MasterChef SA paid homage to our rich Cape Malay culinary heritage with Ilse Fourie and her Tomato Bredie Recipe. Ilse Fourie chose Tomato Bredie as her childhood dish and while she was not exactly clear as to how her mother made it she had no problem reproducing the dish in her own style. She uses…
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Australian too fat for airplane toilets is not to allowed fly.
An Australian You Tube poster, who goes by the name of “Graham Friend” has made a rather solemn and depressing posting on You Tube saying that he is not allowed to fly from Brisbane to Perth because he cannot fit in the air plane toilets. The semi popular You Tuber is a regular contributor to…
Here is a really cool cooking tip. Brine your meat before you start to cook it. Helps with defrosting too!
Here is a little trick for flavouring your meat and that is to soak it in a brine before cooking. This applies to practically any meat that you are cooking for dinner. You add some salt, sugar and a variety of herbs & spices to a pot of simmering water and allow it to dissolve.…
Great Family Meals! A Chicken Meatballs with Fettuccine Recipe
Chicken Recipe | Looking for a great family meal, try this Curtis Stone Chicken Meatballs with Fettuccine recipe. Curtis Stone is one of Australia’s great food exports, but you do need a guide to “Strine” (Australian Slang) to fully understand his recipes. Here’s a few translations to guide you: Tucker = Food; Chook = Chicken (as…
Kung Pao Chicken Recipe | Sanjay Thumma
Elton made it through to the 2nd round of MasterChef SA with a Kung Pao recipe so we though we’d find another one for you try. If you haven’t cooked this before this is a great recipe for you to try. Don’t be intimidated by the long ingredients list, they all come together very easily…
How to poach fish like a MasterChef using some incredible flavours like star anise and bay leaves. It couldn’t be simpler.
Curtis Stone hands out some great tips for poaching fish like a MasterChef using whatever vegetables you may have left over in your fridge at the end of the week. Simply add flavours that go amazingly well with fish like star anise, fennel, bay leaves, black peppercorns and regular stock items like onions, carrots &…
Curtis Stone and his new hit TV show Around the World in 80 Plates and some personal stuff.
Jamie Oliver basher Curtis Stone has a new hit show Around the World in 80 Plates on the go and recently chatted with The Celebrity Cafe about the show and his personal life. In the show they take 12 chefs on a crazy culinary race across 10 countries where they have to cook local cuisine…
Easy Greek Style Lamb Chops Recipe with Oregano
Here is a very easy Greek Style Lamb Chops recipe for the novice on the braai or on the BBQ, whatever you prefer to call it. Simply prep the garlic, lemon juice and oregano, Season with salt & pepper and dip the chops in to give them a light coating. Easy Greek Style Lamb Chops…
Slicing your carrots like a MasterChef. Some surprisingly good tips…
There are a few neat tricks that you can lean about slicing carrots like a MasterChef. For instance, a carrot is cylindrical in shape so slice a little of one side to give it a flat base. From there you can do whatever you want to do with it be it strips, dice, baton or…
How to de-vein prawns with Curtis Stone
It’s generally preferable to de-vein prawns before you cook them. I don’t like to fight with my food once it’s on my plate. I’ll occasionally play with my food but not have to start getting picky trying to find remove a yucky black intestinal cord filled with sea bed waste. So, before you cook them,…