by Sheridan | Nov 7, 2021 | Cocktail fare, Picnics, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Broad Bean Avocado Dip We’ve had an abundant crop of broad beans in our Community Veggie patch over the past month. I love to eat them, straight from the pod, when they’re small. Larger, older ones are great in this dip, inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi, which...
by Sheridan | Oct 28, 2021 | Biscuits, Desserts, Recipes
Halloween Pumpkin Cookies Make a batch of these cute halloween pumpkin cookies with the kids to take around as tricks or treats on Thursday evening. Rolling out the dough can be tricky so make sure you give the kids a helping hand 🙂 View Instructions...
by Sheridan | Oct 24, 2021 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Seafood
Venthiam Colombu (Fenugreek Fish Curry) This delicious flavoursome Sri Lankan curry recipe was given to me many years ago by the late Carol SelvaRajah and first published in my “Food Year” (Simon & Schuster) cookbook. A traditional Tamil curry recipe,...
by Sheridan | Oct 17, 2021 | Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Main Courses, Recipes
Carciofi Ripieni (Stuffed Artichokes) We have some fabulous globe artichokes in our Community Vegetable Garden at present, but most of the volunteers are reluctant to pick them because they’re not sure how to cook them. The easiest way with the smaller ones is...
by Sheridan | Oct 10, 2021 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Poultry & Game, Recipes
Mysore Chicken Curry I really like this flavoursome mellow curry, the recipe for which I found in “From India: Food, Family, Tradition” by Kumar and Suva Mahadevan (Murdoch Books 2013), the talented chefs behind Sydney’s Abhi and Aki restaurants....
by Sheridan | Oct 1, 2021 | Breakfast, Desserts, MiniChefs, Recipes, Vegetarian
Buttermilk Pancakes Make a batch of these lovely light pancakes with the kids over the long weekend. A good Lockdown activity. “Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in the pan. Fry the pancake, Toss the pancake, Catch it if you can!” – Christina...
