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UPDATE:Give-away now finished! congratulations Stephanie Turnbull from Yatala, QLD, Australia and Lisa Honoshofsky from Ohio, USA! Both winners have been contacted by email to claim their prizes. I love doing giveaways! And today,TWOreaders have a chance to win my most used kitchen tool a handcrafted Japanese Chefs knife. The exact knife I use every day read more about ithere! My most-used, most-precious tool in the kitchen! Oh, you also get a copy of my cookbook....

Everybody loves a good sticky wing! These baked Honey Soy wings are a copycat of the popular pre-marinated chicken wings sold at the shops. All you need is honey, soy, vinegar and garlic. Prevent screen from sleeping Serve withfried riceorVermicelli Noodle Saladfor a great easy midweek meal. For Honey Soy drumsticks and bone in thighs,use this recipe. For boneless thigh and breast,use this recipe. Add the word sticky and Im all in!...

Here in Australia, chicken wings are usually sold whole rather than cut into drumettes and wingettes. Here is how I cut chicken wings. Once you get the hang of it, its really fast. Cut vertically through the joint. This here is your drumette. Named as such because it looks like a min drumstick! Now repeat for the wing tip hold it in a V to stretch launch the joint.

Heres my recipe for whipped cream. Its basically the better whipped cream! Super handy so you’re able to make whipped cream ahead! Mascarpone is the secret to stabilised whipped cream / Chantilly cream. Whipped cream The whipped cream I make all the time is actually called Chantilly cream. This is just the proper French name for sweetened whipped cream as opposed to cream whipped without sugar. Basically, its a classier, tastier version of plain whipped cream!...

Not even the finest patisseries around town can compete with homemade eclairs! Unlike shop-bought eclairs, the light-as-air choux is at its absolute, delicately-crisp best. It sounds unlikely but the reason is simple. 1. Choux pastry Once you fill an eclair, within 15 minutes the delicately crispy surface of the choux pastry starts softening. This is inevitably the fate of all ready-to-eat pre-filled eclairs sold at patisseries. Of course theyre still totally delicious!...

Mashed Potato Casserole is an outrageously delicious yet highly practical way to make mashed potato ahead of time! Oh the power of cheese (plus bacon)! Make it fresh, or assemble ahead and reheat when required. Prevent screen from sleeping Serve in place ofplain ole mash. The thing with make-ahead mash is that you cannot simply reheat it in the microwave or oven. You might think a splash of milk and good stir is all it takes to restore it....

The one trick with this apple pie recipe that makes all the difference? Baking the apple slices first. Its the magic key to a crispy base, superior flavour and perfectly-cooked-and-never-mushy filling. Giant mound of raw apples cooks down, leaving an empty cavity under the pie lid. No! Serve this all-time favourite warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the perfect homemade dessert! Well, let me weigh in and tell you aboutmyidea of the perfect Apple Pie....

A thank you gift for early buyers! Dear Australians and New Zealanders disappointed to be missing out, skip down tomy Letter to you. Why am I offering this free gift? Preview of my free bonus digital recipe book gift containing 10+ exclusive recipes! Well, patience is notmygreatest virtue, so it is a gesture of appreciation foryourpatience!! What is the gift? The free gift is a beautiful digital recipe book which containsten+ never-before-seen recipesthat I created especially for you....

Everybody will love this Chicken in Creamy Mustard Sauce. Its just 4 base ingredients chicken breast or thighs, cream, Dijon mustard and wholegrain mustard. Optionally bump the dish up another rung with the addition of fresh tarragon and parsley too! The creamy mustard sauce. All you need is cream and mustard, with optional fresh tarragon and parsley! If you want a truly guest-worthy version, theres the option to add fresh tarragon....

Weve all seen them, a pale white floppy omelet with little appeal and no flavor. But it is easy to remake a classic omelet that is satisfying and still heart healthy. Since my husbands heart attack last year, weve been cautious about saturated fat and cholesterol in our diet. The hot sauce adds flavor and color, both necessary. Since he loves eggs for breakfast, I thought a redux of a classic omelet would be in order....

Firecracker Beef I need a spicy Asian food fix! Lovers of Asian food will understand exactly what I mean. The satisfaction the beast seeks is particular. Firecracker sauce – simple to make with few ingredients! Its chilli-laced, big-flavoured Asian food. Im talking the likes ofThai Drunken Noodles.Chilli Garlic Prawns.Dan Dan Noodles.Laksa. Anything bold-tasting with wallop of tongue-tickling spicy heat. Firecracker sauce – simple to make with few ingredients! Nothing else will do!...

This was one of my sisters favorite bread recipes. Dear friends, I have been absent here for a while. It still doesnt seem possible she wont walk through my door, and my heart is breaking. Rich and buttery, this bread has a lovely flavor of cheese and herbs. I think I may have added a few tears to the dough. She always made it straight up with all purpose flour....

These adorable mini cheesecakes are made in a muffin tin! Easier to make than one largecheesecake, theyre pretty as a picture and a lot less messy to serve. Enter this years dessert to the rescue: Mini Cheesecakes! Pavlova Christmas Tree you’re free to literally eat these with your hands like cupcakes. And they are just adorable! These are a popular biscuit in the UK but also common in Australian grocery stores these days....