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Winter’s cold snap deters many plants, but there are some that the icy months are quite fruitful for. Staples like apples and pears are coming into crop and citrus fruits like mandarins and nectarines are ripe for the picking. But you don’t have to have them as is — there are a number of ways you can heat up your winter fruits and we’ve got a few that will become the apple of your eye.  Steamed Pears with Chocolate Sauce  This is a treat that will warm the soul. Pears are cooked on FullSteam at 100°C for 15 minutes in a syrup with vanilla seeds and cardamom pods, and then served doused in chocolate sauce. Beurre Bosc or Williams pears are the best to use for this recipe -  and slicing off the bottoms will give them a solid base to stand in their syrupy bath.   Read the recipe and method here — it will only take half an hour to put this one together and for once you’ll enjoy a recipe going pear-shaped.   Don’t have a steam oven? Find out more about them here.   Roasted Nectarines (or Peaches)  Another quick and easy dessert with roasted fruit, this recipe is simple and requires few ingredients. You’ll be making a caramelised sauce from palm sugar, coconut milk and ginger, which you’ll then drizzle on CircoRoast-ed fruit. (If you’re not feeling that combo, you can replace with our sweet cherry syrup.) You can use nectarines, peaches, or both, and you can add a cool kick with vanilla ice cream.   For specific measurements and a (short) list of ingredients, read the recipe here. Making a mess is all part of the presentation here, so feel free to enlist the kids to drizzle over a serving tray. Just make sure the sauce is a safe temperature to handle  Apple Kuchen Tart with Salted Caramel Sauce  If you’ve got a taste for NEFF’s German engineering, you’ll love this German treat. Apple Kuchen is a Deutschland dessert typically served in slab form. Ours is a tart variation that gives a twist on the classic apple pie. Pink Lady apples will give the best results, and desiccated coconut provides a curious flavour combo you won’t be able to get enough of. A drizzle of salted caramel sauce takes it to the next level.  Read the full Apple Kuchen recipe, allow for two hours of creation, and have your favourite ice cream handy when it’s done.  The Ultimate Apple Pie As desserts go, apple pie is as timeless as they come. The mix of crumbly pastry and moreish stewed fruit has wowed for generations, and as such it has become a winter dish every home cook should have up their sleeve. This apple pie recipe is slightly different in that it uses sour apples, dried apricots, and lemon for a fruity trifecta that’s familiar but exciting. Read the full pie recipe and get acquainted with some of our favourite apple pie toppings to add an extra dimension of flavour. And while you’re here, check out some of our most popular apple articles.   The best Types of Apples to Use when Cooking  Steamed Apple Maple Cake  Camembert with Caramelised Apple   ___________________________________________________  About NEFF   NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to create meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.   Learn more about NEFF here.

Meal prepping might generally be associated with strict diets and the same old salad, but those versions are doing it wrong. In our world, the best meal prepping involves cooking big batches of delicious meals that can stretch over several days.  Whether it’s a roast, stew, or curry, part of the joy of winter meals comes from their scalability. It’s not hard to bulk up ingredients from one dinner and have lunches sorted well into the week — something especially useful with new standards for working from home.    In the interests of time and full tummies we’ve put together our favourite meal prep-ready recipes so you can get the most out of your cooking experience.  Winter Curries  If you’re looking to master curries, our chicken korma recipe is a great place to start. The standard recipe serves four-six, which you can stretch by doubling the ingredients. The NEFF Flex Induction cooktops come with zones which can be combined to accommodate large pans, they automatically pick up the size and shape of the pan and heat precisely where it needed. Perfect for this style of cooking.  For a meat-free option, try our chickpea and lentil recipe, and get creative with our eggplant in coconut mustard option. For something a little lighter, Thai green curry will be your best bet.   Family Sized Pies  If ever there was a time you could chow down on pie without guilt, it’s winter. The meaty version is about as comforting as comfort food gets, but there are a host of ingredients you can get brewing under that pastry lid.   The first on our list is a staple: beef and mushroom pie. The beef mixture in this one incorporates Dijon mustard and star anise and is bound with a little corn flour or tapioca starch. You can use store-bought puff pastry to save time, but doubling the ingredients would call for larger sheets and cooking pots. We advise that you cook double filling but cook your final pies in multiple batches or dishes.     For something a little different and with a lot more greens, our layered vegetable pie is the way to go. Building up slices of overlapped sweet potato and eggplant slices is the trick, and will make for filling, nourishing portions. Home cooks love this one for guests because of the salad topping, which combines shallots, ricotta and basil for an element of freshness. It’s best not to tinker with this recipe’s volume, but with a serving size of six-eight you’ll still have enough for tomorrow’s lunch. Just make sure you save some of the topping too.   Winter Roasts  Roasts are the meal prepper’s favourite dish because they’re so versatile. Instead of going back to the same dish throughout the week, you’re able to take the meat and change it on the fly. Roast chicken salad? Done. Roast beef sandwich? Even easier.  For chicken lovers, you can’t go past our whole roast chicken and vegetable combo. We’ve all chucked a chook in the oven before, but using CircoRoast with our  spice rub takes this a new level. For roast turkey, our combination of CircoTherm® and VarioSteam cooks meat so tender and moist you’ll never look back.    Those hankering for some red meat should look no further than our slow roasted lamb leg. The spicy crust gives depth of flavour and the marinate makes for succulent meat. Beginners should check out the ultimate NEFF guide to cooking lamb, and anyone looking for a new take should try out Indian spiced roast lamb.     Got leftover meat? Mix and match your above options, making roast lamb pies with your leftover pastry or pairing leftover roast veggies with a side of pie. A little bit of planning really goes a long way at the start of the week.  ___________________________________________________    About NEFF   NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.   Learn more about NEFF here.   

Place the rice into a strainer and rinse well under cold running water.  Drain the rice then transfer to the solid stainless steel tray and add the water.   Place into the oven and select FullSteam 100˚C and steam for 20 minutes.  Place the cooked rice into a glass bowl. Using a wooden spoon or a rice paddle gradually stir in the sushi seasoning and mix well. Stir the rice regularly as it cools to break up any lumps and prevent the rice from becoming gluggy.  To assemble your sushi rolls, place a nori sheet, shiny side down onto a bamboo sushi mat. Using wet hands spread with one quarter of the rice leaving a 3cm border along the edge furthest from you. Arrange the selected fillings along the centre of the rice. Holding the filling in place, roll the mat firmly over to enclose the rice and filling. Repeat with remaining nori, rice and filling. Using a sharp knife, slice each roll into six pieces.    Serve with soy sauce. 

Rice has received a bit of a bad reputation in some circles. Gluggy, sticky and generally bland. But we know that it’s not rice that’s in the wrong, it’s our method of cooking it. These rice recipes show that this ingredient is one of the world’s most popular ingredients for a reason.  Read on for flavoursome rice recipes and a NEFF hack for perfecting fluffy rice in your steam oven.  How to make coconut rice in your steam oven Jasmine rice works best with coconut rice recipes, pairing perfectly with Thai favourites like green and red curries. By combining rice, water, shredded coconut, palm sugar and salt in a small stainless steel tray, you can steam your rice to fluffy perfection in your NEFF FullSteam. Click here for the full instructions.  Rice recipes These recipes aren’t just served with rice on the side, they’re a key component that brings all the flavours and ingredients together.  Prawn Pea and Asparagus Biryani With only 20 minutes prep time, this recipe allows you to sit back and relax while your steam oven does all the hard work. With lots of spices adding a depth of flavour, and prawns cooked to perfection, it is a true mid-week miracle. Click here for the recipe.   Oven baked prawn and chorizo paella Let’s take your tastebuds on a trip to the Spanish coast, with our take on a paella. Spicy chorizo, tomato and limes are celebrated with a generous squeezing of fresh lime prior to serving. Click here for the recipe. Vegetable Biryani with Cucumber Raita It’s not just the seafood lovers and meat eaters who can get on board with a great rice dish. This vegetable biryani has beans, cauliflower and carrot as the partner to the rice, a big list of spices for a taste explosion and cooling cucumber raita to bring it all together. Click here for the recipe.  Easy risotto recipe Did you know you can make risotto in under an hour? And with very little stirring too. Our recipe not only tastes delicious, it is so easy you’ll never try another method again. Click here for the recipe.  Or serve your plain rice with these dishes for a flavour explosion If you’ve mastered the art of cooking the perfect plain rice your own way, here are some of our favourite curries and pairing partners to try this week:  Chickpea and Lentil Curry  Eggplant in Coconut Mustard Curry  Oven baked Korean Pork Chops  Lime And Ginger Glazed Salmon  Twice Cooked Duck with steamed Asian Greens  The ultimate rice cooking hack We know that cooking rice can be tricky, which is why you might have noticed a theme with a lot of our recipes. By utilising steam in the NEFF oven, you can get perfectly cooked rice that never goes gluggy, plus you can sit back and relax while the work gets done.  Learn more about NEFF Steam ovens here.   About NEFF   NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.  Learn more about NEFF here.   

Rice has received a bit of a bad reputation in some circles. Gluggy, sticky and generally bland. But we know that it’s not rice that’s in the wrong, it’s our method of cooking it. These rice recipes show that this ingredient is one of the world’s most popular ingredients for a reason.  Read on for flavoursome rice recipes and a NEFF hack for perfecting fluffy rice in your steam oven.  How to make coconut rice in your steam oven Jasmine rice works best with coconut rice recipes, pairing perfectly with Thai favourites like green and red curries. By combining rice, water, shredded coconut, palm sugar and salt in a small stainless steel tray, you can steam your rice to fluffy perfection in your NEFF FullSteam. Click here for the full instructions.  Rice recipes These recipes aren’t just served with rice on the side, they’re a key component that brings all the flavours and ingredients together.  Prawn Pea and Asparagus Biryani With only 20 minutes prep time, this recipe allows you to sit back and relax while your steam oven does all the hard work. With lots of spices adding a depth of flavour, and prawns cooked to perfection, it is a true mid-week miracle. Click here for the recipe.   Oven baked prawn and chorizo paella Let’s take your tastebuds on a trip to the Spanish coast, with our take on a paella. Spicy chorizo, tomato and limes are celebrated with a generous squeezing of fresh lime prior to serving. Click here for the recipe. Vegetable Biryani with Cucumber Raita It’s not just the seafood lovers and meat eaters who can get on board with a great rice dish. This vegetable biryani has beans, cauliflower and carrot as the partner to the rice, a big list of spices for a taste explosion and cooling cucumber raita to bring it all together. Click here for the recipe.  Easy risotto recipe Did you know you can make risotto in under an hour? And with very little stirring too. Our recipe not only tastes delicious, it is so easy you’ll never try another method again. Click here for the recipe.  Or serve your plain rice with these dishes for a flavour explosion If you’ve mastered the art of cooking the perfect plain rice your own way, here are some of our favourite curries and pairing partners to try this week:  Chickpea and Lentil Curry  Eggplant in Coconut Mustard Curry  Oven baked Korean Pork Chops  Lime And Ginger Glazed Salmon  Twice Cooked Duck with steamed Asian Greens  The ultimate rice cooking hack We know that cooking rice can be tricky, which is why you might have noticed a theme with a lot of our recipes. By utilising steam in the NEFF oven, you can get perfectly cooked rice that never goes gluggy, plus you can sit back and relax while the work gets done.  Learn more about NEFF Steam ovens here.   About NEFF   NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.  Learn more about NEFF here.   

Make deep incisions into the chicken breast fillets with a sharp knife. Combine the tandoori paste & the yogurt in a medium bowl. Add the chicken and turn to coat well.  Preheat oven on CircoRoast to 200˚C with medium steam. Line the universal pan with baking paper and place a wire rack on top. Insert the MultiPoint MeatProbe horizontally into the largest chicken breast. Place the tray on shelf 4 and set the probe to 71˚C (see note if you do not have a MeatProbe). When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. While chicken is resting, pan fry the roti breads. Arrange the salad greens and cucumber on the roti bread. Top with sliced chicken and remaining ingredients. 

Warming drawers aren’t always considered an essential kitchen item, but there are several reasons why they might be on your list if you’re currently planning a kitchen renovation. Here are some of the benefits of the NEFF warming drawers.   Pre-heating your serving dishes  Food and drinks served with warmed plates or cups will also remain warmer for longer, making for a more enjoyable eating experience for your guests. This function works for dinner plates, soup bowls serving platters and espresso cups (at a lower setting).   Hot tip: Serving steamed potatoes? Place the serving bowl in the warming drawer with some butter, herbs & salt & pepper then just toss the steamed potatoes through the melted butter mix before serving.  Preserving the heat  Whether you’re cooking multiple courses simultaneously or just want to serve your muffins and bread rolls warm, a warming drawer can be your best friend. This will help preserve the temperature of your meal without drying it out or overheating it. This also works when resting meat, keeping your dinner warm without drying it out.  Hot tip: Your warming drawer is great for pancakes –  These are are usually best eaten as soon as cooked and the warming drawer keeps them beautifully for a nice tall stack.   Get baking assistance  As many experienced bakers know, the external temperature can make a huge difference to your baking. Use your warming drawer as an easy way to melt chocolate or proving yeast dough to give you the perfect environment for dough to prove for an optimum result.   Thawing foods  The gentle temperature inside the warming drawer can help you to thaw all types of foods, from scones, muffins and bread roles, to hardier meats or breads. Thawing food in your warming drawer will help regulate the temperature to decrease thawing time.   Hot tip: Need softened butter for a baking recipe but forgot to take it out of the fridge? Place it in the warming drawer and it will be ready to bake in no time.  Filling a gap with function  For many people, having a block of empty space below their built-in oven will drive them mad – not to mention ruining the sleek lines they’ve invested in. NEFF warming drawers come in two sizes (14cm and 29cm) allowing you to fill the gap below your oven with a functional appliance that offers a coordinated kitchen look.  Want to learn more about NEFF warming drawers? Head over to our product page to see how they can integrate with your NEFF oven.       About NEFF     NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.      Learn more about NEFF here.    

Australians chomp through more than five million bananas every day. Not only does this make them a best-selling item at the supermarket, it also means there’s a high chance you’ve got a few at home begging to be put to use.   For those poking around the cupboards looking to bake a wholesome snack, you’re in luck. We’ve got a couple of standout ‘nana recipes that’ll morph your flotsam of ingredients into a dish your mates will rave about. All you’ll need is a good oven.  How to Ripen Bananas  Before you jump into cooking with bananas, first thing’s first: what if your bananas aren’t ripe? If your bananas are in their salad days, green in hue and firm in peel, don’t stress. You have options. One is to harness chemicals (the beaker-free, natural kind) like ethylene and amylase. Bananas already produce ethylene gas as they ripen, and putting them in a paper bag with another fruit that emits the ageing vapour, like apples or avocados, will hasten browning. Amylase breaks down starchy bananas and can be found in raw egg yolks. Just mash a yolk through bananas once or twice over a period of 30 minutes and you’ll have ripened fruit perfect for the following recipe.  Use Steam to perfect your Banana Bread  When you make a cake, the best result is a soft centre with lots of moisture. A steam oven helps you achieve this using a hot pressurised system that helps your cake cook evenly while retaining its moisture and flavour. Steam ovens seal in all the flavours and nutrients of the existing ingredients which allows the natural flavour of the banana to shine. View our range of steam ovens here. Add a wow factor   Now that you’ve got the bones of a banana bread recipe, it’s time to broaden your horizons. There are a whole host of ancillary ingredients that can make your recipe pop if you don’t go down the berry route. Have you tried spicing up your loaf with actual spices? Cinnamon and nutmeg are great for the cooler months ahead. If you’re experimenting with mouth-feel, nuts will add a welcomed crunch. Pecans and macadamias are a good place to start. For more delectable additions, you can view more banana bread variations here. A Banana Bread recipe you need to Try Banana Bread with Raspberries and Chocolate Chips  This fruity twist on a classic has just enough vitamins to make the chocolate guilt-free. Frozen berries will do, so no need to head to the store for freshies, and if you don’t have raspberries you can improvise. Blueberries are also an excellent choice. A fun fact for anyone unsure of mixing bananas and berries: bananas are a berry — at least by botanical definition. (So are cucumbers but that would be a step too far for this recipe.) Get the banana bread recipe here.  About NEFF    NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.   

There are big perks to shopping seasonally. Not only are your shops cheaper, but your produce is fresher and better tasting too. It also means you’re getting more variety in your diet throughout the year, giving you plenty of opportunities to expand your recipe repertoire.   These winter ingredients are in season for the next couple of months, so make the most of them with some of our delicious recipes:  Pears – Nashi, Buerre bosc, Josephine or Packham  When the colder months come calling, pears finally have their time to shine. Unlike the tropical fruits favoured in summer, pears have a more subtle flavour that makes it a versatile ingredient to add to salad, served with granola or cooked through for dinner.  Click here for our Steamed Pears recipe, a warming and delicious dessert drizzled with warm chocolate, or an upgrade for your morning porridge.    Pumpkin  Sure, pumpkins pack an autumnal punch with their warming colours, but this delicious vegetable should be by your side all throughout the winter months too. Serve roasted pumpkin as a side dish to your roasts, or stuff them to add more bulk for a vegetarian favourite. Pumpkin puree can be added to scones and cupcakes, or it can make the base for a more-ish ricotta gnocchi.  While all those recipes will ensure you don’t let a single scrap of pumpkin go to waste, click here for one of our favourite pumpkin recipes – a surprisingly easy pumpkin risotto.  Apple - Bonza, Fuji, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Red Delicious  While eating an apple a day might keep the doctor away, we think that baking with them is really the best medicine. Apple desserts are a favourite around here. Their tart flavour isn’t too sweet, and they pair beautifully with caramels and creams.   Whether you’re looking for a classic dessert, like an apple pie or apple crumble, or a new way to enjoy apples like pairing them with baked camembert for the ultimate combination of salty and sweet, we have got you covered.  For a new take on an apple dessert, click here for our Apple Kuchen Tart with Salted Caramel Sauce.      Brussels Sprouts  We know that many people have some negative thoughts when it comes to this vegetable. They imagine flavourless balls boiled to within an inch of their lives. Our Honey Bacon Brussels Sprouts are going to change your mind completely.  Sure, this recipe is helped by the salty-sweet combination that always gets your tastebuds tingling. And adding bacon is generally a way to make any vegetable sing. But the real reason this recipe is an absolute winner is that the sprouts are roasted until golden while the bacon gets crisp alongside. This stops you from getting soggy sprouts and gives them a depth of flavour you never imagined existing.  Don’t believe us? Try the recipe for yourself right here.    About NEFF   NEFF is a German-engineered kitchen appliance brand, with a product range that includes ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, coffee machines and dishwashers designed to make life in the kitchen a daily pleasure. For people who love to cook, NEFF gives you the tools to creative meaningful connections, express your creativity and make memories. Because real life happens in the kitchen.   Learn more about NEFF here.