Pacific Highway, on the mid north coast of NSW, it’s a good place to turn off and stock up on ripe red tomatoes and strawberries (which you can pick yourself) and enjoy [...]
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 On a bleak winter’s day, nothing can beat this tasty Italian vegetable soup. In a large pan, sweat the onions, garlic and bacon in the oil until onions and garlic are softened – be careful not to let them brown. Add the celery, carrots, potatoes, zucchini and peas and cook until vegetables are softened. [...]
