What the F is for Dinner? Podcast

Legendary chef and TV presenter Peter Kuruvita joins Jane de Graaff to talk about the joy of food and memories and to share a luscious recipe for the ultimate fried vegetable fritters, pakora. Easy, delicious and perfect for any time of day, they’re a snack, main meal or the perfect bring-a-plate. And the chef’s travel stories are enough to make you want to pack a bag and head out to try all the tastes of the world right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warm flaky, tasty, pastry pies are  an easy and delicious meal to bake up through the week, so Jane de Graaff has journeyed into the kitchens of Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel to talk to the punk princess of pastry, Anna Polyviou. Spinach Pie, also known as Spanakopita is always a family favourite and Anna shares her tips and tricks to ensure yours will be exquisite. For full details on the recipe head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2017/09/12/21/07/anna-polyvious-spanakopita-greek-spinach-pieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheesy, warm, comforting lasagne is one of those dishes that everyone loves. So, exactly how do you make it the perfect meat-free-Monday dish, without upsetting its perfect balance? Vegan pin-up and chef, Shannon Martinez of Smith & Daughters, joins Food Editor Jane de Graaff to share the lushest vegan lasagne recipe you can imagine… and to explain why not being a vegan is what makes her the best kind of vegan chef. Find our standard vegetarian lasagne recipe here:https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/18/05/25/vegetable-lasagne  Or go for the lush vegan version with Shannon's Smith & DELI-cious recipe here:https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/11/19/10/50/shannon-martinezs-smith-and-deli-cious-vegan-lasagne-recipe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sticky date pudding is one of those desserts that is filled with nostalgic memories, and in this episode, chef Nelly Robinson pf Sydney’s Nel. shares his own granny’s decadent recipe with Jane de Graaff. It’s the perfect, easy dessert to practice for the season of celebration, and with Nelly’s tips, it’ll be so easy to make that you’ll never wonder what the F is for dessert again.   Find the full recipe for Nelly’s nan’s classic and comforting sticky date pudding right here:https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/11/12/13/56/nels-sticky-date-pudding-recipeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef and restaurateur Curtis Stone drops in to officially kick off the Christmas season, sharing his ice cream gingerbread cake recipe with Jane to make ahead of all the festivities. The internationally acclaimed surfing chef also spills all his tricks and tips for how to make the big day go smoothly in the kitchen, including things that you can do now to take pressure off on the day.   Find the full recipe for Curtis Stone's get-ahead gingerbread ice cream cake here:https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/11/05/10/06/curtis-stones-get-ahead-gingerbread-ice-cream-cake  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Moran is joining Jane de Graaff to give the best tips for cooking ultimate spring lamb. He's not just an acclaimed restaurateur, iconic chef and judge of Channel Nine's Family Food Fight, he's also a lamb farmer and he's got the secrets that will change your roast from epic, to epically easy, with the cheekiest secret to keeping it moist. It's so simple you'll gasp and it's the best way to celebrate spring. Perfect lamb is simpler than you'd ever think. Find the full recipe for Roasted rack of spring lamb with baby vegetables at https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/05/10/45/roasted-rack-of-spring-lamb-with-baby-vegetablesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s meatball time and acclaimed cookbook author, restaurateur and founder of the Kitchen Garden Foundation, Stephanie Alexander, is sitting down with Jane de Graaff to give us all the secrets to the best meatball recipe. These are the balls that work for every meal, all it takes is a great base recipe and the rest is a choose-your-own-adventure of the flavours that you love. Fifteen minutes and you’ve got anything from spaghetti and meatballs to burgers on the grill. Find the full recipe for Stephanie Alexander’s The Versatile Meatball at   https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/10/22/15/07/stephanie-alexanders-the-versatile-meatball-recipeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Internationally acclaimed food writer and judge of Family Food Fight Tom Parker-Bowles joins Jane de Graaff to discuss the easiest chilli prawn linguini for your dinner tonight. He’s got the best pasta tips, and he’s a chilli aficionado, so he’s here to explain what we’ve been doing wrong with hot peppers. To learn how to de-vein prawns watch this video  https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/07/06/16/52/how-to-devein-a-prawn For the full details on how to cook Garlic and Chilli Prawn Linguine go here https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/17/23/14/garlic-and-chilli-prawn-linguineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Quit Sugar’s Sarah Wilson joins Jane de Graaff to talk about the easiest and most satisfying burrito you are ever likely to make. It’ll save you time and money, and will sort you out for any meal (not just dinner). Even better, you’ll have all the ingredients in your fridge to make this dish tonight, and you’ll come away with Sarah’s cheeky tricks to make your kitchen really work for you.   For full details on the recipes and all the tips head to 9Honey Kitchen: Sarah’s ‘If you’re going to make one bloody burrito you might as well make six’ recipe-https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/10/02/14/35/sarah-wilsons-simplicious-i-quit-sugar-breakfast-burrito Basic breakfast burrito recipe- https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/05/14/41/breakfast-burritoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is it, all the secrets you’ll ever need to make the best burger of your life. This episode Jane de Graaff catches up with 8bit. burger genius, chef Shayne McCallum, to find out what makes his burgers a cult hit and how to get a bite of that at home. Your home burgers will become the stuff of legends. From perfect patties to the ultimate sauce pattern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Macaroni cheese is a dish that perfectly embodies comfort food for so many of us. Today, its reputation as a guilty pleasure is about to be challenged when Jane de Graaff sits down with cookbook author and food community builder, Hetty McKinnon, to get the ultimate secrets to healthier, easier and just one-pot mac’n’cheese. Get ready to have your mind blown, because this is a cheat’s secret recipe that will shake things up.     For full details on the recipes and all the tips head to 9Kitchen: Healthier one-pot mac’n’cheese - https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/09/23/20/12/one-pan-sweet-potato-mac-and-cheese Classic mac’n’cheese - https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/16/10/25/macaroni-cheeseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Picnic season is officially here, so this episode looks at the perfect picnic sandwich… the muffaletta by chef Clayton Wells at Sydney’s A1 Canteen – starring on Instagram accounts everywhere. This is a sandwich on steroids, and it will change how you feel about a meal between bread, forever. You’ll swoon over the layers of cheese, cold meats, olives and more, while Jane de Graaff gets all the chef’s secrets on making this ultimate sandwich so that your next meal is the stuff of sandwich dreams.   For full details on the recipes and all the tips head to 9Kitchen: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/17/12/54/muffalettaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s prawn on the barbecue time. The weather is warming and we’re heading for the days of sunshine and seafood, so Jane de Graaff sits down with chef of Sydney’s acclaimed Nomad restaurant, Jacqui Challinor, to get the secrets to the perfect prawn dish. The chef has all the ultimate tips for choosing, storing, prepping and cooking your prawns, and we kick things off with an easy and crowd-pleasing garlic butter recipe, followed up with Jacqui’s simple saffron butter twist. Get ready to become a king of the seafood platter season.   For full details on the recipes head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/18/03/55/garlic-prawnsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is all about ultimate pantry dinners, the kind you can pull together on a whim.Jane de Graaff sits down with TV host and food writer Melissa Leong (aka Fooderati) to find the ultimate pantry hack to make your next last minute meal one to remember - and it will have you swapping out the chicken salt for a different miracle pantry staple. It goes in everything is so simple it will blow your mind. For full details on the recipes in this episode head to: Melissa Leong’s Chinese hot pot https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/08/31/12/50/a-vegan-chinese-hot-pot  Easy vegetable hot pot   https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/17/13/54/vegetable-hot-pot  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chocolate drives us wild, and today we’ve got an ultimate chocolate kitchen hack. New Ruby pink chocolate is set to change the look of desserts everywhere, so Jane de Graaff sits down with chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, to find out how to use it and why it’ll give you the best bang for buck with no extra effort in your next dessert. You’ll look like a pro just by swapping out one simple ingredient. Game on for your next dessert.   For full details on the recipe head to:  https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/07/28/12/35/chocolate-coated-honeycomb And find Kirsten’s Ruby chocolate lollipops recipe here:https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/07/05/15/04/ruby-lollipops  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane de Graaff and Alice Zaslavsky (aka Alice in Frames) share the ultimate secret that’ll have kids everywhere eating all their vegetables and begging for more. It’s a dinnertime battle that rages every night, so the creative genius behind Phenomenom! talks what we’re doing wrong, how wecan fix it, and what delicious vegetable frittata can actually change it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane de Graaff unlocks the secret to guilt-free chicken nuggets with personal trainer and nutritional therapist Luke Hines, because you can have your nuggets and eat them too, with all the flavour that you love. They also talk Smart Carbs (Luke’s new cookbook) and all the ways you can improve what’s on your dinner plate. Guaranteed you’ll be frying up some nugs by the end of the week.   Recipe: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/18/10/31/homemade-chicken-nuggets   Luke’s recipe: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/08/13/12/53/luke-hines-better-for-you-hot-and-spicy-chicken-nuggetsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Millennials everywhere opt to eat smashed avocado rather than ‘save for a house’ (cough cough), Jane de Graaff checks in with the god-father of smashed avo in Sydney, Bill Granger. Celebrating 25 years of an iconic dish, Bill spills the secrets to make this poached-egg topped favourite a meal that transcends breakfast and becomes an ultimate feed for any time of the day. Perfect poached egg tips and cheeky flavour updates included.   For full details on the classic smashed avocado and poached egg recipe head to:  https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/20/10/57/poached-eggs-with-smashed-avocado-preserved-lemon-and-sumac   And for Bill’s latest version of smashed avocado check out:  https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/08/01/14/40/bill-grangers-avocado-and-smashed-cucumber-salad-mirin-and-sesameSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane de Graaff has a hankering for pumpkin soup and everyone seems to have their own way of making this winter favourite. So, Jane has tracked down cookbook author and Instagram home cooking sensation, Leah Itsines, to learn about her version of this family staple, with a cheeky, sweet twist. Even better, there’s a sneaky chicken nugget recipe into the deal that will change how you do fast food.   For full details on the recipe head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2018/07/30/13/23/sweet-potato-and-pumpkin-soupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Beddia of Philadelphia's Pizzeria Beddia is in Sydney and if you're a pizza lover this is big news. Joe is known for making America's best pizza, and has shared all of his secrets with Jane de Graaff. She has extracted all the information needed to make the perfect crispy base and how to treat your pizza to ensure it's a tasty delight. Oh and if you are too lazy to cook, Joe will be serving up some of his finest at Bondi Beach Public Bar from July 22-28. Here's a link to the original recipe: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/16/15/51/pizza-doughSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.