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Here's a pretty neat girl's castle cake recipe that will result in lots of oooohs and aaaahs. I managed to impress all the mums at our daughter's 3rd birthday party with my culinary skills on this creative little number - and the kids loved it too. Though I'll have to admit, very time consuming. So what we have here is a fairy castle with a tower, covered in white chocolate bricks and...

Here's a lamb hamburger patties recipe I use - not much different to the recipe for beef patties really. These hamburger patties come together in a nice malleable consistency which makes it easy to form patties that stay in one piece and don't fall to bits. INGREDIENTS * 700g Lamb mince * 1 onion * 1 egg * half cup of breadcrumbs (approx) * fresh herbs - basil, coriander or...

I have just discovered lamb mince, and it has a few nice advantages over lamb pieces that I hadn't considered earlier. This recipe for Moroccan lamb skewers doesn't require any marinating (which I usually do with all my skewers / kebabs) and threading the meat onto the stick is much less time...

Here's an easy recipe for Dukkah - a lovely mix of spices and nuts that you eat with fresh bread. Surprisingly, this dukkah recipe can be made with pretty ordinary ingredients - nothing expensive required, yet dukkah is very expensive to buy ready made from the deli. This is my take on dukkah -...

Following on from my last post about falafel, this nice stuffed mushroom recipe is easy to make after work, and because it's vegetarian you don't have to fluff around defrosting meat. The concept is to take a large field mushroom - sprinkle some herbs and garlic over the top, and let it absorb...

Not exactly authentic, but still delicious, this falafel recipe is based on chili beans and couscous. Chili beans can be as spicy or as mild as you like, and the half-cooked couscous gives the falafel a really nice amount of crunchyness. Falafel is available in the supermarket, but can be quite...

Who says marinade recipes need to be complicated? This 3 ingredient wonder makes for an easy satay sauce that's nice as marinade for chicken kebabs or breasts, or as a dipping sauce for parties. Satay sauce can be used for marinating meat, but also works well in stir frys or other dishes. SATAY...

Pizza recipes aren't complicated, but it never hurts to have a few more out in the open. I have some pretty strong opinions on how a pizza should be made, but that's largely a personal style. I like pizzas with a thin but soft crust, and it has to be a homemade base - the supermarket pizza...

When I visited India about 10 years ago, I was having a lassi every day - there was something about the cooling, sweet taste to go with your evil curry. Back in New Zealand, it's not something I make very often, though not sure why. The mango lassi is really tasty, and not complicated. The only...

A lovely stuffed chicken breast recipe - stuffed with falafel, sun-dried tomatoes, cashew nuts and basil wrapped in bacon and oven roasted. While this recipe is going to involve getting your hands dirty, it's actually not that complicated. It looks impressive, doesn't involve anything too exotic...

Easy to prepare and only 15 mins in the oven, this baked salmon recipe is full of flavor, and works well with the crispy carrots and celery included in the recipe. Quick and tasty is the order of...

I call this recipe "Cafe-style creamy mushrooms" because they are every bit as good as what you get when you go out for breakfast on a Sunday. The cafes seem to be able to cook their mushrooms...

A tasty mix of strong flavours goes into this sausage and portobello mushroom dish. Slow bake over 2 hours, or cook in 40 mins for a quick result, this recipe is sure to please. I found myself...

When I did a stint as a vegetarian a couple of years back, I made mushrooms my main meat replacement. I found mushrooms fitted in nicely as a replacement for all kinds of meats, and they go so well...

SOFT FLOUR TORTILLAS are actually quite simple things to make, but there are a lot of different soft flour tortilla recipes out there it's hard to know where to start. I thought I'd create my own...

SOFT FLOUR TORTILLAS are actually quite simple things to make, but there are a lot of different soft flour tortilla recipes out there it's hard to know where to start. I thought I'd create my own...

/Venison burrito tortilla recipe - my take on the standard recipe, using homemade sauce, homemade burrito seasoning, and venison mince instead of beef or chicken./ Tonight I thought I'd try and...

/A nice and easy recipe for during the week - venison bangers and mash recipe (sausages & potato)./ My butcher had these on special again, so I couldn't help myself. For some reason, these...

/A sweeter variation of the traditional French onion soup recipe, this sweet onion soup gets it's flavor and aroma from vanilla seeds and a cinnamon stick./ With the whole family sick, I thought...

/A tasty and simple tomato salsa recipe that you can add to all kinds of food/ Fresh tomato salsa is a neat addition to lots of different meals. It goes great in salads, on meat and fish, or in...