<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cooking & Recipes - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Cooking & Recipes news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:21:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Honey Snap Biscuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Honey Biscuit for Rosh Hashanah (or any time of the year)<br />
These are the most delightful, simple to make and best of all &ndash; easy to eat &ndash; honey snap biscuits. This recipe was first published in our fourth book &ndash; Now for Something Sweet &ndash; in 2020. Huge thanks to Carolyn Levitt in Perth for sharing her great recipe with us.&nbsp;<br />
The dough freezes, the biscuits freeze and one batch make 90 biscuits.<br />
A couple of years ago I did a live cook-along on Youtube and you can find t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/honey-snap-biscuits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/honey-snap-biscuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macadamia and white chocolate friands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preheat oven to 180C.Grease a 12 hole muffin tin. Place nuts and chocolate in bowl and mill for 3 seconds on speed 6.Remove from bowl and set aside for later. Place sugar, flour, egg whites, vanilla and butter in bowl.Mix for 15 seconds on speed 4. Add nut and chocolate mixture.Mix for 5 seconds on speed 2 [counterclock]. Use spatula to fold through if mixture is not completely mixed. Add batter to muffin tin until 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted come]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/macadamia-and-white-chocolate-friands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/macadamia-and-white-chocolate-friands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gluten free bread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preheat oven to 180&deg;C. Place basmati rice, brown rice, millet and chickpeas into mixing bowl and mill 1 min/speed 9, or until a flour consistency is achieved. Add arrowroot flour, seeds, xanthan and sugar and mix 10 sec/speed 4. Set aside. Place water and yeast into mixing bowl and heat 1 min/37&deg;C/speed 1. Add all remaining ingredients, including reserved flour mixture, and mix 15 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl and mix for a further 5 sec/speed 5. Transfer mixture into prepared l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/gluten-free-bread/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/gluten-free-bread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kolac: Dried Apricot + Ricotta Crumble Slice]]></title><description><![CDATA[We first published this recipe in our fourth book, Now for Something Sweet.&nbsp;This is a half size version of the original, best made in a 20 or 22 cm square tin, and we use dried apricots at this time of year instead of fresh. If you prefer, used about 10 drained tinned apricot halves in place of the dried.If you are looking for more Shavuot recipes, check out our Frojalda: Turkish Cheese Bread.<br />
This recipe comes from Leonie Vickers who we met at a Monday Morning Cooking Club Passover cooking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/kolac-dried-apricot-ricotta-crumble-slice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/kolac-dried-apricot-ricotta-crumble-slice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SAVOURY DELIGHT FOR SHAVUOT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shavuot. Maybe our favourite festival of all from a food perspective, although &mdash; sadly &mdash; it only lasts two days! Shavuot was biblically a festival of gratitude held at the end of the seven weeks of the omer, dedicated to the wheat harvest in ancient Israel, which was marked by bringing the first loaves of bread to the Temple in Jerusalem. Once the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, such offerings were not possible. Over the next few centuries, as the Jewish people dispersed across]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/a-savoury-delight-for-shavuot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/a-savoury-delight-for-shavuot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shakshuka]]></title><description><![CDATA[Place spices into TM bowl and grind on speed 10 for 1 minute. Add the garlic and chop on speed 8 for 3 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add onion and chop on speed 5 for 3 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl.&nbsp; Add olive oil and cook on 100&deg; deg for 5 minutes on speed 1 Add tomatoes, tomato paste, honey, and vinegar, and cook for 15 minutes on 100&deg; deg speed 1, or until the sauce has thickened somewhat but is still loose enough so that when you shake the bowl it sloshes around. Sti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/shakshuka/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/shakshuka/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearty Vegetable Soup]]></title><description><![CDATA[1) Add Onion and Garlic to Bowl - Chop 3 seconds speed 5, scrape down sides2) Add Oil - Saute 2 min 100 deg&nbsp;[counterclock] Speed 13) Add Water, veg stock then all remaining ingredients4) Cook 30 min 100 degrees&nbsp;[counterclock] Speed 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/hearty-vegetable-soup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/hearty-vegetable-soup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoked Trout Fish Cakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to call these &lsquo;Jewish Fried Fish Cakes&rsquo;. They have so many elements that feel like Jewish home cooking.&nbsp; My Polish grandfathers both adored fried fish. Crumbed and fried patties, or cocletten, a Yiddish word I got from my mum, also feel Jewish. To top it off, the smoked fish and dill shout Jewish deli. Whatever you want to call them, they are simply delicious. Use your favourite smoked fish to whip up these golden, crunchy irresistible fish cakes or patties. The recipe is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/smoked-trout-fish-cakes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/smoked-trout-fish-cakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bunny Hopper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Add dark chocolate to bowl in pieces, insert lid &amp; MC, chop 10secs, speed7.Melt dark chocolate for 4mins, 50deg, speed2.Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula if required, insert lid &amp; MC, heat on 50deg, speed2 for an additional 30secs.<br />
Scrape out of bowl with spatula into small bowl big enough to fit the rim of your chosen glass.Gently dip the rim of your glass into the melted chocolate and place glass into the fridge.<br />
(Here is where you can add some milk to your bowl, heat for approxim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/bunny-hopper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/bunny-hopper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRUNCHIES]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s only one week until Anzac Day, and we think it&rsquo;s time to make a batch of these &lsquo;Crunchies&rsquo;. They are the Monday Morning Cooking Club&rsquo;s version of an Anzac biscuit but baked in a slab and then cut into squares for gifting, sharing or just eating the whole slab yourself.<br />
Simply perfect with a good cuppa.If you want to make the real deal Anzac biscuits, then use the same mixture but instead of baking in a slab, shape small biscuits (see recipe and also this reel I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/crunchies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/crunchies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsourekia (Greek Easter Bread)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a small bowl place 100g of milk (lukewarm), yeast, 1 tsp sugar, and 3 tsp flour.<br />
Mix with a fork until yeast has dissolved then place in warm spot for 10 minutes until<br />
you see bubbles forming. (Place in an oven on the lowest setting when weather is<br />
cold)<br />
Place sugar in bowl along with mastiha and mahlepi and mill for 1 minute on speed 10.<br />
Add remaining ingredients except the flour and cook for 3 minutes at 37&ordm;C on speed 6.<br />
Add the yeast mixture and flour and mix for 5 seconds on speed 6.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/tsourekia-greek-easter-bread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/tsourekia-greek-easter-bread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea's Chocolate Weetbix Slice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please double check the recipe that's on the website correctly imports to your Thermomix&reg; Preheat oven to 160&deg;C and line a 30cm x 20cm slice tin with baking paper Weigh into mixing bowl weetbix, flour, baking powder, coconut, sugar and cocoa powder.Mix for 6 seconds on speed 6 Tip into a large bowl. You don't need to wash the bowl for the next step Weigh in butter and golden syrup. Melt for 3 minutes at 90&deg;C on speed 3Pour into dry ingredients and mix well Press into prepared tin and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/chelseas-chocolate-weetbix-slice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/chelseas-chocolate-weetbix-slice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seafood Chowder]]></title><description><![CDATA[1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Chop Parsley 3 sec/Spd 5. Set Aside.2. Add onion and garlic to TM Bowl. Chop 3&nbsp;sec/Speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add bacon &amp; Carrot,&nbsp;Chop 3&nbsp;sec/Speed 5.3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Scrape bowl.&nbsp;Add Butter. Saute 4&nbsp;mins/100C/speed 1.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Add Flour, cook 2 mins/100C/speed 1.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Add Milk, Stock and TM stock concentrate. Put Potatoes into TM steamer basket and insert i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/seafood-chowder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/seafood-chowder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cauliflower &amp; Broccoli Soup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chop cauliflower 2sec/sp8 set asideChop Broccoli 2 sec / sp8 set aside in different bowl<br />
Chop pealed onion and garlic 3 sec / sp 7<br />
Add oil &amp; cumin &amp; saut&eacute; for 5 min / 100c / sp2<br />
Add stock, water and chopped cauliflower to the onion mix &amp; cook 15 min / 100c / sp 3<br />
Add broccoli and cook a further 8 min / 100c / sp 3<br />
Blend 40 sec / sp 9 gradually increasing in speed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/cauliflower-amp-broccoli-soup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/cauliflower-amp-broccoli-soup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilli Con Carne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Place Semi sundried tomatoes into the TM bowl for 5 secs speed 10. Scrape out &amp; place to one side.Add fresh chilli, fresh corriander, garlic, onion, carrot, zucchini &amp; capsicum, chop for 3 secs speed 7. Add all the dry spices &amp; olive oil. Cook for 3 mins varoma speed 1. Add mince cook for 10 mins[counterclock]100 degrees, speed 1. Add remaining ingredients except the beans. (Don't forget to add the sundried tomaotes.) Cook for 20 mins 100 degrees [counterclock]speed 1. If you have ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/chilli-con-carne/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/chilli-con-carne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026: the year to master hamantashen]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been making these three-cornered biscuits/pastries (yes, we are divided on what to call them!) for the festival of Purim for decades. For our new book, A Year of Jewish Cooking, we have devised a brand new recipe. This is a recipe you can&rsquo;t live without.What is your favourite filling?In our book, you will find the perfect summary of the festival of Purim, along with all the other major Jewish festivals and important times in the Jewish year. You can buy your copy right here.<br />
The pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/2026-the-year-to-master-hamantashen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/2026-the-year-to-master-hamantashen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savoury Pizza Shapes Biscuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preheat oven to 200c<br />
Add all pizza seasoning ingredients to TMX Bowl. Mill on Speed 9 for 6 seconds and set contents aside.<br />
Add flour, baking powder, water, and oil to bowl and mix on speed 5 for 10 seconds. Set TMX tosetting andfor 1 minute 30 seconds.<br />
Hand knead the dough briefly and then divide into 3 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll each piece out on a floured surface, as thin as possible without tearing.<br />
Cut shapes with biscuit cutter .<br />
Place shapes on oven tray lined with baking paper, li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/savoury-pizza-shapes-biscuits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/savoury-pizza-shapes-biscuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick &amp; Easy Peach/Apricot/Plum Cake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preheat oven to 200 deg (190 for fan forced)Add butter to bowl. &nbsp;Melt Butter - 3min/90deg/speed 3&nbsp; Add all other ingredients other than the fruit and cinnamon sugar. &nbsp;Mix for 10 seconds/speed 5, scrape down and repeat for 10 seconds/speed 4 if required Add cake batter to a Slice Tin. &nbsp;Add sliced fruit to the top of the cake and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake for 25-30 min (or until a skewer comes out clean).Eat hot or cold!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/quick-amp-easy-peachapricotplum-cake/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/quick-amp-easy-peachapricotplum-cake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trio of Sandwich Fillings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Place 1000g water into mixing bowl.&nbsp; Lay chicken thigh fillets in varoma and steam 25 minutes / varoma / Speed 2.&nbsp; Ensure chicken is cooked throgh and allow to cool&nbsp;Put frozen spinach into silicon cups and place into clean varoma.&nbsp; Place 500g water into mixing bowl and 4 eggs into TM&nbsp; Basket.&nbsp;&nbsp; Insert TM basket into bowl and place varoma on top.&nbsp; Cook 14 min / Varoma / Speed 1.&nbsp; Remove spinach from varoma and when cool squeezeout excess water.&nbsp; P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/trio-of-sandwich-fillings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/trio-of-sandwich-fillings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zucchini &amp; Bacon Muffins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chop Bacon and fry in dry pan until crispy, drain on paper towel and set aside. Weigh into TM bowl - plain flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.Mix for 5 secs on speed 5Set aside in a large bowl&nbsp;You DO NOT need to wash the bowl out between any of the following steps!&nbsp; Place cheeses in TM bowl and grate 10 secs/sp 6add to the flour mix in large bowlPlace in bowl spring onions, handful of fresh herbs (you can bulk out the dill with some parsley and spinach) and&nbsp;zucchiniChop 1-2 secs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/zucchini-amp-bacon-muffins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/cooking-and-recipes/zucchini-amp-bacon-muffins/</guid></item></channel></rss>