Em's Food For Friends

Print PDF This divine, light and incredibly delicate meal was on the table in 30 minutes.  Succulent white fish, gently poached in an aromatic, spic [...]

Print PDF I have always wanted to make a lamb Biryani but whenever I look at recipes for it i get a little put off by the amount of time it appears t [...]

View PDFPrint Content I am not Indonesian so this was not your traditional Rendang.  I am fairly certain in Indonesia they wouldn’t add pumpkin an [...]

View PDFPrint Content I am vehemently opposed to pre-packed lunch box snacks due to the fact that they are so high in sugar, chemicals, preservatives [...]

[...] minutes                  Cooking time:  2 hours  45 minutes                 $  Low Budget Serves 4 Olive oil for frying 1.5kg of beef short ribs* 4 cloves of garlic, finely [...]

[...]                      Cooking time:  30  Minutes                       $  Low Budget Serves 4 Olive oil for frying 400gm of pappardelle 300gm of jap pumpkin, peeled [...]

[...]            Cooking & Marinating time:  8 Hours 30 Minutes           $  Low Budget Serves 4-6 800gm of chicken thigh fillets, chopped into bite sized chunks Juice of 1/2 [...]

[...]  15  Minutes                  Cooking time:  25-30 Minutes                $  Low Budget Serves 4 Large or 6 Small 1 cup of dried figs (approximately 12) roughly chopped 3/ [...]

[...] rosemary, leaves removed and stalks discarded 12 thyme sprigs, leaves removed stalks discarded Sea salt and cracked black pepper For the Provencal Potatoes: 4 large red desiree potatoes 2 tbs of baby [...]

[...] of tomato paste 2 tbs of chopped fresh parsley 2/3 cup of bread crumbs 1 egg, lightly whisked Sea salt and cracked pepper 8 baby bocconcini For the Sauce: Olive oil for frying 2 cloves of garlic, [...]

[...] pork belly, skin scored at 1cm intervals 2 tsp of fennel seeds 1 tsp of chilli flakes 1 tsp of sea salt 1/4 cup of olive oil For the Fennel & Apples: 20gm of butter 1tbs of olive oil 1/2 tsp of [...]

[...] of sweet paprika 1 tbs of ground cumin 1 tsp of chilli powder 2 tsp of dried oregano 1 tsp of sea salt 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper Juice of 1/2 a lemon 4 bay leaves, scrunched (fresh is best) 2 [...]

[...] Print PDF A little Asian inspiration was the order of the day for this delicious salad.  I simply adore [...]

[...] Print PDF What a winner of a midweek dinner!  All the test kitchen dummies absolutely loved this one and [...]

[...] Print PDF I love the flavours of the Middle East.  Spicy and aromatic, these little lamb balls were the [...]

[...] Print PDF I just love taking a plain old pork chop and making it something super special.   It was a [...]

[...]         Cooking time:  20-25 Minutes (depending on fish fillets)        $$  Medium Budget Serves 2 2 tbs of peanut oil 2 x 200gm Blue eye cod fillets 2cm piece of ginger, [...]

[...] time:  2 Hours         Cooking time:  45  Minutes          $$  Low to Medium Budget Serves 4 For the marinade: 800gm chicken thigh fillets, cut into large chunks 2 [...]

[...]                  Cooking time:  2.5 Hours                     $$  Low to Medium Budget Serves 6 2 tbs of olive oil 20gm of butter 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or [...]

[...]               Cooking time:  30  Minutes                  $$  Low to Medium Budget Serves 4 Olive oil for frying 4 x 200gm Rib Eye steaks  (sirloin or fillet would [...]