Pan-Fried Fish with Lemon Caper Sauce This elegant dish pairs pan-fried fish fillets with tangy lemon and salty capers.
Lemon and Herb Crumbed Fish Crispy crumbed fish with a stunning combination of fresh herbs and lemon.
Seafood Puttanesca This classy meal comes together in no time at all but looks so spectacular to serve.
Three-Cheese Cauliflower and Gnocchi Gratin This is the ultimate comfort food, with the three cheeses making it decadently rich.
Vegetable Clafoutis This savoury take on the classic French cherry clafoutis is basically a crustless vegetarian tart. Lovely for lunch or even a picnic.
Vegetable Strudel If you’re making a roast, pop another tray of vegetables into the oven ready to make this gorgeous strudel the next night. Here I’ve used potato, kumara, pumpkin, parsnip, capsicum...
Easier-Than-Risotto with Spinach and Bacon Toasting the raw orzo with the bacon, garlic and herbs infuses so much flavour into this quick one-pot meal, which can be enjoyed as a main meal for two or...
Blat Salad The famous bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich tastes even better deconstructed into a salad with a creamy mayo dressing.
Asian Chopped Salad With piquant flavours, healthy vegetables and a nice crunch on top, this salad is hard to beat.
Cucumber Salad Add pep to your next barbeque meal with the lively flavours and crisp crunch of this salad.
Marinated Tomatoes Capture the essence of summer in this simple salad. It can be prepped ahead and stored in the fridge for up to a week.
Pumpkin, Carrot, Ginger and Turmeric Soup This hearty soup is packed with immune-boosting ingredients.
Cheese and Herb Biscuits These wee savoury biscuits are fabulous on a platter or cheeseboard. It’s a big recipe but easily halved if desired.
Easter Scones Here is a very scrumptious recipe for Easter scones for you to enjoy over the long weekend.
Apple Crumble This is my trial apple crumble for our soon to be launched online kids club. It was so good that I wanted to share it with you.
Fresh Strawberry & Almond Cake FRESH STRAWBERRY AND ALMOND CAKE One of our favourite cakes to go with coffee or for dessert served with a dollop of cream.
Beef crostini with horseradish cream This has been my go-to quick canapé for a few decades now. It is always enjoyed and looks fabulous when presented to your guests.
shrimp fritters with lime mayonnaise These canapé-sized fritters are very easy to whip up. The recipe can also be made into bigger fritters to serve as an entrée for four people.
Dog cookies A very popular recipe in our house. Just check that your peanut butter is free of the sugar substitute xylitol, which is poisonous to dogs.
Creamy pineapple and coconut dessert slice These flavours will transport you to a summer vacation during winter!
Midwinter rum cocktail It is hard to beat a white cocktail with a coconut-rimmed glass in the middle of winter.
Hot chocolate on a stick Stir these chocolate treats into warm milk for a warming winter drink. They make a lovely gift.
Caledonian cream pots A delicious dessert combining classic Scottish ingredients. This luscious cream can also be used as the creamy layer in a trifle.
Lemon brûlée tart To me this is heaven on a plate. The combination of a lemon tart with a brûlée topping is decadent but not too sweet.
Bond slice This slice got its name from my eldest son who absolutely loved it and was totally obsessed with James Bond at the time.
Irish apple cake with whiskey caramel sauce Serve this spicy apple cake warm with lashing of whipped cream or ice cream and the decadent caramel sauce.
