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Beansprout banchan (sukju namul)

Updated on October 30, 2024October 20, 2023

This Korean side dish is part of a spread usually served at KBBQ. It’s so moreish and easily the best way to get through a bag of beansprouts.

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Lebanese garlic & lemon wings (jawaneh)

Updated on September 6, 2023September 1, 2023

This recipe for jawaneh came from Linda Jones, owner of Melbourne’s Alimentari eateries. She shared the recipe with Shane Delia on his series A Middle East Feast. I’d been thinking …

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Emergency baked gnocchi

Updated on September 1, 2023August 22, 2023

This is a great low-prep dinner you can throw in the oven before guests come round and serve up as-is, or with a side of veg. Don’t worry if the …

Main Course

Emergency gnocchi

Updated on September 1, 2023August 15, 2023

Sometimes when I’m tired and on my way to the supermarket my brain starts matching up combinations of convenience items like a slot machine. This combo using packet gnocchi came …

AppetizerMain Course

Jumbo okonomiyaki

Updated on September 1, 2023August 14, 2023

Making individual okonomiyaki pancakes takes forever when you just have one frypan, so I just cut to the chase and make one big one. This is also a fun dish …

Main Course

Broccoli & ricotta stuffed shells

Updated on September 1, 2023August 13, 2023Leave a Comment

I used to make this baked broccoli pasta dish a lot during uni as it’s cheap, easy, healthy and comforting. Just remember to rest it before serving – the roof …

Main Course

Broccoli pasta

Updated on September 1, 2023August 12, 2023

A quick and easy one-pot pasta recipe where the broccoli is cooked down to create a sauce. Popular in the Italian region of Puglia.

Dessert

Classic German black forest cake

Updated on September 1, 2023August 12, 2023

Light, a little boozy and not too sweet is how I’d describe this cake. I’d historically never been much good at baking, because of my penchant for experimenting and bending …

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Prawn sesame toasts

Updated on September 1, 2023August 11, 2023

I made these fun little taco-shaped prawn toasts by cutting bread into rounds with a cookie cutter. Blitz the offcuts into breadcrumbs for your next eggplant parm. The shape came …

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Hong Kong cheung fun

Updated on September 1, 2023August 11, 2023

You’ll find this street snack among little bowls of curry fish balls and sticks stacked with siu mai in Hong Kong’s busy nightlife districts. Hong Kong is a bustling wonderland …

Beansprout banchan (sukju namul)

Lebanese garlic & lemon wings (jawaneh)

Emergency baked gnocchi

Emergency gnocchi

Jumbo okonomiyaki

Broccoli & ricotta stuffed shells

Broccoli pasta

Classic German black forest cake

Prawn sesame toasts

Hong Kong cheung fun

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