Vegan Party Pies / Sushi Burrito / Miso Pig's Head

Blog Post & Recipe: Vegan Party Pies: Aussie "meat" pies for the footy

I couldn't guarantee Geelong would win. I decided I would at least succeed in making vegan party pies.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sushi Burrito

This is really just a sushi hand roll, but the burrito part is to encourage you not to see DIY sushi as difficult or requiring rules to be followed. There is virtually NOTHING that can not/should not be dropped into the middle of these rolls.

Blog Post & Recipe: the miso pig’s head

It’s basically an adaptation of the classic Izakaya staple motsu nikomi, a hearty stew of braised pigs tripe and vegetables in a rich miso broth, a dish that really highlights the natural affinity between offal and miso – Our take on it, using all the different tastes and textures of a pigs head lifts it to another level.

Japanese Curry Pot Pie / Asian Stock / Cook Trepang

Blog Post & Recipe: Japanese Curry Pot Pie: Asian Comfort Food

I started to think of my favorite curries and what could possibly make for a good filling — Indonesian beef rendang and Singaporean chicken curry top the list. But I also have a great love for slightly sweet Japanese curries.

Blog Post & Recipe: Asian Stock, the broth that keeps on giving

You can add a cup of this particular recipe to your stir-frys, you can substitute it for water in cooking rice (do this, pop the rice into your fridge & use it the following morning for a garlic-fried rice topped with a poached egg & a side of breakfast meat- delish), really the possibilities are endless.

Blog Post & Recipe: Slugs from the Sea

In Asia, trepang is an enormously important food, and has been so since ancient times. A large part of its success is due to the fact that the flesh lends itself very well to preservation by drying. The following instructions, from The Animal Food Resources of Different Nations (1885), by Peter Lund Smith, explain what the cook then does with the dried product

4 Recipes from Sri Lanka / Veal Brains alla Milanese / Corn and Tomato Pie

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipes from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a culinary paradise, showing off the delights of delicate spicing – and lashings of fresh coconut milk

Cardamom and yogurt cake recipe ... Quick Sri Lankan greens recipe ... Beetroot badum recipe ... Lobster curry recipe

Blog Post & Recipe: Using Your Grey Matter: Veal Brains alla Milanese

Thus, the dish you see before you is a play on the combination of eggplant parmigiana and veal or chicken milanese: a roasted eggplant-wrapped package of red sauce and mozzarella seats a pair of breaded and deep-fried brains in cross-section.

Blog Post & Recipe: Corn and Tomato Pie

With field tomatoes being at their peak right now it was difficult to pass up on a pie that used them along with the corn that I had started the search for. Add to that the use of mayonnaise, cheddar cheese and fresh summery basil and you had a winner that was impossible to resist! I tweaked the recipe a bit replacing the chives with green onions and adding some applewood smoked bacon for even more flavour.

8 Rice Puddings / Eggplant & Rapini Meatball Subs / Fennel & Walnut Pie

Recipes: Today Is National Rice Pudding Day

Here are some of our favorite rice pudding recipes to make at home.

Double Coconut Rice Pudding
Chamomile Rice Pudding with Tea-Soaked Raisins
Coconut Mango Rice Pudding
Simple Rice Pudding
Miss Ina's Down-Home Rice Pudding
Purple Rice Pudding in Coconut Milk
Tibetan Rice Pudding
Jasmine Rice Pudding

Recipe: Eggplant & Rapini Meatball Subs

This seems like an insane amount of work for what is basically a sandwich but it is worth it, I swear. The meatballs bake for roughly the same time it takes to fry the eggplant so everything is hot, crisp and delicious at the same time.

Blog Post & Recipe: fennel

One was sliced super-thin and tossed with champagne vinegar, though cider vinegar is just as good, and drizzled with a real throat-catcher of an extra virgin olive oil. I wolfed the whole thing down, a hunk of bread chasing the dressing around the plate for lunch. Three more went in to a favourite dish of braised fennel not unlike this version, and the other two went into this rather incredible pie.

fennel and walnut pie

Zucchini Pie with Bacon / 8 Spice Blends / Squash Puppies with Roasted Jalapeño Mayonnaise

Blog Post & Recipe: Zucchini pie with bacon

Call it quiche or pie - either way you'll love the combination of shredded zucchini, smoky bacon and green onions in a cheesy custard base.

Article & Recipes: Spice world

Read about these eight beloved blends from around the globe, then start trying them out at home.

Baharat ... Tabil ... Za’atar ... Ras el hanout ... Herbes de la garrigue ... Berbere ... Panch phoron ... Tempero baiano

Blog Post & Recipe: Squash Puppies with Roasted Jalapeño Mayonnaise

The squash in these Squash Puppies is chopped so finely that it melts into the rest of the batter, giving you balls of cornbread that are as crispy and golden brown as any I’ve ever had. The squash adds the slightest hint of sweetness, not enough to alarm a picky eater, but you’ll know it’s there. It also seems to help the batter form a tighter crumb, so the hush puppies are a little more tender inside but perfectly capable of sopping up ketchup, tartar sauce and Foster’s suggested accompaniment: her Roasted Jalapeño Mayonnaise.

Beef, Mushroom & Red Wine Pie / Turnip Gratin / Jjam Bbong (Korean-Chinese Spicy Noodle Soup)

Blog Post & Recipe: beef, mushroom & red wine pie

6. Blind bake a short crust pastry shell (I used a galette pastry base because I’m crazy, but it tasted awesome) fill with beef stew and top with a puff pastry lid. Consume.

Blog Post & Recipe: From My Garden - Turnip Gratin

Their taste reminds me of radishes or more like kohlrabi, and they are delicious baked with cream or creme fraiche, pancetta, garlic and thyme.

Blog Post & Recipe: Jjam Bbong (Korean-Chinese Spicy Noodle Soup)

The soup is typically made with chicken stock for a rich flavor, but you can also use anchovy broth for a cleaner/lighter taste. This soup also incorporates pork, chili infused oil, and various vegetables and seafood. The combination of all the natural ingredients creates a hearty bowl of soup that is packed with robust flavors. The spiciness will surely clear your sinuses!

Sourdough Croissants / Cook Rice in a Frying Pan / Vegemite Beef & Ale Pie, Cider Roasted Pork with Stuffing, Chocolate Amaretto Pear Frangipane Tart

Blog Post & Recipe: Sourdough Croissant Recipe from Floriole, Chicago

In addition to proper technique, the use of premium European butter with higher fat content is key.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to cook perfect rice - in a frying pan

Note that the recipe/method here is for Japanese-style white rice. It should work with other white rice types too, but you may need to adjust the water amounts.

Blog Post & Recipes: Rustic Vegemite Beef & Aussie Ale Pie, Cider Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apple, Prune & Pine Nut Stuffing, Chocolate Amaretto Pear Frangipane Tart

I combined the beef in a pie with a beautiful, recently sampled Aussie Ale - from Port Stephen's Winery, Swiss brown mushrooms and a teaspoon of Vegemite to add the salty element.

Spicy Lamb Pie / 5 Recipes for St. David's Day / No-Knead Bread: a Convert's Story

Blog Post & Recipe: Spicy Lamb Pie.

I reckon this pie, if fennel substituted for carrots and fish for lamb, would work wonderfully as a dish to serve to my pescetarian friends. I’d have to cook the sauce first and then add the fish just before baking – what do you think?

Blog Post & Recipes: St David's Day: recipes for a feast.

It's St David's Day, and to help celebrate we've a quintet of delicious recipes from Welsh chef Bryn Williams

Slow roasted shoulder of lamb ... Mutton and swede pie ... Pan-fried salmon with curried mussels ... Sole in a bag with courgettes and black olives ... Nain's bara brith

Blog Post & Recipe: No-Knead Bread: A Convert’s Story

I’ve revised it a little and put the flour into weights rather than volume. Steingarten uses spelt flour on the cutting board in the proofing basket, which I recommend for flavor and appearance; Lahey uses bran and no proofing basket. This is up to you.

Michael Ruhlman’s Version of Jeffrey Steingarten’s Version of Jim Lahey’s (According to Steingarten) “Miracle Bread

3 Recipes for Mussels and Oysters / Brussels Sprouts in Black Bean Sauce / Steak & Guinness Pie

Article & Recipes: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's mussels and oysters recipes

Today I'm worshipping those two sublime bivalves

Mussel and smoked pollack chowder ... Mussel, spinach and bacon gratin ... Hangtown fry

Blog Post & Recipe: Brussels Sprouts in Black Bean Sauce

Over the last while I have really come to enjoy dishes with a nice blend of sweet, salty, spicy and tart and I have been trying to incorporate that concept in my cooking.

Blog Post & Recipe: Steak & Guinness Pie

You end up with a fall-apart meat and veg potpie in a sticky, savory, half-caramelized gravy, sharp cheddar oozing throughout, and the nutmeg in the not-too-heavy biscuits providing a prickly warmth.

Iceberg Lettuce & Beansprout Stir-Fry / Lamb Meatballs / 22 Chicken Dinners

Blog Post & Recipe: Iceberg lettuce and beansprout stir-fry

Try this dish, which only takes minutes to cook ... to accompany fierce and rich flavours

Blog Post & Recipe: The best meat I've made in ages

The only bit requiring any sort of patience is the actual rolling of the meat mixture into balls, which is really not that big a deal at all if 1. you have help or 2. you decide to make big meatballs instead of my tiny inch-in-diameter ones.

Lamb meatballs

Recipes: 22 Chicken Dinners

Korean Grilled Chicken ... Honey-Mustard Baked Chicken ... Chicken Basquaise ... Sweet Chile Chicken Rice Bowl ... Poached Chicken and Pomegranate Orzo ... Argentine Grilled Chicken ... Pad Kee Mao (Spicy Ground Chicken and Rice Noodles) ... Brick Chicken with Rosé Wine and Bacon ... Five-Spice Roasted Chicken ... Pasta with Roasted Chicken, Raisins, Pine Nuts, and Parsley ... Basic Barbecued Chicken ... Pulled Jerk Chicken Sandwiches ... Chicken Pot Pie ... Rhubarb-Braised Chicken Thighs ... Hoisin Explosion Chicken ... Chicken with Goat Cheese and Figs ... Coq au Vin ... Oregano-Marinated Grilled Chicken with Charred Lemons ... Oven-Fried Buttermilk Chicken ... Braised Chicken and Chayote ... Easy Chicken and Chive-Dumpling Soup ... Chicken Stuffed with Spinach and Feta

Grape Focaccia with Rosemary / Peking Duck with Mandarin Pancakes & Plum Sauce / 3 Cold-Weather Meals

Blog Post & Recipe: grape focaccia with rosemary

(This is a tweaked version of a recipe I posted for the first time here.)

I couldn’t get enough of the sweet/salty/olive oil/grape/rosemary thing with the crisp edges

Recipe: Peking Duck with Mandarin Pancakes and Plum Sauce

Maltose syrup can be found in most Chinese supermarkets. If you can't find it, honey can be used in its place.

Article & Recipes: Cold weather comfort

I find that most wet meat dishes require the meat to be browned before adding the wet ingredients. I have sidestepped that process in today's dishes without compromising flavour.

Potato and chicken pie ... Beef casserole ... One pot beef and paprika casserole

Three Butternut Pumpkin Recipes / Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta / Choosing Watermelons

Article & Recipes: Versatile pumpkins

The bulbous end contains the seed cavity, so I suggest you choose the longest-necked butternuts.

Butternut pumpkin and sweet corn soup ... Butternut pumpkin and red onion tart ... Pumpkin and bacon slices

Blog Post & Recipe: Meatless Monday: Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta

I didn’t know anything about hand pies until I saw the sausage and fennel version in “Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook.” The photo shows these lovely golden pockets of pastry with the corners folded up and around the filling.

Blog Post & Links: Watermelons, watermelons, and more watermelons

How to choose a watermelon? Do you go by shape, colour, or spotting? Thump or not? Red or yellow? Seeded or seedless? Square? Grilled? Champion watermelons. App for your iPhone? Are you still confused, watch this instructional video?

Care for Your Knives / Roasted Radishes / Greek Mushroom Pie with Leeks

Blog Post: How to Take Care of Your Knives

Yes, it's nice to have an impressive arsenal of knives at your disposal, but for most home cooks, there are three that are truly important: a chef's knife, a paring knife, and a serrated bread knife.

Article & Recipe: Roasted Radishes: So Who Knew?

Look under 'Related' for the link to the recipe.

I gave it a try, roasting a bunch of halved radishes in a hot oven with plenty of butter and lemon juice. One mouthful, and I immediately got the appeal. Instead of spicy, crisp and crunchy, these radishes were sweet, succulent and mellow, vaguely like turnips but with a softer bite.

Blog Post & Recipe: Manitaropita me Prassa (Homemade Greek Mushroom Pie with Leeks)

I sauteed the leeks first, together with garlic and spring onions and cooked them with balsamic vinegar until they were soft. I used two kinds of mushrooms: white portobello and white agaricus (button mushrooms). I added fresh rosemary which matches well with mushrooms and as the mushrooms released a lot of fluids, I added some flour to absorb the juices.

Herb Pie / Pumpkin, Goat Cheese & Bacon Pizza / Find the Best Fruit & Veg

Recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's herb pie recipe

You can use spinach instead of chard, but you'll need more because of its high water content. Serve with a tomato and red onion salad.

Article & Recipe: Rustic thin pizzas deliver taste, color, texture.

Look to the right hand side of the page and down for the recipe.

The dough for these special pies is rolled very thin, so when baked, it is crisp and golden. The toppings include ... caramelized onions and ... roasted cubes of butternut squash and sprinklings of creamy goat cheese and smoky bacon.

Rustic Pizzas With Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese and Bacon

Blog Post: How to find the best fruit and vegetables in your area.

1. Shop on delivery days ... 2. Buy the longer lasting vegetables ... 3. Make use of frozen and tinned ... 4. Get to know your supplier & be friendly, but a bit pushy ... 5. Grow what you can ... 6. Form a local co-op or go direct to the farmers ... 7. Eat whatever vegetables you can

Peel Roasted Peppers / Indian-Style Scrambled Eggs / Fish Pie

Blog Post: How To Peel Roasted Peppers

This method can be used with any peppers; bell or chiles.

Blog Post & Recipe: Indian-style Scrambled Eggs

I’ve had this for breakfast so many times that I’ve stared pre-mixing the spices. I mix equal quantities of turmeric, chilli powder, cumin and garam masala in a jar. I then use about half a teaspoon of this spice mix in the eggs

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's fish pie recipe

When making the sauce it is worth trapping every ounce of flavour. The milk used to cook the fish should be incorporated, in all its herby, peppercorn-scented fishiness, into the filling and not tipped down the sink.

CRUMBLE-CRUST FISH PIE ... WHOLEMEAL APPLE AND ORANGE CAKE

Soboro Donburi / Roasted Cauliflower / Five Savoury Pies

Blog Post & Recipe: Soboro Donburi: Seasoned Ground Meat over Rice

Soboro Donburi is essentially seasoned ground meat and egg (usually scrambled) over rice. It's an extremely simple dish and it makes for a fantastic and quick mid-week meal. You can use any type of ground meat for this recipe, but I consider ground chicken thigh to have the best flavor.

Blog Post & Recipe: Momofuku Ssam Bar Roasted Cauliflower

But this roast cauliflower from David Chang and Peter Meehan’s new cookbook is a little fresher, a little brighter and spicier. It has fragrant cilantro and mint and just enough heat. You could serve this with jasmine rice and a pork chop or a nice piece of arctic char—it’s a little intense to eat as a main course.

Blog Post & Recipe: The savory pie

Links to recipes are in the sidebar on the left.

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Recipe: Classic chicken, leek and fennel pot pie
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Recipe: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind Recipe: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind
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Recipe: Wild mushroom, spinach and ricotta pie Recipe: Wild mushroom, spinach and ricotta pie
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Recipe: Basic savory pie dough No. 2 (cream cheese)
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Recipe: Basic savory pie dough No. 1 Recipe: Basic savory pie dough No. 1

Mushroom and Tarragon Pithivier / No-Cream Penne / Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Apples

Blog Post & recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's mushroom and tarragon pithivier recipe

This rich, aniseedy pie needs only a leafy salad alongside. Serves six.

Recipe: No-Cream, No-Cry Penne

Remove the marinara from the heat. In a small bowl, stir about ½ cup of the marinara into the Greek yogurt until it is smooth, to temper it, then whisk the yogurt mixture back into the marinara in the sauté pan.

Blog Post & Recipe: The Bitten Word's Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Apples

If you slice up Brussels sprouts, toss them in olive oil and roast them until they're nicely caramelized, they'll be a home run at your dinner table.

Add some chopped up apple to the pan prior to roasting? It'll be as if you won the World Series.

Add bacon with the apple? Well, we're all out of sports analogies, but the results will change your life.

A Healthy Breakfast / Turkey Vegetable Dill Pie / Sweet Potato Gnocci

Blog Post: 7 secrets to a healthy breakfast

i. Make it yourself ... ii. Prepare in advance ... iii. Choose wholegrains ... iv. Add extra fibre ... v. Have an avo’ ... vi. Use fruit for natural sweetness ... vii. Yoghurt

Blog Post & Recipe: Turkey Vegetable Dill Pie with Chive Biscuit Crust

This is a great way to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, and can easily be adapted for chicken. The flavours of the stew are comforting and traditional, while the biscuits are crisp on top and almost dumpling-like where they meet the stew.

Blog Post & Recipe: sweet potato gnocchi

Because these gnocchi are made with sweet and regular potatoes, and there are a few things I've learned that I'd like to share with you. First, is that it's very important to use the right potatoes - Russets have a high amount of starch and lower amount of water, compared to their other spud cousins - and that's exactly what you want - a nice, starchy potato. Sweet potatoes, however, are much more moisture-laden ...

Turkey Shepherd's Pie / Kaiser Rolls / Roast Meat

Recipe: Turkey Shepherd's Pie With Mashed Sweet Potatoes

To prevent the filling from bubbling out of the pan and on to the bottom of your oven, set the shepherd's pie on a baking sheet before cooking.

Recipe: Parmesan Kaiser Rolls Recipe

These rolls, sometimes called Vienna rolls, are the go-to bread for a thick, juicy burger or a deli sandwich stuffed with all the fixings. This version incorporates a slightly easier shaping technique and a touch of Parmesan ...

Recipes: How to roast like the French

French chef Stéphane Reynaud has rustled up delicious roasts, from perfect roast beef to a spot-on rack of pork.

STUFFED LAMB SHOULDER ... FOUR MORE IDEAS FOR STUFFING LAMB SHOULDER ... ROAST RACKS OF LAMB WITH PISTACHIOS ... ROAST LAMB SHOULDER WITH CUMIN ... ROAST BEEF ON A BED OF ONIONS ... BORSCHT-STYLE ROAST BEEF ... FOUR SAUCES TO GO WITH BEEF ... RIB ROAST WITH COARSE SALT ... ROAST CHICKEN PLAIN AND SIMPLE ... ROAST PORK, PLAIN AND SIMPLE ... ROAST RACK OF PORK WITH FIGS ... ROAST PEPPERS STUFFED WITH ROAST PORK ... TOMATOES STUFFED WITH ROAST MEAT

Chicken Mug-Pies / Pot Roasted Chicken / Fennel & Olive Pasta on a Fried Egg

Blog Post & Recipe: Chicken Mug-Pies

I baked all of them at once, and refrigerated half for another night, covered in foil; they reheated nicely in the oven at 350F for 20-30 minutes, keeping the foil on to protect the crusts from over-browning.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pot Roasted Chicken for Rainy Autumn Days

I used to make it in a Crockpot when I was very busy and it would cook all day until we needed it. Nowadays I don’t have such a thing and I’ve reverted back to the way my grandmother would have cooked it, in a heavy covered Dutch oven.

Blog Post & Recipe: Fennel & Kalamata olive pasta on fried egg

Thick bucatini pasta coated in a sweet red sauce and topped with diced kalamata olives and sautéed fennel. Served on top of a perfectly fried egg! The yolk adds so much to the flavor of the red sauce.

So the trick to making sauce that tastes like it’s been simmering for hours is to cook it down to a thick pasty texture and then rehydrate it by adding a ladle or two of starchy pasta water to the pan. You should also use tongs ...