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Danielle Alvarez

Danielle Alvarez

Danielle Alvarez

Danielle Alvarez is a chef, recipe writer and host of Good Food Kitchen.

Sicilian citrus salad.
EASY

Sicilian citrus and fennel salad

Sweet, savoury, salty and sour, this salad is so good you won’t want winter to end (maybe!).

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Pappardelle with white pork ragu, sage and lemon.

Pappardelle with white pork ragu, sage and lemon

This classic Italian dish of pork cooked in milk might sound a bit odd, but it’s a revelation.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron.
EASY

Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron

This hearty stew is a one-pot wonder for all seasons.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Serve with mashed potatoes and fennel to make an elegant but simple meal.
EASY

When you have friends coming at 7pm and you finish work at 5ish – these lamb cutlets are the answer

Easy enough as a midweek meal but also special enough to serve if you’re entertaining.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Danielle Alvarez’s double lemon cake with vanilla sugar.
EASY

Double-lemon loaf cake with sugar crust

Danielle Alvarez’s lemon cake of dreams also happens to be dairy-free.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Danielle Alvarez’s rigatoni with sausage, red wine and tomato ragu.
EASY

Rigatoni with ‘embarrassingly simple’ sausage and red wine ragu

This cheat’s pasta sauce will taste as if you’ve been working on it all day, with no slicing, dicing or chopping required.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Baked eggs with chorizo, peppers and soft polenta
EASY

Eat these eggs with chorizo, capsicum and oven-baked polenta for breakfast or dinner

Try this different take on the classic baked eggs, with the easy, fuss-free polenta base oven-baked instead.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Danielle Alvarez’s carne cruda with fennel, olives, rocket and parmigiano reggiano.
EASY

Carne cruda (Italian beef tartare) with fennel, rocket and parmigiano reggiano

The Italian answer to French beef tartare, dressed in freshly pressed olive oil.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Serve these oven-baked meatballs with cheesy garlic bread.
EASY

Mouthwatering oven-baked meatballs in a rich tomato sauce

Serve these simply but lovingly made meatballs alongside cheesy garlic bread.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Mustard and herb roasted chicken breast with buttered leeks.
EASY

Mustard-and herb-roasted chicken breast with buttered leeks

Simple roasted chicken with a side of buttery leeks and potato.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez