Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Cook, author and presenter
Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based cookbook author, Good Weekend columnist and host of Good Food Kitchen.
This lemony vegetarian lasagne with white sauce is ‘revelatory’
This vegetarian lasagne, cooked “in bianco” and spiked with lemon and plenty of cheese, is inspired by a trip to Tuscany.
- 1-2 hrs
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Roasted pumpkin and feta filo pie
Inspired by the Greek pie kolokithopita, this vegetarian bake is an incredibly delicious way to ease into winter.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Polpette di sarde (Sicilian sardine meatballs)
With ready-filleted sardines widely available, these meatballs are an easy midweek option.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Make a batch of chewy coconut and sour cherry flapjacks for lunchbox snacks
I like to make this chewy, seeded slice at the beginning of the week for afternoon snacks and lunchboxes.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Cold somen noodles with poached chicken and ponzu
Make the most of the remaining warm weather with these Japanese noodles dressed with zingy ponzu.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
This simple pasta with greens is your meat-free Monday dinner of dreams
Cooking pasta, beans and potatoes together in one pot is a revelation.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
French toast with whipped honey butter
A very impressive make-ahead breakfast.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Snack or main? Wing it any way you like with these sticky, sweet and salty chicken winners
Be sure to have plenty of serviettes ready for these sweet and salty wings.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Baked scallops with garlic-parsley butter and ’nduja
Baked in an oven or grilled on a hot barbecue, this is the perfect party starter.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Slow-roasted pork belly with peach salad
Dressed sharply with vinegar, this salad cuts through the richness of the pork. Plus: the key to achieving tender meat and very crisp crackle.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura