Cajun Spice Mix
American food!! I can’t stop thinking about it having just come back from the U.S. I love this lavish, comfort food. The thought of American diners just gets the mouth watering. Southern fried chicken, hot dogs, fries with melted cheese, clam chowders and you can’t forget hamburgers. When I...
Avocado and Tomato Salsa
So many versions of salsas out there and I must say that there are some pretty good ones. I use salsas like a sauce, a healthy version of a sauce. Usually, a salsa will have tomatoes and red onions, all finely chopped into fine cubes and finished with herbs...
Cafe de Paris Butter
Compound butters are probably one of the first things we learn at trade school. Simply put, it is butter with flavourings. It’s used much like a sauce for many dishes like on roasted vegetables or to toss through freshly blanched beans, on roasted fish, cut into small discs and...
Oysters Kilpatrick
We are lucky here in South Australia, we do get some of the best seafood in Australia and arguably, the world. I have travelled a bit and there is no other place where you can get so much variety of seafood with such freshness. The unique waters of the...
Braised Pork Belly
Braised Pork with Udon Noodles & Spring onion & Black Vinegar Dressing Serve6 What is it about braised pork? I love it but I guess it is because I grew up with it. In Filipino cooking, braised pork is a norm, like in adobo or sinigang, a dish cooked...
Adobo – WARNING once you start eating this, you won’t be able to stop……………
One of the best things to eat is a Filipino chicken Adobo! Adobo is as Filipino as it can get, it’s like the curry is as Indian as it gets and tacos are as Mexican as it can get. If you ask “Filo’s” what a typical Filo dish would...