Recipes Brisbane | The Weekend Edition

Serve up side of broccoli and walnut couscous

15 Oct 2015

Paul West attributes his undying love of food to one very simple moment – biting into a crisp, dew-covered pear straight from the tree on his first day WWOOFING in a Tasmanian orchard. Since then, Paul has continued his food journey, which included a stint in the kitchen at Melbourne's Vue de Monde, and is now living off the land at his farm in Central Tilba as the host of River Cottage Australia. Paul will be headed to Brisbane on October 30 to November 1 to appear at the Brisbane Good Food & Wine Show, and has shared with us his favourite way to eat broccoli – in a delicious broccoli and walnut couscous. more

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Tuck in to tandoori-style barbecue sea bream

08 Oct 2015

When you crave Indian food, it's hard to sate your appetite with anything else. The perfect combination of spices married with zesty herbs and fresh yoghurt dances on your tastebuds, whisking your mind away to the streets of southern Asia. Inspired by her heritage, Anjum Anand creates traditional Indian recipes with a twist, focusing on the relationship between food and the body. The next time your cravings strike, try whipping up this healthy recipe for tandoori-style barbecue sea bream. more

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Feast on Italian-style sea bass baked in a package

01 Oct 2015

We're going to tell it to you straight. If you don't like Italian food, you're no friend of ours. Mountains of pasta, cheese-covered vegetables, moreish desserts ... what's not to like? First published in Italy in 1950, The Silver Spoon is a renowned collection of such recipes, gathered from homes and restaurants all over the country. Phaidon has translated this wonderful collection of recipes into English, which continually grows through The Silver Spoon series. The latest instalment is Quick and Easy Italian Recipes, featuring 100 recipes that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less from the original The Silver Spoon book, such as this recipe for sea bass baked in a package. Mangia, mangia! more

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Salute spring with a batch of blackberry gin

24 Sep 2015

One of the most wonderful things about spring is that fresh produce is in abundance – whether at your local farmers market or in your humble backyard veggie patch. It is heartbreaking, however, when you can’t eat your way through your fresh goodies before they go bad. Here to make sure nothing ever goes to waste are Meredith Kirton and Mandy Sinclair with their book The Produce Companion. Divided into two parts, the book guides you through cultivating your own home garden, then gives you creative ideas for how to turn it into something delicious. The Garden section provides handy hints on when to harvest and pick produce and the correct way to store it, while The Recipes section features more than 100 recipes for your bounty of goods, including pickles, chutneys, vinegars, jams and drinks, such as this recipe for blackberry gin. more

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Stuff your face with a molten brownie jaffle

22 Sep 2015

That's not a typo. You read it correctly. Molten. Brownie. Jaffle. No frills, no fuss. Literally just deliciously gooey, molten-centred chocolate brownie batter, sandwiched inside some good old-fashioned white bread and cooked to dessert perfection inside a humble jaffle maker. Talented food blogger and photographer Sarah Coates has recently gathered a bunch of her favourite and most outrageous recipes to create a book, The Sugar Hit!, and this decadent creation makes a welcome appearance. Don't even think about it, just embrace it and enjoy all of its yummy, chocolatey goodness. more

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Stuff your face with chocolate-hazelnut ice-cream in brioche

17 Sep 2015

In the south of Italy, ice-cream is consumed stuffed inside a brioche bun. And here we all are on the other side of the world, using cones and bowls like fools. This ice-cream burger revelation was brought to Sarah Coates' attention from one of her food idols, Nigella Lawson, and inspired her to create a version of her own. The talented food blogger and photographer has recently gathered a bunch of her favourite and most outrageous recipes to create a book, The Sugar Hit!, and this decadent chocolate-hazelnut ice-cream in brioche makes a welcome appearance. Don't even think about it, just embrace it and enjoy all of its sticky, gooey goodness. more

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Bite into freshly baked apple, cinnamon, coconut and walnut loaf

11 Sep 2015

A wholesome breakfast will kick any day off to a great start and this apple, cinnamon, coconut and walnut loaf is a no-fuss, one-bowl style bread that can easily be whipped up in ten minutes. Your kitchen will smell amazing while it's being baked as the cinnamon-apple spice wafts through the air. The apple and maple syrup is your sugar supplement and also makes this loaf incredibly moist so it can be eaten warm fresh from the oven or toasted to add a touch of crunch. Drizzle with local honey for an added sweetness as well as a boost to your immune system. more

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Create a magic salted butter caramel cake

10 Sep 2015

We have four words for you. Three. Cakes. In. One. Sounds tricky, right? Wrong. Throw together a few basic cake ingredients in the same tin, cook at a low temperature and voila! You have a magic three-layer cake with a moist cake base, delicate cream filling and light fluffy sponge on top. Christelle Huet-Gomez's new book Magic Cakes unveils the secret of these cakes – with simple ingredients and preparation method, the magic is in the cooking. The book explores cakes such as this salted butter caramel cake, as well as brownies, cupcakes and savoury recipes. more

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Embrace practiculture with a grilled broccoli and sriracha salad

03 Sep 2015

What is practiculture, we hear you ask? Rohan Anderson can tell you. Practiculture is a lifestyle choice of practical living – making daily choices based on their practical outcome. In his effort to live the simple life, Rohan stumbled across practiculture. Deciding to move away from his desk job and the conventional approach to living, Rohan has embraced a simpler life on the land, and developed his own principle of living. He does life's tasks himself and carries that through to the way he sources and creates food for himself and his family by growing, hunting and foraging beautiful, healthy and sustainable food. A Year of Practiculture is Rohan's second book after Whole Larder Love, and features 100 of his rustic, seasonal recipes, including this spring-inspired grilled broccoli and sriracha salad. more

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Celebrate spring with new-season Australian asparagus

03 Sep 2015

The transition from a cold winter to the freshness of spring is one most enjoy with great jubilation. It is also a time of year when there is a bountiful harvest of new-season produce, of which Australian asparagus is one. more

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Bake a gluten-free lime and coconut island cake for a good cause

27 Aug 2015

Look, we know you are trying to be healthy. But hear us out. You need to eat cake – it's for a good cause! If that isn't the best excuse to indulge in some spongey, sugary goodness, we don't know what is. Monday August 31 marks the official date of the Australian Red Cross's Big Cake Bake, which encourages Australians to gather with friends, family or workmates to share in an array of baked goods and raise funds for the Red Cross. Money raised from the bake off will go towards supporting people across the country who are in need of assistance. One of this year’s ambassadors, gluten-free superstar Rowie Dillion of Rowie's Cakes, has shared her recipe for lime and coconut island cake, which is sure to be a standout on any Big Cake Bake table spread. more

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Whip up a divine pomegranate souffle with rose and raspberry cream

20 Aug 2015

The Weekend Edition team is certainly guilty of finding any excuse to indulge in dessert. Someone’s birthday? Cake. Hot day? Gelato. Weekend? Homemade sweets. This divine recipe for light and fluffy pomegranate souffle captures the flavours of India while also being a dessert worthy of dinner party appreciation. Teamed with a rose and raspberry cream, it’s the perfect treat for any season. UK chef Anjum Anand recommends using 150 ml ramekin dishes if sticking to the cooking times detailed below. This recipe makes four, but can be doubled for more guests. more

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Nibble on pork belly crackling with hot sauce

13 Aug 2015

Inspired by the long strips of pork crackling served in paper bags from car boots in Puerto Rico, this recipe from Gregory Llewellyn and Naomi Hart is an absolute cracker. The preparation of both the crackling and the optional Hartsyard hot sauce may take a little time, but the end result is certainly worth it. Taken from the pair's new tome Fried Chicken & Friends: The Hartsyard Family Cookbook, this recipe is one of many finger-licking American-inspired recipes from the team behind award-winning restaurant Hartsyard. Serve these tasty little morsels as a daytime snack or dinner side. more

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Throw some kaffir lime leaf grilled chicken on the barbecue

06 Aug 2015

If you’ve ever tried to replicate the flavoursome fare found in street stalls and restaurants across Asia at home, and failed, you probably haven’t tried following the recipes from Leanne Kitchen and Antony Suvalko’s new cookbook EAST. From snacks and soups to salads, curries, rice and noodles, the tome offers up a huge selection of Southeast Asian dishes. This dish of kaffir lime leaf grilled chicken is ideal as a snack or a side, preferably teamed with classic nuoc cham Vietnamese dipping sauce. more

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Serve up a Turkish-style eggplant moussaka

30 Jul 2015

The foundations of the perfect Turkish meal are herbs, spices and fresh produce, with a helping of good company thrown in as well. Born in Ankara, Sevtap Yüce is no stranger to the colourful cuisine of Turkey, which she shares in her latest cookbook, Turkish Fire. Taking you on a culinary journey through morning, noon and night, the book features a number of traditional recipes from simple street food to elaborate share dishes, such as this recipe for patlicanli musakka, or eggplant moussaka. more

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Chow down on a Huxtaburger wagyu cheeseburger deluxe

23 Jul 2015

Imagine, if you will, cradling a rotund, American-style burger in your hand – feel the squishy bun in your fingers, watch the melted cheese drip and catch the smell of wagyu beef in your nostrils. This is the kind of grub dished up day in, day out at the massively popular Huxtaburger outlets across Melbourne. Co-owner and chef Daniel Wilson is now sharing some of his best-kept burger-mastery secrets in his new cookbook, starting with this standard burger from which all others derive. Grab your apron and frying pan, and get flipping this weekend. more

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Make your own creamy labna with Greek Yoghurt from your local market

17 Jul 2015

Labna, or labneh, is a Middle Eastern staple made by removing excess whey from salted yoghurt, resulting in a cream cheese-like spread that is slightly salty. Top it with your favourite olive oil and dukkah and eat with crusty bread, pear slices or crackers. more

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Tuck in to a warming breakfast curry

16 Jul 2015

Winter days often call for hot, hearty dishes – ones that have done their time in the slow cooker or stovetop, fusing flavours to create the ultimate comfort-food fare. The belly-warming repasts found in Whole Food Slow Cooked, the new cookbook from food writer Olivia Andrews, are exactly the kind of meals we love to indulge in on chilly days, never mind during unwelcome cold snaps. This recipe offers the option of using either slow cooker or stovetop to create a wholesome breakfast curry, which boasts poached eggs atop a medley of spices and vegetables. more

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Slurp up Thai broth with ‘rice’ noodles

09 Jul 2015

As coughs and sniffles strike all over office spaces, public transport and family homes this winter, we’re hoping to use the power of wholesome, nutrient-dense food to nourish our bodies and ward off any nasties. A cold night at home is the perfect opportunity to brew your own pot of hot soup, full of natural ingredients and clean coconut water. This Thai broth boasts fine threads of zucchini instead of rice noodles, and is completely vegan, dairy- and gluten free. Created by Botanical Cuisine’s Omid Jaffari, it’s one of more than 150 recipes found between the covers of raw, a new cookbook that lets you in on the secrets to creating gourmet raw cuisine every day. more

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Nosh on a pizza-style puff pastry tart

02 Jul 2015

How many times has the calendar hit Monday and you’ve found yourself swearing by healthy-eating resolutions but demanding simplicity? Or invited all your mates around for a mighty weekend brunch, then wasted days poring over incomprehensible recipe books? Anna Barnett’s new cookbook Eat The Week guides home-cooks through their daily meals, offering recipes catered to different moods and days of the week, from carb-loaded feasts to light, zesty dishes. This recipe sees cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, prosciutto and basil loaded on top of puff pastry to form the perfect daytime snack or morning-after indulgence. Vegetarians can swap the prosciutto slices for mushrooms. more