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For alcohol-free fruit cakes, replace the brandy with black tea or orange juice and proceed as per recipe. An alcohol-free version should be stored in the fridge and consumed within 1 month.

Instead of a raw chicken carcass, you could use a leftover roast chicken carcass, 4-6 chicken wings or even the rinsed bones leftover from our Southern-style chicken recipe (see Cookidoo®).

This seasoning can be kept in a sealable container in the pantry for up to 6 months.

1 tsp homemade vanilla sugar is roughly equivalent to 3 tsp (0.5 oz) store-bought vanilla sugar.

- Serve the pears with sabayon (zabaglione) or a scoop of vanilla ice cream (refer to The Basic Cookbook for recipes) - You can store pears in wine in refrigerator for up to 7 days. - Pears can be preserved: add 300 g water in step 1, then in step 2 place the cooked pears in sterilised jars and pour the hot spiced wine into the jars to cover the pears. Seal the jars immediately and turn upside down for 10 minutes. Preserved pears can be stored refrigerated for a few weeks, and must be eaten within 7 days of opening the jar. - For a sweet-savoury combination, serve the pears in red wine with blue cheese, such as Gorgaonzola.

Serve this sauce with salmon (e.g. gravlax, a Scandinavian dish of dry-cured salmon marinated in herbs) or boiled eggs.

Search Cookidoo® for our Summer Southern BBQ collection to make your own BBQ Sauce and Seasonings.

Affogato is an Italian frozen dessert, in which a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a cup is covered with a hot espresso. Affogare means "to drown" in Italian, and the scoop of ice cream more or less drowns in the espresso.

You may replace parboiled basmati rice with basmati rice.

If you can plan ahead, after placing in the proofing basket at step 4, cover and refrigerate for up to 36 hours to deepen flavour and fermentation. Then skip straight to step 6, score the dough whilst cold, then place into a hot Dutch oven for maximum oven spring. No need to second prove.

This recipe is a favorite of Diamond Club Member, Carolanne Maurice .

Double or triple onion quantities to make enough for burger and hot dog toppings.

Be sure to use clean utensils and sterilised jars for best results.

Avoid putting peels down the garbage disposal. Beet peels may be used to fertilize plants or discarded in the trash receptacle or compost bin.

Stir 1 tablespoon into smoothies or juices, soups or stews, scrambled eggs, dressings, spreads, energy balls, oatmeal, or toss with roasted vegetables.

Sealed pickles will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.

If fresh figs are not in season, replace with dried figs cut into halves.

Thermomix® Pita recipe adapted from Tartine Bakery.

Recipe inspired by Margot Jett, Thermomix® Independent Consultant, Missouri.

Mark Olive headlined our Consultant incentive event, ThermoFest, in 2022 when it was held in Uluru. Mark showcased this recipe on-stage for our Consultants alongside two others. Check out the other Mark Olive recipes in this collection. Mark has been a chef for over 25 years and is known for his charismatic style and focus on indigenous Australian ingredients. He has starred in his own television series, ‘The Outback Café” as well as multiple lifestyle and travel shows.