Recipes

Strawberry jam tarts

By luisa / September 7, 2013

Looks delicious might just have to try this one!

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Nutella and Strawberry = French Toast Delicious

By luisa / September 4, 2013

I have to attribute this idea to a pinterest post I found when lying in bed trying not to salivate as I explored some recipe inspiration. Her blog is found on navywifecook.com and is rather cute and interesting to explore.  So the recipe. Essentially Nutella French Toast….I had you at Nutella right? My last post […]

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Match Made in Heaven – Salmon, Orange and Fennel

By luisa / August 27, 2013

As a chef you learn food matches that are just meant to be – and some that are not. These flavours compliment in their contrast or their compatibility. There is of course science behind this and the plant families etc etc which you can look into if you are so inclined but this is more […]

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Not just a pumpkin scone – my mother’s pumpkin scones

By luisa / August 4, 2013

  Well actually, this is a recipe for pumpkin scones, but not just any pumpkin scones, old school recipe from the 60’s pumpkin scones -mmmm. Once again I baked some treats from my mother’s high school recipe book and happened across the pumpkin scones and with a 1/4 pumpkin looking forlorn in the fridge and […]

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Let’s Get Baking – Jam Drops

By luisa / July 26, 2013

My oven isn’t the trustiest for baking more delicate foods such as cakes and desserts but biscuits and pies that require heat but aren’t quite so temperamental work wonderfully. I was looking through my bookshelf and found my mothers recipe book from her year 10 home economics classes and was excited to find jam drops […]

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Chocolate Fondant Pudding

By luisa / June 5, 2013

It was my turn to do dessert again and chocolate fondant was the dessert of the day at work so I thought, why not make some for home too? Mmmm….What is chocolate fondant you ask? Well it is a hot chocolate pudding that has a sumptuous melting middle of chocolatey gooeyness. Now who wouldn’t want […]

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Moroccan Chicken and Bean Casserole with Zucchini Salad

By luisa / May 29, 2013

Winter is coming here to Brisbane although if you look outside to the sunshine you could wonder when exactly this winter thing will happen. But there is a chill to the breeze which makes me want to wrap a blanket around my legs on the couch and cuddle up to something warm and comforting for dinner. My […]

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Teaching the art of the ravioli

By luisa / May 15, 2013

I recently had the pleasure of teaching my pasta and in turn home made ravioli. We kept it simple with a spinach and ricotta filling but had a great time making it. Amy was so excited to be my first client of the In My Own Kitchen cooking lessons and her only instructions were to […]

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Tarting It Up – Mixed Mushroom Tart that is!

By luisa / May 7, 2013

One of my favourite ingredients to work with is mushrooms. From the delicate oyster mushrooms to the meatier king browns mushrooms have so much to offer in taste, texture and enjoyment. I was at the fruit shop the other day and spotted some different varieties and some puff pastry and the tart was born. Usually […]

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Who Doesn’t Love Pie? Lemon Meringue Pie Made Easy

By luisa / April 19, 2013

  It was my besties birthday thus something sweet and tasty was in order. I am not shabby at making birthday cakes but my oven can be unreliable in the baking process thus I figured something a little more fail safe was in order. The inspiration was also Donna Hay’s recipe in the Sunday paper […]

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