Making Jam
Isn't this what summer is all about? Strawberries are in the garden, hanging pots and all sort of berries are growing along the walking paths! My lovely Aussie Italian friend, Janice,...
Savoury Summer Muffin
These are delicious and light! Perfect for summer picnics with left over turkey or a tuna and tomato salad. The muffins are pretty to look at and nice to have for a savoury brunch served with other...
Pão Com Chouriço or Chorizo Bread
These are so wonderful! I hope you get to try them soon! 800g wheat flour 15g yeast 400g sliced chouriço / chorizo (in rounds and skin removed) Warm water (as required) 1 teaspoon salt Dissolve the...
Panettone Pudding
When I was growing up, Panettone used to be given to us as a family gift and we used to get so many of them. My parents would also give them as gifts. They were treated as bread - no throwing it...
Christmas Cheesecake
Christmas mince please click here for a beautiful simple recipe. 1 cup Christmas mince or raisins/sultanas/nuts in a cup of rum/brandy/port 750g ricotta cheese 6 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup...
Eggplant Dip or Spread
2 eggplant cut into small cubes 1 onion cut into small pieces 3 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground cayenne...
Eggplant Jam
1Kg eggplants 1/2 cup olive oil water (just enough to cover) 6 cups sugar 2 lemons, Juiced 1 teaspoon cinnamon 5 whole cloves* 1 teaspoon salt Cut the eggplants into cubes, drizzle with olive oil...
Spiced Fruit Mince
To make your own spiced fruit mince at any time of the year, the following will make about 2 cups plus. 1/2 cup sultanas or raisins (roughly chopped) 10 dried figs (finely chopped) 1/2 cup citrus...
Sweet Potato & Ricotta fritters
2 sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed Garlic Olive oil 1 cup flour (potato or rice as alternative to wheat) 1 cup ricotta ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg salt & pepper 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs ½ cup...
Potato Ricotta Cake
I make this very tasty by roasting the potatoes with salt, pepper and oregano in extra virgin olive oil. Makes very cute little potato cakes in muffin tin or a few ramekins or of course just one...
Eggplant Cake
To make this cake look even more impressive I fried slices of eggplant and then put the mixture in. A couple of minutes on each side to fry the slices then add parmesan cheese already prepared with...
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...