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Amy Minichiello

Pork Chops with Crispy Crackling, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Crispy potatoes. Apple & Rhubarb Pie.

It was a little after 11 am, I had just set the table. I took a step back as I counted the chairs - 6 in total. A smile spread across my...

Amy Minichiello

Curried Lamb Forequarter Chops, Potatoes, Rice Pilaf with Silverbeet. And Apple & Banana Shortcake.

The opening sentence in the hefty cookbook that is "The Australian cookbook" reads...The revolution in Australian cooking over the last...

Amy Minichiello

Hot smoked salmon, Brie & Quince tart

A slice of oozy creamy brie sat on top of a piece of Smyrna sun-dried quince and I was in heaven. As I stood there savouring every last...

Amy Minichiello

Shakshuka & A Cheesy, Herby Cornbread

One of the many reasons I love cooking so much is that it can take us to faraway places. Places that we may have been to before or dream...

Amy Minichiello

Ricotta Gnocchi with Ragu

A chunk of crusty, stale bread sat on the kitchen bench, homemade might I add. I have come to take a great amount of joy in watching my...

Amy Minichiello

Fennel, Olive & Tomato Baked Chicken with Fennel & Garlic butter

I can't quite recall what we had done earlier in the day, but my mind, like most days, wandered off to thoughts about dinner. Two fennel...

Amy Minichiello

Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

When it comes to comfort food the first few meals that come to mind are slow-cooked casseroles, hearty soups and Mums roast dinners....

Amy Minichiello

Slow-cooked Lamb & Cashew curry. And a Brown Rice & Lentil Salad.

I can't quite recall when my love affair with curries began. Perhaps it was the introduction through my mums Thai green chicken curry,...

Amy Minichiello

Slow-Cooked Moroccan Lamb Shank Soup

The house is quiet, apart from the gentle hum of the oven warming the last piece of silverbeet and ricotta tart which I am to have for...

Amy Minichiello

Beetroot, Silverbeet & Blue Cheese Tart with a Walnut crust.

The shadows are dancing on the timber floor as the wind shakes the trees outside, to and fro, to and fro. There is a real chill to the...