Food & Wine

Food - Recipe : Tuna Mornay

Tuna Mornay Recipe - Mix up some tuna, bacon, milk, eggs plain flour and chop in an onion and you have a fast and nutritious meal.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 41

A Bright and bouncy lighter style red to enjoy slightly chilled over a long summer luncheon platters of Mediterranean fare, tapas or antipasto is the 2008 Pepperjack Stylus.

Food - Recipe : Pineapple Surprise

Pineapple Surprise recipe - a tangy, sweet dessert smothered in a layer of chopped almonds and serves between 8 to 10.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 40

Back in the 1960s former rear-gunner on RAAF Lancaster bombers, Peter Robertson planted vines on his property at Barwang near Young on the South Western Slopes of the Great Dividing Range, to supplement his wheat farming.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 39

At Essenze Wines, winemaker Corey Ryan chose fruit from the region’s Awatere Valley for its steely and racy minerality, and from the Wairau Valley for its intense passionfruit and refined melon-citrus flavours.

Food - Recipe : Sweet & Sour Pork

A traditional Asian dish - Sweet & Sour Pork. Served with plain boiled rice and you can enjoy the flavours of Asia.

Food - Recipe : Greek Roast Lamb with Potatoes

A delicious Greek roast for a Sunday lunch. With a few twists to a traditional Greek Lamb Roast. Most notably no lemon or extra water, but Spanish onion and lots of garlic added. You will absolutely delight in the flavours that come from this dish.

Food - Recipe : Tasty Chops

Tasty Chops recipe - So simple but it adds a new dimension to the humble chop.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 38

David Hook Wines have built up a nice reputation for single varietal reds and whites since being established in the Lower Hunter Valley by David and his family in the 1980s.

Food - Recipe : Chocolate Mousse

This Chocolate Mousse recipe is rich and chocolatey and so sweet to eat and, better still, so few ingredients and after som melting, some mixing and some folding and refrigitation ready to eat.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 37

Quite a few of makers suggest on their back-labels popping some of these reds in the fridge or in the ice-box an hour or so before opening, and Joe Grilli at Primo Estate in McLaren Vale has now gone one step further.

Food - Recipe : Yo Yo Biscuits

These are rich and filling and so easy to make. Makes a great snack or for serving up on the coffee table when entertaining. Four simple ingredients and you're there. The kids will love them.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 36

This elegant wine has beautiful aromas of mulberry and plum and a rich palate of dark fruit flavours and tannin ripeness; exceptional value at $22.99 to enjoy with braised lamb shanks and parsley-infused mashed potatoes.

Food - Recipe : Carrot Cake

Soft, moist and yummy and, being a Carrot Cake, will improve your night vision. Easy to make and good for snacking or serving up on the coffee table when entertaining.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 35

Riesling was another variety to take a hammering in the survey, and interest-ingly it was women leading the charge on Sauvignon Blanc (as well as better sparklings and lighter reds.) A majority of men still preferred reds to whites.

Food - Recipe : Boiled Pinapple Fruitcake

Our recipe for you to try if you're game is a boiled pineapple fruitcake. Rich, fruity and moist, a perfect boiled fruitcake. Get in a bit of practice before tackling the Xmas Pudding.

Food - Recipe : Chicken Cacciatora

A finger licking good Chicken Cacciatora. A dish with all the right ingredients to sate your appetite an make you feel contented. With chicken, tomatoes, garlic, herbs and wine to taste, it's a delicious dish.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 34

Put your money on it: with the predictions of a coming long hot summer, more of us will be reaching for the fridge when the call is for a glass of red.

Food - Recipe : Italian Style Spaghetti

An authentic Italian spaghetti recipe with mince steak, capsicun, tomatoes and more traditional ingredients. This one was sent in by one of our readers. If you have some traditional recipes and would like to share, then drop us a line.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 33

Jim Wolfensohn is one of our more unusual winemaking characters: Aussie born and raised, he spends most of his life in New York’s heady world of finance, including Presidency of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005.

Food - Recipe : Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry cheesecake recipe - A rich politically incorrect dessert. One to make you smile as it delights your tastebuds and pricks your conscience. Made from some very basic ingredients like chocolate ripple biscuits, cream cheese, sugar and jelly, to name a few. Put a hold on the diet with this one we think.

Wine - Out Of The Bottle : Volume 32

One of those Clare Valley makers, Peter Barry of Jim Barry wines remembers it well. “We were fed up producing some of the world’s finest, most delicately and freshly flavoured Riesling, only to open bottles that had been cork-sealed and find our great wines corked, oxidised or just obviously dull,” he says.

Food - Recipe : Minestrone Soup

A hearty Italian vegetable soup which differs between regions. It's said, minestrone should be so thick a spoon would stand up in it. Although this one is not that thick it is still a rich, hearty soup.

Food - Recipe : Fried Potato Balls

Another simple and inexpensive dish to make with little effort and in a short time. Serve as a side dish to the main course or as nibblies when guests arrive or when feeling a little peckish.

Food - Recipe : Baked Cheesecake

For those who love the decadence of a good dessert come afternoon tea or while sitting watching TV after a hearty evening meal, washed down with a good quality cup of coffee or tea. Supplied by one of our regular readers.

Food - Recipe : Chicken With Rice or Pasta

This easy to make dish is designed for the time-strapped single or couple who would love to be able to come home and knock up something simple and nutritious from basic ingredients and leaving little to clean up later.

Wine Appreciation

< Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay >

Wine Regions

South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia & Tasmania