For as long as I can remember Hainanese Chicken Rice has been my go to meal when the first signs of a flu...
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5 Easy Slow Cooker Recipes for Cooler Months
Wow, Cyclone Debbie what an awful mess you made! And what a dramatic ending to our hot and...
Become a Master Gardener With This Quick Tip
Boiling eggs? Don't discard that water...
Recipe: Beurre Noisette Friands
For my column in this month's Village News I caught up with Daniel Mikus of Danny's Bread in...
Ultimate One Bowl Cheat Sheet
For foolproof, tasty and no fuss lunches and dinners organise...
Recipe: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you're wanting to pleasure someone or just yourself today...
Recipe: Crispy Honey Prawns
A little indulgence for your weekend. I was given this recipe by...
Summer Cooking
It's hot and humid, few feel like cooking, but I've been inspired by...
French Traditions
We've just returned from 10 days in Paris. It was a dream and...
Tip #18
Don't waste that pretty, Christmas ham. Store it...
Recipe: Easy Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni
There ain't no party quite like an Italian party, so when I caught up with...
Recipe: Smoky Prawn Cocktail
It was such a pleasure to meet new restaurant owner James Gallagher for this month's Village News column. His eatery...
Three Wise Women The Cookbook - Launch (Bonus: Christmas Menu)
My first book Three Wise Women was officially launched Thursday. And wow! What a thrill. What a whirlwind of richly...
The Bombe!
I'm always excited for the new edition of the biannual Cherry Bombe Magazine. The moment I get my hands on ...
Whopper Design
The cover of my new book Three Wise Women has really been inspired by this style 1950s advertising - after all that ...
Digital Holiday Underway
I've taken inspiration from Cherry Bombe Magazine co-founder Kerry Diamond and am posting to let you know I'm taking a brief ...
An Ode to Good Signage
I made an impromptu trip to Inala last week, a suburb about 25 minutes drive west of where I live. Unfortunately it's got a bad name...
Tip #23
You can revive sad & wilted herbs! Simply trim the stems & dead leaves away, then place the leaves you want to use ...
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 ...
What I Learnt at the Markets: 5 Tips
So this morning I was invited to a media event at the Brisbane Markets. I accepted because it was a rare chance to step behind the curtain and see ...