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Introduction - Gretta Anna
My mother, Gretta Anna Teplitzky, was born in New Zealand in 1929. She had Spanish-Jewish heritage on her mother’s side, and she had cooking in her genes – her great-grandmother was the chief recipe...
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Roasted Rack of Veal on the Bone with Apple, Orange & Walnut Stuffing
GRETTA ANNA: This is a simple family recipe that goes back to my childhood. It is one of my mother’s favourites. The veal is cheap and it will feed a large family. The gristly pieces of veal bone are...
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Tarte aux Pommes Normande
GRETTA ANNA: Apple tarts are made all over France. They are one of the national dishes. This one is truly special. It is very much ‘à la Normande’, smelling and tasting as it does of calvados, that...
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Mile high pavlova
MARTIN: This is a fantastic dessert or celebration cake. I make it a lot as it has become the signature dish for my cookery school, Take 2 Eggs. It’s nowhere near as scary to make as you might think,...
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Cauliflower with Toasted Crumbs
Add a crunch of breadcrumbs and the saltiness of anchovies to make this cauliflower really something. Photo by Simon Griffiths.Maggie's Kitchen will soon be available again in paperback and to...
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Introduction
Growing up, I learnt one important lesson in life at the dining table – never to underestimate the importance of food in life. I am very blessed to have been brought up in a household where sharing...
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Pomegranate and walnut salad
This crunchy, tangy and vibrant salad is closely related to the classic Turkish ‘spoon salad’. Everything is cut into very small pieces so that one spoonful of the salad excites the palate with all the...
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Chicken tagine with preserved lemon and green olives
A few years ago in Fes, I was sitting in a beautiful riad (Moroccan residence with an interior courtyard), amazed by the architecture, waiting for dinner to be served. Suddenly, a beautiful terracotta...
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Biscuits filled with dates or pistachios
Maamoul is perhaps the most famous of Middle Eastern biscuits, especially popular for religious celebrations such as Eid and Christmas. You can be as creative as you like with the filling, as long as...
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Sujet Saenkham
Sujet Saenkham of Sydney's critically acclaimed Spice I Am restaurant stable, was born in a remote village in Central Thailand, where he learnt to cook treasured family recipes at his mother's and...
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Spice I Am
In this much anticipated cookbook Sydney-based Thai chef Sujet Saenkham shares his family recipes for the fresh flavours of regional Thai cooking so you can enjoy authentic Thai food at home. Leave...
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Introduction - Growing up in Thailand
I was born in 1964 in Nasamor, a small rural village in the Ratchaburi province in central Thailand. Most of the people in my hometown were extended family on my mother’s side, and were of Laos ethnic...
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Stir-fried crispy chicken with basil
Here, the fried coated chicken becomes crispy and absorbs more flavour from the basil-infused sauce. The high heat at the end of cooking makes the sugar adhere to the crispy chicken, giving it a lovely...
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Pad Thai
Probably the most well-known Thai noodle dish, pad Thai is really easy to make at home even though it has lots of ingredients. The balance of sweet, salty and sour is very important, and I suggest that...
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Crispy prawn & lemongrass salad
Prawns and lemongrass are a heavenly match – just be sure to take the time to finely slice the lemongrass or it won’t be that nice to eat. The fragrant, citrus flavour of lemongrass also goes well with...
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101 Inspirations For Your Journey
Every day is a journey, whether your bags are packed and you're off to see the world, or you're simply following your usual nine-to-five routine. Let artist Meredith Gaston set you on a path of wonder,...
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Introduction
Dearest Travellers,No matter where we may find ourselves right now and how we have chosen to travel life's path up to this very point, we have all been journeying together.From the moment we wake up in...
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Meredith Gaston's Top Five Travel Tips
Be spontaneous. No matter how organised or scheduled we are, travel has a way of showing us what we need to see! Be open to spontaneity and venture off your map. Pack a lunchbox. I love clean, healthy...
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Valentine's Day Middle Eastern-inspired Menu
Some Middle Eastern feast inspiration – Candied lemon and barbecued haloumi with baby chard and pumpkin seeds by Simon Bryant (photo by Alan Benson) and Middle Eastern rosewater custard by Alison...
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Dee Nolan Hawksburn
Author Talk and Book Signing with Dee NolanJoin Dee Nolan for a discussion of her latest book, A Food Lover's Pilgrimage to France at My Bookshop in Hawksburn. This is a free event and you are...
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