recipes

hubbard's roast pumpkin, zucchini & cauliflower soup

hubbard’s roast pumpkin, zucchini & cauliflower soup

This isn’t my recipe at all. I had nothing to do with it in anyway, so consider it plagiarism. It’s my husbands.  Recently we have both had our fair share of a hefty flu going around Brisbane. I managed to go down for a week after he was struck with it, then just as I was ...

tangelo & almond loaf

tangelo & almond loaf

I’ve been pulled away from here the last month with other work commitments. Whilst it’s been an exhilarating past 6 weeks with the Fiamme Italian lunch event and some other exciting projects, I have missed being able to have my weekly check in here. Sharing my recipes with you is so rewarding in its own right, ...

gluten free nut & fruit bread

gluten free nut & fruit bread

This nut and fruit bread is 100% inspired by my Mum’s baking. I grew up with my Mum’s home cooked bread being the cornerstone of home cooking, so baking bread is a tradition that just feels like it runs in my blood. In particular my Mum would cook a fruit and nut loaf like no ...

spicy sticky chicken drumsticks

spicy sticky chicken drumsticks

There is something so wonderfully tactile about chicken drumsticks. Perhaps that goes for any sticky sweet meat cooked on the bone, inviting you to pick it up and devour it ‘cave man/woman like’. Once you commit with a bite its hard to put the meat down, as I find you are lost in a trance ...

beetroot, goat cheese & spinach buckwheat risotto

beetroot, goat cheese & spinach buckwheat risotto

About three years ago I tried out for Masterchef and found myself selected to audition here in Brisbane. I only told the smallest handful of people. I knew the chances of getting through were minute, so I wanted to keep it on the down low. I was asked to make a dish to bring along, and ...

zucchini wedges

zucchini wedges

I’m wondering if these zucchini wedges will cause as much as a stir as my turmeric and sesame sweet potato wedges. It’s funny how such simple recipes are always the ones that we love the most. I think it’s their shear simplicity that makes them so appealing to make, as opposed to breaking out ten ...

triple chocolate pancake w peach + creamy chocolate sauce

triple chocolate pancake w peach + creamy chocolate sauce

With Easter just around the corner I thought it fitting to create a decadent Easter chocolate recipe that carried an air of opulence and indulgence. I also wanted something that you could share with a loved one, so the ultimate idea of this triple chocolate pancake is to share one giant pancake smothered in a ...

how to make a healthy lunch + 5 meal ideas you can use asap

how to make a healthy lunch + 5 meal ideas you can use asap

Providing meals ideas for a healthy lunch is something we do on a daily occurrence at The JCN Clinic. The key elements that constitute a healthy lunch are pretty simplistic. Your lunch meal should ideally contain a combination of macronutrients, which includes complex carbohydrates, protein and essential fats at its core. The dominant portion, ...

vegan pancakes w chocolate tahini sauce + blueberries

vegan pancakes w chocolate tahini sauce + blueberries

How exciting to share with you a youtube video of my vegan pancakes w chocolate tahini sauce + blueberries! I post so many pictures and recipes of pancakes, and as a result of this receive lots of questions about them. Many of you still struggle with getting the right consistency of batter, pan temperature and ...