Category Archives: Travel

Lemon Ricotta Cake and Life by the Lakes

Posted on February 24, 2013 by MyKitchenStories

I once worked for a travel company as a “cook”.  They posted us to all kinds of countries within Europe, with varying degrees of accommodation and standards of kitchens.  I have never done an organised tour and I was completely unaware that … Continue reading →

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Butterscotch, Coconut and Banana Parfait

Posted on February 18, 2013 by MyKitchenStories

Tui seemed a nice enough lady and there was no reason for us not to stay here. The batak house was cool inside, the tall pitched roof allowed a lot of the heat to rise and the wooden shuttered windows … Continue reading →

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Chocolate and Ricotta Tart

Posted on January 17, 2013 by MyKitchenStories

My sister and I were on the waterfront in a small town named Parapat, in Sumatra Indonesia, the sixth largest Island in the world . Even with a population of 50 million people, buses were barely adequate and the bone-crunching all stops … Continue reading →

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Visiting Spirit House, Yandina

Posted on January 13, 2013 by MyKitchenStories

Last week I had a couple of days break from work and I went to visit my friends, the King and Queen of Pomona, (Pomona is a hinterland town near Noosa, on The Sunshine Coast — there is such a … Continue reading →

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Braised Pork belly with Black Vinegar and Asian Slaw

Posted on December 27, 2012 by MyKitchenStories

The first time I went to Indonesia I travelled round Sumatra. Sumatra is not an easy place to travel, its not Bali and far from any idea of luxury , but for some reason I decided it would be a great … Continue reading →

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