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How to make the best chicken broth.

Just a cup of beautiful chicken broth. Did you know that bone broth is awesome because it’s one of the best things you can eat to boost your immune system? This is also my skincare secret and super powerful joints supplement. Collagen and gelatin are the most abundant protein in […]

Strawberry Rhubarb Pandowdy.

Lazy-girl summer pudding with strawberry and rhubarb. Strawberry and rhubarb are a match made in heaven. Juicy, sweet strawberries and tangy rhubarb come together in this luscious dessert.

Strawberry Rhubarb Almond Cake.

Celebrate the strawberry and rhubarb season with this amazing summer cake. Strawberry and rhubarb are a match made in heaven. This is one of my favourite summer cake, I like to share it with family and friends. The recipe is fail-proof and pretty healthy. The cake has a super moist […]

Black Doris Plum and Five Spice Roasted Chicken.

This wonderfully moist homemade Chinese-style roast chicken is full of flavour and will look fantastic on your table for Christmas day. Best served with a small bowl of hoisin sauce and fluffy white rice. I’ve garnished rice with a salt pickled sakura blossoms that I brought from Japan, a little […]

Aperol and Blood Orange Panna Cotta.

Impress your family and friends with this easy, but absolutely delicious dessert with Aperol. Ultra creamy vanilla Panna Cotta topped with a layer of bitter-sweet, tangy and deeply citrusy blood orange Aperol jelly. The results, needless to say, will melt in your mouth. Aperol is my secret ingredient here. A […]

Easy lemon posset with strawberry.

Cool and refreshing summer dessert with a luxuriously creamy texture and bright lemon flavour. Best served with fresh strawberry and crushed biscuits.Lemon posset is a dessert made from cream curdled by lemon juice, it has a texture which is a cross between a lush custard and silky lemon curd. A […]

Lemon Lavender Cake with Honey Syrup

A refreshing light cake made with aromatic lemon zest and olive oil with a light touch of lavender and floral honey. Did you know you can use lavender in your cooking? I really like how the flavour of lavender plays with lemon, vanilla and honey. Aromatic and floral, lavender is […]

Lamb Kebabs on Rosemary Skewers. Quick and easy Barbecue dinner.

Quick and easy Barbecue dinner. It’s no secret that summer is the perfect time to break out the barbecue and get your grill on. Lamb kebabs on rosemary skewers, charred sweet capsicum, juicy asparagus and zucchini, smoky pita bread, and garlic yoghurt. Best served with homemade flatbread! Our rosemary bushes […]

Summer Panzanella Salad

Seasonal food tastes better! In-season produce is fresher, sweeter and perfectly ripe.I just grabbed a big bag of sweet meaty and flavorful tomatoes in a farmers market. Now dreaming about Panzanella! Panzanella is a traditional Tuscan bread and tomato salad. This is a great example of Italians not wasting anything, […]

Super Rich and Moist Three-Ginger and Pear Cake.

This easy pear and three-ginger cake is quick to make, light and really moist. Three kinds of ginger make the taste is very deep and rich. The freshly pressed ginger juice gives freshness, the ginger powder adds some warming spicy taste, the crystallized ginger adds more ginger flavour and texture […]

Cumin, Quinoa and Broccoli Salad with Yoghurt Dressing.

Toasted and freshly ground cumin seeds gives to this green salad a warm depth of the flavour. A low fat and refreshing dressing based on Greek yoghurt goes well with broccoli, quinoa and cumin. Acidic yoghurt is the secret weapon for flavours, it makes the taste richer and brings the […]

Kuku Sabzi: Persian-style Herb Frittata.

This Persian oven-baked green frittata (or omelette) is made from aromatic herbs. This dish is bright and fresh in both colour and flavour. Serve it for breakfast or lunch with a dollop of garlic yoghurt and pomegranate seeds. Our garden is completely covered in flowers, greens and fragrant herbs. Growing […]

Homemade spinach pasta with macadamia pesto sauce and purple asparagus.

What’s better than a spring pasta? This green homemade pasta dish is bursting with spring flavours, including Naked Harvest juicy and tender purple asparagus, spinach and basil. Learn how to prepare green homemade pasta and macadamia pesto sauce from scratch.

Easy homemade labneh cheese with De Winkel Yoghurt, honey, orange blossom water, pistachios and macerated mandarins.

Serve it as a dip on a cheese platter. Or as a killer dessert for breakfast, rich in protein and vitamin C. It’s great on bagels, toast, or crackers as well. Thanks to De Winkel I’ve been able to get involved in September’s fantastic Bee Aware Month NZ! I’m so honoured […]

The pleasures of texture. Oriental stir-fry with exotic mushrooms, bean curd skin and lotus. Vegan recipe.

This unforgettable Chinese stir-fry is a feast of tastes and textures. Crunchy exotic mushrooms, meaty bean curd skin, snappy lotus root and rich in umami a garlic black bean sauce. Serve it with aromatic jasmine rice. It was happy to get the last Cuisine magazine issue dedicated to Asian food. […]

Harissa Lentil Soup. Quick and easy soup in minutes.

When the temperature is dropping down, what could be better than a bowl of hearty delicious warming soup for dinner? The flavorful smoky-spicy North African Harissa paste brings the taste of this Middle-Eastern style soup to the next level. Serve it with a dollop of yoghurt and warm 2-ingredient flatbread […]

Goan Fish Curry from Scratch.+ Saffron Rice Recipe.

Quick and healthy curry is packed with white fish fillets, smothered in a velvety-smooth aromatic sauce served with rich saffron rice. Perfectly balanced with aroma and taste, rich but not overwhelmed. Indian cuisine is famous for its complicated dishes, but there are some amazing Indian dishes that are easy to […]

Rice Paradise. Same but different: Something interesting what you probably don’t know about rice.

A few days ago I did Mari Kondo-ing of my kitchen cupboard. I do tidying up pretty often, just because this is an important part of my work if you do the recipe development your pantry has to be always full of fresh ingredients. Guess what I found there? Rice, […]

The Easiest Cheesecake You’ll Ever Make: Burnt Spiced Pumpkin Ricotta Cheesecake.

This unique cheesecake is light, creamy, airy, full of pumpkin flavour, lightly sweetened, and perfectly spiced with freshly ground spices.The ricotta cheese gives this cake a unique flavour and makes it light and fluffy. Ricotta cheesecake is much lighter than a traditional cream cheese cheesecake.Forgot everything you thought you knew […]

Celebrating the truffle season. Chicken Pot Pie with Black Truffle.

Everybody will fall in love with this cosy and comfort pot pie with some twist. Truffles, truffles, truffles. This is the most exciting thing of the winter that makes this season very special. My favourite way to celebrate the truffle season to cook something nice and simple for family. A […]

Buckwheat Risotto with Watercress Pesto and Pistachios. GF recipe.

Rustic Tomato Toast. Video Recipe.

Mediterranean-style Summer Platter. Homemade Labneh Cheese.

Middle Eastern-Style Eggplant with Tahini-Yoghurt Dressing. Vegetarian, GF recipe.

Smoky Vegetable Salad with Spicy Chicken. GF recipe.

2-ingredient flatbread in minutes. So yummy with garlic butter!

Pitaya Cashew Cream with Homemade Chocolate Granola. Vegan recipe.

Strawberry Rhubarb Almond Cake.

Latest Recipes

Blood orange crepes Suzette.

How to make the best chicken broth.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pandowdy.

Strawberry Rhubarb Almond Cake.

Black Doris Plum and Five Spice Roasted Chicken.

Aperol and Blood Orange Panna Cotta.

Easy lemon posset with strawberry.

Lemon Lavender Cake with Honey Syrup

Lamb Kebabs on Rosemary Skewers. Quick and easy Barbecue dinner.

Summer Panzanella Salad

Super Rich and Moist Three-Ginger and Pear Cake.

Cumin, Quinoa and Broccoli Salad with Yoghurt Dressing.

Kuku Sabzi: Persian-style Herb Frittata.

Homemade spinach pasta with macadamia pesto sauce and purple asparagus.

Easy homemade labneh cheese with De Winkel Yoghurt, honey, orange blossom water, pistachios and macerated mandarins.

The pleasures of texture. Oriental stir-fry with exotic mushrooms, bean curd skin and lotus. Vegan recipe.

Harissa Lentil Soup. Quick and easy soup in minutes.

Goan Fish Curry from Scratch.+ Saffron Rice Recipe.

Rice Paradise. Same but different: Something interesting what you probably don’t know about rice.

The Easiest Cheesecake You’ll Ever Make: Burnt Spiced Pumpkin Ricotta Cheesecake.

Celebrating the truffle season. Chicken Pot Pie with Black Truffle.

Rustic Tomato Toast

MY PORTFOLIO

Aperol and Blood Orange Panna Cotta