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A
Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
almonds
Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
Nan’s fruit cake 226
Passionfruit cheesecake 123
Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
anchovies
Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
Whole roast cauliflower with anchovy and garlic butter 182
Anzac biscuits 228
apples
Lentil salad with celeriac and apple 158
Pulled pork sandwiches 153
Roasted pork shoulder with crushed celeriac and apple relish 209
Tangy green and white slaw 48
Thick apple hotcakes 137
asparagus
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Spring green risotto 94
avocados: Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
B
Baby corn with dill and pine nuts 51
bacon
Duck confit with braised red cabbage 181
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Killer potato salad 164
Smoky baked beans with sourdough crumbs 173
baked beans: Smoky baked beans with sourdough crumbs 173
baked pudding: Lime delicious pudding 216
Banana and ricotta French toast 134
Banana bread with cinnamon crumble topping 141
bananas
Banana and ricotta French toast 134
Banana bread with cinnamon crumble topping 141
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Barbecue sirloin with chilli and coriander relish 178
barley
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Mushroom and barley broth with fried herb sauce 168
Barnsley chops with mash and minty peas 107
barramundi: Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
basil
Meatball sandwiches 70
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Tomato salad with quick-pickled onion and basil dressing 52
bean sprouts
Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
beans see baked beans; borlotti beans; broad beans; snake beans
beef
Barbecue sirloin with chilli and coriander relish 178
Beef and ale pie 194
Beer-braised brisket with coleslaw 192
Best beef burgers 108
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Meatball sandwiches 70
Roast T-bone with herb butter 73
Beef and ale pie 194
beer
Beef and ale pie 194
Beer-braised brisket with coleslaw 192
Beer can chicken 180
Beer-braised brisket with coleslaw 192
Beer can chicken 180
beetroot
Best beef burgers 108
Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
Best beef burgers 108
biscuits
Anzac biscuits 228
Chocolate cream biscuits 215
Melting moments 227
borlotti beans
Ribollita 212
Smoky baked beans with sourdough crumbs 173
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
bread
Banana bread with cinnamon crumble topping 141
Fig salad with goat’s curd 32
Meatball sandwiches 70
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Smoky baked beans with sourdough crumbs 173
broad beans
Burrata with broad beans and mint 35
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
broccoli: Tangy green and white slaw 48
buckwheat: Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
burgers
Best beef burgers 108
Fish burgers 78
Burrata with broad beans and mint 35
butter
Potato gnocchi with sage and burnt butter 177
Whole roast cauliflower with anchovy and garlic butter 182
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
buttermilk: Tangy green and white slaw 48
C
cabbage
Beer-braised brisket with coleslaw 192
Duck confit with braised red cabbage 181
Fish tacos 56
Tangy green and white slaw 48
cakes
Nan’s fruit cake 226
Rhubarb crumble cake 225
calamari: Grilled calamari with salsa verde 55
capsicums: Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
caraway: Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
carrots
Beef and ale pie 194
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Ribollita 212
Roasted heirloom carrots with cumin and goat’s curd 185
Shepherd’s pie 190
cauliflower: Whole roast cauliflower with anchovy and garlic butter 182
cavalo nero: Ribollita 212
celeriac
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Lentil salad with celeriac and apple 158
Roasted pork shoulder with crushed celeriac and apple relish 209
celery
Beef and ale pie 194
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Ribollita 212
Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
Chargrilled spatchcock with charred corn salad 97
cheese
Banana and ricotta French toast 134
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Burrata with broad beans and mint 35
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
Chicken schnitzel with a parmesan crust 82
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Excellent omelette 25
Meatball sandwiches 70
Passionfruit cheesecake 123
Pumpkin soup with parmesan crisps 154
Ricotta and lemon doughnuts 222
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Silverbeet, leek and gruyere tart 163
Spring green risotto 94
Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
Zucchini and feta fritters with yoghurt dipping sauce 146
cheesecake: Passionfruit cheesecake 123
cherries: Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
chia seeds: Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
chicken
Beer can chicken 180
Chargrilled spatchcock with charred corn salad 97
Chicken cooked under a brick 167
Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
Chicken schnitzel with a parmesan crust 82
Piri-piri chicken with smoky tomato aioli 77
Pot-roasted chicken with rice and lentils 186
Roast chicken marylands with fennel and potato 89
Roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing 201
Chicken cooked under a brick 167
Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
Chicken schnitzel with a parmesan crust 82
chickpeas: Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
chillies
Barbecue sirloin with chilli and coriander relish 178
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Mango pops (with a hit of cayenne pepper) 118
Piri-piri chicken with smoky tomato aioli 77
Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
Thai-style fish curry 90
chocolate
Chocolate cream biscuits 215
Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
Triple-chocolate tartlets 127
Chocolate cream biscuits 215
cinnamon: Banana bread with cinnamon crumble topping 141
coconut
Anzac biscuits 228
Coconut and lime marshmallows 121
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Red lentil dhal 103
Thai-style fish curry 90
Coconut and lime marshmallows 121
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
coleslaw: Beer-braised brisket with coleslaw 192
coriander
Barbecue sirloin with chilli and coriander relish 178
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
corn
Baby corn with dill and pine nuts 51
Chargrilled spatchcock with charred corn salad 97
cream
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
cucumbers
Fish burgers 78
Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
cumin: Roasted heirloom carrots with cumin and goat’s curd 185
curry: Thai-style fish curry 90
D
dahl: Red lentil dhal 103
Date scones 138
dates
Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
Date scones 138
dill: Baby corn with dill and pine nuts 51
doughnuts: Ricotta and lemon doughnuts 222
dried fruit: Nan’s fruit cake 226
duck
Duck confit with braised red cabbage 181
Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
Duck confit with braised red cabbage 181
Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
dukkah: Lamb cutlets with dukkah and tahini sauce 41
E
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
eggs
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Excellent omelette 25
Killer potato salad 164
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Excellent omelette 25
F
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
fennel
fennel slaw 153
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Pulled pork sandwiches 153
Roast chicken marylands with fennel and potato 89
Salt-baked snapper 100
feta
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
Zucchini and feta fritters with yoghurt dipping sauce 146
Fig salad with goat’s curd 32
fish
Fish burgers 78
Fish tacos 56
Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
Lemony fish broth 42
Oven-baked fish and chips 60
Salmon gravlax 39
Salt-baked snapper 100
Thai-style fish curry 90
Fish burgers 78
Fish tacos 56
French toast: Banana and ricotta French toast 134
fritters: Zucchini and feta fritters with yoghurt dipping sauce 146
fruit cake: Nan’s fruit cake 226
G
garlic
Lobster with garlic butter 111
Piri-piri chicken with smoky tomato aioli 77
Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
Whole roast cauliflower with anchovy and garlic butter 182
ginger: Rockmelon and ginger granita 114
gnocchi: Potato gnocchi with sage and burnt butter 177
goat’s cheese: Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
goat’s curd
Fig salad with goat’s curd 32
Roasted heirloom carrots with cumin and goat’s curd 185
granita: Rockmelon and ginger granita 114
granola: Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
Grilled calamari with salsa verde 55
Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
gruyere: Silverbeet, leek and gruyere tart 163
H
hazelnuts: Rhubarb crumble cake 225
herbs
Mushroom and barley broth with fried herb sauce 168
Roast T-bone with herb butter 73
Honey and macadamia tart 219
horseradish: Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
hotcakes: Thick apple hotcakes 137
hummus: Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
K
Killer potato salad 164
L
lamb
Barnsley chops with mash and minty peas 107
Lamb cutlets with dukkah and tahini sauce 41
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Roasted leg of lamb with a rough mint sauce 205
Shepherd’s pie 190
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
Lamb cutlets with dukkah and tahini sauce 41
leeks
Silverbeet, leek and gruyere tart 163
Spring green risotto 94
Lemon butter with toast 142
lemongrass: Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
lemons
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Lemon butter with toast 142
Lemony fish broth 42
Ricotta and lemon doughnuts 222
Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
Lemony fish broth 42
Lentil salad with celeriac and apple 158
lentils
Lentil salad with celeriac and apple 158
Pot-roasted chicken with rice and lentils 186
Red lentil dhal 103
lettuce
Best beef burgers 108
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Fish burgers 78
Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
Lime delicious pudding 216
limes
Coconut and lime marshmallows 121
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Lime delicious pudding 216
Lobster with garlic butter 111
M
macadamias: Honey and macadamia tart 219
Mango pops (with a hit of cayenne salt) 118
mangoes
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Mango pops (with a hit of cayenne salt) 118
maple syrup: Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
marshmallows: Coconut and lime marshmallows 121
mascarpone: Passionfruit cheesecake 123
Meatball sandwiches 70
Melting moments 227
milk: Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
mint
Burrata with broad beans and mint 35
Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
Roasted leg of lamb with a rough mint sauce 205
Mushroom and barley broth with fried herb sauce 168
N
Nan’s fruit cake 226
noodles: Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
nuts
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
see also hazelnuts; macadamias; pine nuts; pistachios
O
oats
Anzac biscuits 228
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
olives: Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
omelette: Excellent omelette 25
onions
Beef and ale pie 194
Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
Ribollita 212
Roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing 201
Tomato salad with quick-pickled onion and basil dressing 52
oregano: Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
osso buco: Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
Oven-baked fish and chips 60
P
parfait: Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
parmesan
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Chicken schnitzel with a parmesan crust 82
Excellent omelette 25
Meatball sandwiches 70
Pumpkin soup with parmesan crisps 154
Ribollita 212
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Spring green risotto 94
parsley: Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
parsnips: Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
passionfruit
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Passionfruit cheesecake 123
Passionfruit cheesecake 123
pasta
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
Pavlova with raspberries 124
peas
Barnsley chops with mash and minty peas 107
Butter lettuce with goat’s cheese, peas and preserved lemon 31
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Spring green risotto 94
pecans: Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
pepitas: Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
pesto
Meatball sandwiches 70
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
pies: Beef and ale pie 194
pine nuts: Baby corn with dill and pine nuts 51
pineapple
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
Piri-piri chicken with smoky tomato aioli 77
pistachios
Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
polenta: Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
pomegranates: Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
popsicles: Mango pops (with a hit of cayenne pepper) 118
pork
Meatball sandwiches 70
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
Pork and sage sausage rolls 157
Pulled pork sandwiches 153
Roasted pork shoulder with crushed celeriac and apple relish 209
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
Pork and sage sausage rolls 157
porridge: Almond milk porridge with dates, pecans and maple syrup 22
Pot-roasted chicken with rice and lentils 186
Potato gnocchi with sage and burnt butter 177
potatoes
Barnsley chops with mash and minty peas 107
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
Killer potato salad 164
Lemony fish broth 42
Oven-baked fish and chips 60
Potato gnocchi with sage and burnt butter 177
Roast chicken marylands with fennel and potato 89
Roast T-bone with herb butter 73
Shepherd’s pie 190
prawns
Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
Pulled pork sandwiches 153
pumpkin
Pumpkin soup with parmesan crisps 154
Thai-style fish curry 90
Pumpkin soup with parmesan crisps 154
Q
quinoa: Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
R
raspberries
Pavlova with raspberries 124
Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
Red lentil dhal 103
Rhubarb crumble cake 225
Ribollita 212
rice
Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
Spring green risotto 94
Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
ricotta
Banana and ricotta French toast 134
Ricotta and lemon doughnuts 222
Ricotta and lemon doughnuts 222
rigatoni: Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
risotto: Spring green risotto 94
Roast asparagus with parmesan crumbs and soft egg 36
Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
Roast chicken marylands with fennel and potato 89
Roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing 201
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
Roast T-bone with herb butter 73
Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
Roasted heirloom carrots with cumin and goat’s curd 185
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Roasted leg of lamb with a rough mint sauce 205
Roasted pork shoulder with crushed celeriac and apple relish 209
rocket
Meatball sandwiches 70
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
Rockmelon and ginger granita 114
S
sage
Pork and sage sausage rolls 157
Potato gnocchi with sage and burnt butter 177
Roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing 201
salads
Chargrilled spatchcock with charred corn salad 97
Farro, pea and lettuce salad with charred lemon dressing 47
Fig salad with goat’s curd 32
Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
Killer potato salad 164
Lentil salad with celeriac and apple 158
Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
Roast duck salad with pineapple and coriander 74
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Tomato salad with quick-pickled onion and basil dressing 52
Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
Salmon gravlax 39
salsa verde: Grilled calamari with salsa verde 55
salt
Mango pops (with a hit of cayenne salt) 118
Salt-baked snapper 100
Salt-baked snapper 100
sandwiches: Pulled pork sandwiches 153
sausage rolls: Pork and sage sausage rolls 157
schnitzel: Chicken schnitzel with a parmesan crust 82
scones: Date scones 138
Shepherd’s pie 190
Silverbeet, leek and gruyere tart 163
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
Smoky baked beans with sourdough crumbs 173
snake beans: Thai-style fish curry 90
snapper: Salt-baked snapper 100
snow peas: Pork and prawn sung choi bao 40
soups
Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
Lemony fish broth 42
Mushroom and barley broth with fried herb sauce 168
Pumpkin soup with parmesan crisps 154
Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
Sour cherry, pistachio and chocolate parfait 122
sour cream: Fish tacos 56
spaghettini: Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini 63
spatchcock: Chargrilled spatchcock with charred corn salad 97
spinach: Excellent omelette 25
Spring green risotto 94
sriracha dressing 51
strawberries: Rice pudding with strawberries and pistachios 117
sugar snap peas: Spring green risotto 94
sunflower seeds: Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
sweet potatoes: Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
T
tabbouli: Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
tacos: Fish tacos 56
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
tahini
Felafel with tabbouli and beetroot hummus 66
Lamb cutlets with dukkah and tahini sauce 41
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Tangy green and white slaw 48
tarragon: Chicken noodle soup with tarragon sauce 174
tarts
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Honey and macadamia tart 219
Silverbeet, leek and gruyere tart 163
Triple-chocolate tartlets 127
Thai-style fish curry 90
Thick apple hotcakes 137
toast
Banana and ricotta French toast 134
Lemon butter with toast 142
Tomato salad with quick-pickled onion and basil dressing 52
tomatoes
Best beef burgers 108
Crushed avocado, soft eggs and chilli-lime salt 18
Egg, bacon and tomato tart 145
Fish tacos 56
Grilled barramundi cutlets with oregano, tomato and black olives 104
Grilled prawn salad with hot and sour lemongrass dressing 81
Meatball sandwiches 70
Piri-piri chicken with smoky tomato aioli 77
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Ribollita 212
Roast tomato and garlic soup 59
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Tagliatelle with prawns, chilli and garlic 93
Tomato salad with quick-pickled onion and basil dressing 52
Triple-chocolate tartlets 127
tzatziki: Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
V
Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
vegetables: Duck fat-roasted root vegetables with horseradish cream 202
W
Watermelon and pomegranate salad with whipped feta 26
Whole roast cauliflower with anchovy and garlic butter 182
wine
Braised beef short ribs with potato-celeriac gratin 206
Pork and fennel sausage pasta with red wine 86
Veal osso bucco with soft polenta 198
Y
yoghurt
Coconut-chia granola with tropical fruits and coconut yoghurt 21
Fish tacos 56
Lamb cutlets with dukkah and tahini sauce 41
Roast beetroot salad with lemon, yoghurt and caraway 150
Roasted lamb rack with quinoa salad and yoghurt-tahini dressing 69
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast sweet potato and tzatziki 193
Thick apple hotcakes 137
Zucchini and feta fritters with yoghurt dipping sauce 146
Z
Zucchini and feta fritters with yoghurt dipping sauce 146
