Who doesn’t love a juicy medium-rare steak? Now pair it with some simply grilled greens and the most delicious onion soubise sauce, and you are left with a dinner for any guest to your home (or just you and the ladyfriend doing date night!). My steak & onion soubise recipe is one that has been…
Sauces
Classic Pepper Sauce
Classic pepper sauce is on the table this week. It’s a classic sauce for a reason, no matter what it never grows old! Rich, creamy, bold punchy flavours and a little brandy kick – damn now I wanna whip some up and I only just ate it the other day 😉 Read on, to see…
Plum BBQ Sauce
Quick n simple is the name of the game with this recipe! Plum season has just come to an end here in Australia but is ramping up in the rest of the world. So using some delicious juicy plums, I whipped up this 5 spice bourbon plum BBQ sauce. Yep, you read right – it’s…
Miso Steak Sauce
Steak dinner happens quite regularly in our house. I’m a big fan of just simple salt & pepper on the steak and let the excellent quality meat do the talking. However, from time to time, you gotta mix it up and whip up a tasty sauce. Something a little different this week but equally as…
Grilled prawns & saffron aioli
Today we are all about grilled prawns!! More specifically, grilled prawns & saffron aioli. Summer has just ended here in Australia, but it’s starting to warm up in other countries. Luckily I can still get hold of fresh prawns and veggies in the market. Ask me about pork mince, beef mince, chicken breasts, or even…
Horseradish Butter
Super simple recipe this week! This horseradish butter is a cracking one to use with steak, roast beef, roasted veggies and to be honest on toast too 😉 A mixture of some simple fresh herbs, a little acidity from a splash of lemon juice and a few spoons of horseradish cream and in about 5…
BBQ Peri Peri Chicken
Homemade BBQ peri peri chicken is what’s going on at AnotherFoodBlogger’s house and on the weber kettle right now. The sauce is smokey from charring the veg on the bbq, spicy from all that chili and balanced out with the acidity from the lemon juice and sherry vinegar. Marinade your chook overnight if possible…
Miso Basil Aioli
Aioli – I’m a fiend for it and this miso basil aioli has become a firm favvof mine. My fridge has got so many condiments that I can whip out to make sandwiches/burgers a WHOLE lot better! Aside from the delicious shop bought ones like heinz ketchup, heinz aioli, sriracha & kewpie mayo I’ve got…
Mango Chili Chutney
30+ celsius weather calls for MANGOES here in Queensland. The sign of the 100 cases of mangoes in your local grocery store is the beginning of summer for me. Truthfully (even though it’s hot as) summer hasn’t quite hit yet but when you see these big plump and juicy mangoes everywhere it just SCREAMS summertime. …
Black Garlic Aioli
This ain’t my first aioli recipe and I’m pretty confident this black garlic aioli won’t be the last either!! It’s a great and simple way to make a sauce to go with many dishes and tastes simple amazing too. Try this with some perfectly cooked eye fillet and tell me it ain’t a winner. WHAT…
Anchovy Caper Salsa
This simple anchovy caper salsa is one that we use regularly in the house. Drizzled over tomatoes, used on top of bruschetta or over some pulled lamb and polenta – recipe coming soon!! It’s quick to make and adds BAGS of flavour to many dishes. MAKING ANCHOVY CAPER SALSA Made from a mixture of fresh…
Quick Chipotle Aioli
Aioli Wanna up your sauce game? Then having a good aioli up your sleeve is essential. Especially for those days you run out of ketchup/sauce in the fridge! Not to mention the fact that you can make some kick ass aiolis that will take your burger and wedges game up to “boss” level. This quick…
Spicy Miso Butter
Butter – who doesn’t love it? Much like bacon it makes everything taste better. From basting your meat in frothy herby butter, simply spread on toast, melted to make my DELISH chocolate brownies to brown butter sage sauce drizzled over pasta you can’t beat it. With that being said, I decided to combine my latest…
Chicken Satay Sandwich
Chicken satay is one of those things that I just HAVE TO get every time I order Asian takeaway. No matter how hungry I am or sometimes not even that hungry at all I ALWAYS have to order it. To me, it’s the mark of a good takeaway – if you can do satay right! …
Rocket Walnut Pesto
Pesto is so quick to make and utterly delicious. This simple rocket walnut pesto is exactly that! I had a catering gig the other day and had plenty rocket left over so figured it was time to re-create some recipes and snap some pics. The biggest issue being a food blogger (not a lover of…
Roasted Garlic
Luckily for me my wife enjoys garlic as much as I do. Man that would be tough if she didn’t. Truthfully, we probably wouldn’t still be together. I always have some roasted garlic in the fridge ready to go. It’s one of those simple things to make and tastes GREAT too. Why roast it whole?…
Pistachio Dukkah
Making things at home when cooking is, in my opinion the best way. Don’t get me wrong, like most people I don’t have the time to make everything myself at home. So what I do is weigh up the cost/time/taste factor. This pistachio dukkah is one that 100% doesn’t need to be weighed up. It’s…
Bacon Jalapeno Mac n Cheese
It doesn’t come any more comforting than Mac n Cheese! A load of pasta, a simple yet uber delicious cheese sauce and with the addition of some crispy bacon, jalapeno slices it really doesn’t get any better! I often get asked about the food we eat at home. How come I ain’t the size of…
Spicy Beetroot Hummus
Having a good dip up your sleeve is a necessity for dinner parties and gatherings. It allows guests to relax while you run around and get the last minute things sorted! More importantly if there is a delay in food everyone isn’t too drunk on an empty stomach. This delicious beetroot hummus aside from being…
Pineapple/chili glazed chicken wings
Dinner doesn’t always need to be super fancy and sometimes you just can’t beat a big ol’ bowl of chicken wings. At the same time it would be rude not to do those wings justice. So with this homemade pineapple, chili & ginger glaze you will certainly be doing your wings proud. Oh and no…
Roasted tomato chutney
This slow roasted tomato chutney/ketchup is so simple to make it will make you question why you used shop bought chutney/ketchup in the first place! Recently I teamed up with the great guys from Squeaky Gate olive oil. This is one of the first of many creations I am making with their great oil. We…
Chimichurri sauce
CHIMICHURRI!!! This has to be one of my all-time favourite sauces! I also discovered the other day that my now 22 month old loves it too. This was evident to me when I kept getting “more, more”. AND then the next day she was walking around the house saying “churri, churri”. So 3 people in…
Pulled Pork Sandwich
For those of you who have been following my last few blog/insta posts here is the finished product of them combined. The perfect marriage! This whopper of a pulled pork sandwich punches you in the face with it’s great flavour, from both the pork itself and the spicy BBQ sauce that’s so damn simple &…
Homemade BBQ sauce
Once you’ve read this you’ll never buy BBQ sauce again ( I hope )! It’s so damn simple to make it and the fact it will last about 2 – 3 months in the fridge makes it so much better! Having the weather we have in Brisbane I make a batch of this BBQ sauce…
Anchovy compound butter
Wanna add an extra kick to your steak? Then look no further than this compound butter. What’s compound butter? Read on my friend. Usually when I cook steak at home I like to just salt and pepper it and throw it on a hot pan/grill and serve it with mustard or lather that baby in…
Tomato Chili Jam
This has to be one of the best ALL-PURPOSE condiments to have in the back of the fridge! I make this tomato chili jam on a bi-weekly basis and good news – it’s simple as to prepare! When I started this blog, other than to make me feel good about myself by having so called…
Simple Creme Anglaise
A quick prequel to my next post – an autumn crumble!! You can’t have a good crumble without a good creme anglaise. Here is my go to recipe which once you make it will agree is DELISH and easy to make too! I’ll save you my TMI musings this time and just cut straight to…
Homemade Harissa
This homemade sriracha harissa is such a great little sauce to be able to whip out of the fridge. It really helps to elevate even the simplest of everyday meals! Cooking for my wife When I started dating my wife, I cooked for her about 4 times a week and for nearly 6 months I…
Brown butter sweet potatoes
Brown butter sweet potatoes are a #winner. From start to finish in about 40 mins these sweet & spicy potato wedges are a great snack or side dish for any bbq or dinner party. SWEET POTATOES v YAMS Who doesn’t love yummy sweet potatoes?! Or, are those actually yams? While living in NYC I was…
Homemade Aioli
This homemade aioli post is a prelude to my next dish. This may seem to be quite a simple post but sometimes we homecooks get blinded by the bright lights of new & exciting techniques, and we forget the basics. You may have heard me mention that the thing I love most about cooking is…