by Sheridan | Dec 18, 2022 | Brunch, Christmas, Dinner, Lunch, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes
Glazed Christmas Ham The heavenly smell of a glazed leg of ham baking in the oven always fills me with Christmas cheer. Serve it warm or at room temperature, cut in generous slices and accompanied by a selection of mustards: Dijon, grain mustard, honey mustard,...
by Sheridan | Aug 30, 2022 | Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Meat, Recipes
Marcella Hazan’s ‘Maiale al latte’ (Loin of Pork Braised in Milk) Surprisingly tender, juicy and delicate in flavour this dish comes from Bologna, capital of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. The milk (which is the basis of the sauce) transforms into...
by Sheridan | Aug 14, 2022 | Dinner, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes
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. They’re excellent with mashed potatoes, celeriac mash or creamy polenta. It’s a good idea to start making this dish the day...
by Sheridan | Jun 21, 2022 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes
Indian-style Goat Curry Warm the family up with this flavoursome goat curry courtesy of chef Montie Waraich of Singapore House in Adelaide. For the curry powder, I used Bolst’s Mild Curry Powder (poudre di cari peu epicee) Make the green chilli...
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...
by Sheridan | Apr 3, 2021 | Dinner, Main Courses, Meat, Recipes, Salads
Cumin Lamb Salad with asparagus, beetroot and minted yoghurt This deliciously tasty dish, reminiscent of the eastern Mediterranean, is from Loukie Werle’s terrific self-published cookbook, The Valley (2017). “This salad delivers flavour and...
