Happy Easter. I hope your weekend was filled with the usual suspects of Easter delight. Mine was. So on this last day of the Easter weekend, not having quite had my fill of Easterness, due to perhaps an unfortunate incident involving the ruination of actual homemade hot cross buns due […]
Tonight I made sticky date pudding that was, as the title of the recipe suggested, “to die for”. It’s a Nigella recipe, based on a Marco Pierre White recipe. Never having made it, I was surprised at how long it took to bake. The recipe said 10-12 minutes, but mine […]
I took a stroll around The Star the other day. The row of dingy, foot-courtesque eateries and the dodgy old Irish pub are but a distant nightmare compared to what’s now in their place: world class restaurants with the likes of Momofuku and Black, the high-end designer shops like Chanel […]
I have recently become a fan of the SBS show Food Safari. Exploring the cuisine of a different country in each episode, host Maeve O’Meara is invited into the homes of multi-cultural Australians where they share their family stories and recipes. One area I am into in a big way, […]
After reading a review in this week’s Good Living from the SMH, I hot-footed it to Cow and the Moon in Enmore, for some artisan gelato! Winning eight medals at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, including the prize for Champion Gelato, that was awarded to their “lime in coconut” […]
Today, my friend Ali and I made the ever-terrifying and awe-inspiring Croquembouche… successfully! It took nigh five hours and a lot of hard work and care, but the sense of satisfaction was worth it. I am not going to write out the recipe, as we found the one we followed […]
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