• Wafer crostini toasts topped with smooth chive cheese, broad beans and soft-poached eggs
• Fragrant laksa with toasted cashews and fresh herbs
• Banana and date loaf with caramel glaze
• Dense sweet potato, orange and dark chocolate cake
• Pear, apricot and nutmeg cake

Boil the perfect egg

Place room temperature eggs in a saucepan and fill with cold water, covering the eggs by two centimetres. On a medium to high heat bring to a boil. Turn the heat down. Proceed as follows:

• For soft-boiled eggs, leave the eggs to stand in hot water for one to two minutes.
• For medium-boiled eggs, leave the eggs to stand in hot water for two to three minutes.
• For hard-boiled eggs, leave the eggs to boil for seven minutes. Remove and place in bowl of ice water to prevent the yolk discolouring.