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Celeriac is already loaded with flavour, so it makes it doubly nice in this celeriac gratin… Ingredients 1 large Celeriac (or 2 small) peeled and sliced into 1/2 cm thick rounds 1⁄4 cup [...]

When it comes to Passata, we believe the simpler the better. This is our family’s recipe… Ingredients Sauce tomatoes (Roma) Fresh basil Salt Equiptment 1 mouli Sterilised bottles/jars [...]

  Caprese Salad screams “Italy!” It is not only that the colours are those of the Italian flag, it’s the combination of tomato and basil— one of the best marriages in the history of food— [...]

  A really simple bruschetta with pan-fried mushrooms and silverbeet Ingredients 50g unsalted butter 12 flat mushrooms, sliced 1cm thick 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 shallots, finely chopped [...]

A great middle-eastern inspired salad (serves 4) Ingredients   For the spiced cauliflower: 1 small cauliflower, cut into florets ¼ cup olive oil 1 tspn ground cinnamon 1 tspn ground coriander [...]

A true classic. A fantastically decadent starter… Ingredients 12 Figs 100g plain Meredith Chevre (Goat’s cheese) 12 thin slices Prosciutto 6 sprigs fresh Thyme, leaves removed Balsamic [...]

Makes approx 10 skewers Ingredients 1 long green chilli 1 clove Garlic 2 French Shallots, peeled 1cm piece fresh Ginger 1cm Galangal 1/2cm piece fresh turmeric 2 kaffir lime leaves 1/2 tablespoon [...]

  A perfect canape for easy entertaining. Makes about 20 crostinis Ingredients 250g dried figs 180ml good-quality pinot noir 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar 1⁄4 cup caster sugar 1 sprig rosemary [...]

Smokey chipotle and creamy parmesan go perfectly on the sweet bbq corn… Ingredients 4 – 6 Corn on the cob 4 Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce, chopped 3 – 4 tblspn Mayonnaise 150 [...]

A traditional Spanish paella, making the most of the spring-time produce Ingredients 1 hot chorizo sausage sliced on the diagonal 1 red onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 [...]