Category: Main Courses

  • Sesame Garlic Chicken Recipe

    Sesame Garlic Chicken Recipe

    Sesame Garlic Chicken – tender and delicious chicken, with loads of garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce and honey. You know I love my garlic, so I minced 7 whole large garlic cloves in here, even now the house smells like garlic. It’s all good I’m sure the neighbors are jealous and wondering what I’m making.…

  • Grilled Chicken with Chive and Herb Butter

    Grilled Chicken with Chive and Herb Butter

    Butter. It’s the secret sauce. We all know it’s best slathered on freshly baked breads and muffins, hot corn on the cob, or as the essential base for the craziest, cheesiest mac & cheese, but it’s quickly become one of my favorite additions for anything that comes off the grill, too. With flavored butters there’s…

  • Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon

    Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon

    As simple as a roast chicken is to prepare, there are some definite do’s and don’ts when it comes to poultry perfection: DO dry off the skin of the chicken as thoroughly as possible. Extra-dry skin = extra-crispy skin. DON’T skip the step of trying the chicken legs together. It keeps them closer to the body…

  • The best roast turkey

    The best roast turkey

    Are you roasting a whole turkey for the first time this year? Or perhaps you’ve done this many times before, but you want a quick refresher to brush up on the basics? We’ll help you make your mama proud with these step-by-step instructions for roasting a whole turkey. Here is our super basic, super simple,…

  • Thai Seafood Salad Recipe

    Thai Seafood Salad Recipe

    The taste of this spicy salad all hinges on the freshness of the ingredients used. Ideally you should source your seafood from the local fresh market, but if getting up at 3am to head out for the top pickings of the mornings catch doesn’t sound like your idea of fun, there’s always the supermarket fish…

  • GRILLED WHOLE RED SNAPPER WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND HERBS

    GRILLED WHOLE RED SNAPPER WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND HERBS

    With warm weather finally here, it’s time to fire up the grill. My favorite thing to throw on the grill this year is a whole fish. It looks intimidating, but it is actually quite easy, and the payoff is awesome. Fish has so much more flavor when cooked whole, and you can pack in even…

  • Thai Shrimp Soup

    Thai Shrimp Soup

    In this recipe, we’re using lemongrass, an ancient Southeast Asian herb, two different ways. First, we’re smashing one of the stalks, and simmering it in the coconut milk broth to infuse the dish with flavour. We’re also thinly slicing another stalk and briefly sautéing it with other aromatics (garlic, ginger and scallion). This step brings…

  • Crispy Honey Glazed Ham

    Crispy Honey Glazed Ham

    A great holiday ham glaze needs to have three things; a wonderful flavour, a gorgeous, shiny appearance, and a crispy, crackling crust you can hear across the room. I’m happy to report this easy to make glaze has all those things in abundance. This honey glaze will work on any size or style of ham,…

  • Christmas Turkey Roulade with Pumpkin & Cranberry Stuffing Recipe

    Christmas Turkey Roulade with Pumpkin & Cranberry Stuffing Recipe

    This Turkey roulade with Pumpkin & Cranberry stuffing is a fantastic alternative if you don’t fancy roasting a whole turkey, or you’re looking for a creative version of classic turkey. Pumpkin, cranberries and the major guest star Mr Turkey, combine harmoniously to deliver the most out of both the traditional and gourmet side of this festivity. A special mention needs…

  • Caprese Pizza Recipe

    Caprese Pizza Recipe

    Caprese Pizza is a classic and one of our go to pizza recipes! I could eat Caprese Pizza every day and never get sick of it. Do you still have tomatoes in your garden? We do! I needed to use some up and Caprese Pizza was the answer! This pizza is SO good with fresh…