At the heart of a great egg sandwich is a creamy egg filling and essential to this are soft boiled, not hard boiled eggs! The creamy yolks practically makes its own mayonnaise sauce and the soft-set egg whites practically dissolve in your mouth. Egg sandwich thoughts You wouldn’t think that someone would have so many opinions about a simple egg sandwich, but as I sat down to write this recipe, it turns out I do! Here’s my egg sandwich thought-dump, roughly in care-factor order: No rubbery bits of whites – I don’t like little firm little bits of egg whites in what should be a creamy egg filli ..read more

I love a good roast lamb (proof). Here’s my classic recipe for lamb leg, rubbed with garlic and rosemary, served with gravy, peas, carrots and crispy roast potatoes (duck fat or classic). I hope you love it as much as I do! The only thing you need to know for perfect roast lamb leg I have a lot to say about roasting any kind of meat. Especially Australia’s favourite roast – the great lamb leg. But there’s only thing you need to know to make perfect roast lamb leg, every single time: GET A MEAT THERMOMETER!! It’s the only way you can take the guesswork out of cooking lamb leg so it’s perfect b ..read more

How to boil eggs – Bring water to a boil first, add eggs, start the timer. 6 minutes for runny yolks, 8 minutes for soft boiled (my go-to!), 10 minutes for hard boiled. Peel under water to make life easier. After cramming directions for how to boil eggs in the notes of more recipes than I can count, I figured it was high time to share a proper recipe. So here is how I boil eggs! How to boil eggs This method will produce consistent results to the level of doneness you desire no matter what pot you use and how weak or strong your stove is. Boil water first. Gently lower in fridge-cold eggs ..read more

There’s no need to pre-cook shells before you stuff them. Such a pain messing around with hot floppy shells! Just bake in loads of sauce and they’ll cook in the oven. These jumbo shells, called conchiglioni in Italian, are stuffed with spinach and ricotta. Serve with a Mega Italian Salad and garlic bread for the perfect dinner. Stuffed shells I don’t know if you’ve ever tried, but stuffing hot cooked pasta shells is a nightmare. Slipper suckers that they are, and they break so easily. There’s no need to suffer through all that! It’s much easier to stuff raw, uncooked pasta shells and cook the ..read more

The charm of a crumble pie but in convenient hand-held form, Raspberry Jam Oat Bars have a buttery oatmeal biscuit base, a layer of jam, then topped with a crumble. Love how the same mixture is used for the base and crumbly topping. Handy – and fast to make! Easy raspberry jam oat bars These are deliciously buttery crumble bars that are perfect for any occasion. You’ll love the combination of the sweet fruity jam filling sandwiched between the oatmeal cookie base and the crumbly golden topping. And you’ll especially love how quick these are to get in the oven! Similar jam bar recipes call for ..read more

In this recipe where both dried lentils and raw sausages are baked together in the same pan, the lentils absorb the sausage juices as they cook, making the humble lentils tastier than you ever dreamed possible. Sausage and lentils for dinner? YES. Bring it on! One-pan baked sausage and lentils This might sound like an unusual one-pan dinner recipe (what do you mean you never thought to cook lentils in the oven with sausages on top??!!), but is exceptionally delicious and fabulously hands off. It starts by sautéing aromatics – eschalots/shallots/French onion (?*), garlic and cumin seeds – on t ..read more

Many people have tried this now and no one thinks of it as a gluten free cake. It’s just a delicious cake! Love the coconut + lemon + almond meal combination, and the springy, moist crumb. BONUS: Just about the fastest, easiest cake recipe I know. Lemon coconut almond cake This is a cake that is as delightfully easy to make as it is delicious to eat. Just put everything in a bowl and mix! There’s no need to whip softened butter or pull out your electric beater. It’s been likened to the fan favourite orange cake in texture – springy yet with an appealing moistness about it. And the flavour! Ad ..read more

A bubbly casserole of sorts, this Mexican beef and bean is like a baked version of chilli con carne with lots of melty cheese – but faster to make. Think of it like your ultimate all-purpose Mexican beef – stuff in tacos, DIY burrito wraps, dunk with corn chips – like nachos! Cheesy Mexican beef and bean bake I can’t remember how this Mexican beef and bean dish first came to be. All I know is that when it came out of the oven in all its bubbly, melty cheesy glory, I wanted to get stuck into immediately but paralysed with indecision for how. So many options! Like chili, with a warm tortillas o ..read more

I know it should be as simple as dumping pesto on pasta…. but actually, it turns out I have some things to say about pesto pasta salad. That is, if you want a good one! Pesto pasta salad My pesto pasta salad rules are simple – don’t skimp on pesto, don’t be shy with olive oil, cook the pasta beyond al dente and add the smallest dab of mayonnaise to give it a touch of luxe as well as improving leftovers. Why? Because these address two pet-peeves I have about pesto pasta salads. Firstly, the pesto pasta salad that doesn’t actually taste much like pesto. Pasta with the faintest green colour ..read more

Today, my cookbook Dinner hits the stores across the UK and Ireland! Marking this memorable day with a memorable English dish with a memorable name – the infamous toad in a hole. Sausage + giant Yorkshire pudding + gravy. You know it’s going to be good! ???? Dinner released in the UK & Ireland TODAY!! ???? Today is a very special day. My cookbook Dinner hits stores across the UK and Ireland – SO EXCITING!! For those who pre-ordered, my book will be delivered straight to your door – how good is that!? I wanted to do a special recipe to mark the day. Not just a recipe from the cookboo ..read more