Opa Boers Raisin Bread Recipe. I publish this here for the sake of posterity. This is my Opa’s traditional recipe. He was a bakker back in Holland. He came from a long line of bakers. They made knapperjes and baked bread for the local community before sailing across to the other side of the world […]
Sweet Potato Salad Recipe Print Author: Dani B Ingredients 1.25kg of sweet potato 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil plus 2 tablespoons extra ½ teaspoon of red curry paste 90ml of coconut milk 2 teaspoons of lime juice 11/2 tablespoons of brown sugar 4 cloves of garlic, crushed. 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated. 200 […]
I have just returned from a very gorgeous adventure to Oahu, Hawaii. We enjoyed eating pineapple, fresh shrimp and sipping cool water from a coconut. I even tried fresh fish tacos from a shrimp truck on the beach one evening while the sun set slowly in the background. I did get to wondering why coconut […]
A much loved, simple recipe that I’m finally publishing because I’ve lost my paper version, so I need it to cook dinner tonight! I have called it ‘Rockstar Singapore Noodles’ because it just isn’t very traditional and has been adapted to suit my life and my veggie patch. So very rock star. I hope your […]
Carrot and Fetta dip Print Prep time 2 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 17 mins Author: Dani B Ingredients 5 medium carrots peeled and chopped 5 medium carrots peeled and chopped 2 tablespoon of olive oil 2 tablespoon of olive oil 1 clove of garlic, crushed 1 clove of garlic, crushed […]
National Cake Day. What a splendid thing to celebrate. The sweet, buttery goodness of a cake tends to bring such happiness when it is eaten and also when it is being made I think. So what is your all time, favorite, most sumptuous and reliable cake recipe? My late mother-in-law’s chocolate mud cake recipe is […]
Wild Cattle Creek Estate I had the pleasure of being invited to dine at Wild Cattle Creek Estate on behalf of the Australian Good Food Guide. We arrived at the Yarra Valley on a beautiful evening and were blown away with how beautiful the property was. Wild Cattle Creek Estate has accommodation, vines, a tasting […]
Veggie Patch Nasi Goreng On a recent holiday to the South Coast of NSW, we stayed at an amazing Airbnb. It had backyard views of the river and the ocean and we had our own little island that we could paddle over to when the tide was out. The sun woke us up early every […]
Silvia Colloca of “Made in Italy” and “Silvia’s Italian” TV cooking show fame has recently released a brand new book of excellent recipes for baking. I was lucky enough to receive a copy to review and I immediately started baking cakes and breads from it. The book itself is broken into the following sections.
My favourite thing to cook is normally something new. I definitely have my old favourites, sometimes on non-stop rotation, but there is nothing quite like learning a new skill and making something different and wonderful. I remember this exciting feeling as a teenager when I realised if I really wanted to eat something that I […]
I recently found myself back in the land of the long green paddock (most recently colonised by the double brick dream home as far as the eye can see). The air was crisp and the landscape wide just like I remembered it. I had arrived on the eve of my 40th birthday at the ultimate […]