Classic Cottage Pie Recipe

Serves 5–7 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 1 hour 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) floury/starchy or mashing potatoes 200 ml (7 fl oz) hot milk 80 g (2¾ oz) butter 2 large onions 2 garlic cloves 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried herbs de Provence or mixed dried herbs 300 g (10½ oz) sausage meat 70 g (2½ oz) tomato paste…

ByThe Carousel26/08/20160Comments

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Japanese Seven-spice Calamari

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) squid hoods, cleaned and cut into 2 cm (¾ in) rings, leave tentacles intact 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted until golden 2 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced on the diagonal Japanese marinade 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) light soy sauce 5 cm (2 in) piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated (approximately…

ByThe Carousel21/08/20160Comments

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Breakfast Pizza Recipe

Rebecca Coomes, author of cookbook 'SIBO Family Favourites', shares a breakfast recipe with us. The cookbook contains over 60 recipes for people treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. Serves 2 large serves / 4 small serves INGREDIENTS 6 free range eggs 1 tbs lard 1 red capsicum, diced 100g free range ham, free from nitrates and sugar, chopped ½ punnet cherry tomatoes, halved ½…

ByThe Carousel20/08/20160Comments

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Food King Jamie Oliver Welcomes Fifth Child To The Family!

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 41, and wife Jools have welcomed a beautiful baby into their lives... for the fifth time! Jamie announced the surprise birth with a picture of the gorgeous baby supported with a caption. "And then this just happened guys !! IT'S A BABY BOY !! ? Everyone in the Oliver family is very surprised and…

ByThe Carousel08/08/20160Comments

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Massimo Mele’s Amazing Poached Snapper

Try this gorgeous recipe by Massimo Mele. Snapper all’acqua pazza, which translated from Italian means Fish Poached in “Crazy Water”! Ingredients Serves 4-6 INGREDIENTS 6 plate sized fillets of Pink Snapper 3-4 cloves of garlic finely sliced 400g tinned cherry tomatoes drained Extra virgin Olive Oil A few sprigs of parsley, finely chopped Small handful fresh basil Salt 1-2 dried chili peppers or red pepper flakes A…

ByThe Carousel06/08/20160Comments

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Cinnamon Spiced Lamb Soup With Pearl Cous Cous

Serves 6 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 2 hours 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 4 lamb shanks 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 1 stalk celery, diced ½ tsp ground allspice 1 tsp ground cinnamon 400g tin tomato puree 1 ½ litre chicken stock 1 cup pearl cous cous Lemon juice, to serve Chopped parsley, to serve METHOD 1 To prepare the lamb, heat a large heavy based saucepan…

ByThe Carousel05/08/20160Comments

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MasterChef’s Gary Mehigan Shares His Perfect Sauce Secret

Gary is already on to the Next Big Thing - headlining Sydney's Good Food and Wine Show - but I was lucky enough to spend five minutes with the busy man himself to find out what he has in store. Also a little selfishly, I was dying for him to reveal his tips on how to…

ByMillie Constable04/08/20160Comments

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Matt Stone’s Kimchi Recipe

"Kimchi is one of my favourite things to have on the side of a meal (I also love it on grilled cheese toasties). This recipe makes a much larger batch than the other fermented recipes because once you try it, you won’t be able to stop eating it.". Use a 2 litre (70 fl OZ/8 cup)…

ByThe Carousel04/08/20160Comments

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Olympics Fever: 5 Delicious Brazilian Recipes

But if you're not amongst the action this year, don't fret. We're bringing Brazil into your kitchen, by cooking up a feast with these delicious Olympics-inspired recipes... Pão De Queijo: Tasty Cheese Rolls, Brazilian Style Click here for the recipe! Adam Liaw’s Mocqueca: Brazilian Fish Stew Click here for the recipe! Amazon Fish with Malagueta Hot Pepper Sauce Click here for the…

ByThe Carousel01/08/20160Comments

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New Potatoes In Their Skin With Sage Butter

Serves 4 Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 45 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) small new potatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 100 g (3½ oz) butter 10 sage leaves Special equipment: Tea towel (dish towel) METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Scrub the potatoes in their skin under cold running water, then dry them in a tea towel (dish towel).…

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