When I saw the idea for this recipe in the latest Donna Hay (iPad app), I knew I had to make it. What could be better in Winter than digging into a bowl of perfectly cooked gnocchi drenched in a rich pork ragu? Not much, I have to be honest. Add a bottle of red wine and a crackling fire and you have the perfect Winter’s evening in my opinion. I wanted to use Donna’s idea but wanted to give the recipe my own spin, so for the original, please get your hands on a copy of the latest Donna Hay or download it onto your iPad. I chose to…
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A general food and cooking blog. I like to experiment and try all different types of cuisine and I have a passion for food photography and styling.
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This post is going to be short and sweet (as is sometimes necessary). When I saw this recipe by one of my foodie icons, Donna Hay, I knew I would love it once I tasted it, and I wasn’t wrong! As a little girl I used to love eating lamingtons (we called them Ystervarkies in Afrikaans) and even at the age of 7, I could appreciate how the chocolate ‘icing’ kept the mild-flavoured vanilla cake moist while the coconut not only added flavour, but also lovely texture. It was (and still is) one of my favourite treats. This ‘slice’ delivers everything a traditional lamington does and more as it is…
I have really fallen in love with Ricotta cheese over the last year or two, trying to work the delicate, curdled cheese into everything from Flapjacks with Blueberries, Sandwich toppings and rich fillings for aubergine involtini. At first, shop-bought Ricotta was just fine but in December I was browsing the Donna Hay iPad app and I saw her very easy recipe for home-made, fresh Ricotta. I promised to make my own and have just not gotten around to doing it until yesterday. I was a bit nervous to make my own cheese as I’ve never done anything like it (even though the recipe could not be simpler). It also didn’t…
When I first saw Donna Hay doing these skewers I drooled, literally! For those of you who don’t know, Donna Hay is one of the most fantastic cookbook authors and food stylists of our time. This Australian has written 14 cookbooks which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. I’ve always loved her work but after seeing her on Masterchef Australia, I fell even deeper in love with her inventiveness and warmth. Her recipes are so innovative but yet still so accessible. Donna’s version of this included preserved lemon but because I couldn’t find any and I definitely couldn’t be bothered making my own, I tweaked the recipe to…
