Recipes
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...
Vietnamese Green Papaya & Prawn Salad
Vietnamese Green Papaya & Prawn SaladThis light, refreshing, crunchy salad is a popular snack or street food usually served in small quantities throughout Vietnam and always reminds of a beautiful movie I once saw, The Scent of Green Papaya.A vegetarian version, made...
Coeur à la Crème (Valentine Hearts)
Here's a light, elegant French summer dessert for Valentine's Day from my first cookbook, The Cook's Garden. Classic accompaniments are strawberries (preferably wild) and raspberries. Fruit sauces also go well with these little...
Chinese-style Steamed Fish
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this fabulous steamed fish as the finale to a banquet. According to Chinese tradition, the last main course of any feast must include a whole fish. InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers Many Chinese...
Kangaroo Carpaccio
Here's a marvellously simple recipe featuring kangaroo meat from Damien Coulthard and Rebecca Sullivan, the talented authors of Warndu Mai good food.Most of us associate kangaroo fillet with the BBQ, a popular method of cooking and way of getting...