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Nagi Maehashi is “probably the smartest person I’ve ever worked with”, says a former colleague from her corporate world, adding, “She never told me she could cook.”

From corporate high-flyer to Australia’s culinary queen: How Nagi created a multimillion-dollar empire

She quit a finance career to pursue a longtime hobby: how did RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi become a home-cooking juggernaut?

  • Jane Cadzow

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Barbeques Galore advertisement.

Barbeques Galore: How an Aussie icon got cooked

Going broke selling barbecues in Australia? It’s easier than you think.

  • Colin Kruger
Enea La Mantia, of Sydney’s Bottega 1900 and Olive Oil Hub, tasting extra virgin olive oil

On gelato and in coffee: Australian olive oil’s health-led boom

The industry is booming as savvy consumers chase the health benefits from local products. It’s also being drizzled on gelato.

  • Elias Visontay
Fresh tuna soba noodle bento bowl.
EASY

Seared tuna and cold soba noodle bowls are perfect for hot nights

Packed with crisp vegetables, just-seared tuna and soba noodles, this healthy bento-inspired dish comes together in no time.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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Finally (maybe) saying goodbye to condensed milk

It really is time to can it.

A cake decorated to look like beef Wellington by Julia Bourke won third prize at the Melbourne Royal Show.

Beef Wellington takes the cake at Melbourne Royal Show

Inside a glass cabinet at the Melbourne Royal Show, there’s an entire charcuterie board, a Sunbeam Mixmaster, a giant ladybug and a zeitgeisty beef Wellington, pastry gleaming in the sunlight.

  • Cara Waters
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Easy peasy sesame noodles.

Three six-ingredient noodle dishes to throw together to rescue dinner

For those days when you just can’t, these simple recipes prove that a satisfying meal doesn’t have to be a struggle.

  • Katrina Meynink
Miso and labne onion dip so good, you’ll want to hoard it at your end of the table.

Hosting New Year’s Eve? This dip is too good to share with your guests

Netflix star Samin Nosrat elevates the classic onion dip with miso and labne. It’s so good you’ll want to hoard the bowl at your end of the New Year’s table.

  • Samin Nosrat
Blanching boiled veg in iced water helps stop them from cooking.

How to blanch fresh produce to preserve flavour, colour and texture

This back-pocket technique is a quick way to make the most of fruit and vegetables.

  • Aaron Hutcherson
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Cooking with gas

And inking a new lease in Darlo.