A lot of people asked me if I’d watched The Bear yet, and some warned me it might be a bit intense. It is an intense show, for anyone, the style reminds me a little of Baz Lurhman’s frenetic director energy in Moulin Rouge. The first series is about grief, family, loss, addiction. Chefs are… Continue reading The Bear
I’m reluctant to say how many this serves, as it completely depends how hungry everyone is, and it is quite moreish! But tonight it is feeding 2 adults and 2 children under 8 and we’ll have leftovers for lunch or dinner tomorrow with a salad on the side. If I was famished I could eat… Continue reading Beef ragu
I’ve been reading a wonderful recipe book cover to cover, drinking it in and absorbing the culinary and social ideals of Hana Assifiri. It’s called Moroccan Soup Bar and contains the recipes from a restaurant in Melbourne that is adored by its many and varied patrons. The customer reviews scrawled on napkins and sprinkled throughout… Continue reading Roasted cauliflower with cumin and chilli and a tahini dressing
Today’s cake is inspired by Israeli food blogger Keren Agam https://www.instagram.com/keren_agam/?hl=en who I discovered through my lovely friend Hagar who has been spoiling us with Rugelach and Challah and all manner of baked treats. If you want the English version of her recipes (and you will) go to her blog using Chrome and click translate.… Continue reading There’s something therapeutic about making cake
We just had a beautiful weekend at our friends’ property in Fosterton NSW, about 3 hours north of Sydney. The last time we visited they cooked for us, so it was time for us to return the favour. Here’s the menu, I cooked the spanakopita and osso buco, D cooked the pancakes, crumpets and… Continue reading A weekend at the farm
Chewy on the outside, tender in the middle. These delicious friands are best served warm straight out of the oven, but will keep for several days… Ingredients 180g salted butter, plus extra to grease 6 egg whites 240g pure icing sugar, sifted 120g almond meal (finely ground almonds) 75g plain flour 1 teaspoon finely grated… Continue reading Lemon curd almond friands
My favourite comfort food – rabbit and pasta. The ragu is from Stephanie Alexander, it’s her ‘hare pasta sauce’ but made with rabbit. The pasta is saffron linguine from Marrickville markets. Parsley, thyme and bay from the garden. The wine to deglaze the pan and relax the chef is a McLeish Estate cabernet sauvignon/merlot.
So, it seems I’ve jumped on the apple cider bandwagon. Those who know me will smile at yet another new found food addiction. I started with Magners (Irish), late last year, which is refreshing with ice, but I now have others which I prefer, given the choice. I’ve been enjoying Monteith’s (NZ) which has a… Continue reading Apple cider
I’d been looking forward to a week at home, starting each day with a coffee from my Rancilio Sylvia before venturing out into the world; and then Sylvia went and got sick and I had to take her to the vet. While at the ‘vet’- Dibartoli coffee centre in Bondi Junction, we got to chatting… Continue reading Great coffee near St Peters
I seem to be living off beef pho at the moment, and my favourite right now is phd Vietnamese restaurant at Marrickville, only $9 for a delicious takeaway dinner, yum. I’m also hoping to try Yen For Viet a few doors down soon as every time I walk past they’re packed. We tried to get… Continue reading Beef Pho
