Recipes

It’s that time of year again. Whether it’s friends gathering at holiday parties, family get-togethers, or work events, a delicious punch bowl filled with good cheer and flavor is always a winner. Here are two of our coffee-filled favorites — one hot and one cold. With or without alcohol these punches are sure to get the party started. Cheers! Peppermint coffee ice cream delight A wonderful holiday flavored ice cream treat, combining the seasonal cheer of peppermint with the perennial favorite chocolate. We suggest leaving a toppings bar alongside of the punch bowl for people to garnish their drink as...

Michele Zhuang exports South Australian products, including some of our finest wine and spirits, to the world. We caught up with the cross-cultural and international trade expert to find out more. What sort of South Australian businesses do you work with? I have a keen interest in the food and beverage industry, and I leverage decades of cross-cultural understanding and negotiations to create new, profitable opportunities for local brands. I work with Healthy Garden Australia, Red Hen Gin, Iniquity Whisky and Barossa Valley Brewing in export markets like China, Japan and Korea. How do you promote these businesses internationally? Firstly,...

You may remember from my last health update that I am following a low histamine diet in addition to being gluten-free, soy-free, and dairy-free. It has been a challenging eight months, but I am managing. I have rounded up some recipes that I have enjoyed during this process and that I have found really helpful. Some of these require minor modifications, but if you’re on a low histamine diet, you’re probably really familiar with modifying recipes. Everything freezes and reheats (if needed) well, unless noted. I pretty much only eat chicken and every once in a while, turkey. I live...

I made these absolutely delicious, soft, crumbly cookies for my daughter sans sugar, I substituted it with honey. She loved them, and it also goes well for us with our afternoon tea or coffee! Ingredients: 1 cup of all purpose flour, 1/4 cup of butter, one egg, vanilla essence, 1 spoon of corn starch, 1 spoon of baking soda, 1/2 cup of roasted pistachios, 1/2 cup of honey. If you are adding sugar, then just use 1/4 cup of honey and 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 2 tablespoon of oil and a spoon of salt. This will give you 10...

A quick and easy weeknight recipe the whole family will love! Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15-20 minutes Serving size: 4 This quick salmon dish packs a real punch with the use of balsamic and honey and a dash or three of whatever dried herbs you’ve got on hand. This is one of the easiest, quickest meals, and I’ll often make it when I’m feeling tired or just lacking the energy to cook an involved meal. It comes together in no time, requires NO CHOPPING, and it’s super easy to customize based on your favorite flavors/herbs . Stick some...