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…
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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….
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…
Phillippa’s Raspberry Coconut Tea Cake
One of the lovely things about writing a magazine food and wine column is that I get to regularly meet and interview local artisan producers and inspirational entrepreneurs. Amongst those are fabulous women like Phillippa Grogan who so generously gave me her time to answer a few questions for the spring edition of Latte Magazine….
Meringue Mango Passionfruit Pots
You know Summer is well and truly on its way when sweet fragrant mangoes begin to appear at the markets along with other tropical fruits such as passionfruit, pineapple and rockmelon. Here in Melbourne its especially exciting when mangoes can be bought for as little as $1 each – which is really great for making…
Tart Au Chocolat Class & Recipe
According to Elaine Young, head chocolatier at Cacao Fine Chocolate Melbourne, the perfect Tart Au Chocolat is a combination of a silky smooth ganache, a golden crisp short crust and a simple garnish of cocoa powder for aesthetic pleasure. Last week I took Elaine’s class in a quest to learn how to make the perfect Tart Au…
Canadian Beavertails Eh?
“You’re going to make what AND put them on your blog?” This was the confused/horrified reaction of a few friends when I told them I was cooking up ‘beaver tails’ for my next post. They thought I had gone completely mad, and no doubt were also wondering where, in fact, I would find some beaver…
Basil, Lime & Mint Mojito Icy Poles
Well wouldn’t you know it, the calendar would suggest that today is in fact the last official day of Summer here in the southern hemisphere– surely not?!! In Melbourne, the heat shows no sign of abating, roof top cocktails, dusk till dawn art festivals and movies under the stars still beckon. I for one, am…
Berry Christmas Pavlova
I LOVE Christmas! Don’t you? Nothing celebrates happy holidays in Australia like Pavlova. Mind you, while I could definitely do without the claustrophobic shopping crowds, I do enjoy the pre-Christmas get-togethers with good friends, secret Santa and family holidays on the coast each year. One of my most cherished Christmas traditions is held with my Grandma Doris…
Chocolate, Coconut and Loganberry Ice Cream Terrine
Chocolate, Coconut and Loganberry Ice Cream Terrine – rather long name isnt it?..But stay with me here – Its otherwise known as my version of an icecream cake for grown ups. I always wanted an ice cream cake for my birthday when I was younger. More specifically the one that accompanied an official McDonalds birthday…
Cider Poached Apple and Salted Caramel Tart
Sunny afternoons and cider go together like well.. Rhonda, Ketut and …a sun-rise! (relive their love story here), like Prince Harry and nudie runs in Vegas but go especially well together here in my hometown of Melbourne. They just do…I absolutely adore this city but enough of the ‘beige’ weather already, I AM READY FOR…
Rocky Road – Something to Smile About
Photo Jacinta Young My Dad is rocky road’s number 1 fan – even though he’ll have you believe he’s been on a stringent self-imposed diet for years void of most of the good stuff due to a few close calls with his health. However, Rocky Road quietly makes the cut along with the occasional liquorice…
