Mindy Woods’ Crispy Pork Belly with Native Citrus Caramel

This luscious recipe is from Mindy Woods' Karkalla At Home: Native foods & everyday recipes for connecting to Country.  Mindy is a proud Bundjalung woman who recently won the Champions of Change Award as...

Braised Beef Cheeks in Red Wine

These melt-in the mouth beef cheeks are just the thing to warm you up on a chilly winter night. InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers Look for beef cheeks at your local supermarket. It's a good idea to start making this dish...

Zuppa di Ceci e Pomodori (Chickpea Tomato Soup)

This thick peasant-style cucina rustica soup is made with a few simple ingredients (chickpeas, tomatoes, rosemary, garlic) but is packed with flavour and wonderfully comforting on cold winter days and...

Winter Vegetable Casserole

This chunky sumptuous dish is perfect for vegetarians or as an accompaniment to roast chicken, char-grilled steak or fish.You can halve the amount of oil, but it won't be as rich and luscious. InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers...

Japanese Okinawa Spinach Salad

We're lucky to have an abundant crop of Okinawa spinach growing at my local Community Vegetable Garden.Their pretty green and mauve leaves are botanically classified as Gynura bicolour and are a striking addition to the garden. .Whilst...

Braised Chicken with Green Olives and Sage

Chicken with Green Olives and SageThis is one of my favourite Neil Perry dishes especially when served with mashed potatoes or soft polenta and steamed green beans. Perfect dinner fare for cooler nights.InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers I've taken the...

Heavenly Ginger Macadamia Marshmallows

Soft, homemade, snowy white marshmallows with a ginger hit and macadamia crunch make a luxurious treat for mum on Mother's Day.You can add a few drops of food colouring to the mixture if you prefer pink ones.InroductionAbout this...

Fair Dinkum Anzacs

Are Anzac biscuits unique to Australia? How will we ever know? But along with pavlova and lamingtons, we lay claim to them, even if they are based on borrowed ideas.InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers For these fair dinuim Anzac biscuits,...

Easter Jigsaw Puzzle

Here's a jigsaw puzzle you can actually make and assemble over Easter with some help from the kids. It's from my Entertaining At Home book, and the rabbit's face was painted by my artistic mother.   About this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers You...

Lemon Curd Easter Bikkies

Tired of Hot X Buns and Chocolate Eggs? Celebrate Easter this year with these fabulous shortbread bikkies filled with silky smooth lemon curd.  InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers I used a 9.5cm x 7.5cm egg-shaped cutter for...

Cambodian Noodle Salad

When I visited Cambodia a few years ago, I remember being struck by the numerous food stalls in markets and street-side eateries. Cambodians love to snack and this light crunchy noodle salad is a popular street food.The recipe is courtesy of...

M’hanncha (Moroccan Snake Cake)

M'hanncha (Snake Cake)"'The Snake'  is one of the glories of Moroccan confectionery, a treat not to be missed," says Paula Wolfert in The Food of Morocco.  This recipe is from her book and a good one to celebrate the end of Ramadan. I first learnt how to make it at...

Loukie’s Passionfruit Souffle

The recipe for this irresistible souffle is from Loukie Werle's latest book, Home, a book "that's all about home, and a house in the country, a house that has changed little in the years since we built it."Imbued with Loukie's warmth and...

Cig Kofte (Spicy raw Turkish meatballs)

The recipe for these delicious spicy Turkish meatballs comes from A Taste of Sun & Fire by Aylin Oney Tan which is an excellent introduction to the ancient cuisine of Gaziantep in south-west Turkey, a city I visited when...

Fabulous Falafel

A plate of flavourful falafel balls served with pita bread stuffed with tahini yoghurt, sliced tomatoes, pickles, cucumber, lettuce and rocket is popular at iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast after sunset during Ramadan (Feb 28th-March 30th,...

Char-Grilled Prawns with White Nectarines and Chilli Salsa

This combination of char-grilled tiger prawns, sweet white nectarines and a Vietnamese nuoc cham-style salsa is a fabulous celebration of summer flavours.  The recipe was inspired by Victorian chef Annie...

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Haunted By My Father’s Ghost

Two classic Aussie movies have haunted me lately: Last Days of Chez Nous and Last Cab to Darwin. Both reminded me of my late father. A few days before I embarked on a road trip to Broken Hill (Wilyakali) and the Outback, I happened upon Rex...

Celebrating My Lunacy

Celebrate your lunacyPray for Help                            - Tibetan Buddhist Lojong   When I fell over a few months ago and broke four small bones in my foot, three words sprang instantly to mind: “Hello old age!” I’d been looking for my...

Ramadan Nights Sydney

The sun was just slipping beneath the horizon when I arrived at the IQRO mosque in Wiley Park, western Sydney.  Despite a few grey clouds hovering in the distance it promised to be a fine evening with just a hint of autumn chill in the air.  ...

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My kids’ cooking classes aim to teach children to prepare a wholesome, nutritious meal which they love to eat and can reproduce easily at home.

July 2025 Mini Chef Classes

 

Apologies, I won't be running any cooking classes through July school holidays due to an injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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