Six dishes
The GourmetTravellerteamshareswhattheyarecookingathome.
What we’re eating
PORKLARB,GREENANDREDCURRY
Saturdayafternoonwasspentchopping
andblitzingthemostincredibleproduce
frommyBoonLuckFarmdeliverytomake
fragrantcurrypastesforthisThaifeast.It
includeda greencurrywithappleeggplants,
redcurrywithpumpkinandmakrutlime
leavesandgreenpeppercorn,anda spicy
pork larb.KARLIE VERKERK, DEPUTY EDITOR
HOMEMADESOURDOUGH
If themovieRatatouilletaughtmeanything,
it’sthatyoucanhearwhena loafofbread
is cookedtoperfection.Thissourdough,
madewithhome-grownstarter,softlyhissed
andcrackedasI slicedintoit. Madebymy
brotherasa labouroflove,it neededonly
a littlebutterfortheperfect breakfast.
LAURA JACOBS, ART DIRECTOR
FARFALLEWITHPINEMUSHROOMS
Makingpastafromscratchrequiresyouto
slowdownandbeinvolvedintheprocess,
butit is definitelyworththeeffortand
dedication.I lovehowtheselittlepasta
‘butterflies’look,andwhenfreshtheydon’t
needmuch,justsautéedmushroomsanda
simple-yet-decadentfonduta cheese sauce.
LISA FEATHERBY, FOOD DIRECTOR
AGRODOLCECAPSICUM
StraightfromourItalianissue,thiseasy-yet-
impressivedishseescaramelisedcapsicum
drenchedinoliveoil,punctuatedwith
plumpraisinsandtoppedwitha ballofsoft
mozzarellatodelivertheperfectbalance
ofsweetandsour.I substitutedalmondsfor
wholemacadamianutstoaddextratexture.
GEORGIE MEREDITH, WRITER & EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
APPLEANDCARAMELSPONGEPUDDING
Assoonaswordwentoutthatwecould
seefriendsagain,I beganplanningmy
Sundaylunchmenu,withthiswickedly
gooeypuddingastheclosingact.Paired
withhomemadecustard,it is theultimate
comfortdessert.Youcanfindtherecipe
inourlatestcookbookMadeforComfort,
on sale now.JOANNA HUNKIN, EDITOR
TEMPEHWITHEDAMAMEANDNOODLES
Afterweeksofseriouscarb-loadingit was
timetotradeoutpastainfavourofsome
greens,andthiseasytogarashi-topped
noodlebowldidthetrick.Thespicy
togarashiwaskindlygiventomeby
a colleagueandofferedjusttheright
amountofkicktooffsetthe nutty tempeh.
JORDAN KRETCHMER, WRITER
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