They say that people in the Mediterranean live longer because of their diet, largely comprising of fish, vegetables and good olive oil. I actually believe this can also be attributed to the fact that they don’t stress about the preparation of their meals. This...
I subscribe to Donna Hay magazine and it is often a source of inspiration in the Em’s Food Kitchen. When perusing her magazine I often find myself wiping the drool from the side of my mouth as I flip the pages in a trance like state, making rather unattractive...
So, my friends at Burleigh Brewing Company on the Gold Coast invited me to come up with an Ultimate Summer Food Pairing for their new Gold Medal Winning brew, Twisted Palm. They generously sent me a sample to try and to really set the tone, I set my thoughts to...
This was a deliciously light and tasty fish pie, just like Nanna used to make. Complete with boiled egg, an abundance of fragrant herbs and a crunchy potato topping it was on the table in under an hour. I love the sweetness of fennel when it is lightly fried and it...
This is definite Em’s signature dish. A little fusiony (I am aware that is not a word but I just made it one) and with the ever present crunchy Asian style salad on top. You may be getting sick of this style of dish but personally, I never will. It was almost...
I knew exactly how I wanted this dish to taste. Fresh and light but with a dressing that packed a punch. A punch it did. Gorgeous pan seared salmon on fragrant rice with a dressing that took just minutes to make this dish was so easy and had every element that...
*Revised Recipe* I made this a couple of weeks ago for my Mum & Partner but when I went to photograph it, my camera battery was flat. When I told them my ideas for the ingredients they both kind of gave me a bit of a “What the?” look, but once they...
If you’ve been following me a while you must realise by now that I like to mix things up a bit. Think a little outside the box. So when I came up with this idea for Asian inspired cabbage rolls it was a rather tense Em’s Food Kitchen moment. There is...
Inspiration for this dish came from one of my Facebook followers (you know who you are) who had a similar dish at a restaurant (I think) and asked me to come up with it. I am fairly certain the dish she had was a poached salmon fillet but I like the idea of that...
This was the starting line-up for a dinner party I had last weekend in celebration of my Hubbies birthday. It would make an equally gorgeous lunch dish for the ladies. Divine scallops sat proudly on a bed of french green lentils, rocket and pine nuts, drizzled with...
This dish was inspired by the latest Donna Hay magazine (and my Sis as she cooked it first) but I decided to put my little twist on it and poach the salmon rather than oven bake it. I am sure it was fine the other way, I just loved the idea of a gentle poach and as...
I must admit I am totally loving the whole ‘Superfoods’ movement even though I think it is a bit of a rort. My love of these foods does not stem from how fantastically good they are for you but more from the combination of flavours. Nutty quinoa and...
