Good Food - Miranda Sharp

Miranda Sharp

Pumpkin bake

Pumpkin bake

It's pumpkin season and our household welcomes every suggestion to deal with the annual glut.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 08:11:06 EST 2012

Dora's apple pie

Dora's apple pie

Apple with cinnamon is one of the most delightful culinary partnerships and my friend Ray's mum's pie is a simple one-bowl wonder that highlights the two ingredients spectacularly.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:44:53 EST 2012

Children's meatballs

Children's meatballs

This is a good one for the kids to whip up to take to a sleep-over or school barbecue. It's irresistibly tasty, made in a moment with no chopping and no green vegetable bits.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:42:43 EST 2012

Quick fruit shortcake

Quick fruit shortcake

Anything with melted butter and no rubbing-in is just fine with me. This comfortably morphs between afternoon tea with a cuppa or as a warm dessert with a dollop of cream.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:42:31 EST 2012

Individual egg and bacon pies

Individual egg and bacon pies

A perennial picnic favorite which can be made vegetarian if you prefer. Best to use non-stick muffin tins, available from many supermarkets or other individual pie tins.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:38:21 EST 2012

Chicken and prosciutto polpettini

Spicy Arabic lamb meatballs

Chicken and prosciutto polpettini

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:38:19 EST 2012

Plum and hazelnut upside-down cake

Plum and hazelnut upside-down cake

Plum and hazelnut upside-down cake

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:38:13 EST 2012

Ricotta

Ricotta

Usually made from the whey left from more sophisticated cooked cheeses, this recipe using whole milk is based on one from Neil and Carole Willman's Home Cheesemaking self-published, $20.

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:38:12 EST 2012

Queso blanco

Queso blanco

This simple cheese combines heating and draining. The result is a subtle flavor that is delicious to eat as described, to use in a broth soup in place of tofu, or in the Indian spinach speciality...

Cook | Miranda Sharp | Fri Nov 23 07:38:11 EST 2012