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.