Apparently the world has known about this wonderful, no-knead bread recipe for about a thousand years. Where have I been? My discovery came ...
All in Cooking
Tip #9
When whipping pure cream for cakes or dessert, add a pinch of...
Tip #23
You can revive sad & wilted herbs! Simply trim the stems & dead leaves away, then place the leaves you want to use ...
The Best Butter with the Worst Name
As I've hinted at, but not properly explained, I'm writing a cookbook and the easiest way to describe my vision for it is; it's a ...
Tip #61
This one actually comes from my Pa, the king of family bbq roasts. To avoid ruining and "steaming" a nice steak sear ...
Recipe: Granny's Proper British Apple Crumble
The heat will be roaring back across our sunburnt country in no time, so to make the most of the August cold-blast I'm cooking this...
Recipe: Nana's Chocolate Fudge Cake Icing (or 'Frosting')
'Icing' or 'frosting'? What are we meant to call this thing that helps us really enjoy cake? For Australians it's like the 'patty cake...
Tip #403.0
This one's worth checking out if you're prone to flat cake syndrome. Cake making efforts can be wasted if your baking powder or bi-carb soda is ...
Recipe: Green Ricotta Fritters
Happy Monday! Today's recipe is a great prepare-ahead dish to add to midweek lunches or to bolster in-a-hurry dinners, you can just have the mixture ...
Eat Like the French Do
I was lucky enough to nab a university exchange to France for a semester towards the end of my Bachelor of Journalism. It was a pivotal moment ...
Secrets to Ageing Well: Part 1
Okay so the title is misleading, as I'm in my twenties and therefore not an authority on ageing, (but I am eager to live the best life ...
Tip #403
I have only just started implementing this tip, it's one from my Granny in the UK ... but I also noticed a friend here ...
The End of An Era Tart
I gave a slice of this tart each to two close friends recently and it happened to be a very big time in both their lives; one had just been ...
When Life Gives You Shit Cookies...
Bad recipes happen. Sometimes because the end result is just not what you'd expected, or the combination of flavours really aren't your thing. Whatever the reason, you know it ...
The I Hate to Cook Book
So in case it wasn't clear from my past posts, I'm beginning to love old cookbooks. I don't know why I didn't discover this passion sooner because it only makes sense, especially now I'm writing a cookbook highlighting the secret...
Tip #58
Nana Tip #58: Rinse measuring cups with water before adding honey, molasses or similar substances needed for...
Even Melbourne's Doing It
We've just returned from a weekend break in Australasia's coffee capital (arguably), Melbourne. It was a food and wine filled few days "balanced" only by the fact we walked everywhere because it was spectacular...
Weekend Walkabout + Life Saving Tips
Bastille Day will forever be marred for the people of Nice. It's absolutely disgusting what happened there overnight, the news image showing the people who were mowed down and killed and still lying on the street is imprinted in my mind. If you haven't seen it, ...
Recipe: Nana's Chocolate Fudge Cake
Cakes tend to sink in the middle. Well at least, many of mine do unfortunately. There are a myriad technical reasons for this but I'm going to be like the bad workman and blame my tools... bad recipes. I have only about five trusted cake recipes...
Tip #362
Apologies for my Monday blogging break, but believe me when I say it was desperately needed. I spent it mostly in solitude reading, cooking and fixing our damn modem router. All that "home" stuff we didn't get ...