Sydney Cheese Festival. Free tastings talks and all the smelling you can handle! Yes I said cheese festival. Sydney Cheese Festival. BON FROMAGE. October 14-15th Sydney Carriageworks 11-6pm If you are a bit of a cheese monster then pencil in these dates because Sydney is finally getting it’s own cheese festival and its free entry. Yes…
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Gruyere Cheese Tart Marmalade onions
This Gruyere Cheese Tart has to be one of my favourite recipes. There is not much better than short crusted golden pastry with a creamy Gruyere filling. The onions are marmalade infused and the perfect match. Not diet food but don’t let that stop you… This Gruyere Cheese Tart is the recipe I promised you…
Cheesy Corn on the Cob with Smoked Paprika and Lemon
I’d walk a mile for this Cheesy Corn on the Cob with Smoked Paprika and Lemon. Its the ideal party food or side dish. Soft bursts of sweet corn slathered with mayo and paprika and then cheese. It’s love. This is one of the easy recipes I have in my Party Food Ebook and if…
15 ideas for cooking with Fresh Cheese
Although fresh cheeses can be used any time f the year, they are particularly good with summer produce. Here’s 15 ideas for cooking with Fresh Cheeses like Mozzarella and Boconcini I am a summer baby, I was born on the first day of the year in Australia. This pretty much secures my title. Once I…
Pizza Meatball Dip. Simple, Amazing
I have got something special for you here. I mean really, who wouldn’t want a Pizza Meatball Dip? Cheesy hot pizza tasting meat balls will have you wondering why you never thought of this before. Better still it’s easy. I wanted to make you something really easy to make when you have a few people…
Bocconcini and Bubbles. A Bocconcini workshop.
Bocconcini and Bubbles. That’s what the class is called and it’s fun. The tricks and tips to making Bocconcini whilst sipping bubbly. Making fresh cheese is supposed to be a pretty simple process and it seems a few people have ventured out on a cold Monday night to learn the art of cheese making at…
Quick Cheese Loaf: The Australian Grand Dairy Awards
The Australian Grand Champion dairy awards are announced today! I have 3 of the winners here. Do you want to see? I also have a wonderful Quick Cheese loaf so skip to the end for that. What would you say if someone asked you to take a hamper of cheese home and eat it with…
Lamb Cutlets Cheesy Panko Crust
Lamb Cutlets Cheesy Panko Crust & weeknight dinners Holland is a surprising country. I know it isn’t on the list of the most romantic places or a place you might sit on the beach all day, but even if you take Amsterdam out of the picture…..it’s a pretty interesting country to visit. Those Duchies have…
Pumpkin, Haloumi Salad with Baby Kale
Pumpkin, Haloumi Salad with Baby Kale No matter how I try I can’t get Skater to like roast potatoes. It probably is a blessing in disguise because I can’t resist them. Just the thought of roast potatoes is enough to prompt me to turn on the oven. Instead, a piece of pumpkin fell out of…
Banana Date Bagel with Bacon and Walnut Crumble
Creamy Banana Date Bagel with Bacon and Walnut Crumble make the best Brunch or Breakfast with lashings of maple syrup. Supported by PHILADELPHIA Australia This is such a good idea I am not sure how I didn’t think of it before. Crunchy, sweet salty and good for you….should they all be in the same sentence?…
Taleggio, Interesting Ingredients
Taleggio, Interesting Ingredients So what is Taleggio? Love it or hate it the first thing I can tell you is that it is a very smelly cheese (think body odour, wet grass, cooked greens and even baked bread). It’s what is known as a smear ripened or washed rind cheese from the Stracchino family,…
Baked Ricotta Chocolate and honeyed figs
When I was a kid we had a fig tree down the side of our house . It was the side of the house where no one went. It was a huge tree that produced abundant amounts of fruit and this in itself was a reason to avoid the corridor down the side. It…
Goat Cheese, Potato Croquettes. Plus other Party Food
It’s my birthday on New Years Day. It’s not such a fun day to have a birthday. For a start, a lot of people feel unwell on my birthday, other people are just tired……. This is the sort of birthday people say “Happy Birthday” at 12 o’clock on the night before, just after New Year,…
The Perfect Cheeseplate
My friend and local cheese expert, Diane from Mystery Cheese in Sydney has volunteered to write up a few tips and a bit of a run down on serving cheese when you have friends over. Mystery Cheese is a business that conducts cheese and wine Masterclasses. We have chosen a few lovely mostly Australian cheeses…
Perfect Flaky Pastry and Ricotta “Slice”
This total flaky delicious rough puff pastry is easier than you think. Pair it with baked ricotta and sweet tomatoes and you have the Perfect Flaky pastry and ricotta slice. You must try this! It looks completely delicious doesn’t it? This really is a perfect flaky pastry and ricotta slice. Well it actually is as…
East Coast Lounge, Chowder Bay, Mosman
East Coast Lounge- Chowder Bay, Sydney Disclaimer: This is not a “review”. I am not a reviewer. This is my attempt at showcasing a great place that I visited, and one you may like to read about or even go to……….. It’s not all that often that you go to a place and a whole host…