Blood Orange Margaritas

Serves Makes 2 cocktails INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup blood orange juice, reserve the orange halves/wedges 2 tablespoons sea salt 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 cup tequila 1/4 cup triple sec 1 teaspoon agave syrup* optional Ice to serve METHOD 1 Rub the rim of the glass with the juiced orange halves/wedges, (I like to juice small quantities with my hands. I love watching Jamie Oliver do…

ByThe Carousel10/02/2014

Baking

Lamington Tiramisu

Serves 6-8 INGREDIENTS 2 packets Lamington fingers (about 16 fingers) 1 cup strong espresso coffee 1/4 cup of Amaretto 2 eggs (separated) 3 tbsp caster sugar 250gram mascarpone cheese 250ml thickened cream, whipped METHOD 1 Combine the coffee and Amaretto in a bowl. 2 Add egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and whisk until thick and pale. Add mascarpone and beat until just combined. Add…

ByThe Carousel10/02/2014

Baking

Mini Roasted Strawberry Almond Meal Muffins

The original recipe calls for two cups almond meal. I subbed in a bit of cornmeal because I love how it pairs with berries, the occasional bit of crunch, and wanted to see if I could just barely pull the flavour through. Either way should work. I am new to playing with coconut sugar and…

ByThe Carousel10/02/2014

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Sambal Chicken Skewers

Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Serves: 4 Equipment: 8 bamboo skewers soaked in water at least 1 hour. Ingredient Information: Hot chili paste is available at Asian markets and many supermarkets. INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar 1/3 cup hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek) 1/4 cup fish sauce (such as nam pla or…

ByThe Carousel09/02/2014

Baking

Orange Chiffon Cake

Just like it's name, this is the lightest, prettiest cake at the tea party. INGREDIENTS Orange Chiffon Cake 6 eggs, separated 1 extra egg white 225g plain cake flour 250g caster sugar 50g extra caster sugar 1tbsp baking powder 1/2tsp salt zest of one orange, grated super finely 180ml freshly juiced orange juice 120ml canola oil, or similar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp cream of tartar Frosting 115g butter 250g…

ByThe Carousel09/02/2014

Entertaining & Wine

Barbecued Pepper Chicken Curry

This dish started out as a simple curry, but during England's summer festival season I was asked to put on a barbecue over fifteen nights at an open-air festival in Wimbledon. I needed to cook something with a big impact, something that would send out irresistible aromas, so I took this recipe and converted it for the barbecue. Man,…

ByThe Carousel09/02/2014

Baking Entertaining & Wine

Sundried Tomato & Goat’s Cheese Tarts

You'll need 6 x 8cm (3cm-deep) round fluted tart pans with removable bases. Makes 6 tarts INGREDIENTS 300g (2 cups) plain flour 125g cold butter, chopped 40g (1/2 cup) finely grated parmesan Goats Cheese Filling 3 eggs 125ml (1/2 cup) pouring cream 130g soft goat's cheese, plus extra, to serve 2 tbspn finely chopped chives, plus extra, to serve 18 semi-dried tomato halves 2 tbspn pine nuts, roasted METHOD 1 Preheat…

ByThe Carousel09/02/2014

Baking

Blueberry & Almond Friands

Friands are small cakes made with almond meal and whisked egg white that are based on the French financier (interestingly, a French friand is a sausage roll). They're a breeze to make, as all the ingredients are simply folded into the whisked egg whites and then baked. Preparation time 15 minutes Baking time 20 minutes Makes 12 INGREDIENTS 6…

ByThe Carousel08/02/2014

Baking

Coconut Croissant Pudding With Kaya (Coconut Jam)

Serves Approximately 6 INGREDIENTS About 3 croissants, torn into large pieces (you may need to adjust the amounts of this recipe to suit the size of your baking dish) 2 large eggs 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup coconut cream 1/4 tsp salt 2/3 cup kaya (you can make your own, or if unavailable add 1/2 packed cup brown sugar and 1/4 tsp…

ByThe Carousel08/02/2014

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Ribeye Steaks With Chimichurri Sauce

Prep time 10 mins Total time 30 mins Serves 4-8 Make the sauce a few hours ahead. INGREDIENTS 4 ribeye or sirloin steaks olive oil ground cumin For the chimichurri sauce: 11/2 x 28g packs flat-leaf parsley 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped 150ml olive oil 1 tsp dried oregano 2 tbsp white or red wine vinegar a good pinch of ground cumin METHOD 1 For the chimichurri sauce, whiz all the ingredients with…

ByThe Carousel08/02/2014