Cook Ups
This is where local ingredients meet a bit of Sunraysia flavour — sometimes cooked at home, sometimes down the river, and sometimes over a fire with a few camp chairs nearby.
The Cook Ups page is all about simple, honest food inspired by Mildura, the Mallee, the Murray River and the people who grow, catch, make and share it.
From camp meals and backyard feeds to dishes using local produce, this is food without the fuss — just good ingredients, a bit of local character and the odd smoky fire-cooked experiment along the way.
Whether it’s something thrown together beside the river, a home-style meal with a Sunraysia twist, or a cook-up that celebrates what this region does best, you’ll find it here.
Latest Cook Ups
Simple local food, river ingredients and a few ideas worth trying yourself.
Murray Yabbie Chilli Garlic Linguine
If you’ve managed to show a little self-control and save a few, this is a cracking way to turn them into something a bit special. It’s still simple, still local and still has that backyard or camp-kitchen feel — just with a bit of pasta thrown in so you can pretend you’re fancy.
Fresh yabbies, garlic, chilli, lemon and a splash of white wine. Perfect for a summer night in Mildura, especially with a cold drink nearby and someone else doing the washing up.
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Inland Surf and Turf
This one is a proper Sunraysia and Mallee plate — a bit of paddock, a bit of river and a bit of local produce all coming together without making life harder than it needs to be.
Beautiful lamb cutlets, fresh yabbies, local asparagus, Murray River truffle salt and a quick hollandaise sauce to bring it all together.
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