I can’t remember where I actually found this recipe, but I tasted something similar while travelling in Europe. The chocolate is dark and decadently good.
Print Recipe Chinese-style duck strips and pancakes Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients 2 x 200g duck breasts peanut or avocado oil 10ml (2 tsp) Chinese five-spice powder PANCAKES 375ml (1½ cups) flour 250ml (1 cup) boiling water sesame oil TO SERVE ½ cucumber, sliced into matchsticks 2 spring onions, sliced into matchsticks Chinese
Fresh pasta with sage butter is such a simple dish, but the sage is so pungent that it is always a hit. It needs lashings of freshly ground pepper and the best Parmesan you can find. Don’t be shy with either of those ingredients.
It’s important to be patient when allowing the dough to rise in stages, because it is during this proving process that the bubbles are formed which make the bread light.
These mini treats are perfect when entertaining a number of guests. Watch out though – they’re tiny so it’s easy to have more than your fair share!
Recipe and styling by Robyn Timson
Tiramisu is a classic, but why not shake things up with no-bake mocha ricotta tiramisu? This layered delight is full of rich flavour and seductive creaminess.
Print Recipe Chessboard tea cakes (Lamingtons and coconut ice) Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 45 minutes + extra for setting Ingredients Lamingtons 1 day-old sponge loaf cake 480g (4 cups) icing sugar 80ml (1/3 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder 125ml (½ cup) milk 30ml (2 tbsp) butter 240g (3 cups) desiccated coconut Coconut ice 450g sugar 150ml
Print Recipe Caesar salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 10 mins Ingredients DRESSING 2 large egg yolks 3 anchovy fillets 2 garlic cloves 125ml (½ cup) olive oil 15ml (1 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh lemon juice Instructions 1 To make the dressing, place the egg yolks, anchovies and garlic in a blender. With