Cupboard Essential: Tom Yum Paste
Tom Yum paste has recently become a staple ingredient in my travelling box of foodie bits. I’m sure you all have a jar or two of Patak’s curry paste and…
Recipes
Roasted Greens & Goats Cheese on Toast
This recipe is inspired by something I ate at Pond Cafe in Torquay. Nope, not that one. Torquay on the Great Ocean Road in Australia! I’ve always been a fan…
Coconut french toast with honey, apricots & raspberries
For this month’s recipe as part of my new Weekend Brunch Club series, I decided to do something sweet. When I think of brunch it’s nearly always savoury – eggs,…
Secret Ingredient Smoothie
Everyone seems to be on a January detox or some sort of post-Christmas diet at the moment. My social media is crawling with pictures of fruit and cereal and bloody…
Smashed Avocado & Feta Two Ways
I’ve been thinking a lot about brunch recently. And eating a lot of it too. It’s a very Melbournian thing to do apparently. And as the new year approached, I…
Winter Cheats Beer Can BBQ Chicken
I really love a good BBQ and as we’ll be spending Christmas in Australia this year, we’ve decided to celebrate the day with one on the beach. Yeah I know……
Pork & Tofu Kimchi Jjigae
It’s well documented that I love Korean food, I even talked about it in my last blog post (about the best Asian food around Melbourne). One of the dishes I…
Herby Roast Vegetable Arrabbiata Sauce
There’s something so good about a homemade arrabbiata sauce. It’s so versatile but I think the best way to eat it is with pasta. However, it can be expensive and…
Strawberry & Prosecco Jam
I’d never made jam before last week. My other half has the sweetest tooth known to man and eats endless amounts of the stuff so when Tate & Lyle asked…
Heirloom tomato and cod one pot with chorizo & kale
I really like Bear Fruit greengrocers in Bristol’s Bear pit (NB 2019 sadly now closed down). It’s where I picked up these gorgeous heirloom tomatoes. It’s a brilliant little place…