Hello Summer, my old friend! The smell of walking through my garden this summer evening is filled with the scent of tomato plants happily growing beside the basil. The peonies are popping, the cherries are ripening, there’s splashing in the…
DINNER
Black garlic potato gratin
Is there any gathering when a potato gratin is not a welcome addition to any table? Personally, I can’t think of a single one! I love a good potato gratin and usually serve it alongside a roast like my Herbs…
The BEST Potato Salad
Happy first weekend of freedom!!! A few moons ago when I was a broke apprentice chef, I worked in this great little cafe with the BEST potato salad. We served it with everything. Each day, we would all put our…
Big Batch: Slow Cooked Beef Stroganoff
A big pot of slow-cooked beef stroganoff is one of those childhood dinners that I still go weak at the knees for. Stew AND pasta. Talk about comfort food. I’m kind of having a moment with this one. I’ve made…
Big Batch: Cheats Chicken Curry
We would eat curry in our house at least once a week. I swear everyone does a little happy dance if I even mention my cheats chicken curry for dinner. I love curry. I mean, LOVE curry. However, sometimes I…
Caramelized balsamic onion and goats cheese tart
Say hello to your new favourite weekend lunch! Caramelized balsamic onion jam, goats cheese and a smattering of thyme in an egg based, creamy tart is my idea of a cracking Sunday lunch. Throw in a dressed, green salad on…
Cheesy Cauliflower and Leek Soup
I always feel the humble cauliflower gets a bit of a bad wrap. In our house, unless there is a creamy cheese topping, cauliflower is not on the top of anyone’s favourite vegetable list. I swear, all this will change…
Easy pizza dough from scratch
As far as i’m concerned knowing how to make an easy pizza dough from scratch is an essential life skill. Because really, i can’t think of any occasion where serving pizza isn’t a good idea. Date night, check. Easy dinner…
Smashed duck fat potatoes with truffle salt
So let’s talk potatoes for a sec. We always joke that in our family, every meal must be accompanied by 2kg of potatoes. Mainly because the Irishman can never leave a potato on the table. Apparently, it’s an Irish thing,…
Black Garlic Butter Roast Chicken
Roast Chicken with all the trimmings or even simply with a salad. Does it get any better? My Black garlic butter roast chicken is just like how a good roast chicken should be. Juicy and full of flavour on the…
Butternut pumpkin and chipotle soup
After standing on a frosty oval watching soccer, early on a weekend morning, there is something about coming home (and warming up) to a bowl of Butternut pumpkin and chipotle soup. It’s simple to make, hearty, and ridiculously inexpensive. Some…
Colcannon (potato mash with cabbage)
We have this saying in our family, that’s it’s not dinner without two kilos of potatoes. I’ve been assured it’s an Irish thing. But seriously, if a creamy colcannon mash was on the menu every night, for me, that would…