Summery seared steak spaghetti Serves: 4-5 Prep time: 15 minutes This tasty little number is ideal as a lunch by itself, or dinner served with garlic bread (see tips below for a recipe) and a fresh green salad. It’s different – and a nice way of serving steak elegantly (we

Ingredients 3 cups jasmine rice 3 cups water 1 x 400g can coconut milk or cream 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup shredded, shaved or dessicated coconut – toasted in a dry frying pan until golden (optional) Method Rinse the rice well in a sieve under cold running water for a few minutes to r

Hawaiian honeymoon chicken I created this recipe in Hawaii, on my honeymoon – how appropriate! This is a sweet/sour creation – the reduced pineapple is tangy and delicious. It may be a tad more work than unscrewing a jar of store-bought marinade, but boy it’s good an

  Ingredients 2 chicken breasts, skin off 2 tsp sesame oil (or use peanut oil or canola) 4 shallots or 1 onion, chopped 2cm piece ginger, very finely chopped 1 cup chopped button mushrooms 3 cardamom pods (optional) 5 whole coriander seeds (or 1 tsp ground coriander) 1 whole star

Golden oat coconut cookies There’s something deliciously comforting about these cookies – the creamy oats, sweet golden syrup and coconut go together like a dream. They’re so easy to whip up as well! You can add any nuts or fruit you’d like to this recipe, but