In this post, I’m sharing details about the chef’s knife I can’t live without, as well as the other knives I own and what I use them for. My knife collection Here’s a photo of my personal knife collection. I do not have a replica of all of these in my studio kitchen – only my essential knives which I’m covering in this post! You don’t need all those knives I have above to get started with your knife collection....

Aren’t you just dying to know how I got that thick layer of Nutella sandwiched in the middle of a fudge-y brownie? This might be the ultimate Nutella recipe of all time! These Nutella Brownies are OUTRAGEOUS! I could start out with a story of why these are so good, and why you’ll love them so much and why you’ll get a serious Nutella hit with these. But let’s be honest....

Pide Turkish Pide has been my Secret Food Shame* for as long as I can remember. Not authentic, freshly made Pide crafted lovingly by the hands of someone’s Turkish grandma. I’m talking about the greasy, low-rent versions sold from hot glass cabinets at late night takeaway shops, filled with cheap cheese and piles of meat shaved from giant Doner Kebab punching bags turning lazily on vertical rotisseries. It’s a bit wrong, I know, but I cannot help myself....

This is a shortcrust pastry recipe that is perfect to use for sweet and savoury pies and tarts. Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie to the great Aussie Meat Pie! Pie Crust There’s no magic ingredient in this pie crust recipe, it has the same ingredients as 99% of other recipes out there. But it’s presented neatly, easy to follow, and it’s simple if you just follow the recipe steps incorporating all my little small-but-important tips!...

Salmon Salad Regular readers know that my website is dominated by Brown Foods. Think – curries, stews, gravies, roasts. Brown, brown, brown! Delish, delish, delish! 😂 I simply share the food I truly love. I don’t share food because it photographs well ….though I really do try to pimp up all my brown foods with a teeny sprinkle of parsley!! So sharing something as colourful and vibrant looking as this Salmon Salad is a real treat....

Satay Chicken is probably better known as Malaysian and Thai. But actually, it is originally from Indonesia. And as with all popular dishes from cuisines around the world, there are many versions of chicken satay. I’d like to share all the popular ones with you eventually – Thai, Malaysian and even the Singaporean version. But I thought it would be ideal to start with the original and the easiest – the Indonesian version....

Smoked Salmon Dip I consider this dip a bit fancy pants because the cost to make this is probably about 2 to 3 times the cost to buy a tub from the supermarket. Whereas usually, I’m chirping “this recipe is better AND cheaper than store bought!”, like these copycat Gourmet Crackers which I swear is about 80% cheaper than buying them and I double swear that they taste better. But in this case, the homemade version costs more....

Sticky Glazed Christmas Chicken Everybody loves the glaze on a Christmas ham. So one year, I tried using one version on chicken and people went mad over it! Easier and cheaper than ham, with a much higher ratio of glaze to meat, this is so good I’ve actually had people tell me they love this chicken more than Christmas ham!! It’s ultra-sticky on the outside, and just smells and tastes like Christmas....

“This is how you justify having dessert for breakfast…” The problem with these Strawberry Nutella French Toast Roll Ups is that they are way too easy to make. Because frankly, let’s not kid ourselves, these are not a normal breakfast by any stretch of the imagination. I made these in the morning to take photos and as I munched on them afterwards, all I could think was “damn, these are the best doughnuts ever”....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

Surprisingly easy to make at home – all you need is fish, red curry paste, egg, rice flour and fish sauce. Blitz, make patties and pan fry! Thai fish cakes If I order an appetiser at a Thai restaurant, 9 times out of 10 it will either be Thai Fish Cakes or Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce. And both of these are irritatingly pricey at Thai restaurants for what you get!...

Ever since my visit to the Groves Grown Tropical Fruit farm which I babbled about in the Coconut Shrimp/Prawns with Spicy Thai Mango Sauce recipe I shared a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been going a little mango-mad. Mango sorbet. Mango cheesecake. Mango marinade (seriously SO GOOD!). Mango salsas. I don’t want to overwhelm you with mango recipes so I decided to pick one more to share this summer. And really, there was no contention....

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TOP TIP: Treat it like bacon, and don’t forget the bone! It’s un-Australian to make a Glazed Ham that’s just big enough to serve the exact number you’re catering for. Have leftover ham is practically a Christmas ritual in itself. On Day 1, it’s all exciting to use the leftover ham to make lunch rolls. Day 2, it’s already starting to lose its appeal. By Day 3, you start looking up how long the leftover ham will keep for, and how to freeze it....

It doesn’t take much for me to get enthused about get togethers with my fabulous friends. Even last Friday when I was out with the girls and we were talking about our annual Christmas party (yes – 6 months out), I instantly raised my hand and chirped “I’ll do the food!”. Whether it’s a game, a birthday, baby shower, hen’s night or out of town visitor, I’ll jump on any opportunity to host a get together....

Bonus: perfect freezer friendly meal! Baked Ziti Let’s be clear here – this is not just another pasta bake. This is the mother of all pasta bakes! While some recipes might be satisfied making Baked Ziti using a basic meat sauce, this one is made with a good amount of seasonings which adds a TON of flavour into the meat itself which then seeps into the tomato sauce as it simmers away…....

I’m 30-something years old and I still have sleepovers with my girlfriends. Is that abnormal? I’m not even talking about weekends away. I’m talking about actual sleepovers – bring your pillow and PJ’s, lots of wine, rag mags (gossip magazines) and in this particular case, one of my friends brought hair dye with her so we could do her roots for her. (It was supposed to be blonde. It came out orange....

Carrot Cake Cupcakes Let’s firstly get one thing out of the way: The presence of carrot in these cupcakes is not so much about shoe-horning in virtuous vegetables or even flavour. It’s not carrot-y (is that a word?) at all. It doesn’t even contribute to colour. So then, why add carrot? The answer is it gives the crumb that signature tenderness without crumbling all over the place because it softens as it bakes....

Abbreviate the name as much as you want. But don’t abbreviate the recipe! Chicken Parmigiana Aussies love good pub grub. But all too often, the standard pub Parmi comes with soggy crumbing, dry chicken, a sub-par tomato sauce and greasy melted cheese. This homemade version puts those to shame. My secrets? Are you ready for the best Chicken Parmigiana of your life?? Here we go! (And guess what? This recipe includes a bonus NO FRY version....

This recipe is part of a Chili Con Carne Series where I use leftover chili and transform it into other dishes. Earlier this week I shared my Shredded Beef Chili Con Carne recipe. It makes ALOT! About 12 to 15 cups! Which is just perfect because Chili Con Carne freezes so well and is incredibly versatile. Potato skins, as a pasta sauce, in lasagna bakes, wrapped in pastry, as a soup base, on fries and chili dogs and of course Mexican favourites like tacos, burritos, enchiladas, nachos....