Strawberry Focaccia with Basil & Onions / Chicken Pie / Tender Jackfruit in Rice with Garlic & Black Pepper

Recipe: Strawberry Focaccia with Basil & Onions (also: strawberry and goat cheese focacia)

Lightly press strawberry slices into the top of the dough, then scatter onions and basil evenly across the top. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the top and sprinkle with sea salt to taste. Bake until the focaccia is golden

Blog Post & Recipe: The Fabulous Chicken Pie (inspired by Maggie Beer)

I’ll be upfront – this dish takes a lot of effort, the pie crust, roasting the chicken, making the filling, baking… but I have never ever tasted a better pie ... Toasted walnuts, fresh herbs folded through a creamy chicken and mushroom filling lifted by hints of orange is unforgettable!

Blog Post & Recipe: Tender Jackfruit in Rice with Garlic & Black Pepper

One of my favorite is small tender jackfruit! It tastes very different from the ripe fruit. The texture is very similar to meat, especially pork. It tastes sweet, fibrous and soft. Peel the skin, cut it into chunks and boil it and it’s ready for cooking. If you don’t have access to fresh jackfruit you can also use canned.

7 Risotto Recipes / Jackfruit Curry / Braised Fennel

Recipes: 7 Easy, Healthy Risotto Recipes

Make enough risotto for leftovers, to use in things like arancini and risotto cakes.

Basic Risotto ... Squash and Saffron Risotto ... Brussels Sprouts and Lemon Risotto ... Radicchio Risotto ... Herbed Risotto ... Seafood Risotto ... Lobster Risotto

Article & Recipe: Jackfruit curry

Jackfruit, available from Afro-Caribbean and Asian food shops and markets, has a rough outer skin and a white, fibrous interior. It is a great asset to non meat-eaters. Cooked until tender, it absorbs flavours, and has a texture not unlike chicken.

Blog Post & Recipe: Braised Fennel

The purpose of the liqueur is to intensify the licorice flavor of the fennel. If you don't have anise-flavored liqueur, or are avoiding cooking with alcohol, you can achieve a similar effect by adding a star anise pod to the stock when you are braising.

Cleaning Sea Urchins / Jackfruit Custard / Parsley & Anchovy Dumplings

Blog Post & Video: Video: Cleaning Sea Urchins (The Horror!)

I took a deep breath, resisted all squeamishness and cleaned them all. The reward was a plateful of the freshest, most delectable Uni one can taste.

Blog Post & Recipe: Jackfruit – from garden to plate #5 (scroll to the bottom of the post for links to four more From Garden to Plate posts).

The flesh of this fruit was very soft, much riper than other versions I’ve tasted, and took on an almost bubble gum quality and flavour. It was quite delicious in a sickly-sweet kind of way, the variety and over-ripeness removing any Durian-like pungency ...

Jackfruit Custard

Blog Post & Recipe: Parsley & Anchovy Dumplings

Usually when I make a beef stew I dissolve a couple of anchovies in the oil before adding anything else. This gives the stew an deeper, richer flavour with none of the fishiness. Instead, the anchovies went into the dumplings with parsley for some grassy freshness. It worked beautifully, just as I'd hoped - the anchovies had melted into the dumplings well.