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In season: Grape

We can all dream one day about being hand-fed peeled grapes, but until then try these recipes.

Italian

Schiacciata all’uva

This is an Italian bread that’s traditionally made when grapes are harvested for winemaking. It’s like focaccia, only covered with jewel-like grapes. It’s a little bit...

Modern Australian

Green grape, celery and walnut salad

This is a crunchy and crisp summer salad. The ingredients balance to give a little sweetness with some bitter and refreshing flavours, all rounded out with a nice...

Modern Australian

Red grape granita with cold grapes and fennel cream

This is an excellent simple summer dessert. The sweet and icy granita keeps things cool and refreshing, giving way to the juicy pop of the fresh grapes. The...

Modern Australian

Pork sausages roasted with grapes and verjuice

This is a simple sausage dinner made a little more exciting. Grapes are delicious roasted and have a beautiful savoury sweetness to them, while the addition of...

In season

The seasonal cook: Grape

We can all dream one day about being hand-fed peeled grapes, but until then delight in these savoury, sweet and surprising grape plates.

In season: Pineapple

We're hanging onto the summer feels with our update on the pineapple fritter, upside-down cake and Piña Colada.

Modern Australian

Pineapple fritters with pepperberry sugar

There is much debate about the merits of hot pineapple but I remain firmly in the positive camp. These are a grown-up version of pineapple fritters that I used to eat...

Modern Australian

Roasted Piña Colada

This is my version of a classic cocktail which, in my mind, is the ultimate tropical island drink. It conjures up beach-side lounging, with a daggy soundtrack...

Modern Australian

Caramelised pineapple upside-down cake

This is a great afternoon-tea type of cake and, while it looks fairly dense, is actually light and delightfully moist - and it happens to be gluten-free. The...

Sri Lankan

Pineapple acharu

Acharu is a traditional Sri Lankan pickle of vegetables, typically carrot and onion. This is my take on acharu – it’s a very simple version using only pineapple....

In season

The seasonal cook: Pineapple

We're hanging onto the summer feels with our update on the pineapple fritter, upside-down cake and Piña Colada. Summer forever!

In season: Passionfruit

This quintessential summer fruit lives up to its passion-inducing namesake. Enhance your creams, sorbets, jellies and pav with a pop of passion.

Modern Australian

Passionfruit jellies in their shell

This is a simple and fun little dessert treat, perfect for a garden party. The shells of a panama passionfruit are a lovely size to hold and perfect for scooping jelly...

Modern Australian

Passionfruit pavlova ice-cream sandwiches

Is there a more classic Australian summer dessert than a pavlova with fresh fruit and cream? This version comes in ice-cream form, an excellent treat to have...

Modern Australian

Set passionfruit cream with elderflower jelly

This is a lovely dense and fragrant cream. The slight tart flavour of the passionfruit is a great foil to the rich creaminess, with the elderflower adding an...

Modern Australian

Passionfruit ricotta with honey and macadamia

The beauty of this dish lies in the texture and flavour of the freshly made ricotta. The passionfruit juice cleverly turns the milk into ricotta – and adds a...

In season

The seasonal cook: Passionfruit

This quintessential summer fruit lives up to its passion-inducing namesake. Sweetly tart, it's a great bedfellow for all sorts of creams, sorbets and jellies -...