Discovering, gathering, shucking, preparing and devouring our own oysters from Tasmania’s pristine waters off the coast of Bruny Island will always remain a happy memory. In my experience you are either an oyster fan or you are not, and for those who enjoy oysters you’ll love these combinations.
Read MoreA long weekend at our place usually means a sleep in and late breakfast together on the holiday Monday, and today was no different. Pancakes are always a favourite to cook when it is a slow morning without schedule.
Read MoreFish tacos are such a simple and healthy way to enjoy fresh fish and combined with a refreshing pineapple salsa and creamy lime mayonnaise, these are hard to beat.
Read MoreFrittatas are such an easy meal to throw together when time is short and the fridge is looking bare. Although I’ve used potato, leek and Gruyère, you can substitute any vegetable, herb or cheese. Perfect served hot or cold, either on its own or with a green salad.
Read MoreThese are a delicious and nutritious snack, suitable for breakfast, brunch, served for lunch with a leafy green salad or popped into the school lunchbox. When I am cooking these for breakfast I usually measure and prepare the ingredients the night before, then throw them together and into the oven first thing in the morning.
Read MoreCongee (in Asian cooking) is a broth or porridge made from rice. In China, it is traditionally a breakfast dish, a plain white rice congee, most often served with side dishes, sometimes a fried egg. My version, which was inspired by the delicious congee served daily at Bread and Circus Wholefood Canteen in Alexandria, NSW, incorporates, home-made organic chicken stock, slow cooked organic chicken and organic brown rice. Creating a deliciously wholesome, easy to digest, comfort food - best eaten anytime of the day or night!
Read MoreYou've got just one day in Byron Bay - where would you eat?
Recently I was faced with this wonderful opportunity to eat my way around Byron Bay, combined with a healthy dose of exercise in between meals, simply to further stoke the appetite! On a Thursday morning it’s straight to Byron Farmers market for breakfast from The Nomadic Kitchen, and on other days; organic plant-based fare served thoughtfully at FOLK Cafe, or bacon and egg butties, green curry of fish, crispy pork belly roll with Asian pickles and their popular three cheese toastie with homemade mustard pickles are amongst the standard offerings at 100 Mile Table and then a cosy night out with some Argentinian fare on the fire at Barrio.
Apple pie evokes fond childhood memories for many, often equated with grandmothers and
stories of steaming hot, sweet apple fillings, surrounded by crisp, buttery short-crust pastry.
This simple recipe, marrying the apple with vanilla and cinnamon encased in a light spelt crust, will have the fond memories flooding back.
Nothing is more enticing to me than a nourishing savoury pie. A good pie should be a delicious food surprise, containing mouthfuls of flavour, texture, warmth and comfort.
I serve mine with home-made sweet potato wedges and/or a green salad.
From the creators of the delightful wholefood cafe in Elanora Heights, The Nook (which I shared with you a couple of years back), Adam and Carla have taken their passion for organic fare further afield, around ‘the bends’ in fact to set up their second offering, Forage Wholefoods Cafe and Organic Grocer in Clareville, NSW.
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Come join me for a Cooking Classes or 'Afternoon Tea with an Author' event in my Palm Beach Kitchen, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
