⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readThis one was a genuine test of nerve – three ingredients, no room to hide, and a very particular Italian technique one of our Italian friends swear by: rest the dough overnight before you touch it. I made these, using egg whites left over after the yolks went into honey crème brûlée for dessert that…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readI made these brioche rolls as a double batch just to play with colour – turmeric folded through one half, activated charcoal through the other. The base is Richard Bertinet’s brioche formula from Crumb, one of the lightest enriched doughs I use – not sweet, so it sits well next to savoury fillings. I mix…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readIt was a cool evening and the freezer has Fair Seafood tiger prawns in it – that was enough of a reason. I sautéed the shallots and garlic first, then steeped the saffron threads in warm homemade fish stock until the liquid turned a deep amber before it went near the rice. I use Ferron…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readThis baked Ōra King Salmon is one of my absolute favourite dishes when I’m entertaining – it looks spectacular on the table yet requires minimal effort. I source my Ōra King Salmon from Fair Seafood in Adelaide. This premium fish comes from the pristine, cold waters of Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, and honestly, the…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readThis was one of the recipes I featured in the SoFISHticated Masterclass last year, and it went down an absolute treat. The gratinée technique – a simple garlic-herb crumb baked over the scallop until golden – is one of those preparations that looks and tastes far more complex than it actually is. The crumb is…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readThere’s something magical about vegetables cooked to absolute perfection-tender yet crisp, vibrant in colour, and bursting with natural flavour. This recipe transforms simple garden vegetables into an elegant side dish that rivals any restaurant preparation. The steam oven method ensures each vegetable maintains its ideal texture while the finishing touches of butter, fresh herbs, and…
⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readhis fish pie came about from my commitment to using every part of the fish. I collect the offcuts – those trimmings and odd-shaped pieces that are perfectly good but don’t make it onto the plate as fillets. Combined with whatever sustainable whole fish looks best at the market, these offcuts create a pie that’s…
