THE HUNGRY COOK

LAMB & ZUCCHINI SPICED KOFTAS

These koftas are Indian spiced with a little sweetness from chopped raisins. I’ve been trying to find ways to use up the abundance of zucchini growing in my garden. They’re great in meatballs and koftas, as added nutrition and to help keep them moist.

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We start every morning doing what we both love best, a long walk along our local beach (rain or shine). Lately our walks have been getting shorter and shorter and yesterday Chloe couldn’t make it down the path to touch the sand. I tried to enti

Feels like spring ☀️🌸🍹

6 weeks in our new home 🏡❤️

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY @dishmagnz 🌟💛⭐️ Well done @clairealdous @fromthekitchen and all the dish dream team!!! Love working with you all and being a part of the mag I’ve crushed on since I was a teenager.

To celebrate I’ve created a selec

Veggie fritters are a go-to weeknight meal in our house. These Kumara, carrot and zucchini ones I’ve created for @the.avo.tree are particularly good! I like to serve mine with avo, streaky bacon, sour cream and hot sauce and/or chutney. Recipe

Looking for Sunday dinner inspo? Look no further! Spinach and ricotta lasagne, Spiced lamb meatballs with rice pilaf and raita, Mushroom, bacon & sage gnocchi, Chorizo & cherry tom pasta bake or Harissa lamb meatballs with roast tomatoes and

LATEST RECIPES

SULTANA & ORANGE CAKE

A dense and buttery orange cake jam packed with juicy sultanas. I’m not sure when I started craving old lady cakes but this was a good indication for me that I’m getting older.

ASPARAGUS, ZUCCHINI & ORZO SALAD

Who doesn’t love a pasta salad?! This herby and zingy salad is delicious hot, warm or cold. A perfect addition to any summer dinner. This dish can be made the day before.

CHEESY LEEK, SILVERBEET & BACON PASTA

Kinda like mac ‘n’ cheese but with the addition of tender slow cooked leeks, silverbeet and crispy bacon.

GREEN SALAD WITH HERB & LEMON MAYO DRESSING

Everyone needs a simple green salad up their sleeve, I’ve jazzed this one up with a herb and lemon mayo and crunchy sourdough croutons.

ITALIAN TOMATO & SAUSAGE SOUP

If you’re looking for a comforting and easy soup that doesn’t require hours of cooking, this might hit the spot. Any pork sausages will do, I’m a big fan of pork and fennel or pork and cress.

COQ AU VIN ESQUE

This chicken and red wine stew is a simplified version of the french classic.

SPINACH & FETA PIE

Much like spanakopita but with buttery flaky pastry. So easy to make, delicious hot or cold!

BANANA FRITTERS WITH CINNAMON SUGAR

Sweet and gooey banana on the inside with a golden doughnut like crust on the outside. Make sure to use bananas that are very yellow or spotty, they are sweeter and have more flavour. Finger bananas are best!

CHICKEN, CELERY, LEMON & HERB SANDWICHES

My favourite sandwich and one we often eat for dinner! The celery and almonds give the mix a really great crunch while the lemon and herbs add freshness to the creamy chicken. These work really well as finger sandwiches for parties too.

ODDS & ENDS VEGETABLE FRITTERS

Crispy and cheesy vegetable fritters packed with the good stuff. This recipe is designed to use any vegetables or herbs you have going a bit sad or using up odds and ends.

CHUNKY CHOCOLATE CHEWS

This recipe is based off a childhood favourite of mine. The Mrs Higgin’s Chocolate Chew and is as close to the real deal as I can get! The biscuit is rich, soft and chewy and is dotted with chunks of dark chocolate. I had a dream that if I added blitz cornflakes to the biscuit it would give them a great chew - and it works so well!

CRUNCHY GREEN SALAD

Crisp cos, chunks of avo and cucumber and a few herbs are tossed in a sweet and tangy vinaigrette to make this very simple and yummy salad. The sourdough crumbs add a great crunch and the parm adds a little umami but both are added extras and you can go without.

Brown Butter Slice-3253-4 small-2 small.jpg — CHEWY OAT & COCONUT BUTTER BARS

A fabulously chewy toffee slice with a great balance of sweet and salty and soft and chewy. I played with this recipe for a few months before I was totally satisfied with it. It is an adaptation of a great New York Times recipe but I am partial to a chewy base!

FAMILY STYLE TORN LASAGNE

Also known as ‘broken lasagne’, this dish uses lasagne sheets that have been snapped (or accidentally broken) into smaller pieces and mixed through the meat sauce before topping with cheese sauce and baking until golden. It cuts the assembly time down and means you can use any shaped dish. I like to use this method whenever I'm feeding a crowd.

Killinchy Gold Chocolate Shell-4586 small.jpg — CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER MAGIC ICE CREAM SHELL

As a kid I was totally obsessed with those sauces that harden within seconds of touching your ice cream. They are so easy to make at home and require very few ingredients. I’ve jazzed this one up a bit with peanut butter and sea salt.