PUMPKIN LASAGNE

Pumpkin Lasagne

Serves 4 (increase qty to make larger tray)

1/2 medium Kent Pumpkin, skin removed, cut into chunks
1 brown onion, diced

1 sprig rosemary, whole

2 leaves sage, whole

Olive oil
Sea salt, to season 

Bechamel
6 tbs (85g) butter

1/2 cup (70g) plain flour
4 1/2 cup whole milk, warmed with rosemary, bay & sage

2 cups cheese (1 cup parmesan / 1 cup cheddar - or melting cheeses of your choice), reserve a little cheese for topping the lasagne

Walnut Ricotta
1/2 cup walnuts
500g fresh ricotta
Rosemary & Sage, finely chopped
Sea salt, to taste

5 fresh lasagne sheets

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Step 1. Preheat an oven to 180C. Drizzle pumpkin pieces with olive oil and season with salt. Toss to coat and then place onto a roasting tray and into the oven for 20-25 mins or until pumpkin is soft.

Step 2. While the pumpkin is cooking, saute the onion in a little olive oil along with rosemary and sage. As you cook your onion, begin the walnut ricotta by quickly blitzing the nuts in a blender and then adding to a large bowel with the ricotta, herbs and sea salt. Set aside until needed.

Step 3. For the bechamel starting with butter, then adding flour and cooking out for 1-2mins, then add the warmed, herb milk a little at a time working with a whisk to get a super smooth sauce. Add cheeses and if needed any extra milk to ensure the correct silky smooth consistency.

Step 4. Blitz together the pumpkin and onion mix (remove rosemary stalk) until a chunky puree (you don't want to turn the pumpkin into soup). Now it is time to build, you can really choose your own adventure here but I start with some bechamel, then lasagne sheet, followed by the pumpkin, another lasagne sheet, ricotta walnut mix, topped with bechamel, then lasagne sheet again, more pumpkin, a further lasagne sheet, then again the ricotta mix, topped finally with a last sheet of lasagne and topped with bechamel and cheese.

Step 5. Into the preheated oven and bake for 25mins or until hot, bubbling and golden on the top. 

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CHILI OIL MAC N CHEESE

Recipe developed and written for Starward Whisky

375g macaroni elbows, cooked in salted boiling water
6 tbs (85g) butter
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup (70g) plain flour
4 1/2 cup whole milk, warmed
3 cups cheese (1 cup parmesan, 1 cup gruyere, 1 cup cheddar)
2 cups panko breadcrumbs
Chotto Motto x Starward Crispy Chili Oil

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Step 1. Preheat oven to 180C. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic powder, cook 1 minute. Next whisk in flour, cook for a further 1-2 minutes (this is the roux).

Step 2. Slowly add milk, whisk until smooth. Bring to a gentle simmer, cook until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in Parmesan, Gruyère, Cheddar until melted (this is an important step, you dont want to add the cheese while on the heat.)

Step 3. In a large bowl combine cooked and strained macaroni elbows and cheese sauce, mix well ensuring all pasta is coated.

Step 4. For the topping, place a skillet over low to medium heat and add a couple of spoonfuls of the chili oil, mix with Panko breadcrumbs and gently toast until coated with the oil and crispy.

Step 5. Transfer mac n cheese to baking dish, top with breadcrumb mix and bake for 25-30 mins or until golden and bubbling. Allow to stand for 5mins and then serve with extra chili oil and a Starward (New) Old Fashioned

CAVALO NERO MISO PASTA

Your favorite pasta, cooked in salted boiling water
1 bunch cavolo nero, hard stems removed
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tbs white miso paste
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Step 1. Blanch greens, garlic and chili. Shock in ice bath. Drain, add all to blender along with a few spoonfuls of pasta water. Blitz until super smooth

Step 2. Add pasta to a large skillet over medium heat, pour over greens mix, add cheese, season and toss to combine.

Step 3. Serve and enjoy

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SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS

RECIPE CREATED & DEVELOPED FOR WOOLWORTHS

Even the simplest ingredients can make those weeknight dinners extra tasty. Check out my take on the CLASSIC Spaghetti Meatballs

Red Sauce

1 brown onion, diced

5 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped

2tbs olive oil

2 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp fennel seeds

2 (400g) Australian diced tomatoes

Meatballs

1/2 brown onion, finely diced

2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 cup Coarse Breadcrumbs

2 tbs milk

500g Pork & Beef Mince

2 whole eggs

Olive oil, for cooking

Spaghetti, cooked as per packet instructions

Parmigiano Reggiano, grated, to serve

Fresh basil, to serve

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Step 1. Kick things off with the red sauce. Place a large heavy based saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and onion. Cook for 5-7mins until onion softens and is aromatic. Add garlic, oregano and fennel seeds, cook for a further 3-5mins. Pour in the Woolworths Australian diced tomatoes, rinse tins out with a little water and add to the pan. Stir well and reduce to a very gentle simmer. Cook covered for min 30 mins, while you prepare the meatballs.

Step 2. To make the meatballs, add onion, garlic, spices and a little olive oil into a small fry pan and gently saute to soften, transfer to a mixing bowl. Add breadcrumbs and milk, mix well and then follow with the pork and beef mince and eggs. Using your hands gently bring together the mixture until well combined, taking care not to over work the mix. Take tablespoonful amounts of mince mix and roll into balls, repeat until all mince has been rolled, place on a lined tray or plate in single layer. Put in fridge for 30mins to chill.

Step 3. Heat a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook in batches until golden brown all over. Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Place in red sauce and simmer gently for 10-15mins to finish cooking.

Step 4. To serve, place pasta in a large serving dish, top with meatballs, a sprinkle of parmesan and fresh basil.

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CREAMY SUNDRIED TOMATO & PRAWN PASTA

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RECIPE DEVELOPED FOR GRANT BURGE WINES

400g your favourite short pasta*
800g fresh medium green prawns*, peeled, tails on, deveined
Olive oil
Sea salt

Sauce
2 tbs unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbs Dijon mustard
2 cup pouring cream
1 cup, fresh basil, roughly chopped
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Parmesan cheese, finely grated, to serve

Step 1. Start by cooking pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water. This whole dish should come together in the time it takes to cook the pasta.

Step 2. Heat a large saute pan over high heat, toss prawns through some oil and season well with sea salt, cook prawns searing each side quickly until colour changes, you do not need to cook all the way through, this will be done when finishing the dish. Remove from pan and reduce heat to medium.

Step 3. Add butter and garlic and cook until fragrant. Next, the sundried tomatoes, mustard, mix well to combine, pour over cream and reduce slightly. Finally add in the prawns and basil and toss together.

Step 4. For pasta, reserve some pasta water and then drain, add into pan with prawns and toss through along with sea salt, pepper and parmesan, adding pasta water if needed to loosen.

BEEFED UP BOLOGNESE

RECIPE DEVELOPED FOR HEALTHY MALE DURING MEN’S HEALTH WEEK

Bolognese with a few sneaky extras thrown in! This is a great way to not only bulk out your bolognese with heaps of veg but it also adds a great flavour base. This dish is all about layering the flavours and extracting all the goodness from each ingredient. Feel free to double (or even triple) this recipe so you can have these prepped and frozen for when you need a quick and healthy meal option.

Prep 00:15

Cook 00:25

Serves 4

Easy

Ingredients

2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

1 x brown onion, finely diced

4 x cloves garlic, crushed

1 x large carrot, peeled and diced

1 x bulb fennel, diced

1 x zucchini, diced

150g cup mushrooms, diced

250g bolognese mince (mix of pork and beef)*

2 x 400g can lentils, rinsed and drained

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp chili flakes

1 tsp dried oregano

2 x 400g can crushed tomatoes

Sea salt & crushed black pepper, to taste

400g you pasta of choice, cooked as per packet instructions*

Extra virgin olive oil, to serve

Parmesan cheese, to serve

Basil, leaves only, to serve

Method

Step 1. Heat a large heavy based saucepan or cast iron pot to medium high heat and in batches of the different veggies, cook until softened and slightly caramelised / coloured.

Step 2. Once all veggies are cooked off, set aside. Brown off mince, then add lentils along with spices. Stir well to combine and cook until fragrant. Add back all the precooked veg.

Step 3. Add crushed tomatoes, using the tomato can add in a can full or water and season well with salt and pepper. Cook, gently simmering for 15-20 mins.

Step 4. Serve on top of your pasta of choice, with a drizzle of olive oil and garnish with basil and parmesan.

Notes

* for all the veg, if you want to cheat, feel free to use a food processor using the grate or chop attachment.

* for the mince, you can use only pork or only beef depending on your preference and availability.

*choose your favourite pasta shape, spaghetti is the classic but sometimes I love a short pasta to have with my bolognese.

"4" INGREDIENT PRAWN PASTA

A simple and satisfying no-fuss dinner for 2. A four ingredient recipe (not including the pasta, cheese, salt and olive oil, of course).

Prep 00:10

Cook 00:20

Serves 2

Easy

Ingredients 

100g dried Spaghetti 

Extra virgin olive oil

300g ripe mixed tomatoes, roughly chopped 

4 cloves garlic, finely sliced

1 tsp chilli flakes 

Sea salt, to taste 

300g green King prawns, peeled and roughly chopped 

2 tbs grated parmesan, plus extra to serve

Method

Step 1. Cook the pasta in salted, boiling water.

Step 2. While the pasta is cooking, heat a generous amount of olive oil in a pan. Add the tomatoes and cook down for around 5 minutes. 

Step 3. Add the garlic and chilli. When the pasta is al dente, use tongs to bring the spaghetti from the water to the pan; dragging in some of the pasta water. Spoon in some more pasta water to emulsify.. Add prawns, and through the parmesan.

Step 4: Toss together and finish with a little more olive oil and a little more pasta water to loosen, season with salt and serve with more parmesan.

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CIAO BELLA

SAUSAGE KALE PASTA

RECIPE CREATED FOR YAHOO! LIFESTYLE

This is a complete staple in my house, if i don't have this once a week with a big glass of red wine; I am in trouble! So simple, so tasty - you will just want to keep eating and I promise you it will be your new go to dish!

Prep 00:10

Cook 00:20

Makes 4

Easy

WHAT’S IN IT?

2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

500g pork mince

5 cloves garlic 

1 tbs fennel seeds

1/2 tbs chili flakes (or to your liking)

Sea salt, to taste 

350g casarecce pasta (or any short pasta, like fusili) 

1 bunch, kale, washed, leaves removed from stem and torn into 5cm x 5cm pieces

To serve

Cobram Estate extra virgin olive oil

Chili flakes, to taste

Parmesan, grated 

Sea salt, to taste

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

Step 1. Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and bring to the boil. In a large non stick fry pan heat olive oil over high heat. Add pork mince and cook for 10-15mins until pork is super crispy and golden. 

Step 2. Once water is boiling rapidly add your pasta and cook as per packet instructions or until al dente. Before straining your pasta, reserve one cup of pasta water (this is the starchy water that the pasta has been cooking in, be sure to use a mug or heat proof cup). 

Step 3. To the pork add garlic, chili, fennel and season well with sea salt. Stir well to combine and reduce heat to low and cook until garlic is just softened and fragrant (1-2mins)

Step 4. Add kale to mince and stir through, add in strained pasta along with 2 tbs of pasta water and a good glug of olive oil. Mix well to combine. 

Step 5. Serve to large bowls. Top with chili, parmesan and olive oil to your liking.

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RISONI W/ SNAPPER, TOMATO & FENNEL

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SERVES: 4

WHAT'S IN IT?

1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil

1 baby fennel bulb, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 1/4 cup (250g) risoni pasta

400g can chopped tomatoes

500ml vegetable stock

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon & juice of 1/2

4 small fillets snapper (about 600g in total), pin boned

3/4 cup (90g) pitted green olives, roughly chopped

3/4 cup parsley & basil leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra leaves to serve

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

Heat 2 tbs oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add fennel and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, for 4 minutes or until softened.

Add risoni, tomatoes, stock, half the lemon zest and 3/4 cup (180ml) water and season. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring regularly to ensure risoni doesn’t stick to base of pan, for 8 minutes. Season fish fillets all over and place on top of risoni, cover and cook for 4-6 minutes until just cooked.

Meanwhile, mix together olives, parsley, basil, lemon juice and remaining zest, season and stir to combine.

Scatter olive mixture over risoni to serve.

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FISH PIE

RECIPE FROM COOKED LIVE ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE HERE…

SERVES: 4

PREP 00:25

COOK 00:20

EASY

WHAT'S IN IT?

2 tbs Cobram Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 leek, washed well and finely sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed 

1 stick celery, finely sliced

1 bay leaf

Sea salt and pepper, to taste

1/2 cup white wine

80g butter

1/2 cup flour

2 cups milk

2 cups fish stock

1/4 cup dill fronds, finely chopped

1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped

Zest, 1 lemon

5 whole green prawns, peeled*, deveined, cut in half

300g snapper fillets, cut into 3cm pieces (you can use any firm white flesh fish) 

1 1/2 cups frozen peas

1-2 sheet puff pastry (enough to cover your pie dish)

1 egg, beaten

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

Step 1. Preheat oven to 175C. Warm fish stock in a small pot over low heat. Heat a large saucepan over medium high heat and saute leek, garlic, celery and bay leaf in olive oil until leek softens and all becomes aromatic. Season well with salt and pepper and deglaze with white wine. Cook until wine has almost evaporated. 

Step 2. Remove the bay leaf, melt butter and slowly add in flour and stir well to combine, cook flour out for 2-3mins over low heat. Slowly begin adding milk to butter and flour mix stirring well so there are no lumps, when all milk is added ladle in fish stock continuing to stir until sauce thickens. 

Step 3. Add herbs, lemon zest, seafood and frozen peas and gently stir through sauce. Once combined, pour into your pie dish and cover with puff pastry, brushing with egg wash and pushing down around edges of dish with fork. 

Step 4. Bake for 15-20mins or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. 

Recipe notes and tips: 

* While pie is resting my fav thing to do is bake another sheet of puff pasty so you have extra crunchy goodness!

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CHICKEN POT PIE

RECIPE FROM the project

SERVES: 4

PREP 00:15 

COOK 00:25

Easy

WHAT'S IN IT?

2 tbsp Cobram Estate Extra Virgin olive oil

4 Lilydale Free Range chicken thigh fillets, cut into small pieces

2 tsp roast chicken seasoning

80g butter

1/2 cup flour

1 small onion, diced

2 cups chicken stock

2 cups milk

3 carrots, cut into discs 

1 1/2 cups frozen peas

1 sheet puff pastry*

1 egg, beaten

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

Step 1. Preheat oven to 175C. Over medium high heat cook chicken pieces in fry pan with a little olive oil and roast chicken seasoning until lightly golden. Once cooked set chicken aside.

Step 2. Add butter and onion into pan, once onion is soft add flour. Cook for 2 mins. Add chicken stock and milk. Stir and cook until sauce thickens. 

Step 3. Add chicken into white sauce pot along with carrots, and peas*. Season to taste. 

Step 4. Pour into your choice of dish, it can be a pie dish, baking dish, small ramikins - anything that can go into the oven and be baked. Top with puff pastry. Mix 1 egg with ½ cup water in a bowl. Bush on top of the pastry. Bake for 25mins or until puffed and golden. Remove from oven and allow pie to rest for 5-10mins before serving. 

Recipe notes and tips: 

* While pie is resting my fav thing to do is bake another sheet of puff pasty so you have extra crunchy goodness!

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EASY VEGETARIAN PASTA

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SERVES: 4

WHAT'S IN IT?

3 green zucchini, cut lengthways into 4mm slices

2 bunches asparagus, trimmed

2 sweetcorn cobs, husk and silks removed

1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

400g curly fettuccine

3 shallots, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tbs lemon thyme leaves

½ cup (125ml) dry white wine

1½ cups (375ml) pure cream

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½

½ cup each mint & flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve

Finely grated parmesan, to serve

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

Heat a barbecue or grill pan to high heat. Lightly brush zucchini, asparagus and corn with half the oil and season. Grill corn for 10 minutes or until lightly charred all over. Cool briefly, then slice off kernels. Grill asparagus and zucchini for 3-4 minutes until charred and just tender. Cool slightly. Cut asparagus into bite-size pieces.

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook pasta for 2 minutes less than packet instructions. Drain, reserving ¾ cup water. Return pasta to pan and drizzle with a little extra oil and toss to coat.

Heat remaining 2 tbs oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add shallot, garlic and thyme and cook for 4 minutes or until soft. Add wine and reduce by half, then add cream and zest and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add pasta, reserved cooking water, lemon juice, corn, zucchini and asparagus and cook for a minute to warm through. Take off heat, season and stir in herbs. Serve scattered with parmesan and drizzled with extra olive oil.

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PASTA!

CHORIZO & CHICKPEA PARPADELLE

RECIPE COLLECTION FROM DELICIOUS. ON SUNDAYS

SERVES: 4

WHAT'S IN IT?

375g pappardelle

100ml extra virgin olive oil

6 fresh chorizos (400g), casings removed

¾ cup (180ml) dry white wine

400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 bunch rainbow chard, stalks thinly sliced, leaves coarsely chopped

½ tsp smoked paprika

Juice of 1 lemon

1 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Finely grated pecorino, to serve

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: 

1.  Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving ½ cup (125ml) cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan along with 1 tbs of oil, toss to coat and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, heat 2 tbs oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chorizo mince and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 8 minutes or until browned. Add wine and simmer until reduced by half, then add chickpeas, rainbow-chard stalks and paprika and cook for 2 minutes. Add rainbow-chard leaves and lemon juice, cook for 1 minute or until leaves are wilted, then add pasta, reserved cooking water, parsley and remaining 2 tbs oil and season. Toss over heat for 1 minute until sauce coats pasta.

3. Serve topped with pecorino.

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