October 29th, 2011
Meet a Food Lover: Alister Haigh of Haigh's Chocolates
When I was a girl I used to have a number of regular day dreams. One favourite involved me getting accidentally locked in a chocolate factory I I...
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October 29th, 2011
Broad Beans with Bacon and Onion
My dad's friend, Barry, is an amazing gardener, growing all kinds of vegetables, fruits and flowers. He is generous with his crop, too, always away...
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October 29th, 2011
Hey Mister, Can You Spare a Dime?
Like me, I'm sure you've seen the photos and footage of the famine in East Africa. The photos of emaciated and dying children have stopped me in my...
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October 24th, 2011
Chinese Dumpling Soup (Sui Gao or Shui Jiao)
When we were recently in Malaysia we ate the most amazing sui gao (dumplings) at my Grandmother's house, bought from the local hawker stall. So this...
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October 20th, 2011
Food for New Parents
Our good friends, Kerina and Ollie, have just become the proud parents of a beautiful little boy. I'm thrilled for them. As new parents, they've...
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October 19th, 2011
A Celebration of Cheese at CheeseFest
Australia's largest cheese festival, CheeseFest , took place last weekend at Rymill Park in Adelaide. We arrived just after midday on Sunday and...
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October 18th, 2011
The Best of the Adelaide Good Food and Wine Show
For those keen on good food and wine, the cunningly named Good Food & Wine Show on October 7 9 at the Wayville Showgrounds in Adelaide was a day...
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October 16th, 2011
Char Kway Teow (Fried Noodles)
Char Kway Teow (Fried Noodles) is one of the ultimate Malaysian hawker dishes. When I was holidaying in Malaysia in August, I ate Char Kway Teow...
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October 14th, 2011
Guacamole with a Kick
Posting a recipe for guacamole seems odd in a way. It's a bit like posting a recipe for making a ham and cheese toastie it seems like such a thing...
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October 14th, 2011
Cibo Espresso, Henley Beach
My daughter is starting school next week and I'm excited and a little melancholy. On one hand, she is completely ready for school she craves a...
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October 11th, 2011
Har Mee (Prawn Noodle Soup)
I have my Dad to thank for a lot of things. For my love of reading. For forcing us to go with him to see Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October, a...
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October 10th, 2011
Stir Fried Noodles with Chicken, Green Beans and Cauliflower
We've been cooking a lot of stir fries lately they're easy and quick to prepare, you can use whatever you have in the fridge, you only need one is...
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