Tips & Tricks

Meet our partners!

Meet our partners!

If we can’t make it from scratch in the Dinner Ladies kitchen, then we’ll order it in from the best in the land. There are a handful of vital ingredients...

Meet our partners!

If we can’t make it from scratch in the Dinner Ladies kitchen, then we’ll order it in from the best in the land. There are a handful of vital ingredients...

3 ways with ratatouille

3 ways with ratatouille

Ordered your ratatouille with cannellini beans and olives? Check!  Enjoyed it with buttery mash, creamy polenta, tossed through pasta with heaps of Parmesan, or mopped the bowl with crusty olive...

3 ways with ratatouille

Ordered your ratatouille with cannellini beans and olives? Check!  Enjoyed it with buttery mash, creamy polenta, tossed through pasta with heaps of Parmesan, or mopped the bowl with crusty olive...

Beef up on Bolognese!

Beef up on Bolognese!

It’s called ‘ragu alla Bolognese’, or ‘Bolognese sauce’ in English, but apparently we don’t even need to use the ‘Bolognese’ part. No, this is the Beyonce of pasta sauces. We’re...

Beef up on Bolognese!

It’s called ‘ragu alla Bolognese’, or ‘Bolognese sauce’ in English, but apparently we don’t even need to use the ‘Bolognese’ part. No, this is the Beyonce of pasta sauces. We’re...

Humpty Doo Barramundi - Josh's trip to the NT!

Humpty Doo Barramundi - Josh's trip to the NT!

This week Josh – who used to be DL Head Chef and has now been promoted to ‘Planning Manager’ – made a trip up to the Northern Territory to visit...

Humpty Doo Barramundi - Josh's trip to the NT!

This week Josh – who used to be DL Head Chef and has now been promoted to ‘Planning Manager’ – made a trip up to the Northern Territory to visit...

Know your pulses!

Know your pulses!

Never let it be said we Dinner Ladies don’t have a finger on the pulse. Whether that pulse is a nutty chickpea, lentil, kidney bean, silky borlotti or comforting split...

Know your pulses!

Never let it be said we Dinner Ladies don’t have a finger on the pulse. Whether that pulse is a nutty chickpea, lentil, kidney bean, silky borlotti or comforting split...

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of pastries

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of p...

We’ve been chatting to Claire Wood, the co-owner of Carême Pastry, to discover the secrets of making buttery puff pastry that ALWAYS tastes this good!   What makes good pastry? ...

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of p...

We’ve been chatting to Claire Wood, the co-owner of Carême Pastry, to discover the secrets of making buttery puff pastry that ALWAYS tastes this good!   What makes good pastry? ...