When we had our firstborn son, my Husband was in his first year of a pretty demanding five year degree. Being the poor Uni student family that we were, I had to get creative with cooking and that is probably where a large portion of my love of cooking came from....
You may have noticed from previous posts that I am a fan of Broccolini. That is true, but that is not what this recipe is about. It is about the tender, lean pork fillet, wrapped in aromatic sage leaves and salty prosciutto, drizzled with a wine rich, sweet, fig and...
Food has always been pretty important to me and the memories I take away from what I eat are paramount to my recipe creation. My Mum used to make a similar braised cabbage when we were kids and I’ve been thinking about it, a lot. Growing up, we used to have...
I thought I had best have a crack at the latest food craze to take Australia by storm. Japanese Ramen restaurants are popping up left, right and centre and I have to say…….I’m loving it! It is such clean eating, low in fat, big on flavour and easy...
On a recent trip to Beechworth in Victoria, I had the most gorgeous starter of pork dumplings in broth in a fantastic pub called The Empire Hotel. It was rich yet light and immensely satisfying, although not too satisfying as I still managed to fit in a 300gm sirloin...
While travelling through Vietnam last year, we took it upon ourselves to try the traditional, Vietnamese street food Bahn Mi, pretty much every chance we got. The difference between each region was quite astonishing and I realised that there really are no hard and...
Gone are the days in the Em’s Food kitchen for Old El Paso Taco kits. I have discovered a far more healthy and exciting option to feed the hoards. Again, this is a recipe that uses fresh ingredients and good old pantry staples but does not by any means lack in...
I have a little obsession with Japanese inspired food at the moment. I just love the fresh, clean and zesty flavours of wasabi and pickled ginger and I am also a tad partial to crumbed meat. You may not think it is the healthiest option but if your oil is at the...
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but I am rather a big fan of food. All food. However, given the opportunity, it is the old fashioned classics that I really love, particularly when I bring them up to date with a whopping makeover. Rissoles were a staple...
We don’t eat an enormous amount of potatoes in our house so when I came home from our recent trip to Vietnam to discover a whole bag of them in the pantry that our house sitters had left, I just knew I couldn’t let them go to waste. I was also absolutely...
I reckon these babies, Pork Spare Ribs, are the unsung hero of the meat department. Luckily the restaurants don’t seem to have cottoned on so they are still well within budget (unlike pork belly and lamb shanks) and are really easy to cook with. I’m...
Don’t be fooled by the fancy title of this dish as really, the dish couldn’t be more simple. Butcher quality Italian pork sausages were the inspiration and what better pairing than the earthy flavour of a combination of dried and fresh mushrooms. A rich,...
