Prawn cheung fun
Prawn cheung fun is a dim sum staple of silky rice noodles wrapped around plump, juicy prawns (shrimp). This recipe gives you the cheat’s way to make these delicious rolls, perfect for re-creating that authentic dim sum experience at home.
Fluffy pancakes with mascapone + blueberry compote - gluten free
“Breakfast classic. ’Nuff said. Enjoy!” - Melanie Persson
Cinnamon rolls - gluten free
“These are the cinnamon rolls I hunted for desperately in the years after my coeliac diagnosis. Funnily enough, cinnamon rolls weren’t even one of my favourite things when I could eat gluten, but when it was taken off the table, cravings for those soft, sweet rolls really kicked in and I couldn’t find a good substitute anywhere. Until I made these…” - Melanie Persson
Sticky carrot pudding with spiced butterscotch - gluten free
“I love this pudding because it perfectly combines two of my all-time favourite sweet treats – carrot cake and sticky date or sticky toffee pudding. It was actually initially inspired by a traditional North Indian dessert called halwa, which is made by cooking…”
Javanese-inspired tofu with peanut sauce
Why, hello Javanese-inspired recipe! What are you doing hanging around here? Indonesian cuisine is nowhere near as vaunted as Thai or Vietnamese, so what makes you think we’d be at all interested in your fried tofu yumminess and your saucey, peanutty goodness...
Biscuits without Borders: Pistachio Biscotti by Giapo
This recipe is from Naples native Giapo Grazioli of Auckland’s Giapo, who makes fabulous home-made ice-cream and gelato. This is a gluten-free interpretation of a biscotti recipe his grandmother, Francesca, made – the biscuits are twice-baked...
Sesame seed beef with vinegared potato shreds
We can’t decide which of this pair of complementary recipes we love the most... we adore tender slices of juicy beef fillet, but those stir-fried, vinegary potato shreds? They get us every single time. And if you’re not familiar with this rustic Chinese approach to potato cooking…
Hue pancake
In Hue, Vietnam, these pancakes are known as banh khoai, which translates as ‘happy cake’, and happiness is certainly what you’ll experience when you master this classic street dish. The key to replicating it at home is to get your frying pan nice and hot and to spread an even layer of the batter across the pan…