30 Jan 2020

Puff…the Magic Pastry…

I always have puff pastry sheets in my freezer. They are my ‘go to’ for whipping up a quick sweet or making the most of leftovers. In no time at all I can make a fruit tart, mille feuille or little palmiers to serve with coffee. Also, the remnants of last night’s dinner can be artfully enclosed in pastry for a crisp pie, pastie or savoury turnover served piping hot from the oven (and no one will even think it’s leftovers!). I favour butter puff pastry and, although it is more expensive, the flavour and flakiness is worth it.

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RECIPES… for every occasion

Sharing my recipe collection to fellow foodies has always been a pure pleasure and it is even more of a buzz when I hear those magic words…’I made your recipe!’.

So here I invite you to browse through and get inspired by my recipes that I have tried and tested over many years. Some have professional photographs, others just have happy snaps and the rest are simply the recipe itself, from my kitchen to yours.

This is my working recipe database and so new recipes are added all the time – be sure to drop by again to see the latest.

30/01/2020

Choc Hazelnut Crescents

2 ingredients, 10 minutes to make and 10 minutes to bake...what's not to love?

Categories : Desserts, Biscuits

28/01/2020

Smoked Pork Shoulder with Cider BBQ Sauce

Also known in the US as a pork butt, this low and slow method of Texas-style bbq results in a soft and succulent pulled pork with the coveted 'bark' crust.

Categories : Main Courses, Barbeque

28/01/2020

Ginger Chicken Satay

Categories : Main Courses

30/01/2020

Puff…the Magic Pastry…

Category : Food Blog

17/12/2019

Menu Planning

We are in the thick of the entertaining part of the year, and it always coincides when we are at our busiest, doesn’t it? Somehow we have to juggle work commitments, end of year functions, gift shopping, housework and event planning, and maintain our own energy and enthusiasm at the same time. For me, the […]

Category : Food Blog

09/12/2019

Fire Up the Barbie…

BBQ Beef Steaks with Garlic Oregano Mushrooms

Summer is here…and it’s time to fire up the barbie! While ‘Great Australian Sausage Sizzles’ will no doubt be taking off at your local mega-hardware store at this time of year, when it comes to throwing something on the barbeque, you really can’t go past a good steak. My recipe for BBQ Beef Steaks with […]

Category : Food Blog

02/12/2019

Christmas on the Menu

Christmas always comes early at my place, as I plan my Christmas menu way in advance especially for my Foodcentric Christmas Cooking Class. For me, Christmas is really is a chance to celebrate and feast with the best produce I can lay my hands on – sushi grade salmon, plump Queensland king prawns, free range […]

Category : Food Blog

25/11/2019

Frittering Away…

A fresh hot batch of fritters are a wonderful thing to whip up for breakfast, brunch or a tasty passaround. The ingredients for these Haloumi Zucchini Fritters are easily mixed together and then spoonfuls are dolloped into the pan to sizzle to golden deliciousness. Serve them as little bites with a dollop of salsa or […]

Category : Food Blog

18/11/2019

Ah Athens

For me, Athens feels like coming home. I am quickly embraced by my Greek heritage, in the faces of the people, the food, the culture, the filoxenia*… Like a fine piece of Greek marble that becomes shiny with time and wear, Athens has polished itself so that while you can still find the busy, friendly […]

Category : Travelogue