Never mind that winter is coming; it’s well and truly here in Melbourne right now. Getting up for the gym is a genuine battle: to peel myself away from the flannelette cocoon of winter sheets and pyjamas and dive into icy gym gear while it’s still dark outside. This time of year, I’m usually about…
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Beetroot, Persian Feta, Walnut and Rocket Salad
Growing up in Australia, my childhood is dotted with fond food memories of beetroot. Specifically, tinned beetroot – the quintessential addition to any Australian dinner table or BBQ. I remember my blood red fingers stained from dipping into the tin to pull out the sweet, tangy disks floating in their crimson liquor. The haphazard…
Naked Wedding Sponge Cake with Passionfruit Curd and Fresh Cream
Life can be a messy, wonderful and challenging affair; rather like making a wedding cake for the very first time. Sometimes, the curd will split. You’re not sure which recipe is the right one. You’ll worry that the whole thing is about to topple over, but then you’ll realise the structure is stronger than you…
Spiked Pineapple Salsa with BBQ Pork
Nothing says summer like the heady scent of sweet ripe pineapple wafting above the isles of the Queen Victoria Market. The golden fruit is piled high, fitting together like a beautiful hexagonal puzzle just waiting to be picked and made into something with a tropical bent. Originating from South America, the pineapple found its…
Roast Cauliflower with Olive Tapenade & Garlic White Bean Mash
The Melbourne weather is so unpredictable at the moment don’t you think? One minute we’re in the tropics, basking in the heat up on rooftop bars and the next, there’s an icy blast of epic proportions that has me reaching for my winter coat. It’s been a long winter here too between blog posts on…
Spiced Gingersnap & Balsamic Rhubarb Cheesecake Jars
It’s rhubarb season in my corner of world right now. After passing over its crimson stalks at a many a farmer’s market, I finally decided to cook with rhubarb for the first time and do some recipe testing at the same time for an upcoming edition of my food and wine column over at Latte…
Back to School 80s Beef Chow Mein
This week my Facebook feed has been overflowing up with pictures from my first time parent friends as their kids take the first step away from the nest and embark on the great adventure of life. This is me aged 5 ½ on my very first day at school in 1983 (you do the math)…
Roast Pumpkin with Pomegranate Syrup and Spiced Yoghurt
Happy New Year! I hope you had all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the holidays. For me, I managed to lose track of the days for a little while which is always a sign of a great holiday. Long summer afternoons were spent with family in NSW and included a very special and rare…
Xmas Candy Cane Ice Cream Cake
Yes indeed, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s party season in my corner of the world – how about yours? I dreamt up this Christmas themed ice cream cake on one hot summer afternoon recently in Melbourne. It followed a rather trying attempt at shoe shopping in middle of the Christmas rush….
A homemade movie about mulberry “backyard” pie
Back in October when I was in the thick of uni assignments and exams that I thought were never going to end, an unexpected gift dropped into my comments box. A simple message accompanied the gift. “I have a mulberry tree in the backyard and decided to cook a pie. I found this recipe and…
Celebration Blackberry and Goats Cheese Ice Cream
There’s nothing more satisfying than reaching that elusive light at the end of the tunnel is there? I’ve just finished 16 long weeks of my last university semester for the year and can scarcely believe I’m already half-way through my writing degree. Phew! It’s a lovely feeling of relief, especially on the weekends when I…
Spicy Cauliflower Rice with Roasted Pistachios
Do you remember the pungent smell of boiled cauliflower being plonked down in front of you at the dinner table as a kid? I do. It was right up there with tinned asparagus, brussels sprouts and the smoked oysters my parents used to break out during dinner parties at our house in the 80’s. The…
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