Recipes Blog

Tempura is a popular street style food, eaten in Japan as a light snack or lunch - and easy to eat on the go! Everyone associates Tempura as a Japanese dish, and it is a specialty from Tokyo. The interesting thing however, is that this method o cooking actually came to Japan from Portuguese sailors who were the first Europeans to set foot in Japan. Annabelle Jackson, a food anthropologist , points out "The word ‘to cook’ in Portuguese, it’s ‘tempera’, and ‘cookery’ in Portuguese is ‘temporo’,” she explains. “And then we have a third word, ‘temporas’, which is very much...

Sausage rolls are a staple for casual party food or for lunch. They're so common that it is easy to forget what a great little dish they are: Buttery puff pastry baked to golden perfection that gives a delightful flakiness and crisp texture to accompany the hearty meat filling. Most home cooks will have their favourite herbs and spices to add to the mix. Many people use sage and thyme but for is it's the distinctly minty aromatic flavour of Rivermint - equally fresh and aromatic at the same time! We generously smear our Outback Tomato Chutney  over the pastry...

For all the Chocolate Cake lovers out there, you really must try this Wattleseed and Guinness Chocolate Cake! It delivers a moist, quite delicious and not overly sweet cake with the intriguing flavour of roasted wattleseed marrying beautifully with the cocoa.

These Wild Herb Panko Eggplant Chips are a great solution for a quick snack or finger food and really add to a tapas style menu. And they are just so moorish! We love dipping them into some  Outback Tomato Chutney