Our Easy Fried Rice recipe is so delicious we guarantee it will be on high rotation in your house after just one taste. Sustainability is important to us, and that means minimal food waste. Yet somehow, we always manage to cook too much rice! Fried rice is a perfect way to use up that leftover …
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Ricotta Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce
If you’ve only ever tried potato gnocchi, we hope you’ll give this ricotta gnocchi recipe a try. Ricotta gnocchi is lighter than the potato version. It is also higher in protein and faster to prepare than the traditional recipe. We served our ricotta gnocchi with a creamy gorgonzola and sage sauce, but it’s equally delicious …
Strawberry Baked Mini Cheesecakes
Our recipe for strawberry baked mini cheesecakes is our most popular post on Instagram to date, and it’s not hard to see why. First of all, who doesn’t love cheesecake? It’s that perfect combination of sweetness, creaminess and a slight tang from the cream cheese, all sitting on top of a salty-sweet biscuit crumb base. …
Lamb Tagine
Why not try cooking a deliciously fragrant lamb tagine? Don’t be put off by the lengthy marinading or cooking times – the recipe is easy! This lamb tagine is equally at home on the family dinner table as it is at a dinner party. It freezes beautifully, and the flavours actually develop when frozen or …
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Mixed Berry Coulis
Vanilla Panna cotta with mixed berry coulis is one of our favourite desserts. The vanilla panna cotta is sweet and creamy soft, and melts on your tongue. The coulis packs a flavour punch that has just the right amount of tartness from the lemon juice to cut through the creaminess of the panna cotta. This …
Summer Fruit Flan
This gorgeous Summer Fruit Flan was our contribution to a New Year’s Eve dinner with friends. New Year’s Eve 2021 was an absolute scorcher in Melbourne, and Summer Fruit Flan ticked all the boxes for a dessert that was delicious, cool, and featured fresh seasonal fruit. In particular, we had some beautiful home-grown apricots from …
Chicken Curry with Greens
Our chicken curry with greens may look complicated – in fact, it’s impressive enough to serve for a dinner party. Truth is, it’s simple enough to qualify as a weeknight dinner. There are a gazillion chicken curry recipes out there, but we do hope you’ll try ours! It’s spicy and tomatoey and finished with just …
Best Hummus Recipe
If you’ve never made your own hummus before, try our best hummus recipe! It’s so quick and velvety and delicious you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with the store-bought version. There are so many hummus recipes out there. We like ours lemony and heavy on the tahini. You can add these ingredients gradually and taste-test …
Negroni Spritz
Negroni spritz … for when you want a negroni, but it doesn’t match the weather. Who doesn’t love a negroni? They’re on high rotation at our place, especially in the cooler months. That combination of bitter, sweet, and spicy is irresistible. Delicious though they are, we find them a little too heavy for a Melbourne …
Easy Raspberry Sorbet
Our raspberry sorbet is the perfect way to finish a rich meal, or as a refreshing treat all on its own. It’s light, fresh, tangy and drop-dead gorgeous. This is the easiest raspberry sorbet recipe you’ll ever find. It takes just minutes to make, plus cooling and freezing time. Get ahead with meal prep for …