Spoil Your Other Half (Or Crush) With A Feast This Valentine’s Day

BREAKFAST IN BED Blueberry Pancakes With Bacon Click here for the recipe! Banana, Blueberry and Almond Pancakes Click here for the recipe! Chai Chia Breakfast Pudding Click here for the recipe! Lyndey Milan's Perfect Banana Bread Recipe Click here for the recipe! Matt Moran's Omelette With Herbs Click here for the recipe! ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO.. Roasted Rock Flat Tail With Burnt Green Garlic Salsa Click here…

ByThe Carousel09/02/20160Comments

Perfect Passionfruit Curd

Makes about 700 g INGREDIENTS (1 lb 9 oz/2 cups) 110 g (3¾ oz/½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar 4 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 125 g (4½ oz) unsalted butter, cubed pulp from 8 passionfruit, strained juice of ½ lemon METHOD 1 In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, whisk the sugar, eggs and egg yolks together until pale. 2 Now whisk…

ByThe Carousel02/11/20150Comments

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Sugar-Free Lime & Coconut Ice-Cream

Serves: 4–6 Cooking time: 20 minutes, plus up to 5 hours freezing INGREDIENTS 2 bananas 450ml coconut cream 450ml double cream grated zest of 4 limes a generous pinch of fine sea salt 4 tablespoons desiccated coconut, lightly toasted METHOD 1 Blitz the bananas in a food processor until smooth and creamy. 2 Transfer to a mixing bowl and add the coconut cream, cream, zest and…

ByThe Carousel28/09/20150Comments

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Salt, Sugar And Honey–Cured Salmon With Wasabi Mayo

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 130 g (42⁄3 oz/1 cup) sea salt 220 g (7¾ oz/1 cup) white sugar 4 tail-end salmon fillets, skin off (about 200 g/7 oz each) 175 g (6 oz/½ cup) honey 2 tablespoons olive oil 120 g (4¼ oz/½ cup) whole-egg mayonnaise 2 tablespoons wasabi paste METHOD 1 Crush the salt and sugar using a mortar and pestle and then spread half the…

ByThe Carousel09/09/20150Comments

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Foodie Dad: Father’s Day Gift Guide For Gourmet Dads

You've got a foodie dad! Take a look at our fool proof Father's Day gift guide below... Foodie Father's Day Gift Guide 1 Breville- Red Pizza Oven, $143 2 Jamie Oliver- Pizza Slicer, $22.95 3 Shun- Sora Santoku Knife, $99 4 Robinson's Bookshop- Cooking With Jamie Oliver Cookbook, $35 (also available at Chadstone Shopping Centre) 5 Beerenberg Family Farm- Double Shot Pepper Sauce,…

ByThe Carousel20/08/20150Comments

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Lemon and Lime Cheesecake

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 250g (83⁄4 oz) cream cheese, roughly chopped 395g (13 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup (80ml/2 fl oz) fresh lemon juice Juice and zest of 1 lime 2 fresh passionfruit to serve Base 125g (41⁄2 oz) plain sweetened wheat meal biscuits 1 tsp ground mixed spice 40g (11⁄2 oz) butter METHOD 1 For the base, place the biscuits, in batches into a food…

ByThe Carousel19/08/20150Comments

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Chargrilled Lamb & Macadamia Burger With Macadamia Aioli

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 500g lamb mince 1 brown onion, grated 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons ground lemon myrtle 1 tablespoon mint jelly 1 red chilli, seeded, finely diced 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves, finely diced 1 egg yolk 1 cup macadamias, finely chopped 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup macadamia oil 6 sourdough rolls, cut in half Macadamia aioli 1 clove garlic salt and pepper 1 egg…

ByThe Carousel15/08/20150Comments

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Apple & Rhubarb Crumble Jar With Honey Yoghurt

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 stalks (about 350g/12 oz) rhubarb, washed, cut into 5cm (2 inch) pieces 1/3 cup (75g/21⁄2 oz) caster sugar 2 tsp orange zest, finely grated 4 small granny smith (eating) apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 cup (280g/10 oz) Greek yoghurt 1 tbsp honey Crumble Mixture 50g (13⁄4 oz) butter, chopped 1⁄2 cup (75g/21⁄2 oz) plain flour, sifted 1⁄4…

ByThe Carousel14/08/20150Comments

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Punchy Spicy Prawn Jar With Jalapeno Salsa

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 24 green (raw) king prawns, peeled, tail on 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp store bought Cajun seasoning 3 cups (270g/91⁄2 oz) cabbage, finely sliced 1 cup (25g/3⁄4 oz) kale leaves, finely sliced 1⁄2 cup (140g/5 oz) Greek yoghurt 1⁄4 cup (70g/21⁄2 oz) whole egg mayonnaise 60g (2 oz) sunflower sprouts (or other sprouts) 1 lime, cut into wedges to serve Jalapeno Salsa 1⁄4…

ByThe Carousel06/08/20150Comments

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Papaya And Avocado Smoothie Recipe

Papayas are fantastic for digestion, are full of anti-inflammatory enzymes and are said to help prevent colon cancer... no wonder Christopher Columbus once called them the "fruit of the angels". Be kind to your body by pairing this gorgeous fruit with avocado, blend it up and you have a perfect start to your morning. INGREDIENTS 1/2 small…

ByMillie Constable21/05/20140Comments