Episode list

The Cook and the Chef

Raspberries & Barramundi
Simon and Maggie dish up a refreshing summer feast. Maggie uses raspberries to adorn a sponge. Simon treats us to a fish curry using fresh barramundi from the Northern Territory.
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Crocs & Honey

Tue, Feb 19, 2008
Salt and pepper crocodile is on the menu with Simon while Maggie can't resist combining chicken with fresh figs and honey. Also on offer are honey pancakes and baklava.
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Fish & Crabs

Tue, Feb 26, 2008
Maggie and Rick Stein discuss the art of cooking fish. Back in the kitchen, Maggie cooks an impressive piece of farmed Kingfish while Simon is inspired to try out one of Rick's recipes, a mouth-watering fish pasty.
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Mangoes & Cheese
Maggie and Simon dish up a bit of mango madness with two tropically inspired dishes that showcase the unique flavours of green, unripe mangoes.
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Herbs & Pearls

Tue, Mar 11, 2008
Maggie and Simon make salad magic with baby herbs. After salads its seafood, as Simon introduces Maggie to pearl meat.
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Jackfruit & Goat
Simon makes a jackfruit biryani, a combination of rice, jackfruit, herbs and spices. Maggies also produces a superb pot roasted shoulder of goat which she serves with eggplant pickle.
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Lamb & Cockles

Tue, Mar 25, 2008
Maggie and Simon cook with lamb and cockles. Maggie creates a Spanish-inspired dish of cockles, chickpeas and blood sausage. Simon also shows us his take on the classic French seafood dish, Bouillabaisse.
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Darwin Market & Sea Cucumber
Expect to see creepy-crawlies in the kitchen as Maggie shares some great tips on how to prepare succulent octopus and Simon tackles another exotic ingredient from the far North, sea cucumber.
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Chocolate & Lamb
Maggie makes a chocolate cake with whiskey soaked raisins followed by traditional Moussaka with a twist. Meanwhile, Simon makes a Bombe Alaska.
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Food for Kids

Tue, Apr 15, 2008
There's something for everyone's palate with Simon whipping up an irresistible crispy fried chicken while Maggie performs some magic with a light lemony cake cooked with plump sultana grapes.
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Oats & Goats Cheese
Maggie makes tasty oat, raisin and fennel bread, while Simon creates a delicious 'granola' style cereal, with a unique kick to start your day.
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Pepper & Salt

Tue, Apr 29, 2008
Simon makes a real pepper sauce that turns a steak into so much more than a pub meal, while Maggie pot roasts a pheasant to perfection.
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Trout & Egg

Tue, May 06, 2008
The star of this menu is smoked trout. Simon shows us how to smoke our own trout while Maggie transforms the humble egg into a melt in the mouth egg and bacon pie and superb egg ravioli.
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Bush Tucker & Buffalo Mozzarella
Come with Maggie and Simon on their adventure through Australian culinary history. He might be a chef and she might insist on calling herself a cook, but together they are a celebration of Australian food.
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A Diabetic Diet
Maggie produces spelt pasta with pumpkin, and mushroom, barley, and sherry soup while Simon creates a noodle broth with his trade mark layering of flavours.
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Dried Food and Eels
Simon visits a Vietnamese supermarket to pick up some bonito and dried shiitake mushrooms for Maggie, while also looking for inspiration for his own dish.
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Quince & Pork

Tue, Jun 03, 2008
Maggie prepares a Quince dessert that emerges from the oven as a burnished orange masterpiece.
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100th Special

Tue, Jun 10, 2008
The Cook and the Chef is 100 episodes old and to celebrate Simon's organised a visit from Peter Cundall of gardening Australia.
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Land of the Long White Cloud
Maggie and Simon kick off their New Zealand journey in Rotorua, where they find out how the local Maori people have cleverly harnessed the famous geothermal properties of the area for cooking purposes.
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New Zealand Kumara and Venison
Maggie and Simon show us more beautiful produce from the Land of the Long White Cloud. Maggie finds some delicious Kumara, a Maori word for sweet potato while Simon discovers New Zealand Venison.
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Olives & Mussels
Maggie and Simon continue their food Odyssey in the Land of the Long White Cloud. On New Zealand's North Island, Maggie discovers a microclimate responsible for some wonderful produce.
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Feijoa & Kiwi Fruit
Maggie and Simon discover how New Zealanders adopted and realised the commercial potential of two beautiful fruits - feijoa and kiwifruit.
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Lamb & Saffron

Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Maggie and Simon conclude their six week New Zealand odyssey. Simon checks out New Zealand lamb, one of the most iconic of all that countries products.
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Root Veg & Guinea Fowl
After the exhilaration of the New Zealand trip this week's show opens with Maggie back on home soil - and almost knee deep in it too. She's trekking through mud with vegetable grower Dominic Scarfo.
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Fish

Tue, Aug 05, 2008
Back from their New Zealand Food Adventure Maggie and Simon again set their sights on local produce, enjoying two excellent fish - King George Whiting and Mulloway.
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Cauliflower and Passionfruit
Working at the Hotel often keeps Simon busy late into the evening so he's not known for his love of early mornings, but this week he's made the effort to get up well before the crack of dawn.
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Limes and Rice

Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Maggie visits Gerard Buchanan in the Northern Rivers Regions of NSW. Gerard's a farmer who discovered that native finger limes were actually growing wild on his property.
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Brussels Sprouts and Avocado
Maggie and Simon go green with brussel sprouts and avocados. Enjoy their warm winter take on the much maligned sprout and take a trip back to the seventies with Simon's avocado ice cream.
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Lemon Myrtle and Pizzas
The little village of Nimbin, in the Byron Bay Hinterland has embraced its reputation as Australia's hippy capital and the influence of the counter culture extends way beyond the main street.
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Coffee and Macadamia Nuts
This week take a trip with Maggie to the stunning sub tropical hinterland of Northern New South Wales where she explores a macadamia plantation and sips locally grown coffee.
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Cheese & Crabs

Tue, Sep 30, 2008
When it comes to fine cheeses we're spoilt for choice in Australia, there are over one hundred different varieties being produced by Cheese Wright's all around the country.
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Bananas & Artichokes
On a recent trip to the Tweed Valley, Maggie was really taken with how all the banana plantations were scattered high across the mountain slopes.
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Cooking in a Restaurant
Simon is deep in discussion with the Hotel's Maitre d' Atef. Simon and Atef are looking at some changes in the menu and deciding on a corresponding change in the recommended wine match.
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Anlaby: A Country Homestead
Maggie replicates beautiful lamb pies that she created for a charity event, while Simon gives shepherd's pie a vegetarian spin. Also on the menu is chocolate and lots of it.
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Produce of Two Islands
South of Hobart, Tasmania in the delightfully named Sandfly, Simon found Dr. Gordon Brown and his wife Jane Brown growing an unusual crop: Green Tea.
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Lobster & Mushrooms
Kangaroo Island is one of Maggie's favourite destinations, its magnificent coastline and pristine waters provide an abundance of superb seafood for the locals.
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Seaweed & Scallops
The East Coast of Tasmania has to be one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline anywhere in the world, but when Simon visits he's not just interested in the dazzling scenery.
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Beetroot & Pepper
Maggie and Simon demonstrate how to bring out the best of the brilliant beetroot, and then spice up some delicious dishes with Native Tasmanian Pepper berry.
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Christmas Holidays
At Christmas time, Maggie loves to get as much food preparation as possible out of the way before Christmas day. This year she's managed to enlist the help of her five grandchildren.
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