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Running Away from Home
Jane de Teliga had it all - a glamorous and fulfilling career as style director for Australia's best-loved magazine, a happy family life and a beautiful home in Sydney's stunning eastern suburbs. But...
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How I came to run away
One dreary, sad winter’s day I found myself at Sydney’s unprepossessing international airport, two suitcases in hand, clutching my beautiful daughter Emily, struggling to breathe as I said goodbye to...
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Breton cake with Pedro Ximenez-poached plums
Gary Mehigan's Breton cake with Pedro Ximenes-poached plums - Photo by John LaurieIn-season plums are unbeatable. There are lots of varieties available, but I prefer to use blood plums for this because...
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Paul Bangay's Winter Gardening Tips
Paul Bangay at his vegetable garden - Photo by Jason BuschPaul Bangay is one of Australia's most high-profile landscape designers. His working life is divided between Australian and overseas...
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Baked Squid with Braised Beans & Chorizo
Baked Squid with Braised Beans & Chorizo from Kitchen by Mike– Photo by Alan BensonI love the flavours of Spain, particularly the wonderful bean stews. If you’re lucky enough to find little...
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Caramelised pineapple and strawberries with cardamom custard
MethodPlace the milk, vanilla and cardamom in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to scalding point, then remove from the heat.Meanwhile, whisk the eggs, sugar and cornflour in a medium bowl until...
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Utterly Delicious Simple Food
Belinda Jeffery's instinctive cooking style responds to the seasons. With this in mind she has divided her latest cookbook into recipes to suit the time of year.During the long, hot days of summer,...
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Fragrant tea-smoked salmon with wasabi butter and Asian salad
This is such a terrific dish, yet it’s surprisingly simple to make. However, I must admit the first time I cooked it was somewhat alarming – I smoked the salmon in a wok in my kitchen and managed to...
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Shepherd’s salad with croutons
This vibrant salad lies somewhere between a Middle Eastern fattoush and a Turkish shepherd’s salad. It’s simple, but (and I hate to say this, because we cookbook writers can bang on about it) it’s...
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Turkish toast with herb-roasted tomatoes and bacon
I love that feeling of waking on a Sunday morning knowing that rather than the usual madcap scramble to get underway, I can snuggle back into bed with a cup of tea and the newspapers and (hopefully!)...
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A Food Lover's Pilgrimage To France
Dee Nolan laces up her walking boots for more adventures of the cultural and culinary kind, this time retracing the footsteps of the early French pilgrims, who travelled to Santiago de Compostela in...
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Cluny
A fine imagination is a must on a visit to modern-day Cluny. When I first glimpsed the town across the pretty southern Burgundy countryside, I thought that all I’d read about the destruction of the...
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Bocuse
According to the menu, my starter at Paul Bocuse's restaurant, L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, was the truffle soup. But in reality, before the truffle soup comes an amuse-gueule of crème of petit pois...
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Conques
It’s a morning made in heaven. I can just make out the silhouette of a wooden wine press inside a tumbledown hut. Where there were monks, there were vineyards and I’ve read that Conques had 110...
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Veal with Quinoa in Onion and Prune Chutney and Leek Emulsion
When Pépita Grocat kindly agreed to part with this recipe, I nearly jumped for joy. I’d eaten her veal at Le Comptoir des Tontons, the restaurant in Beaune she runs with her husband, Richard, and the...
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Silver dory brioche sliders
Silver Dory Brioche Sliders from French for Everyone– Photo by Ben DearnleyA healthier version of a slider, featuring flaky pieces of perfectly cooked fish, a tangy tartare sauce and a soft sweet...
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Community Gardens with Richard Unsworth
Richard Unsworth and Yvonne – Photo by Nicholas WattRichard Unsworth is a founding member of the James Street Reserve Community Garden, based behind his Garden Life store in Redfern and is especially...
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Frank Camorra
Frank Camorra is chef and owner of the acclaimed MoVida restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney. Born in Barcelona, he grew up in Australia before a trip to his birthplace in 2000 inspired him to share his...
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What Katie Ate: At the Weekend
What Katie Ate: At the Weekend takes favourite recipes from Katie Quinn Davies' wildly successful blog, along with many never-seen-before recipes, and presents them in this gorgeous book filled with...
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Spiced pumpkin and apple soup with bacon
This is an absolute favourite of mine – it’s fantastic as a dinner-party starter, and I always get lots of compliments when I serve it. I had never thought about putting apple in a soup before, but it...
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