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The humble potato often gets a hard go as being boring, plain and common. With a little bit of extra effort the potato is king. The key to succes of this simple side dish is good quality ingredients, I picked up the potatoes at a road side stall in the country, and the parsley comes [...]

This recipe is a work in progress, but as it tastes delicious already I thought I’d share it. Years ago I was dining out while on holiday and had a sensational smoked salmon fettucine. I’d tried to recreate it a couple of times but without much success, but this time with a combination of great [...]

The secret of making curried scallops is not to over power the fantastic flavour of the scallops with the curry, hence this dish has a very mild curry flavour. I always use fresh Tasmanian scallops but you can use whatever you can get your hands on. Try it with prawns (aka shrimp) or marinara mix. [...]

I’ve been cooking for myself, family and friends for about 20 years, and in all that time I’ve never cooked a roast anything. I’d always been of the opinion that they took too long to cook, took too much preparation and heaps of cleaning up, so they weren’t worth the effort. However I’d decided that [...]

Laksa purists are going to hate me, but this is a quick and yummy little dish that doesnt take long to prepare and is a great little boost on a cold day. There are hundreds of different ways to make laksa and this one is as easy as it gets. You can choose to add [...]

Grilled eggplant sells in my local deli for around $20 a kilo, but I can buy it fresh for $4.50 a kilo at the moment. There’s a million different ways to do this but for now I’ll tell you the simple way. 1. Cut off the top and bottom of the eggplant and cut into [...]

I can’t believe this guy, he’s spent six year’s trying to clone a pizza he experienced in NYC. He’s gone so far as to modify his stove with a pair of garden shears so he can get the required high heat for the perfect crust. I’ve got some simple and easy pizza recipes which I’ll [...]

Asparagus has just come into season in my part of the world and it’s great to be able to buy it fresh and cheap instead of having to put up with the mushy asparagus you get out of a can. I wouldn’t even bother trying this recipe with tinned asparagus, I have a strange feeling [...]

I blame Jamie Oliver for putting up the price of lamb shanks, they used to be a cheap off cut that you could use to flavour soups and stews, now they are showing up on restaurant menus at the same price as a prime cut of beef steak. On the bright side as their reputation [...]

White sauce is easy to make and can be used as the base for many other sauces by adding some extra ingredients. You can easily double or triple the quantities of the ingredients to suit your needs. Ingredients 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of plain flour 2 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon salt Method 1. [...]