Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
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, in which a much younger Alec Baldwin proves indisputa
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 cooking pan and dinner is on the table within minutes.
If you were living in Australia in the 80s you probably would have seen this TV advertisement starring a then unknown Aussie actor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1YV9Bj72c] Did you r
If this isn't a perfect example of fusion food, I don't know what is. I came home yesterday to find that Mr Hungry Australian had made this Italian-Chinese pizza. I was quietly appalled. It just
This is not exactly diet food but then who wants to eat diet food all - or even some - of the time? Not me, that's for sure. Yes, this dish is substantial. But that's exactly what I crave at nig
Weisswurst (white sausage) served with Sauerkraut, red cabbage and potato mash is real German comfort food. So when I wanted to spoil my (German) husband this week, I immediately thought of cooking h
This is what I make when I'm in a mad hurry and have no time to think about cooking. Honey Soy Chicken is ridiculously quick and easy to make; it literally takes only a couple of minutes. You chuck
I have a confession: I'm a slow cooking novice. I've steamed, I've baked, I've stewed, I've boiled and I've stir-fried. But until yesterday, I'd never slow cooked before. I know I've been, ahem, sl
Yesterday my daughter told me that she wanted to go to her Grandma's house for a snack because "she cooks so much better than you." When asked to explain, she said, "I only like Popo's cooking. I don'
Brrrrr! I find this cold weather very tiresome. Winter in Adelaide is nothing extreme but I'm a summer girl and I don't cope well with it. All I want to do is huddle close to a heater, wrapped in l
I cooked this a couple of years ago for my cousin May when she visited us in Melbourne. She took one mouthful and said, “this is your mum’s soup”, even though she hadn’t tasted it in 20 years.
The food we cook is often a way of connecting with those we love. In this case, the following recipe always reminds me of my Dad because he would make us this for us s a special weekend treat. So e
