Everyday Delicious.
Chelsea’s famous kumara & bacon salad This recipe is from the salad section in 2017’s bestselling cookbook in NZ, Scrumptious. Seriously, you have to make it. Technically it’s not quite famous at the time I write this – but I know it will be! It’s a salad like no other, […]
Easy teriyaki chicken Say goodbye to jars and packets of processed chicken teriyaki marinade, because from now you’re making your own! This is my home-cook-friendly recipe and it’s a cracker. I reckon skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs are the best for this recipe (or equally as good is the maryland, which […]
Recipe from Homemade Happiness – NZ’s bestselling cookbook of 2015! Sneaky rissoles with potato & leek smash I call these ‘sneaky’ rissoles because although there are veges hidden within them (and served alongside), no one will care or notice because it’s all so very delicious. Even the beetroot haters won’t […]
Salted caramel & cashew slice This caramel slice is not for the faint-hearted – it’s for those of us who appreciate the sweet, luscious, hedonistic things in life! There’s a gorgeously thick layer of gooey caramel in the middle, to which the flakes of sea salt are the perfect foil. […]
White chocolate & cranberry slice This slice (featured in my new book, Scrumptious) tastes even better than it looks – and in my humble opinion, it looks freakin’ amazing! Don’t be fooled into thinking this is one of those Christmassy larks full of glace cherries and candied peel – I […]
Crunchy maple baked kumara chips I can honestly say that vegetables don’t come much more delicious than this. These oven-baked kumara chips are sticky, sweet, salty, crunchy and soft all that the same time, and everybody goes ga-ga over them. Kumara (a NZ variety of sweet potato which I consider […]
Sweet and sour chicken stir fry You really don’t need a packet sauce to make a deliciously tasty stir fry. This recipes is so scrumptious – part stir-fry, part chow-mein, part sweet & sour chicken – it’s fresh, tasty and simple to prepare using ingredients you probably have lying around […]
Crazy Italian chocolate cake (egg free chocolate cake) The amazing egg-free chocolate cake that’s also dairy-free and takes under 10 minutes. This incredible cake defies belief. It’s based on a recipe I was served up by an Italian family for my birthday dinner when I was in Tuscany – I […]
Oma’s Pea and Ham Soup This recipe has always been sort-of famous; but only among my nearest and dearest. However, since I published it in my first cookbook ‘At My Table’, it’s become well-loved by home cooks everywhere. It’s based on my oma’s recipe which has been passed down through […]
Sticky date puddings & lush caramel sauce This recipe (from my first cookbook At My Table) is the ultimate in dessert indulgence and just so perfect for a chilly night in. Soft, sweet, buttery pudding enrobed in a gorgeous caramelly sauce – it’s pudding done properly! And I think it […]
Chelsea’s Pavlova This recipe is from my second cookbook, Everyday Delicious. Don’t be afraid of making a pav – they’re pretty easy if you understand a few simple things about them. And please don’t freak out and think you’ve had a fail if yours doesn’t look perfect – there’s no […]
Un-Christmas Cake with toffee nut crunch I’ve gotta level with you – I’m not a huge fan of ‘traditional’ Christmas cake. This is my ‘Chelsified’ version – it uses everyday ingredients and it’s pretty damned good. It has a heap of grated beetroot & carrot in it to make it […]