Recipes

Eggplant, tomatoes, basil, and ricotta salata – these four ingredients are the fundamentals of Pasta Alla Norma, a dish that originated in Catania, a city on Sicily's East coast.

These are a fantastic vegetarian fritter that you can use just about any vegetable in, I have also made these with sautéed chopped mushrooms and they taste delicious. They make a great addition to a light dinner, as a starter to have with drinks and ideal for kids for the school lunches as you can mask the vegetables that they may not like.

Taking advantage of summer peaches and sweet passionfruit, these Peach, Lime, Passionfruit and Ginger Beer ice blocks are a fantastic snack for a hot summers day. Full of fruit, refreshing and with that iconic Ginger beer flavour, big and little ice block lovers will enjoy these.

Worth every second of effort. These loaded ginger and chocolate chip cookies with a chocolate and ginger ice cream are indulgent and ridiculously scrumptious. The surface of the cookie is full of Buderim Chocolate Ginger chunks, with a creamy delicious smooth ice cream which any one can make.

Who doesn't love a crispy fried coconut prawn cutlet!  I have to say my combination of flavours for the Green papaya salad and the sticky Pickled Ginger Chili are just delicious, perfect for an entrée, canapé, or starter to a dinner party.

One of my favourite entrees when I go out is some sort of deliciousness wrapped up in a betel leaf. My recipe for Betel leaves with crab salad, crispy noodles and a lime and ginger mayonnaise is delicious and if you don't have the betel leaves you can serve this salad in a lettuce leaf, tart shell, or roll it up in rice papers.

I chose a simple Italian baked pasta with béchamel, peas and a pork ragu as my $14 dish. It’s a classic recipe I use to have with my Italian family, its cheap, delicious and feeds a crowd. The reason why I chose this dish and these ingredients as they are flexible in the way you can use the ingredients in different recipes if you were to purchase the ingredients in a weekly shop the recipe makes a large baking dish thus giving at least two nights of food for a family of 4-6 which when you break it down makes...

One of my favourite curries is Palak Paneer, a delicately spiced curry made mainly of creamy spinach with fried paneer - a simple Indian cheese stirred through. As a bit of a twist I have used my favourite cheese as a Paneer substitute - Halloumi - and it all honesty, it doesn't disappoint. In fact, the cubes of salty squeaky fried Halloumi makes this the best Indian Palak Halloumi curry I have tasted.

Chili Prawn Pasta w Blistered Tomatoes, Capers & Lemon... so fresh, easy and quick, and so delicious. The secret ingredient to the traditional flavours of this pasta sauce is the the addition of a good quality wine.

My Poached Peach & Vanilla Melba with Sparkling Raspberry Sorbet, Buttermilk ice cream & Coconut Almond crumble is definitely more than a delicious mouthful.

Did someone say wine and chicken? My Red Wine Roast Chicken is the perfect meal to throw together for easy entertaining or as a mid week one pot wonder.

If you want maximum flavour in a short amount of time, try my 10 minute Spicy prawn tacos.  With a zesty slaw and fried green beans, these tacos are full of flavour, healthy and delicious. A quick easy recipe everyone will love and perfect for a quick midweek dinner or relaxed weekend lunch.

This Asian Inspired Crab Omelette recipe makes for a decadent  dish that’s perfect if you’re just back from an early morning shop at the fish markets, armed with luxurious crab meat. A very moorish dish using sweet fresh cooked spanner crab you could also substitute prawns, cooked trout, salmon or your favourite protein.

Enjoy my One Bowl Orange & Lemon Sponge Brownies using any of your favourite citrus fruits. This is an easy one bowl recipe that you can whip up anytime for any occasion. Best eaten with a dollop of cream, yoghurt  or a spoon of ice cream.

A simply delicious Strawberry Vanilla Crumble dessert that’s quick and easy to prepare! Made with loads of this season’s fresh strawberries and topped with a crunchy vanilla crumbly topping. This self-saucing crumble makes its own strawberry syrup that is just incredible. A perfect dessert to satisfy any berry lover.