Bring in the New Year, Chinese style
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the beginning of the new year in the Chinese calendar. It is the longest and most colourful Chinese festival, lasting fifteen days in total (16 February to 2 March 2018) with most people having at least one week’s holiday. It’s a time when children travel […]
Get your Nutella® on for World Nutella Day, 5 February
It’s an indulgent nostalgic treat; the spread we grew up with in childhood. Spread on bread or pancakes, dribbled over fresh fruit or even eaten by the spoonful, Nutella® is all about the delicious taste of hazelnut and chocolate, its smoothness unmatched by any of the pretenders. Originally, Nutella® was created because of the shortage […]
An Aussie Day Bush Feast
While I consider myself a ‘glamping girl’, Australia’s favourite outdoor adventurer, All 4 Adventure’s Jase Andrews is a renaissance man. He’s just published a new cookbook, ‘About That Much…’ – a camping bible of simple and fancy recipes to get you through the toughest trip. If you’re hitting the dirt trail this Australia Day, you […]
‘Shortcuts to Glory’ – Cookbook review
My fondest memories of my son’s childhood are the things we did together. During school holidays we’d catch trains, visit parks and playgrounds and spend hours watching big machines on worksites. In between, we’d cook. Sitting in his high chair at the kitchen bench, my son would help with the cooking – mashing banana to […]
The Great Australian Baking Book – Book Review
There’s nothing like baking to show a little love. Baking for someone you love is an indulgent, made-to-order way of saying that you care. There’s no ‘standard fit’ for baking. Everyone has their own favourite dish, determined by taste, culture, flavour palate and food intolerances. Our family baking needs range from Gluten-free orange to almond […]
Gotzinger Smallgoods
It’s one of our favourite winter weekend breakfasts: Spanish chorizo with garlic, spinach, chargrilled capsicum and tomato served on a piece of sourdough toast. Filling, nourishing and delicious, it’s easy to prepare, especially with a few shortcuts! Chorizo sausages freeze well in the packet, and most other ingredients come from the pantry or garden, so […]
Shen’s Singapore Chilli Crab
We’re moving towards warmer weather, which means prawns, bugs and crabs. It’s time to start thinking about the Christmas dinner table, about what you’re going to cook that’s different. We have access to the most succulent mud crabs in Queensland, so here’s an idea how to cook it. I’m going to put aside my North […]
Christmas and The Great Uncooking
Peace. Joy. Love. These three words herald a time that for many is a tiring gauntlet of present buying and family commitments, the rite of passage marked by the consumption of copious amounts of food and drink. Somehow we emerge, breathlessly gasping into the New Year. We sit on the couch, exhausted and over-satiated, swearing […]
Herman Brot Low Carb Bread
I love bread. Full stop. In fact, very often, given a choice of cake or a piece of fresh bread with butter and vegemite or peanut butter, I’d choose the bread. I just love savoury. As I’ve grown older, however, I’ve come to realise that those fluffy white bread cucumber and cress sandwiches are not […]