Shaking Beef

Mum’s recipe for Shaking Beef was amazing, and I’ve adapted it here. With your parents’ cooking, they know your palate and how to season for your taste. Mum was not a big sugar person, so her recipe isn’t as sweet as when we went to restaurants. I think that’s what made me fall in love…

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Raspberry and Marzipan Cake

Few things in this world taste as good as birthday cake. Cake is always good, of course – but birthday cake is special. Each bite is happy; every last crumb a celebration. It might taste of chocolate and sugar and sprinkles, but the strongest flavours are love and nostalgia and the very happiest of memories.

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Corfu’s Pastitsada Chicken

Corfu, one of the lush green Ionian islands, sits west of mainland Greece. Historically, the island was ruled by the Venetians, so it retains a strong Italian influence in both food and architecture. Pastitsada, one of Corfu’s most iconic dishes, is a pasta dish I grew up on. The tomato-based stew is made with chicken…

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Baked Cheesecake

Over time, I’d wonder how to make a better version of items sold at coffee shops, as I would think I could make them cheaper – and maybe better! – as they wouldn’t be mass produced. A cheesecake was one of those items.

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Monti Thoke Noodles

I remember running home after playing and asking Mum for a little money, and we sat together sharing these wonderful fresh noodles and everything was perfect.

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Finger Bun

Development of the Lune Finger Bun Croissant was a delicious meander down memory lane. Especially that Boston icing (turns out, adult Kate still can’t get enough of that).

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Kourabiedes

There is something incredibly satisfying about feeding your family good food – by putting in the effort to say: I made your favourite dinner and I love you.

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