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Cake, Desserts, Fruit, Recipes

Cinnamon and Apple Cheesecake

  I got this recipe from The Australian Women’s Weekly BAKE book. 687 pages of time-honoured recipes. I made this cake last weekend and took it to share with people at church. Note: the longer this cake is out of the fridge, the harder it is to cut. I’d recommend […]

Desserts, Pastry, Recipes

Caramelised Apple Pie

After a trip to the Blue Mountains yesterday, I returned home with a bag full of fresh apples (one cannot pass through apple country and return empty handed, it would be a travesty). The lady at the roadside stand assured me that the Fuji apples were the sweetest. She did […]

Cafe, Sydney

Ablacadabra!

Having a craving for all things Middle Eastern and delicious of late, Elizabeth, Baby Maggie and I made the journey to Abla’s Pastries in Granville today. This is the mother of all Arabian sweet shops. Spoilt for choice, my eyes bulging no matter which direction I looked, I opted for […]

Restaurant, Sydney

The Sultan’s Table

If you are after cheap, filling, satisfying Turkish cuisine, The Sultan’s Table in Enmore, is worth visiting. Do not be deceived by its mundane kebab shop front, as it serves as a take away as well. To start, we shared a plate of dips and bread: special shout-out to the […]

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Meat, Recipes

Thai Beef Salad

Expanding my repertoire of international homemade dishes, I made for the first time the other night a Thai Beef Salad. My friends complain that I have been feeding them too much… Yes, for I was one holding the can of whipped cream to your ice-cream and spraying it like I was putting […]

Bar, Sydney

The Russell Wine Bar

On Friday night, after seeing a homegrown play, Sally and I made our way to The Russell Wine Bar, in The Rocks. I had remarked as we walked to Sydney Theatre before the play, “Oh, that’s fairly new. Looks good.”. Sally replied, “We go there for work. They have a […]