Recipes
Mango Kulfi
This mango kulfi was the finale to a fabulous Diwali feast served by Ajoy and Meera Joshi recently at their restaurant Nilgiri's in Cremorne, Sydney, which won best Indian Restaurant again this year in both the national and NSW Restaurant & Catering...
Chocolate Orange Fudge
There's something special about homemade edible gifts especially at Christmas. This delectable fudge doesn't take long to make, requires only five ingredients and will save you $$ on expensive chocolates.InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan...
Panforte
This nougat-like cake, rich in nuts, candied peel and spices, is a Christmas specialty of Siena in Italy. Years ago, on a visit to the island of Giglio off the Tuscan coast, I came across an ancient version of panforte made with dried figs, nuts, cocoa, dark...
Gang Bao Chicken with Peanuts
In her comprehensive cookbook The Food of Sichuan, Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop tells of how this dish is named after a nineteenth centruy governor-general of Sichuan, Ding Boazhen, who is said to have enjoyed eating it. Ding was...
Race Favourites: Peter Rowland’s pinwheel sandwiches
Melbourne caterer Peter Rowland gave me this recipe for the elegant sandwiches he used to serve in one of the swanky marquees at Flemington on Cup Day. To make pinwheel bread, ask your local baker to slice a loaf of...
Balinese Beef Rendang (Rendang sapi Bali)
Rendang, a flavourful dry beef stew, is one of Indonesia's most popular dishes. Originally made with buffalo meat, this version is from Janet De Neefe's fabulous book Bali: The Food Of My Island Home. She points out that, in...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Slice
This is one of those fabulously easy 5-ingredient recipes which takes 10 minutes to prepare and will more than likely disappear in 10 minutes too. InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers I used a homemade creamy peanut butter but a...
Rainbow Veggie Pasta
Celebrate spring with this colourful combo of veggies, a dish which can be made ahead of time and served at room temperature with a splash of lemon juice or mild vinegar. Or for a nuttier flavour, add a teaspoon of toasted sesame oil along with the...
Fragrant Chocolate Raisin Cake
This boiled chocolate cake is a marvel: surprisingly luscious and moist given that the ingredients and method are so simple. Excellent with coffee or tea or served warm with thick cream or custard for dessert. About this RecipeBy:...
Gypsy Salad
This cheerful, tasty salad is an adapation of one from the late Greg Malouf's magnificent Turkish cookbook, Turquoise. Malouf, of MasterChef fame, became known as Australia's godfather of Middle Eastern cuisine due to his innovative take on Arabic dishes....
Passionfruit Melting Moments
Everything old is new again. These classic Aussie shortbread melt-in-the mouth biscuits never go out of fashion. InroductionAbout this RecipeBy: Sheridan Rogers These are very fragile so handle them carefully, especially when spreading...
Bulgur, chickpea and tomato soup
This is a thick, flavoursome peasant-style soup, originally from Italy. After discovering how nutritious bulgur is at the Bulgur Festival in Gaziantep, south-east Turkiye a few years ago, I decided to use it as the thickener instead of...
Sushi Prawn Cake
Brigid's The recipe for this fabulous sushi cake was given to me by Brigid Treloar who used to take cooking classes at the Sydney Seafood School. Cut into wedges and served with wasabi and soy sauce, it makes a spectacular starter. I've taken a few...
Greek Honey Yoghurt Cake
Greek Yoghurt Cake with Honey Syrup This is an easy cake to make and results in a firm, easy-to-cut cake which keeps well. Many Greek cakes use fine semolina, made from ground durum wheat, which means they can soak up a lot of syrup. It's a goodie for Father's...
Spaghetti with Cauliflower Strascicata
With plentiful supplies of fresh cheap cauliflower around at present, I was reminded of this delicious, umani-flavoured pasta dish which Sydney chef Jared Ingersoll featured in his Danks Street Depot cookbook. Strascicata means...