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Indian Saturday

I rarely eat Indian food. I like it, but somehow it just doesn’t make it into my regular rotation. I actually cannot remember the last time I ate Indian food, but having recently bought the book Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape, which has 100 of his favourite Indian recipes, it was […]

Cranberry and Pistachio Shortbread

My lovely cousin over at Love Dove first gave me a bunch of these two Christmases ago, and they are perhaps the most delicious biscuit you will ever eat. Simple to make (as they do not require rolling out) why not make a batch and take them to a friend? […]

Red Knot

If you have a spare tenner, you cannot get a better return on your money than the return a bottle of Red Knot by Shingleback 2010 McLaren Vale Shiraz provides. Normally, I dry wretch and convulse when presented with bottles of wine under $20, let alone $10, but seriously you […]

Taste of Sydney 2012

As we farewell Summer and welcome in Autumn, it’s time again for the Taste of Sydney Festival. After loving it last year, I knew what I was in for this year and was empty-bellied and salivating as I arrived yesterday at Centennial Park. With the opening of Taste delayed by […]

El Loco, Againo

After my initial post about El Loco in July last year, I have been there several times and often take a new person each time. They always love it. It was jumping tonight. On Thursdays, if you are a member of the El Loco club you get a frozen Pink […]

Fresh Bread

Having recently made a focaccia, I thought I’d try my hand at a traditional white loaf of bread. There are fewer things greater than eating freshly baked warm bread, and if you’ve baked it yourself, it’s even greater. Why not try this simple recipe when you have a couple of […]