The first time I ate balsamic pepper strawberries was in an Italian wine bar in Soho, New York. The meals I eat when I'm on holidays are often the most memorable. I wonder, is it because I have time to sit down and savour each bite, and to take in my surroundings? When I was backpacking, in the days before emailing, texting and instagramming, I ... Read More
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Nectarine Granita
Nectarine granita is a semi-frozen dessert, perfect for a summer's day. On a recent holiday with the kids on the NSW south coast, we picked up a tray of beautiful big nectarines from a road-side stall. We worked our way through most of them. The few remaining were a little squashed on the drive home, so I decided to make nectarine granita. I've ... Read More
Christmas Eton Mess
Sometimes, when I cook, things don't go according to plan. The plan was to make chocolate pistachio meringue cookies with cranberries as Christmas gifts. With three kids underfoot, I got distracted. I turned the mixer off too early, and after adding the remaining ingredients, the normally fluffy meringue mixture ended up as a sloppy mess. I ... Read More
Mango Slices with Mango Skin Syrup and Vanilla and Lime Labneh
Mango slices with mango syrup and vanilla and lime labneh, served with lime and coconut macaroons is an impressive dessert with little effort. What's more, it can all be made in advance! I've been cooking a lot from my new Cornersmith cookbook, https://cornersmith.com.au/shop/use-it-all/ The book has lots of helpful recipes for using up the ... Read More
Lime and Coconut Macaroons
Light and chewy, these lime and coconut macaroons are delicious for dessert or afternoon tea. I'm serving them for my annual ladies' lunch, together with lime and vanilla labneh, and mango slices in mango skin syrup. The syrup is a recipe from the wonderful authors of https://cornersmith.com.au/shop/use-it-all/ If you were to serve these lime ... Read More
Peach Kefir Cake
This peach kefir cake is a fabulous cake to take to a picnic. The cake is an adaptation of a much treasured recipe from Annabel Langbein https://www.annabel-langbein.com The cake is delicious just as it is, it transports well, and it can also be made a day ahead. I recently attended a workshop at Idler's Hill, a gorgeous retreat in Sydney's ... Read More