Baked Fillet of Coral Trout with Mediterranean flavours

Oven baked Coral Trout fillet for one or two, is the perfect delicious weeknight dinner. When I baked this fish mid-week, it was meant to be just a quick preparation, fuss free, throw in a few vegetables and herbs that I had on hand, some olive oil, white wine and lemon juice, cook it for about 20 minutes and eat it. A lot like a traybake fish dish really. The result was so moreish that we decided it was blog worthy, and when posted would also be a reminder to me of how easy it is to bake large fillets of fish without much fuss, and with a very enjoyable result.

Homemade Tomato Relish

 Is there anything better than a  perfectly ripe, juicy sweet tomato. When the tomatoes are fresh and sun-ripened off the vine, and there are more than we can eat, one of my very favourite things to make is Tomato Relish. Home grown tomatoes have a very different taste and texture to the ones we can now buy at supermarkets, so whether you grow them yourselves or buy them at the farmer's markets, Tomato Relish is a wonderful way to preserve their quality. However, if you can buy them at a good price from the supermarket, this relish will still be delicious. I have done that plenty of times!

In My Tropical Kitchen, October 2026

Dear friends, welcome, this is my HRK thought for the month, encapsulating how I endeavour to approach my cooking. "Cook with my heart, respect the recipe, and have the confidence to add my own touch." Spring has been lovely this year, cool mornings and evenings, and it's not over yet. The garden has been responding with beautiful spring blooms, and the birds are singing. However, the hot Summer weather is almost here. That means some outdoor cooking and living to look forward to.

Recipes for Semolina Pizza Dough, Béchamel Prawn Pizza and Vegetarian and Pizza Supremes, all homemade

Cook in a Gas Fired Pizza Oven or a Conventional Oven, Your Choice

 We've been working hard on our recipe for the best pizza results using a Gas Fired Pizza Oven, and I think we've nailed it. The dough is light, yet crispy and delicious, and the freshest green prawns from Karumba, located in the Gulf Country region of North West Queensland ensured the Prawn Pizzas lived up to our expectations. After all a prawn pizza should really be about the prawns, the silky béchamel sauce, and a good dough. We cooked these pizzas in our gas fired pizza oven, but not everyone has one of those, so I have given you conventional oven instructions as well.

French Deep-Dish Custard Tart

It's not "too hard" to make a French custard tart like this in your kitchen. If you enjoy baking, you can make it. The pastry is easily achieved using a simple biscuit crumb base. The vanilla custard is creamy and dreamy, and is a cream enriched version of the custard, crème pâtissière, used in many French Pâtisserie tarts, but even more cream-enriched. Thanks  to Nagi Maehashi for this recipe from her recipe book "Recipe Tin Eats Tonight" that I based mine on.

Lamb and Pine Nut Meatballs with Moroccan Salad and Tahini Dressing

 

Spring is traditionally the best time to buy lamb in Australia when it is really in season. Prices should be lower, and lamb more abundant. Peak pasture growth in Spring on sheep properties leads to a surge in supply. We love eating lamb in our house whether it be a slow cooked lamb shoulder, or  the traditional Sunday roast lamb, however lamb mince really lends itself to cooking with Moroccan or Middle Eastern flavours. This recipe demonstrates how delicious lamb mince is when combined with Moroccan herbs and spices and meatballs are always a fantastic way to transform mince into a great meal.

In My Tropical Kitchen, September 2026

It's Spring, it's September, and I am loving the freshness of it all, despite what else is happening in this crazy world of ours. It's been an incredibly busy couple of months, hence my late submission to Sherry from Sherry's Pickings who hosts In My Kitchen each month. Thanks Sherry for taking the time to host the achievements of so many amazing home cooks around the world. Our French family has arrived from Montpellier in France to take up residence in Australia and we are over the moon about it. There's a lot of other good stuff from my kitchen to share with you which I hope you will enjoy.