Twice-Cooked Goats Cheese Souffle with Proscuitto, Peach and Pomegranate Salad

Pomegranates are one of the prettiest fruits i've seen. I've only eaten them a couple of times, but their juicy seeds, reminiscent of jewels of ruby, provide a delicious burst of sweetness which picks up any salad. Unlike a lot of other exotic fruits, pomegranate seeds are very palatable even for the fussiest eater. They almost taste like confectionery. 

This fresh, summery dish is fairly light, and good eats on a warm night. Don't be scared by souffles, they're really not that difficult!! I promise.

Kangaroo, Kipfler & Apple Salad with Pistachio Aioli

I've been meaning to cook something with kipflet potatoes for ages! They are definitely the best potatoes i've ever eaten, full of flavour and not needing the addition of cheese, butter or salt to be tasty. Unfortunately you do pay more for them, so make sure that when you cook with them, you make them a star of the dish where you can actually taste them. For scalloped potatoes, pass on the kipflers.

I really just put this salad together with what i had lying around from other recent recipes. All i knew was that i wanted kangaroo and kipflers. Everything worked out delicious though!

Gelo di anguria

Lately i've been cooking so many rich and/or heavy desserts, loaded with cream, or fried, or chocolate covered. So i went on a hunt for something of simple tastes, nice and refreshing. And this is as close as i got bar strawberry soup or fruit salads.

I'm going to have a stab at Italian here and guess that gelo di anguria means something along the lines of gel of watermelon. You could replace the watermelon with any other fruit really, though i think citrus juice would be too overpowering.

You can buy rosewater from a good delicatessen though a word of warning: go easy on it. It's potent stuff!!

Bunuelos & Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Mmmm churros. The weather has turned a little bit lately, still beautiful during the day but with the slightest nip to the evenings. And my mind is already wandering to wintry comfort foods! And i believe the definition of comfort is deep fried balls of bread, crisp on their outer and fluffy on their inner. Of course, any epicurean knows that true comfort also involves a warming bowl of melted chocolate to slather said bunuelos in. 

For those who don't really know bunuelos, they are simply churros in a ball shape, or in the case of my attempt, a glob shape.

Rosemary & Garlic Lamb Rack on a bed of Mashed Peas

If you want to easily impress someone for a meal, the lamb rack is a pretty good option to go for. Succulent medallions of lamb with just the right amount of fat attached to almost decorative frenched bones always make me salivate.  I much prefer to buy lamb cutlets on the rack so that i can roast them; pan frying them leaves me feeling that they're a little too oily. The best time to cook this dish would be spring, when both the lamb and the peas will be at their best.