Recipes

I serve this pudding as a breakfast on the JUK menu. Chia seeds are full of nutrients and essential amino acids, plus they can absorb up to nine times their weight,...

I have a soft spot for gnocchi, those little italian dumplings most commonly made with potato. And Sage butter . . . Swoon! Gnocchi is actually very easy to make...

I’m a little bit in love with all things avocado and for me summer means bottomless bowls of homemade guacamole, whether it’s consumed with tortilla chips, on toast with a...

Moroccan méchoui lamb is traditionally prepared by roasting a whole lamb on a spit, very slowly, until the meat falls off the bone. I love preparing a lamb roast on...

The first time I ever tried miso and eggplant together I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. At Nishiki, a little Japanese restaurant in Auckland,
 they serve it with...

Juicy chargrilled corn is, for me, the epitome of summer. Take your barbecue to the next level with my Mexican-inspired corn cobs — doused in heavily spiced butter, freshly grated...

This is an Al Brown-inspired recipe and one of my go-to summer salad dinners: it’s hearty enough to satisfy even the hungriest of men, yet the crunch and tang factor...

Once a month (or so) a group of my friends and I get together for what we like to call recipe club. We’ll set a theme (Spanish tapas, Mexican, Thai,...

This recipe is such a great base — for a Mexican-inspired dressing I add a handful of jalapeños, for a Mediterranean touch I throw in a few anchovies and some...

There are many different versions of
 raw fish salad — ceviche from South America, oka i‘a from Samoa, or even poke from Hawaii — where the fish cooks in its...

There are beef nachos, and then there are my shredded beef nachos, with all of the trimmings. It is worth the time you invest! This meal is a crowd favourite
 on...

My partner, Jono, and I both celebrate our birthdays in January, two days apart. Jono is a sucker for brownie, and I love anything salted caramel-related, so
 this is a...

Cauliflower is a severely underrated vegetable. I serve it up often in my underground kitchen because it’s one of the most versatile ingredients I know. Roasting adds a lovely nuttiness,...

One of my favourite Nyonya meals is a big, steaming bowl of laksa soup. The spicy broth, puffy tofu pillows, crunchy sprouts and juicy prawns all combine to make the...

Pineapple is not just for fruit salads — use it in your next savory summer dish. Fresh pineapple adds colour and flavour to barbecued meats and I love it with...

When I travelled through Israel I was amazed to discover whole restaurants dedicated to serving hummus and only hummus — some of the best I’ve ever tasted. Once you’ve made...

I have many fond memories of travelling from one Greek island to the next, sampling different variations of this simple Greek staple. As a frugal backpacker, I used to order...

Is there anything more satisfying than biting into a sticky, glazed chicken wing? These make great party nibbles, or use the marinade on larger pieces of chicken, like drumsticks or...

Add caramel to anything and, well, you’ve pretty much won me over. This pantry-staple pudding is one of my go-to winter desserts, and it’s delicious served warm and with vanilla...

A perfect mid-week dinner option, this Thai-inspired dish is fresh, healthy
 and fast. I particularly love how all the flavours come together — spicy, salty, sour and sweet — and the...

We do love bowls on the JUK  menu . . . By ‘bowls’ I mean whole meals that work together, often layered, in a single dish. This one is almost...