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My cooking is built on good, simple, seasonal ingredients. Ingredients that taste of themselves. When you start with great ingredients, you don’t have to do much to them. Its uncomplicated, approachable, homestyle cooking; after all, this is the food I find myself craving. I don’t set out to cook with a lot of ingredients, techniques, or equipment. I don’t like to follow trends. Cooking should always be without pretension. Taste. Season well. Consider balance and texture in a dish. And taste again. I want to cook food that is inherently delicious and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

It’s-going-to-be-OK chicken stew

A gentle, creamy, midweek chicken dinner This is exactly what you need for those days that go off course. Unlike most stews, which need hours to simmer away, this one... Read more...

Zucchini, herb and spring onion slice with a crunchy top

The humble Zucchini slice, an Aussie classic for a reason. Fit for all occasions - breakfasts on the go, lunch boxes, a light lunch (with greens and a dollop of chilli),... Read more...

This is a very good chicken sandwich

I know, this is a dish that everyone has an opinion on. “My mum makes it best,” “you must use pine nuts, not walnuts,” “oh no, you can’t put celery... Read more...

BYO yellow curry sauce and chicken

This is a BYO (Build Your Own) grilled chicken with a mellow, yellow curry sauce for each to dip, drizzle or drench. Read more...

Mango and vanilla gelato tart

This is my mango and vanilla gelato tart, my third and final throw-together ice cream desserts for The Big Day. For Australians, think of it as a Weiss bar in tart... Read more...

Gelato filled pandoro (Italian sweet bread)

And we’re back with part 2 of throw-together desserts for the big day, with this easy gelato filled pandoro. It’s as simple as cutting out the inside of the Pandoro... Read more...

Christmas gelato pudding

Christmas pudding, reinvented for summer with zero stress. It’s too hot, and too exhausting to make a traditional Christmas pudding. A throw-together gelato pudding, though? Well, that feels just right for... Read more...

Zucchini, anchovy and herb fish tart

Swimming into summer tart season (and celebrating 20 years of @Careme) with this cute-as-a-button zucchini, anchovy and herb fish tart 🐟 Low effort, high impact — exactly how I like... Read more...

An even better spaghetti vongole

Think you can’t beat a spaghetti vongole? Enter bottarga — a salted, cured fish roe that brings a rich, savoury depth and quietly lifts the whole dish. I love Salumi... Read more...

Dirty martini spaghetti with butter scallops and a crispy caper pangrattato

I’m not being dramatic - this might be the best pasta I’ve ever cooked. Sure, maybe the magic of our surrounds helped too (we were staying at Satellite Island in... Read more...

How to jazz up chicken breasts

Lemony, briny chicken and chickpeas! How to jazz up some chicken breasts in 15 minutes. This is, of course, a play on lemon scallopini, but here I’ve bulked it out... Read more...

Spring vegetables and a silky, lemon butter pasta

This creamy, lemony butter pasta sauce is a beautiful base to celebrate the bounty of spring. You can use any spring vegetables you like. Play around with what you love... Read more...

One pot, brothy green rice with olive oil, lemon and feta

This oozy, relaxed one-pot rice sits somewhere between a brothy rice bowl, a risotto, and spanakorizo (excuse my pronunciation). It’s simple, comforting, and just a touch virtuous (green food has... Read more...

Giant meatballs poached in tomato sauce

I’m of the belief that in this case, bigger really is better. These are giant, tender meatballs, poached gently in a beautiful tomato sauce—no browning required. Grated onion keeps them... Read more...

One pot kimchi chicken and rice

I’ve got another one-pot chicken and rice for you—and this one’s a beauty. I’m leaning on kimchi and gochujang, the deeply savoury Korean chilli paste, to do the heavy lifting.... Read more...

Pasta, chickpeas and salami

Pasta e ceci, a love story. Pasta and beans are a classic, and one of my favourites. It’s born from the pantry, costs next to nothing, and food for the tired... Read more...

Coffee, oat, chia puddings

I’m not generally much of a food prepper, but I’m so obsessed with this breakfast-on-the-go recipe, I can’t ever not see myself motivated to make it. These are overnight COFFEE,... Read more...

Banana porridge pancakes

Here’s my banana porridge pancakes. I shared this recipe way back when Louis was only a baby 🥹 but here it is again - unchanged, but now well worn in... Read more...

One tray sausage, potato, tomato and caramelised onion bake

This might just be my all-time favourite one-tray sausage bake—and that’s saying something because I make a lot of them. It’s sticky, sweet, jammy, and everything cooks down together in... Read more...

One tray jammy tomatoes, crispy mince, yellow rice

I’ll be the first to admit, this dish isn’t about appearances. But then again, home cooking rarely should be. The idea started as spiced meatballs in a sweet tomato sauce... Read more...

A mid-week smoked fish pillow pie

A fish pie is a labour of love—the filling, the cooling, the pastry—it’s a lot and not something I’d tackle midweek. I once heard Nigel Slater on his Christmas chronical... Read more...

Salsa verde lamb patties

We go through a lot of mince in this house—it’s affordable, versatile, and always a crowd-pleaser, so I’m constantly working up new ways to use it. For this one, I’ve... Read more...

Puttanesca x Amatriciana, the baby

After countless messages about this one, I finally got around to filming my lifeline—my all-time favourite mid-week pasta. This is what would happen if Puttanesca and Amatriciana came together and... Read more...

One tray, Greek-style chicken and rice

In this season of life—tired, exhausted, just scraping by—I’m leaning hard into my one-tray bake era, and this Greek-style chicken and rice is on high rotation. I like to marinate... Read more...

Pork and milk ragu

This is one of my favourite ragus—ideal for those mid-season days when you crave comfort without the heaviness of red wine and tomato-based ragu. Cooking pork in milk is a... Read more...

Classic pikelets

Making pikelets after school with my grandmother was always one of my favourite activities. Inspired by those memories, a copy of Louis’s great-grandmother’s CWA cookbook, and the incredible dairy from... Read more...

My savoury bread and butter pudding starring Little Big Dairy

I’ve combined two great loves of my life in this recipe: bread and butter pudding and croque monsieur. Here they come together with a helping hand from Little Big Dairy.... Read more...

Happy soup (sweet potato and carrot)

Having kids, I’ve had to use my marketing hat for dinner time. “Hulk-smash pasta” “Monster soup” and in this case “happy soup”. Because sometimes it’s all about how you position... Read more...

My creamy lemon, chicken, pasta and greens soup

This is a midweek staple that we all enjoy—from baby to hungry Dad (though I do omit the greens for the kids). It's silky, velvety, filling, and nourishing, coming together... Read more...

A super veg packed bol fit for the whole family

This is my super veg-packed Bolognese. The kids love it (Remi can out-eat Tom on a bowl), and with one clever pantry addition, it makes a delicious ragu for us... Read more...

Canned apricot, ricotta and thyme cake

So, here's a touch of summer in the form of a cake to brighten your winter day! With fresh apricots obviously out of season, I turned to a good old... Read more...

One pot chicken, brown rice and greens with a ginger and spring onion sauce

Winner winner, chicken dinner. Finally hit the all important trifecta on this one pot dish - fluffy rice, tender chicken and vibrant greens. Read more...

Umami-packed pantry pesto

This is everything a traditional pesto Genovese (basil pesto) is not. It’s robust, umami packed and rich. It packs a lot of punch for a little ‘pesto’. If I’m ever... Read more...

Clams, fermented chilli, lemon, toasted garlic

This is what everyone came for right? Surely there is no better combination than the brininess of clams, the zestiness of lemon and the fire of chilli. While this dish... Read more...

Slow-cooked pepper beef ragù

Few sights lift the spirit quite like a big pot of slowly cooked ragù. This is the sort of pasta dish you want to crowd around and eat on a... Read more...

Bitter greens, chilli, pork crackling pasta

The best part of a pork roast is the crackling, so it’s only right that there is a pasta dish to celebrate this. Of course, the Italians have already created... Read more...

Salty, sticky chicken mince

Shared this salty, sweet, sticky chicken mince recipe during the week and got a flood of messages asking for it. This dish has been a regular mid-weeker here for years,... Read more...

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