Sunday, November 9, 2014
Not Quite Anzacs
11/2 cups wholemeal spelt flour
1 1/2 cups of rolled oats
1/4 cup of brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
2/3 cup of shredded coconut
3 tbs of honey (or agave syrup)
80g unsalted butter (or coconut butter)
1 tsp bicarb soda
2 tbs boiling water
1/2 cup of peeled (discard the skin) and grated zucchini
Friday, October 31, 2014
Vit Quay (Roast Duck)
Duck , about 2.25 kg in weight
90g Fresh root ginger, peeled, roughly
chopped and lightly crushed
4 cloves Garlic, peeled and crushed
1 stalk Lemon grass, halved and crushed
4 Spring onions (scallions), halved and
crushed
80 ml Nuoc mam
30 ml Soy sauce
30 ml Honey
15 ml Five-spice powder
5 ml Ground ginger
Ginger dipping sauce, nuoc mam gung
Pickled vegetables and salad leaves, to
serve
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Impossible Pumpkin Pie
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
2 tablespoons of gluten free flour
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Bánh mì
1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 scallions, white and tender green
parts only, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, thinly
sliced
Vegetable oil, for grilling
Six 8-inch-long rolls or 2 baguettes,
cut into 8-inch lengths and split
Hoisin sauce and Sriracha chile sauce
1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into
2-by-1/2-inch matchsticks
1 1/2 loosely packed cups cilantro
sprigs
Pickled carrot
80 ml(⅓ cup) white vinegar
75 g(⅓ cup) white sugar
1 large carrot, peeled, coarsely
shredded Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Halo Halo
| 10g | green rice flakes |
| 4 | young coconuts, (optional) |
| 1 bottle | saba bananas in syrup |
| 1 bottle | jackfruit in syrup |
| 1 bottle | coconut gel |
| 6 cups | shaved ice, plus extra to serve |
| 500ml | evaporated milk |
| 250g | condensed milk |
| mango ice cream, to serve |
Lumpia
Peanut oil
4garlic cloves, finely chopped
1cooked chicken breast, diced
250 g(2 cups) diced cooked pork
250 g(2 cups) diced cooked prawn meat
125 g(1 cup) sliced green beans
115 g(1 cup) fresh bean sprouts,
trimmed
250 g(3 ⅓ cups) shredded cabbage
140 g(1 cup) finely diced celery
60 g(½ cup) thinly sliced spring
onions
2 tspsalt
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
2 tbsplight soy sauce
cos(romaine) lettuce leaves, to serve
1quantity egg roll wrappers or 20
spring roll wrappers
oil, for deep-frying
Dipping sauce
75 g(⅓ cup) sugar
60 ml(¼ cup) light soy sauce
250 ml(1 cup) clear chicken stock or
water
2 tbspcornflour
1garlic clove, crushed
¼ tspsalt
Monday, July 7, 2014
Rhubarb and Frangipane Tart
Rhubarb Compote
2 cups fresh chopped rhubarb, washed
Juice and zest of one orange
1/4 cup maple sugar or brown sugar
Combine all ingredients in a medium
heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring
occasionally. Cover and simmer gently for about five minutes. Rhubarb
will begin to soften.
Uncover and continue to cook another
five minutes. Remove from heat, cool.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Vegan Chocolate Mousse
400 ml coconut cream
2 tblspn cocoa powder
1 cup (tightly packed) soft dried
dates, pitted
300g good-quality dairy free dark
chocolate, roughly chopped
4 small ramekins, glasses or cups to
serve
Friday, June 20, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Spiced Pear and Almond Tart
Poached Pears
500ml (2 cups) dry red wine
70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
2 whole star anise
2 x 7cm cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla bean, split
4 just-ripe pears, peeled
Monday, May 26, 2014
Chicken and coconut milk adobo (adobong manok sa gata)
400 ml(13½ fl oz) coconut milk
60 ml(2 fl oz/¼ cup) soy sauce
6 cloves garlic, smashed
3 cm(1¼ inch) piece turmeric or ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
3 bay leaves
3 red bird’s-eye chillies, plus extra to serve (optional)
1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
1whole chicken, jointed into 8 pieces with bone in
steamed rice, to serve
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Bibimbap
Ingredients
2 cups short-grain rice
400 g beef scotch fillet, finely sliced
into strips 5 cm long
1½ tbsp soy sauce
140 ml sesame oil
3 tbsp crushed garlic
pinch of sugar
salt and pepper
1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked
until soft, finely sliced
2 small carrots, cut into matchsticks
1 small daikon, cut into matchsticks
2 small zucchini, cut into matchsticks
1 bunchspinach, leaves picked
1 generous cup bean sprouts
4 egg yolks
4 dolsot stone bowls
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Nom Ngo Sen (Lotus Root Salad)
1 cooked chicken breast fillet shredded
250g pickled lotus root, roughly
chopped
100g bean sprouts
1 carrot cut into thin strips
3 red Asian shallots cut into thin
strips
3 tablespoons of Vietnamese mint
sprigs, roughly shredded
1 tablespoon mint springs
4 teaspoons of roasted sesame seeds
2 tablespoons fried shallots
1 long red chilli, seeded and cut into
long strips
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
Hot Cross Bun Pudding
6 hot cross buns
30g unsalted butter, softened
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
600ml thin cream
600ml thickened cream, plus extra to
serve (optional)
Zest of 1 orange
4 eggs
170g caster sugar
Icing sugar, to dust
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Nem Thinh
100g firm tofu
oil, for frying
60g cellophane noodles
140g carrot, cut into thin strips
140g kohlrabi, cut into thin strips
1 pinch of sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2½ tbsp roasted rice flour
1 small iceberg lettuce, shredded
½ handful holy basil leaves
½ handful coriander leaves
24 rice paper wrappers
Monday, April 14, 2014
Boston Cream Pie
Place milk in a pan over medium heat.
Scrape in vanilla seeds and add bean too. Warm gently, then set
aside for 10 minutes. Place cornflour, custard powder and caster
sugar in a pan. Strain milk, discarding bean, into pan with
cornflour and whisk until smooth. Add cream, then return to heat,
stirring constantly, over low heat until the mixture thickens and
boils. Add butter, stirring well to combine, then remove from heat
and whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until smooth. Refrigerate overnight.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Rhubarb Quick Bread
Compote
6 cups fresh chopped rhubarb, washed
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup maple sugar or brown sugar
Combine all ingredients in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer gently for about five minutes. Rhubarb will begin to soften. Uncover and continue to cook another five minutes. Remove from heat, cool.
6 cups fresh chopped rhubarb, washed
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup maple sugar or brown sugar
Combine all ingredients in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer gently for about five minutes. Rhubarb will begin to soften. Uncover and continue to cook another five minutes. Remove from heat, cool.
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