Tips for A Great Roast Pork

For some reason I’ve always been a bit intimidated about the idea of doing a roast.  I don’t know if its my memory of overcooked grey tough meat from my Nan’s house as a child, or perhaps the era when I was single and roasting a joint of meat was not realistic, nor affordable, that…

Baked Sicilian Sausage with Tomato and Fennel Seeded Potatoes

Sausages are quite an underrated thing.  In my kitchen they are often relegated to the BBQ in summer and only then when I find some that are of great taste and quality.  It’s one of the few things I grew up not liking, and given my flexibility at dinner time, Mum let me have this…

Sicilian Sausage and Orange Risotto

Winter is here….and it’s a cold one, even here in sunny Brisbane.  Whilst we are not freezing ourselves like our friends down south in Victoria and Tasmania, we’re still experiencing single digit temperatures overnight and craving comfort foods like slow cooked meat, pasta and risotto. Risotto is particularly a favourite of mine, which I really…