I love a good pea and ham soup – if you use a really good ham hock, you can create a fabulous dish that can be a main in itself! This dish tastes amazing! Hints & Tips Do not add any salt – the ham hock is naturally salty and will add to the soup….
Recipes
Nutty Baked Apples with Butterscotch Sauce
This is a great recipe that you can leave to cook in a slow cooker until you are ready to serve! Original recipe came from an Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook which has been modified slightly! Hints & Tips The size of your apples will dictate whether or not the amount of filling is sufficient. This…
Green Beans & Goats Cheese
Beans can be boring just served as they are. This recipe for green beans is anything but! Hints & Tips You can make as much or as little as you like! I use Meredith Dairy Marinated Goats Cheese in this recipe but you can use any marinated fetta as an alternative. GF, SF, Veg.
Spinach & Fetta Filo Pastry
Filo pastry is very versatile and goes a long way! You can put almost any filling in filo pastry, sweet or savoury and it tastes great! Hints & Tips Make as an entree or for a large gathering or party. SF, Veg.
Cauliflower with Chilli & Pine Nuts
Cauliflower can sometimes be challenging to serve without smothering it with cheese! This recipe enhances the cauliflower and gives it a much nicer flavour. Hints & Tips GF, DF, SF, V, Veg.
Baked Mushrooms
This is based on an original Jacques Reymond recipe which I have modified slightly. If you love mushrooms, you will love this – it does not take long to do and is a great side dish or an entree! Hints & Tips I only used Pine mushrooms but you can use any mix of wild…
Simple Osso Buco on Mushroom Ragout
I found this the original recipe in an Australian Womens Weekly Cookbook. I like this recipe because of its simplicity. There is not much to it! Hints & Tips You do not have to make the mushroom ragout to serve with this – you can just as easily serve it with mashed potatoes, Parsnip Puree…
Strawberries Marinated in Pinot Noir!
I think I found this recipe on the internet somewhere – I love the marinade – it tastes amazing with the strawberries! Hints & Tips This dessert can be served as it is or with thick cream. Pinot Noir is a very light red wine – if you do not have Pinot Noir, only try…
Lemon Tart
I love this lemon tart, more because of the biscuit pastry! I have amalgamated 2 recipes for this lemon tart! I have used the Biscuit Pastry recipe from Margaret Fulton’s Encyclopedia of Food & Cookery and the Lemon Tart recipe from Stephanie Alexander’s The Cook’s Companion! Hints & Tips Veg.
Char Siu Slow Cooked Pork Ribs
I have tried many recipes for slow cooked pork ribs and never quite got it right until now. Always found the ribs drowning in sauce! However, this recipe I found in an Australian Womens Weekly Cookbook turned out well and tastes amazing! Hints & Tips This dish requires minimal preparation and can be just left…