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Top 20 Dinner Recipes for 2024

Jan 16, 2025 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

Ottolenghi’s Ricotta and Oregano Meatballs have been on the best dinner recipe list year after year, And for good reason. They’re just so good! Tender ricotta meatballs and a deeply flavourful tomato sauce. What’s not to love? Another recipe that delivers way more than the sum of its parts, the stalwart that is, the Best Chicken and Leek Casserole. It’s worth adding to your dinner repertoire. It’s also been a reader’s favourite from my first cookbook, Bibby’s Kitchen.
Pan fried Trout salad

Jan 14, 2025 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

My Pan Fried Trout with Caper Berry Slaw incorporates everything I love about summer salads. Fresh and vibrant with heaps of textural interest and crunch. Let’s call it food with benefits. If you’re not jumping on the January deprivation bandwagon, or just love good food, this is the recipe to add to your easy eating, alfresco menu. The secret to making a really good slaw is super fresh ingredients, and wafer thin sliced or shredded, vegetables.
Healthy Breakfast Recipes

Jan 13, 2025 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

Hello friends. It’s so good to be back. I hope you’re all well-rested and ready for a year filled with good food, creative cooking and eating together. As we head back into our work-week routines, I thought it would be a good idea to share a few healthy breakfast recipes to help make busy mornings more delicious but also, manageable. From make ahead overnight oats to comforting baked blueberry oats and everything in between, I hope you’ll find several new favourites to add to your breakfast table.
The Bibby's Kitchen Cookbooks

Dec 9, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

To sit, invisibly, at someone’s table, whilst your food is being cooked and brought to the table, for casual family suppers, weekend get-togethers or elegant dinner parties, this is the joyous reward for writing a cookbook. As I look back over the past several years, I’m filled with deep gratitude for all the extraordinary people I have met and shared a common love for, through something as simple yet significant, as food.
Holiday Appetizers

Dec 2, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

If there is one appetiser that should be on your holiday menu, it’s these Pecorino Shortbread Buttons. I’ve made them for countless events and drinks parties, with rave reviews and requests for the recipe. Addictively good with a light, buttery texture. Excellent with Prosecco or a blushing Rosé. The recipe is in the latest cookbook, Bibby’s More Good Food. For all our overseas readers, the book is now available on Amazon, too.
25 Reasons to Feast Your Way Through the Festive Season

Nov 28, 2024 | penguinrandomhouse.co.za | Jamie Oliver |Aiden Pienaar |Dianne Bibby |Hendrik Marais

If you’re looking for inspiration to create a festive feast that will impress your guests and make your holiday table shine, you’ve come to the right place. From oozy cheese starters to showstopping mains and indulgent desserts, we’ve rounded up recipes from some of the best cookbooks to guide you through every course.
Whipped Feta with Black Truffle Tapenade Pesto

Nov 4, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

When it comes to summer entertaining, there’s nothing better than chilled wine and tasty nibbles. Whether you’re needing a little something savoury to snack on whilst waiting for the main event or, prefer hosting a laid-back drinks party, this Whipped Feta with Black Truffle Tapenade Pesto & Olives ticks all the boxes to effortless hosting. By now, I’m sure you’re all familiar with the whipped feta trend. If not, it’s definitely worth adding to your summer entertaining menu.
Best Vanilla Cake and the Smoothest Frosting

Oct 16, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

It seems like minutes since I hit the PUBLISH button for the first time, but this October is Bibby’s Kitchen’s 10th birthday! I still remember how daunting it felt to venture into this new food space. The first blog post was a Raspberry and vanilla cake for Cake Friday, a tradition that has continued and become a blog favourite. It seems fitting then to celebrate this birthday with perhaps one of the best vanilla cake recipes I’ve made in a very long time.
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with Black Truffle Pesto

Sep 30, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

Breaking from the usual quota of serves 4, today’s recipe serves 2, which is easily doubled or trebled, if you need it to be that. Although this Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with Black Truffle Pesto sounds super-posh, it is straight forward cooking and utterly delicious. Plump ravioli tossed in a creamy black olive tapenade sauce, with toasty, buttered walnuts and Pecorino to finish. It couldn’t be easier. I’ve used Stonebarn Black Truffle Tapenade (imported by The Truffle Lady SA) for the sauce.
Summer ice Creams and desserts

Sep 22, 2024 | bibbyskitchenat36.com | Dianne Bibby

Whether you’re looking for an easy, alfresco dessert or something just a little more fancy to indulge your guests, my summer desserts and ice creams are sure to sweeten the occasion. You’ll find plenty make ahead recipes that don’t mind hanging out in the fridge until their number is up, like the tiramisu, pannacottas, ice creams or no bake chocolate tarts. The recipe for this Vanilla Pannacotta with Rosé Syrup is a playful combination of pannacotta and pavlova.