If there is one dish I’ve cooked since Covid began that has changed my life, and my palette, it’s this slow cooked lamb ragu with fresh pappardelle. It is incredible. One of the most delicious things you’ll ever eat! I’m …
If you follow a keto / low carb way of eating, or just want a rice-free and quick alternative to tuna sushi, then you will love this low carb tuna, avocado and cucumber sushi roll! The tuna mixture is super …
Our good friends, Annie & Adam, made us the MOST delicious meal recently which I just have to share. I’ve had a lobster roll before at a French festival in Melbourne, which was pretty sensational, but this was actually my …
Quite possibly, my favourite drink during autumn and winter, has to be mulled wine. There’s something incredibly nostalgic about a cup of deliciously warm, delicately spiced and citrus-imbued, mulled wine. And sitting around an open fire, toasting marshmallows, gathering with …
Life in lockdown / hibernation / isolation has certainly brought out the drinker in me! ha. In a good way. I’ve moved on from a standard glass of wine, to making cocktails
If you’re not a fan of overly sweet cranberry sauce on your poultry at Christmas, but still love all the traditional flavour companions like cranberries, oranges and herbs, then this Christmas Butter is for you! I know what you might …
Entertaining at Christmas has to be one of my favourite things in the world. Having said that, I’m conscious about plastics, toxins and waste. So instead of doing traditional Christmas crackers, with useless fillers that end up in the garbage, …
I absolutely LOVE the scent and flavour of Elderflower. To me it goes hand-in-hand with the summery wafts of jasmine and gardenia. Yet Elderflower is nowhere near as common. When you do find it growing wild (or in the garden), …
Recently, my gorgeous friend Sally, of Simmer and Boyle, dyed some fabric in a pot on her stove, using just avocado seeds and they turned the most beautiful shade of pink! I honestly had no idea that the tannins in …
My husband and I love the Tour de France (he’s a keen cyclist and I just watch for the scenery and food! ha.) so every year, on the first night, I do a big French themed dinner.
I’m always looking for yummy and nutritious recipes that can make use of leftovers, and these delicious Chicken and Vegetable Pies are the result of some left over roast chook and a handful of veggies floating around in the fridge …
Now, I love a bit of pudding at Christmas, but the problem with being in the Southern Hemisphere, is that more often than not, it’s too warm for hot pudding! This is where Christmas Pudding Ice Cream comes in! Every bit …
Oh, how I love a Christmas glazed ham!? In fact, it’s one of my absolute favourite things about Christmas. And even though every summer I severely overdose on ham, I can’t help but get terribly excited at the end of …
There are few desserts I have mastered as well as a pavlova (if I do say so myself!), and this sweet and tangy pav is one of the tastiest I’ve ever eaten.
What better way to celebrate spring than with a ridiculously easy and pretty, spring-time inspired cake? Like this “berry pretty sponge cake”. This was the result of a beautiful jar of berry jam, gifted to us by our beautiful neighbours, …
