Tag Archives for cooking
My first Christmas
Part of the problem with having about two months’ worth of eating adventures to write up is that some date faster than others. So in the interest of not being too obviously tardy, here’s a quick wrap up of my … Continue reading
Baking the cover
I changed jobs about three months ago, and I don’t think I’ve ever been happier with my working conditions. I’ve got a stupidly large desk in front of a window adjacent to a tree where various native birds have turf … Continue reading
Arrivederci, il mio coinquilino!
I’m losing my housemate this week. He’s going back to Italy for a stint, and it’s not certain when he’ll be back. Hopefully sooner rather than later! In any case, last night il coinquilino (that’s the housemate in Italian, for … Continue reading
Nothing says “I love you, #fatty” like a burger cake
It’s @eatnik‘s birthday today. Happy birthday #fatty!! For a few weeks, @jeroxie and I had been scheming and planning a birthday cake for her, as she’d been the kind purveyor of awesome birthday cakes for us both (a crazily rich … Continue reading
Peach and Honey Tart: Cookbook Challenge (Stone Fruit)
So I’m trying my hand at this cookbook challenge again. I think I managed to cook one item last year. Maybe I’ll do two this year? Anyway, the idea behind the challenge is to actually use those cookbooks which we buy, … Continue reading
Yigit Pura’s Chocolate Soufflé
For those of you who don’t follow me on twitter, you might not know that I’m an avid viewer of Top Chef. Top Chef is the show that Masterchef should have been. It’s actual chefs, competing Next Top Model style, … Continue reading
Cooking with Mum: Loh Baak Gao
When I go to yum cha, one of my favourite items is the loh baak gao (that’s my Romanisation, in case you’re wondering; it might be wrong, but that’s how it sounds to my ear). It’s often referred to as … Continue reading
Melbourne Food Blogger’s Dinner – post mortem (post partum?)
Last Monday heralded probably the most momentous event of my short food blogging career. If you could call eating food and ranting about it a career. Some people do. I was part of a crack team of food bloggers who … Continue reading
Melbourne Food Blogger’s Dinner
So after just over a year of this food blogging business, a year of judging others, the time has come for me to let others judge me. Along with a few other local food bloggers, I’m part of a rag … Continue reading
Paisano lunch with Adriano Matteoni
OK, I said that Bourke Street Bakery would be my last Sydney post for a while, but I lied. I couldn’t not share with you all the wonderful lunch prepared by Adriano Matteoni (of Clipper and Clover fame). It’s almost … Continue reading