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Contents
Introduction
Canapés + cocktails
Quick-cook canapé crostini
Crispy, crunchy chicken strips with honey mustard dip
Pancetta & Parmesan puffs
Crunchy black pepper halloumi dip sticks with harissa hummus
Naughty, naughty nachos
Skinny dipping
Lemoncello Jell-O shots
Watermelon Jell-O shots
Strawberry & mint mojitos
Lovely limoncello
Starters, snacks + soups
Vegetarian mushroom & port “faux gras” with tarragon & chestnuts
Pizza expressed three ways
Aussie sweet corn breakfast fritters with avocado & arugula salad & sweet chilli jam
Simple salmon ceviche with tortilla chips
Gingerbread pancakes with Parma ham & maple syrup
Roasted new patatas & chorizo bravas with aïoli
Potato & leek vichyssoise with crispy bacon & chives
Thai chicken soup with coconut milk & ginger
Hot-and-sour jumbo shrimp soup
Red pepper, tomato & basil gazpacho with salt & pepper croutons
Broccoli & blue cheese soup with chive mascarpone & warm garlic bread
French onion & sage soup with big fat Gruyère & mustard croutons
Salads
Mango, feta & avocado salad with fresh lime juice
Wild Waldorf salad with toasted walnuts & Granny Smiths
Zucchini “pappardelle” with asparagus, avocado salad & arugula
Thai beef salad with roasted peanuts & chilli dressing
Shrimp Caesar salad with olive oil croutons & pomegranate seeds
Mackerel salad with horseradish crème fraîche
Nifty Niçoise salad with hot-smoked trout & sundried tomatoes
The Union cobb
Chicken + duck mains
Whole roast perky peri peri chicken
Really simple Sri Lankan chicken curry with coconut milk & cashew nut rice
Baked jerk chicken with pineapple salsa, coconut rice & beans
Sticky Asian BBQ chicken wings with sweet corn rice & red cabbage slaw
My take on chicken tikka masala with fluffy basmati rice
Tandoori chicken wraps with cucumber raita & mango salsa
Scrumptious spicy chicken fajitas with guacamole, salsa & sour cream
Chicken cacciatore with harissa, bacon & rosemary
Chicken, apple & cider casserole with fennel seed roasted veg
Five-spice roasted duck breasts with cherry & Shiraz sauce & sesame noodles
Beef, lamb + pork mains
Good old-fashioned burger with arugula, red onions (plus all the trimmings) & garlicky potato wedges
Rich rump steak “sort–of-stew” with port, porcini & herby dumplings
Rosemary roast cottage pie with a crispy rosti topping
Thai red beef curry with jasmine rice
The mighty moussaka
Maple and balsamic-glazed lamb chops with mint, toasted almonds & feta couscous
Lozza’s lamb biryani
Slow-roast, fast-prep leg of lamb with Aussie Chardonnay, rosemary, sage & bay
Sweet & sour pork balls with crunchy peanut rice
Tasty tarragon pork steaks with creamy mustard mushroom sauce & green onion champ
Pan-fried pork chops with a watercress, peach & Stilton salad & a lemon ginger dressing
Dad’s penne all’arrabbiata with crispy pancetta & basil
Fish + shellfish mains
Tapenade-crusted cod on a bed of crunchy ciabatta, tomato & basil
Blackened Cajun cod burgers with aïoli & paprika baked potato wedges
Buttered fish with roasted ginger butternut squash & pancetta petits pois
Moroccan pesto fish with caramelized onions & haricot beans served with minty pine nut couscous
Pan-fried sea bass with basil & pine nut sweet veggie sauce & rosemary sautéed potatoes
Shrimp linguine with chorizo & Cabernet tomato sauce
Aluminum foil Thai trout with red pepper noodles
Hot-smoked trout kedgeree with green onions & basil
Seared tuna steaks with cannellini beans, feta & mint
Warm salmon & lentils with chorizo, asparagus & a balsamic dressing
Salmon saltimbocca with gremolata potatoes & crispy sage leaves
Phyllo salmon en croute with basil & curly kale pesto & pesto potatoes
Honey soy-glazed salmon with sesame & ginger noodles & stir-fried bok choy
Vegetarian mains
Goat cheese, toasted hazelnut & honey quesadillas with arugula salad
Butternut & sweet potato lasagne with sage, toasted pine nuts & nutmeg
Greek spinach, feta & pine nut pie with dill & crunchy phyllo
Spicy bean burgers with corn couscous & cilantro lime crème fraîche
Sweet potato tortilla with jalapeños & dill
Pan-fried mascarpone gnocchi with dreamy basil pesto
Cakes + desserts
Little warm Bramley apple pies or “chaussons aux pommes”
Rum punch roast pears, figs & peaches with toasted hazelnuts & vanilla crème fraîche
Neat-and-tidy Eton mess with blackberries & ginger whipped cream
Homemade meringues
Chocolate mousse with raspberries
Strawberry & cream mini cakes with chocolate drizzle strawberries
Pear, almond & amaretto tart with ginger mascarpone cream
Doorstop vanilla cheesecake
Dulce & banana cake
Simply coffee, vanilla & walnut cake
Lemon & lime poppy seed drizzle cake
Let them eat cake, cake
Crouching tiger, hidden zebra cake
Bread + pastry
Aussie olive damper bread (soda bread’s antipodean cousin)
Crackle-top bread
Twister bread
Net bread (roti jala)
Puff pastry
Sweet rich brown sugar pastry
Sweet shortcrust pastry
Tasty treats
Little jammy tarts
Peanut butter squares
Vanilla hazelnut & brown sugar shortbread
Blueberry & oat muffins
Maple, pecan & cranberry granola
Port-preserved cherries with cinnamon & orange
White chocolate–dipped cherries
White chocolate lollipops with dried cranberries
Shameless shortcut cookies-and-cream lollipops
Homemade vanilla custard (crème anglaise)
Mango chutney
Salted caramel toffee sauce
Zesty applesauce with cinnamon & ginger
Homemade vanilla extract
Acknowledgments
Index
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Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
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