Smoked Chicken, Cream Cheese and Apricot Filo Pie
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires Filo pastry can be a lot of fluffing around only for it to all crumble down your front when you eat it. After years of making filo parcels in the café, I had come to the conclusion, why bother? That was until I saw this innovative way of using […]
Sfincione
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires One of the true joys of travelling is getting a real taste for a place, and for me the challenge is always how to recreate that at home. I was back in New Zealand just two days before I was in the kitchen trying to see if I could […]
Apricot and Almond Slice
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires This is a lovely light cake perfect for a summer picnic or a dessert to serve at your next BBQ. When apricots are no longer in season you can replace the fresh versions with tinned – I love the Delphi24 ones from Vetro. Black Doris plums would also be […]
Frangipane Christmas Mince Pinwheels
These are a twist on tradition mince pies. Frangipane 120g butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1 egg 1 tbs flour 1 cup ground almonds 1 tsp almond essence (optional) 2 cups of Christmas mince (store bought or homemade) 4 sheets of ready rolled pastry Make the frangipane by creaming the butter and sugar together until […]
Burnt Butter Spiced Carrot Loaf
Last year Harriet spent a considerable time refining the perfect carrot cake, and this inevitably meant we had to taste test many! You would think this would mean I’d be sick of the carrot cake combo, but it’s not the case. The traditional carrot cake uses oil which, along with the carrot, makes a super […]
Sweet Things Are Gifted Like These
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson Nothing shows you care more than a handmade gift, even more so if that handmade gift is delicious. A jar of dukkah or our herb salt (both recipes can be found in our latest cookbook) are always handy to have on hand if going to someone’s for dinner […]
Winter Parsnip Cake with Maple Toasted Almonds
Two decades of being a mother and I am very well experienced in hiding vegetables in all manner of disguises. Even with a house full of teenage kids these days, I’m still fairly apt at getting them all to unwittingly eat their veggies. This cake is no exception and successfully brings me the win I […]
Buckwheat Pancakes with Tamarillo
Buckwheat is a gluten free seed that’s packed with nutrition. I love to incorporate it in our breakfasts, and this simple pancake recipe would have to be one of the easiest ways. Whole buckwheat (referred to as buckwheat groats) is soaked overnight, before being rinsed and blended with a few more ingredients to make pancake […]
Rustic Tamarillo and Apple Tart
Apple balances the intense flavour of tamarillos with the citrus zest adding subtle fragrance. Served with a scoop of ice cream or dollops of whipped cream makes this tart simply irresistible. I like to prepare the tamarillos ahead so they have plenty of time to sweeten up a bit. You can leave them in the […]
Ginger Loaf with Pear and Butterscotch Sauce
In combination this is a wonderful dessert, but there is nothing stopping you slicing a piece of ginger loaf for afternoon tea or pouring the butterscotch sauce over good old vanilla ice cream. 125g butter ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup flour 1½ tsp ground ginger 1 tsp baking powder Cream the butter […]