All Seasons Dry Rub to use on pork, chicken or beef

Maddison Barry

This base dry rub has become a pantry staple in our house. It’s so simple, and adds so much flavour to your protein of choice. It’s a crowd pleaser and makes a great gift as well if you jar it up for your foodie friends!

110g brown sugar
30g sweet or smoked paprika
2 tbsp flaked salt (or 1 tbsp table salt)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tbsp … Read more »

Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Frittata

Linda Sang
Serves 6 – 8
600g Kent pumpkin, peeled and chopped
2 cups chopped washed spinach
1 large onion, diced
100g feta
¼ cup grated parmesan
2 tbsp olive oil
6 large eggs
300 ml thickened cream
½ cup shredded parmesan
Salt and pepper
1/3 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

Preheat oven to 200C
Toss pumpkin pieces in 1 … Read more »

Pumpkin Kasundi


If you love spicy sauces and chutneys, you’ll enjoy this kasundi. We’ve adapted Rohan Anderson’s (Whole Larder Love) end-of-summer tomato kasundi recipe to suit our autumn pumpkin harvest.

3kg pumpkin
Curry powder (to sprinkle before baking)
Lots of garlic – 10-20 cloves
Lots of chillies (8 if they’re hot ones) diced with seeds in
3 cups malt vinegar
2½ cups brown … Read more »

Hamburger Corn Casserole  

Sally Halupka
Serves 12

My mother, Edna, often cooked for large crowds, including our family of eight. This was a favourite then and I’ve cooked it many times myself. ‘Hamburger’ is simply a reference to the mince being used. The original recipe served 24 and would have required a cauldron. I’ve halved it to serve 12. I usually prepare half the mix in a 30cm x 24cm … Read more »

Savoury Rissoles        

Lynne Jones
This recipe was created by my aunty as a family favourite 50 years ago. I remember helping her with our evening meal on a wood stove, and she told me the secret ingredient was the packet of dry Chicken Noodle Soup. I have made my rissoles this way ever since.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Number of rissoles: 12

500g lean minced beef or lamb
1x10g packet Chicken Noodle soup (1½ tbsp) … Read more »

Cauliflower Rice

Madhuma Thompson

1 cauliflower head
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Remove all green leaves from the cauliflower head and wash and thoroughly dry it. Cut it into quarters. Grate it either by hand using the large-hole side of your box grater or in a food processor using the grater attachment.

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the cauliflower for a few minutes. Season and … Read more »