Pronounced “ferr” not “fo”, I think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they order a bowl of this delicious Vietnamese beef noodle soup. In Sydney for work a couple of years ago I was busting to get to Miss Chu’s – the ‘Queen of rice paper rolls’ for a bowl of […]
Meat pies, fish pies, apple pies and cherry pies. Chicken pies, mince pies, Gosh! there are even party pies. Pies with peas or pies with mash, pies with mushy peas and chips. There are pies with sauce, and pies without, pies that are big and pies that are small. Some have pecans, others have pork […]
Deep fried Mars bars. I can’t say I’ve ever cooked a deep fried Mars bar. Or eaten one for that matter. I did however used to throw a Mars bar in the freezer every now and then. Although I don’t have the worlds largest sweet tooth there was always something about a frozen Mars bar that […]
Growing up we always called zucchini slice – ‘zucchini pie’ cause Mum made hers in a pie dish. And that’s what she called it. Similarly, we’ve always called this dish ‘tuna macaroni’ even when Mum used pasta shells instead. We’ve called it this because that’s what the original recipe states; a recipe given to Mum […]
Blue cheese divides the crowd. You either love it or hate it. I’m a blue cheese fan myself. I love it on a cheese board paired with some truffle honey and seem to use it in salads a lot as well. In this salad, the blue cheese goes beautifully with the bitterness of the walnuts […]
I still think the hardest part about cooking a big breakie for a tribe of people is keeping the coffee machine and toaster going. Similar to the whole corn fritter idea I guess, these potato rosti are fabulous to make when you’ve got a house full as it means that you can serve bacon and […]
Of course you’re allowed to disagree with me, but I don’t think there is anything daggy about tinned salmon. I love it. Not used as much as it should, you don’t see many recipes cutting round using this tinned fish anymore. I’ve grown up eating salmon rissoles a lot and enjoy making this delicious salmon pate. […]
State of Origin tonight and Aunty Ali is over. We’ve just demolished a pile of these sticky Asian chicken wings and are now plonked on the couch. “Yuck Lo – you can’t put that photo on your blog!” she says as she hits ‘delete’ on the pic I took of preparing the raw chicken wings. […]
I’m sure you’d all know someone with an old folder in the cupboard above the stove. The type of folder full to the brim with decades old recipes. Granted, they’re probably all so scuffed and torn that you’ll hardly be able to read them. I sometimes find deciphering the handwriting is harder than cooking the […]
Can I just throw it out there – crumbed lamb cutlets are the best food on the planet. And if cutlets are number one, this lamb schnitzel comes in a very close second. Lamb schnitzel came around thanks to Mim – who makes THE best schnitzel. Walking past her local butcher shop recently, she happened […]
One word for you. Flavour. When Jamie Oliver wrote his ‘5 Ingredient’ cookbook, in my heart I know why he wrote it. Not to ditch the Ottolenghi’s of the world, instead to say that food doesn’t need to be complicated and time consuming to be ‘oh so right’. Cork Daddy’s at rugby training and I HAD […]
I’ve been wanting an excuse to make this egg and bacon pie for ages, ever since I came home one day to a parcel at my door step – a shiny new deep quiche pan which had come all the way from France; a gift from Mim on my birthday! So when good friends of […]
I made this beef bourguignon for the rehearsal dinner at my favourite cousin (if I’m allowed to call her that) Jess’ wedding in Kangaroo Valley last year. Rehearsal dinner. That sounds so American. Anyway, so I made three slow cookers worth and still recall sending guests home from the weekend with Tupperware containers full of […]
Chatting to my good friend Lizard recently, she told me she’d made a chicken Laksa for dinner. This gave me the inspiration to reach for that jar of Laksa paste whilst browsing the gourmet food aisle at Knights Meats last week. This prawn Laksa is the quickest and easiest soup you can make and although I […]
Try saying ‘pumpkin, pea and pine nut pasta’ really fast three times. That may be difficult, but making this tasty little pasta dish isn’t. The perfect meat free Monday meal, it’s made even easier if you can roast the pumpkin on Sunday night and have it in the fridge ready to throw in. Made with simple […]
Origin night. Game 3. 7 kids under 4 tearing round the house while us adults try and sneak in a couple of drinks before the wheels fall off and it’s home to bed for the littlies. The perfect way to end the weekend. I made homemade burgers and chips for a cas’ ‘stand around the […]
How many times have you gone overboard with the cheese and dip platter when friends come round for dinner? So often after a party I find myself scraping the leftover bits of cheese and what used to be fresh crackers in to the bin (whether that be late at night once everyone has gone home […]
Back in the 60’s Mim used to go to these weekly cooking classes that were run by the SCC (Sydney County Council). She remembers sitting up in an amphitheatre style classroom and scribbling down notes on the recipes that were printed out and distributed to the eager young cooks. To this day, Mim still has […]
There’s a story behind this fettuccine. When Charlotte was born Mim came and visited us in Wagga. A fabulous cook, she made a huge batch of my favourite fettuccine – decadent and rich, it’s a real crowd pleaser. Mim stocked the freezer with scrumptious home cooked meals for Cork Daddy and I – as new sleep […]
One for the mushroom lovers out there, I’m giving you some grey soup on this very cold and overcast wintery day. If you don’t like mushies – sorry, you won’t like this soup. It is quite ‘mushroomy’ indeed and would make for a nice little starter at a dinner party or for a cas’ meat […]
