Recipes
Macerated strawberry salad recipe
Macerated strawberry salad recipe My father has been making this recipe since I was a little girl. It was a seasonal treat that he saved for summer along with his famous lemon granita. What makes this salad is the combination of the slightly tart lemon juice, the sugary sweetness and flavour of the strawberries all...
Italian recipe collection – the complete list
Italian recipe collection This little list is an Italian recipe collection of all of the dishes that I’ve shared on the website to-date. I love to cook foods from everywhere, and am always curious to discover more. However, like many others with a culturally diverse background, my go-to foods and recipes are always those of my...
Christmas Coconut Macaroons Recipe (two ways)
Christmas Coconut Macaroons Recipe This simple and sweet Christmas coconut macaroons recipe makes a festive favourite that is lovely to gift or serve to guests over the holidays. With a twist on the shape, it can create a bit of fun on your Christmas cookie plate. By Jen Curcio Christmas Coconut Macaroons Recipe Makes...
Papassini recipe (Sardinian Christmas biscuits)
Papassini recipe (Sardinian Christmas biscuits) This biscuit is made with so many variations across the island of Sardinia, also with variations to the name depending on where you come from. With a combination of sultanas, chopped nuts, spices, citrus zest, and a glazing of icing with a scatter of hundreds and thousands, there is something...
Lemon ginger cinnamon cake recipe
Lemon ginger cinnamon cake recipe This juicy, sweet and tangy lemon ginger cinnamon cake recipe was inspired by the festive season but can be enjoyed all year round. This delicious recipe for lemon ginger cinnamon cake was generously shared with me by Matthias Frész, a teacher at the Akademie Deutsches Bäckerhandwerk in Weinheim where I recently completed my bread...
Spiced Honey Cake Recipe
Spiced Honey Cake Recipe Words, recipe and images by Yasmin Shenhav Yasmin Shenhav of Sunny Side Up, shares with us her recipe for Spiced Honey Cake. This is something she makes every year to celebrate the tradition of Jewish New Year. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, has many food-related traditions. We celebrate the...
Puff Pastry Pizza
Puff Pastry Pizza By Jennifer Curcio I love simple, quick and flavoursome mid-week meal options and this is one of our favourites. Every few weeks we make a version of this Puff Pastry Pizza and serve it with a few fresh sides to balance out the indulgence of the pastry. The version I’ve shared below...
Creamy potato salad with tarragon & caper berries
Creamy potato salad with tarragon and caper berries This potato salad is a variation on something I grew up with. Mum would make a simple potato salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, with the occasional guest appearance of parsley and sometimes mayonnaise. Mayonnaise for me is a must and so is vinegar but...
Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup
Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup This is my Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup which I wrote about in this story for SBS Food. This recipe, shared with me by my mother which we recorded together, was something her mother, my Nonna, used to make during the cold winters in Sardinia. Some notes...
Tomato risoni/orzo with dill and mozzarella
Tomato risoni /orzo with dill and mozzarella Risoni or orzo as it is also called, is a type of pasta that I associate fondly with my childhood. It was stirred through milk soups or made with a quick broth and I always found it filling and comforting. Now of course, the dish has come full...
Beetroot patties with horseradish cream by Alissa Timoshkina
Beetroot patties with horseradish cream recipe by Alissa Timoshkina – image credit Lizzie Mayson Beetroot patties with horseradish cream recipe by Alissa Timoshkina My beetroot patties (or bite size falafel type fritters), have their roots in a very basic Soviet-era canteen dish which I have jazzed up a little with walnuts, garlic and dill....
Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina
Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina – image credit Lizzie Mayson Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina This is my own experiment that turned into a super simple recipe for what I call a Russian dukkah. It’s a mix of seeds and spices traditional in Eastern European cuisine (using the analogy of the Egyptian spice mix), and it works...
