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Tomato Day – Prepare your pantry for the year ahead

We grew up with this cultural food ritual and we used to be embarrassed about it! Now I am proud to be part of the generation that has come full circle and I want to share this part of my story with the world.  Tomato Day comes around each year at the end of summer....

Spicy Roasted Tomato Sauce

Preheat the oven to 200 C 2kg ripe tomatoes (cut in wedges) 1/2 cup olive oil 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar 4 tbsp runny honey 4 cloves garlic (chopped) Oregano (basil in summer) 1 teaspoon dried hot chilli (more if desired) 1 teaspoon each of Salt & Pepper   Cut...

Braised Lamb in Marsala and Cinnamon

This makes a lovely ragu for pasta or risotto.   Extra virgin olive oil 6 lamb chops Sea salt & black pepper 3 leeks, chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 cup Marsala 1 jar passata or 1 can tomatoes, chopped in juice 1 bay leaf 1 cinnamon stick flat-leaf...

Pumpkin Risotto

2 cups pumpkin, peeled diced into cubes 2 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage or basil save a few extra leaves (to garnish) 2 cups rice 1 can of crushed tomatoes or bottle of passata fresh herbs (basil...