Recipes

150g caster sugar 2 cups (500ml) water 3 cups (tightly packed) basil leaves (put aside small leaves for presentation) 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice 250g punnet strawberries, hulled and ¼ 120g punnet [...]

4 fresh artichokes 1 tbsp. parsley finely chopped 1/4 tsp. oregano leaves finely chopped 100gm. Mozzarella cheese, grated 1 c. bread crumbs 5 tbsp. grated Parmesan or Romano cheese 1 tsp. crushed [...]

2 1/4 cups persimmon pulp, (from about 2 pounds persimmons) 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 cup whipping cream 3/4 cup whole milk 1 large egg 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon cornstarch [...]

1 X 700g piece beef fillet 1 red onion, peeled and cut lengthways into eighths 1 punnet large cherry tomatoes, quartered Tarragon vinegar 2 cups baby spinach leaves ½ cup black olives Salted baby [...]

Fill a sterillised jar with washed and dried whole cumquats, then add as much caster sugar as possible to fill the gaps and top with brandy. As the sugar dissolves over the following few days, [...]

A delicious, healthy spring-time risotto Ingredients 250g fresh broad beans, shelled (approx 1kg in pods) 110g unsalted butter 3 tblsp double cream 4 tblsp flat leaf parsley, chopped 1 tblsp [...]

250g peeled celeriac, finely chopped 45g butter, chopped 45g plain flour 1 cup milk 3 eggs, separated 100g soft goat’s cheese, chopped Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg ¼ cup finely grated parmesan [...]

Ingredients 1kg Chestnuts 3 shallots, finely sliced 1 mediums stick of celery, finely diced 500ml Vegetable stock 500ml Water 1 bay leaf 2 1/2 tbsp Verjuice 1/2 cup of cream To serve: 10 thin [...]

3 eggs 220g brown sugar 170ml light olive oil or canola oil 250g zucchini, coarsely grated 80g coarsely chopped walnuts 200g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon Extra cinnamon & caster [...]

2 cups strained freshly squeezed orange juice 60g butter, chopped 2 teaspoons seal salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper, or to taste 400g couscous 2 ½ teaspoons olive oil 2 teaspoons [...]