by Sheridan | Dec 3, 2019 | Cocktail fare, Dinner, Lunch, Meat, Picnic, Recipes
Terrine de Campagne This luscious terrine is easy to make, keeps well, and is a good stand-by for Christmas entertaining, served with slices of crusty bread or toast and baby gherkins. For a richer terrine, overlap strips of thinly sliced prosciutto along...
by Sheridan | Sep 22, 2019 | Brunch, Dinner, Eggs, Italian, Lunch, Picnic, Recipes
Frittata Primavera This moist tasty frittata is made with an abundance of spring greens from my local Community Vegetable Garden. I’d intended to use mostly silverbeet (Swiss chard) but ended up using a variety of greens including baby rainbow silverbeet, baby...
by Sheridan | Aug 11, 2019 | Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Picnic, Recipes, Salads
Louise’s Citrus Brown Rice Salad This simple, lovely rice salad recipe was given to me by Louise Miller, a talented young freelance chef based on the Gold Coast who specialises in healthy natural organic dishes. “I like to use the...
by Sheridan | Nov 4, 2018 | Cocktail fare, Picnic, Recipes
Horses for Courses: Luscious Sandwiches To Accompany The Bubbly on Melbourne Cup Day These sandwiches have been Peter Rowland’s signature finger food offerings at the Melbourne Cup for many years now. Use a good quality commercial mayonnaise (such as S&W) or...
by Sheridan | Jun 24, 2018 | Brunch, Dinner, Picnic, Recipes
Leek and Bacon Flan I really like the addition of mustard to this rich, savoury tart. Because there’s no egg white in the filling, it’s creamier than a conventional quiche filling (if you prefer a more quiche-like texture, use one whole egg and one egg...
by Sheridan | Aug 13, 2017 | Brunch, Cakes, Desserts, Picnic, Recipes
Jane’s Orange Chiffon Cake This heavenly, “light as a feather” chiffon cake was the centrepiece of a high tea which I attended recently at a friend’s home. Made by Jane Busby, a friend of the family, it disappeared almost as soon as it was set...
