Mornay Sauce

Mornay sauce is basically Béchamel sauce with shredded cheese added such as Gruyère, Parmesan, Emmental or Cheddar and is ideal with fish, seafood or vegetables. The sauce is also a main ingredient in the authentic American Hot Brown sandwich, which is an open sandwich with turkey and bacon. It is covered in Mornay sauce, baked until the bread is crispy and the sauce begins to brown.

Sticky Date Slice

This is a delightful sweet cake with caramel topping, an absolutely all time favourite in Australia.  Sticky date slice is a suitable slice for any lunchbox or afternoon tea and is easy to make.

Strawberry Tarts

A strawberry tart is always a winner with its shiny appetizing colour. This one has a crispy base, fresh strawberries, custard and fresh fruit with jelly glaze.

Nile Perch Fish Pie

This is a fantastic fish pie packed full of flavours using Nile Perch which is a freshwater fish with very pleasant and bone free white flesh. It is possible to use stronger seasonings and sauces than usual even though the fish’s medium firm flesh has a delicate mild flavor. Nile Perch can be baked, broiled, fried, grilled, smoked, poached or steamed.

Bakewell Tart

The Bakewell Tart consists of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with jam and covered with a frangipane filling. They can be covered with almond or peanut flakes and baked. Variation of flavours includes blackcurrant, strawberry or apple and Cherry Bakewell is a variation of the tart where the baked frangipane is covered with a top layer of almond flavoured icing and a single half glacé cherry which is furthermore known as a Bakewell Cake.

Layer Cake Slice

This layered cream cake slice is a classic combination of sponge, jam, custard and cream.

Zesty Chicken Patties with Lemon Thyme Braised Potatoes

Lemon Thyme has glossy green foliage and distributes a soft herbal thyme flavour along with a delicate essence of lemon, without the sharp tang obtained from English thyme. It can be used in any recipe calling for the use of lemon and added to a marinade which is great with fish or chicken.

Apple Turnovers with Cream

A turnover is a variety of baked or fried pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough and folding the dough over. Turnovers can be made savoury or sweet in half round or triangle shapes. I make these apple turnovers with puff pastry, but they can also be made with shortbread.

Chicken Paprika

Paprika is identified as a spice, which is made from the grinding of dried peppers and the word paprika refers to the Capsicum (pepper). The heat in paprika is caused by capsaicin and can range from mild to hot. Paprika seasoning is available in many grades from sweet, mild, smoked and strong. It is generally used to add colour and flavour to dishes.

Sherry Trifle

Trifle is a dessert normally made with alternating layers of custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly and whipped cream. Some trifles contain a small amount of alcohol such as sweet sherry, Madeira or port wine.

Focaccia Burger Buns

Focaccia bread rolls are typically seasoned with olive oil, herbs, salt and can also be topped with cheese, seeds and onions. These can be used as hamburger buns or as a side dish to a meal.

Vanilla Blancmange with Three Berry Jelly

Blancmange is a sweet dessert generally made with milk or cream and sugar thickened with gelatin or cornstarch, which is normally set in a mould and served cold. Bavarian cream, vanilla pudding, Panna cotta, and Haupia are similar desserts.

Sweet Chili and Coriander Meat Balls with Pink Peppercorn sauce

Pink peppercorn originated in Peru and refers to the spice made from dried berries of the shrub Schinus molle. The corns have a thin, fragile skin that can easily be rubbed off and their delicate fruitiness can be a surprise. These spicy berries possess a peppery bite like black pepper.

Swedish Meatballs (köttbullar)

In Sweden köttbullar are made with minced beef or a mix of beef, pork, veal mixed with breadcrumbs soaked in milk and finely chopped onions, some broth plus cream and is seasoned with salt, white pepper or allspice. Swedish meatballs are traditionally served with gravy, boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam and pickled cucumber. These meatballs are an essential part of a Swedish smorgasbord and have the distinct flavour of allspice. Allspice is the dried, unripe berry of the pimento tree. The name allspice was invented as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It is available ground or in seed form and used in a variety of dishes such as pickles, casseroles, cakes and puddings. Make an exciting peppercorn mixture by mixing an equal amount of whole allspice berries to green, black and white peppercorns to use in your peppermill.

Medallions

These cream cakes (Medaljer) are very common in Danish cake shops made in countless variations. The larger cake is normally made containing jam or jelly, cream and custard while the smaller version is only filled with custard.