Beef, Pork and Cheddar Cheese, Aussie Meat Pie Rodrigo’s Stuffed Eye Round Frango con Quiabo e Angu ~ Chicken (cooked in Vinegar) with Ocra (and Green Chilli) Claudio’s Páo de Queijo ~ Cheese Bread Empadinhas de Camarao ~ Brazilian Prawn Empanadas Amanda Areias from the fantastic blog ‘Give me Flour’ was a angel and sent [...]

Happy New year all! (Ok that really is a tad late isn’t it!?) I do hope you all had a wonderful Xmas holiday period and New Year. I am just getting back into the swing of things after taking a few weeks off over early Jan to spend time with my family who visited from [...]

Katie’s Beef Wellington Roast Loin of Pork with Apple, Apricot and Pistachio Nut Stuffing Creamy Pecorino and Parmesan Macaroni Bake with Salami, Roast Tomatoes and Chilli Garlic Butter Roast Chicken with Lemon, Macadamia Nut and Bacon Stuffing Roast Chicken with Mushroom, Walnut, White Truffle and Sausage Meat Stuffing Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Parsnips with Nutmeg, [...]

Lamb with beer and roasted garlic – – – – – – – - 12-16 French-trimmed organic lamb cutlets 8 large cloves garlic 2 standard bottles ale/lager Salt and freshly ground black pepper A few fresh thyme sprigs Olive of for frying – – – – – – – - Preheat oven to 180˚C (350˚F). [...]

Katie’s quick Shepherd’s pie with roasted garlic cheesy mash – – – – – – – - 600g lean organic beef mince (ground beef) 1 brown onion, finely diced 3 large cloves garlic, minced 2 cups beef or chicken stock 1½ tablespoons tomato paste 1/3 cup Worcester sauce 3 tablespoons HP sauce 3 tablespoons BBQ [...]

Pearl barley and puy lentil salad with roasted heirloom baby tomatoes, chorizo and baby radish INGREDIENTS 1 cup pear barley 1 cup puy (or French) lentils Large handful heirloom baby tomatoes Handful green beans Handful baby radish, thinly sliced 2 medium-sized whole chorizo sausage Juice 2 lemons Olive oil & EVOO Salt & freshly ground black [...]