Winter Pavlova, Lemon Curd Cream and Caramel Oh I know this looks fancy doesn’t it?….. Just a bit of piping for fun. Make yours plain if you want but it’s a Winter Pavlova as opposed to a Summer one because it has suddenly got cold here. BUT if it is hot where you are then lucky…
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10 things I’ve learnt about Cruising.
Here are the 10 things I have learnt about Cruising. Up until recently I had never set foot on a cruise ship, but thanks to help from MSC, Oceania and Princess Cruises and collection of very knowledgeable cruise writers I have taken a fast track learning experience that has surprised me A LOT. All that…
Chicken Persimmon Salad #Thai Style
You can thank me now, because I know this Chicken Persimmon Salad with #Thai Style dressing is going to become a favourite. It’s spicy and just like Som Tum but with the sweet crunchy texture of Persimmon Persimmons are still a bit of an unusual fruit here in Australia. We haven’t fully cottoned onto them…
Creamy Spiced Yoghurt Chicken & The Pavlova
Creamy Spiced Yoghurt Chicken is quick and easy for when you can’t fit anything else in I know this chicken dish looks and tastes ultra creamy and rich but it really isn’t . There’s just a cup of yoghurt in it and the rest is herbs and spices. Often when I don’t have much time…
Maple, Chilli Meatballs from “A Kitchen in the Valley”
Maple, Chilli Meatballs and a trip to Tasmania via “A Kitchen in the Valley” These Maple, Chill Meatballs are incredibly soft and moorish. Skater says they taste a bit like the rib sauce he loves. They do have a lovely sticky sweet and sour style glaze with a touch of coffee. They are straight from”…
Tray Bake Apple Pudding
You can make this Tray Bake Apple Pudding with pantry ingredients and a couple of apples. Stir together and it straight from the oven. Yum!!! Farmers market Apples The best way to know what is in season is to pay a visit to your local farmer’s market. The fluorescent lights of the supermarket can often…
Celebrate Australia Day with these 10 ideas
10 Ways to Celebrate Australia Day. Here are 10 great ideas for food to celebrate the big day. Are you searching for a little Australia Day inspiration?. You are? Good because I have come up with a collection. They are of course knowing me, mostly desserts but I am very sure you will be…
Frozen Banoffee Ice cream Cake
Frozen Banoffee Ice Cream Cake. Although this is a frozen dessert to be honest it could be any kind of weather and I think you would like the caramel, banana and chocolate flavours in this easy to eat ice cream with the crunchy base. It’s based on a Banoffee Pie idea of course. Have you…
Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts- Feel Good Food
Totally delicious Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts. Yes it’s true. fruit mince tarts! To me, food is about variety. It’s about healthy balanced eating and cooking. No strict adherence to any specific kind of diet. No overdoing it on super foods or Paleo stuff or bliss balls for me. I like them all at different…
Chocolate Fondue: Come and see the Chocolate Festival Sydney 2015
In just two weeks’ time it is my son Skater’s 21 st birthday. How time flies. He is a chocoholic and all he wants is to get immersed in chocolate. Lucky for him that is going to be easy because on the 12th and 13th of September there is a whole weekend devoted to chocolate…
Happy as Larry Pizza Food Truck, Sydney
Pizzas and Music?. Does that sound like something you might like? Well look out Sydney here comes Happy as Larry. On a beautiful day in Sydney last week I got to eat to the beat and all the way down the menu of the Happy as Larry Food Truck. Food Truck: A large truck equipped…
Pork, and Sumo Mandarin Sweet and Sour
Pork and Sumo Mandarin Sweet and Sour : You know that I love to cook, but I bet you didn’t know that I am a competition junky I think it gives me the sense of adrenalin you get when you have to finish a task in a regulated time, something like cooking for 100…
Travel Penang Food Tour ideas
Have you ever been to Penang? Have you ever wondered where it is or heard about the incredible food or how easy it is to travel in Malaysia? I have a long history with Penang. When I was younger ( ahem*), I was so in love with Penang that I went there 6 times…
Roastville Cafe, Marrickville
Roastville Cafe, Marrickville 157 Victoria Rd This unusual cafe is at the far end of Victoria Street, the part that used to be a bit of a wilderness, and just around the corner from Charmers Street where you will find Bourke Street Bakery. At one time we collectively considered Bourke St Bakery to be…
Apple, Passionfruit and Rye Crumble- reposted
I love making desserts. Some people don’t. It can be an after thought, and just sometimes you probably buy something at the last minute when people are coming over. You don’t have to. You can always be prepared. This apple, passionfruit and rye crumble is the kind of dessert you can have lurking in the…
Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry Self Saucing Pudding
Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry Self Saucing Pudding I made this pudding out of a left over ingredient. It’s extremely easy and I would expect the ingredient can be substituted and this pudding would be just as good. I made it with left over chocolate custard!. The kind you buy in the supermarket. It’s a special little…