Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
After a week spent travelling around some of South Australia's most wonderful food regions on the Tasting Australia media famil, I've been dying to get back into the kitchen. In particular, I've be
This has been the strangest year, weather-wise. The temperature has veered from the 40s to the low teens, without any particular rhyme or reason. One day I'm in a Sophie Loren-esque red sun dress and
After having to miss the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop in March, I'm happy to be back on board this month with this lemon-icious recipe. I've actually used lemons picked from our own lemon tree, which
I never imagined that I'd be the type of person to make jam. People that make jam have immaculately kept gardens, submit their tax return on time, never lose library books, and never turn up at the
I'm excited to be guest posting for Kristy Bernado at The Wicked Noodle this week. Kristy began cooking seven years ago after her children were born and she had to adjust from a life of DINK (Doubl
It's hot and I'm bothered. I want instant refreshment, instant karma (calmer). I need something to cool me down. But what? Let's see: I have Greek yoghurt in the fridge and an unopened bo
I was recently chuffed to be contacted by The Hoopla to provide a canapé and drink recipe for their Happy Hour section. I immediately knew that I wanted to do my Mini Vietnamese Pork Buns, which
For The Hungry Australian's first guest post, I'm delighted to hand the reigns over to JJ from 84th & 3rd. I knew JJ's delightful blog before I met her in person at Eat Drink Blog, the second A
Happy New Year! As 2012 dawns I'm feeling optimistic. Onwards and upwards will be my mantra this year. However, I am a realist: I understand that we don't get the highs without the lows. Moreove
I've been meaning to make chocolate bark ever since I saw Chocome's deluxe version at the Adelaide Good Food & Wine Show back in October. Then Amy from Amy's Town made some lovely 'Chose Your O
We always have a big lunch on Christmas Day with around two dozen family and friends. It's always a joyful day, with incredible food (everybody brings a dish), plenty of merry-making and lots of kids
There is an easy way and a hard way to do anything. According to my mother, I always pick the hard way. It's just one of my charming personality traits. The other day I spent what felt like six
Welcome to The Great Australian Pavlova Blog Hop! This post should really be called How Not To Make a Pavlova. Let me explain. A few weeks ago I was chatting with some Aussie food bloggers abou
My dear friend Eli once cooked me a delicious rice salad when we were both living in London in the early 2000s. As an Australian-born Chinese, I've eaten a lot of rice. I've had it steamed, fried,
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 simple thing to that no recipe is required. However, I
This incredibly simple coconut pie is courtesy of my mother. She has been cooking it for years thanks to the Mitchell Park Primary School Parents’ Association 1992 Cookbook. This is a very dense
My dad's friend, Barry, gave us a bag of lemons today. They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. So that's exactly what we did. INGREDIENTS 5 lemons, washed. 1.5 litre
Is there a kid alive who doesn't love fairy wands? I made these for my daughter's five year old birthday party a month or so ago (see Throwing a Kid's Party Without Losing Your Mind) and they were a s
I seem to have developed a semi-serious addiction to chai lattes. There's something about the combination of cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and star anise that is just so lovely and warming. And
If you're a chilli addict like me, you'll love this dish. For this is no ordinary cucumber salad. This dish was inspired by the 'hot salad' we used to buy from the Xinjiang restaurant opposite our
My five year old daughter has a sweet tooth. She seems to have a never-ending capacity for ice cream, cake, buns, lollies, jelly and doughnuts. It's not that she doesn't like savoury food - she doe
Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best. A ripe peach. A perfectly soft boiled egg. Bread fresh out of the oven. I'd also put garlic mushrooms in this category. True, it's a dish that re
There are times when you just need to make a pudding. Perhaps you've had a lousy day at work. Or you are feeling a little fragile. Maybe you just feel like spoiling yourself and those lucky enough
When my husband took me to Germany for the first time, mushrooms were in season. For lunch one day his mother cooked us pancakes with a creamy mushroom sauce using fresh pfifferlinge and dried steinpi
