Smoked Paprika & Cheddar Burgers

Brioche Toutons with Blueberry Honey Sauce. Just 3 simple ingredients make this quick and easy blueberry honey sauce to top warm brioche toutons for brunch or atop good vanilla ice cream for dessert. Originally published August 2010. Here’s a very successful experiment that I tried last week when making brioche for a bread pudding I …

Buffalo Wing Pizza. Possibly the ultimate Super Bowl Party food!  All the great flavour you would expect from Buffalo wings in a delicious crispy crust pizza with grilled chicken, hot sauce blue cheese and mozzarella. Originally posted June 23, 2010. I’ve tried many recipes for pizza dough over the years. Even making thousands of pounds …

Custard Bundt Cake. A moist, colourful and beautifully textured cake with the added flavour boost of Bird’s custard powder in the mix.

Warm Grilled Potato Salad with Lemon and Oregano. A tasty, warm grilled potato salad with plenty of bright fresh flavours in the dressing and finished with some crumbled feta cheese. Originally published June 2013. As regular readers will know, our family practically lives off the backyard grill in the summer months. With the season so …

Dry Rubbed Barbecue Chicken. No sauce is necessary to achieve great barbecue flavour.  A perfect blend of spices and herbs which complements the chicken beautifully is all that’s needed.

Chocolate Orange Date Crumbles. A reinvented version of a popular old fashioned favourite cookie bar, date crumbles or matrimonial squares. 

Chorizo Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup. A terrific recipe if you have lots of leftover chicken or a good reason to buy a rotisserie chicken to use just for this tasty soup.

Herb and Garlic Rolled Steak Medallions. An economical way to serve grilled steak which includes a delicious method for infusing herb and garlic flavours into the meat.

Cinnamon Palmiers with Raspberry Compote. Frozen store-bought puff pastry makes these simple, elegant, little pastry treats so easy to make. Originally published March 2011 Today’s recipe is a simple to make last minute dessert idea using ready made frozen puff pastry. These Palmiers, or Palm Leaves are also known casually as Elephant ears. or French hearts. …

Barbecue Spice Burgers. Start with a simple mix of salt and spices to perfectly season the ground chuck beef. The grilled beef patty then gets served on a toasted bun with a bacon blanket, tempura onions, lettuce, tomato and a roasted garlic sriracha mayo.