Ideas & Inspiration

By Meghan McGarry for Anolon

Nothing says Halloween like a caramel apple all dressed up in chocolate. Take these traditional treats to the next level with homemade caramel and decorate them with your choice of peanuts, dark chocolate, or white chocolate with festive sprinkles!

Serves: 6-7

Ingredients

• 6-7 small granny smith apples, use organic apples, if possible
• 7 wooden craft sticks
• 1 cup heavy cream, divided
• 1 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white or dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
• Halloween sprinkles or candy, if desired
• candy thermometer

By Marge Perry & David Bonom for Anolon US

How could a dinner you put together this quickly be this good? Credit the grill pan, which lets you cook chicken to moist, juicy perfection! Then pair that perfectly cooked chicken with a sweet-tart mango salsa, and you have an irresistible balance of flavours and textures—on the table in under 20 minutes.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 (about 1 cup) medium mango, peeled, pitted and finely diced
• 2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander, chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• ½ + 1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 slices sharp che

Recipe by The Healthy Cooks for Circulon

Serves: 4 Prep time: 30 mins  Cook time: 5 mins  

Ingredients

• 2 cobs of sweet corn - corn kernels removed
• 1 large red capsicum - washed, halved, seeds removed and flesh diced 1cm cubes
• 20 cherry tomatoes - halved
• 1 large avocado - halved, seed removed and flesh roughly chopped
• 1 bunch coriander - washed, dried and roughly chopped
• 1 clove garlic - peeled and finely minced with salt
• 1 red birdseye chilli (optional) - deseeded and finely chopped
• 2 limes - one juiced and zested and the other cut in half
• 20 Tropic Co Aussie Tiger Prawns - peeled and deveined with heads intact if possible
• Cockatoo Grove Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Murray River Salt
• Freshly cracked pepper

Recipe by Sarah Todd from Farm to Fork for RACO 

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients:

• 1 whole mud crab
• 75g butter
• 50g garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 10g fresh root ginger, finely chopped
• 1–2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
• 2 tbsp lime juice

To serve: 

• coriander leaves 
• spring onion, green part, sliced

• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon sriracha
• coriander, chopped, for garnish
• 350g-450g fresh salmon
• 1/2 cup capsicums, sliced, variety for colour
• 1/4 cup zucchini, sliced

• 3/4 cup organic white all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 3/4 cup organic sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 5 tablespoons finely ground toasted almonds, plus 2-3 tablespoons more for garnish
• 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/3 cup fruity olive oil, such as arbequina, plus more for the pan
• Finely grated zest of 2 large oranges, (organic is best)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 85g orange-flavoured chocolate, melted

• 220g pad Thai noodles (flat rice noodles)
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 340g boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 1/2-inch long strips
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups chopped spring onions
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup finely chopped peanuts
• Lime wedges

• 225g fettuccine pasta
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic 
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• Pinch of salt

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon  salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 pint fresh blueberries

• 3 tablespoons icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Friday 7th August is International Beer Day. Celebrate the nation’s favourite tipple with this classic Beer Battered Fish and Chips recipe!

Serves: 4      Preparation Time: 20 Minutes      Cooking Time: 40 Minutes 

Ingredients:

For the fish