Cooking | A Mini Kitchen

Nov 28, 2020

A Rather Good Lasagne, Crisp Green Salad & Tingly Lemon Gelato.

The latch of our front gate can quite often be heard from inside our little weatherboard home heralding the arrival of guests. Beau more ...

Amy Minichiello

May 31, 2019

Quince Frangipane Burnt Butter Tart

Butter; What is it that makes it so special? What is the very first thing that pops into your mind at the mention of it? Is it a golden, ...

Amy Minichiello

Apr 16, 2019

Chocolate & Quince Easter biscuits

My thick woollen turtle neck jumper slips on over my head and I pull a double layer of socks over my feet. Our little home, with its timb...

A Pot-luck Picnic and a Burnt Butter & Beetroot cake

Amy Minichiello

Apr 7, 2019

A Pot-luck Picnic and a Burnt Butter & Beetroot cake

The sun had not yet peeped over the horizon as I peeled myself from our cosy bed. I had set my alarm early that Sunday morning to allow m...

Lemon Scented Baby Cakes with Honey-Roasted Figs & Goats Cheese Curd. And a recipe for Fig &

Amy Minichiello

Apr 2, 2019

Lemon Scented Baby Cakes with Honey-Roasted Figs & Goats Cheese Curd. And a recipe for Fig &

Early morning rain had dampened the earth and the sun was playing peek-a-boo with the clouds. Mum, Beau and I quickly threw our legs over...

Amy Minichiello

Feb 24, 2019

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 ...

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

Amy Minichiello

Dec 11, 2018

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

Aug 12, 2018

Cookbooks and "tea" biscuits

"I don't read novels I read cookbooks." This is what I say when asked "what book are you reading at the moment?'. Although, I must admit ...

Amy Minichiello

Jul 29, 2018

Lemongrass, Ginger & Pumpkin Soup

Arriving home after a week of sunshine filled days, long morning walks along the beach and multiple dips in the ocean we were very quickl...

Amy Minichiello

Jul 9, 2018

A Classic Carrot Cake & a twist

There are many recipes for the humble carrot cake, I know, but one can never have too much of a good thing, right? I believe there is eno...

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