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Hot cross buns

March 16, 2015 by date with a plate.

As Easter fast approaches, I naturally felt the need to bake hot cross buns and I am so glad I did because these beauties are not only easy but so freaking tasty that you won’t be able to stop at just one. I was inspired by a recipe from last year’s April Gourmet Traveller – ever since I saw this recipe I have been wanting to try it. Since I was too lazy to make my own hot cross buns […]

Categories: Afternoon tea, Bread, Breakfast, Special Occasion • Tags: baking, cinnamon, cranberries, Easter, gourmet traveller magazine, sultanas

Sticky rice dumplings

July 8, 2014 by date with a plate.

Exploring Asian supermarkets is always an adventure for me, I absolutely love getting lost in the aisles of foreign products and adorable servingware. I go in for a packet of dried shiitake mushrooms and somehow leave with new plates, steaming baskets, packets of deep fried shallots, aloe vera juice and anything else that sparks my interest. My lack of self-control is apparent, and a little bit fantastic. Who doesn’t love a Sunday night dumpling feast? Exploring the pages of my […]

Categories: Asian, Chicken, Dinner • Tags: banana leaves, chili, dumpling, garlic, ginger, glutinous rice, gourmet traveller magazine, lap cheong, shiitake, shiitake mushrooms, sticky rice

Snapper ceviche with mango and green chilli

February 10, 2014 by date with a plate.

Hot balmy Sundays call for cool, zesty ceviche in my opinion, and that’s exactly what I put together for lunch yesterday when the inspiration hit me after browsing through the January Gourmet Traveller magazine. There’s something so utterly refreshing about ceviche, especially when paired with an ice cold beer. It also doubles as a wicked hangover cure – I put it down to the lime and chilli, they worked wonders on the boy yesterday. Ceviche, for those who haven’t yet […]

Categories: Ceviche, Lunch, seafood, Snack • Tags: chili, coconut, coconut cream, coriander, fish, gourmet traveller magazine, green chilli, lime, Mango, Pink snapper, seafood

Duck Ragù

September 2, 2013 by date with a plate.

The annual Father’s Day feast was at our house this year and I opted for an all out stomach exploding menu. We opted to cook a Duck Ragù with some beautiful homemade pasta, served it with a leafy green side salad (see previous post) and topped it off with some homemade garlic bread. *drool I have never actually cooked with duck before, yet its my favourite meat. Go figure! Anyways, I spent hours flicking through my recipes books until my boyfriend […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, One Pot Wonder, Pasta • Tags: duck, fennel, gourmet traveller magazine, Italian, pasta sauce, pistachio nuts, ragu

Who doesn’t love a good (apple) tart?

April 25, 2013 by date with a plate.

In my Christmas stocking last year Santa left me a note letting me know he had spoilt me with a Gourmet Traveller magazine subscription. And since then I have eagerly checked my letterbox at the beginning of every month for the postman to deliver the next installment of food porn. Firstly, what a great read. Assembled with detail and features interesting articles, great photography, wonderful food styling and most importantly, fantastic recipes. I spend at least an hour dutifully turning […]

Categories: Afternoon tea, Dessert • Tags: almonds, apple, baking, easy, gourmet traveller magazine, puff pastry, tart

date with a plate.

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Hot cross buns

Sticky rice dumplings

Snapper ceviche with mango and green chilli

Duck Ragù

Who doesn’t love a good (apple) tart?