I love the combination of chocolate and nuts! This slice is awesome and makes a great gift! The original recipe was taken from an Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook and modified slightly. Hints & Tips You can replace macadamia nuts with hazlenuts. If you only want to use two or one type of nuts, just keep…
Recipes
Chinese Chicken Hot Pot
This is a fabulous slow cooked chicken dish that is tasty, tangy and spicy, all at the same time! The original recipe came from an Australian Womens Weekly Cookbook and has been modified slightly. Hints & Tips If you cannot get Chinese Rice Wine, use a dry sherry instead. DF.
Bolognese Sauce
I generally use the leftovers from a slow cooked meat dish where I have removed the meat from the bone or taken bigger chunks of meat and chopped it up into smaller pieced and put it back into the sauce as a sauce with pasta. However, if you want a simple, tasty bolognese sauce, then this…
Hungarian Veal Goulash
There is nothing like a good goulash with crusty bread or rice! Works well with pasta too! The original recipe came from an Australian Womens Weekly Cookbook and has been modified slightly! Hints & Tips Once the goulash is cooked. It can be frozen for use at a later stage or refrigerated until the next…
Balsamic & Port Beef Shanks
Beef Shanks are great when slow cooked. This original recipe came from an Australia Womens Weekly Cookbook and has been modified slightly. This recipe is perfect on a cold day! Hints & Tips Ask your butcher toe cut the beef shanks into equal pieces. As an alternative, use beef osso buo. You can use dry red…
Bessarabian Crepes
These are a really nice entree taken from a favourite Russian recipe book of mine – Russian, German and Polish Food and Cooking by Lesley Chamberlain. The original recipe has been modified slightly. Hints & Tips If you are short on time, you can use filo pastry instead of crepes. Make the filling. Take a…
Eggs with Caviar
This is a very simple entree taken from a favourite Russian recipe book of mine – Russian, German and Polish Food and Cooking by Lesley Chamberlain. It is quick and easy to make and looks impressive! Hints & Tips You can adjust the quantities to suit the number of guests – this serves 8! GF,…
Tuna & Salmon Tartare with Avocado Salsa
Tartare works really well providing you have the best quality of fish! This recipe is an enhancement to a recipe I originally found in an Australian Womens Weekly cookbook. Hints & Tips Get to know your fishmonger to guarantee the quality of the fish you are purchasing. GF, DF, SF, Veg.
Pavlova!
Who does not love a pavlova? It is easy to make, so long as you are familiar with your oven! Hints & Tips If syrupy droplets form on the surface of the meringue, you will know you have overcooked it. Liquid oozing from the meringue is a sign of undercooking. You can replace the berries…
Drunken Oranges with Honey Yogurt Cream
I absolutely love this dessert! It is so easy to make, very impressive and tastes amazing! Hints & Tips Triple Sec is an orange flavored liqueur used in cocktails. You can use any brand. If you want something stronger (and more expensive!), you can use Cointreau or Grand Marnier liqueurs. The longer you marinate the…