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Purple Carrot Cake And Mr. Periwinkle

October 14, 2011

I miss winter. I really do. Even more so because spring is stuck in a limbo not being able to decide whether to warm up or stay cool. Winter this year was even more exciting

Tagged: | baking, cake, carotina oil, carrot, cinnamon, ginger, kraak eggson mysteries, orange, organic town, pecan, picnic, purple, purple carrot, sultanas

The Chook House

October 10, 2011

Over the years I have become an advocate of eating healthier, buying local, living smaller (well this one is not really true although my intentions are noble) and getting back to the grass roots.

Tagged: | chicken, chookhouse, garden, kids

Win 60 Issues Of Baked And Delicious Plus Extras Worth $1105

October 7, 2011

Baked And Delicious is a new 60 part cooking compendium launched in Australia earlier this year. The gorgeous glossy issues showcase international classics to bake at home. The photos and recipes cover baking stalwarts from

Tagged: | baking, freebies, giveaway

Little Brown Bread

October 6, 2011

A few wednesdays ago, Gummi Bear announced that he was going to bake bread. He didn’t seem to care whether I was on board or not. He then proceeded to the kitchen and fished

Tagged: | 101 cookbooks, autumn, baking, bread, brown, heidi swanson, honey, kids, oats, wholefoods, yeast

Chocolate And Assam Tea Prune Brownies

September 29, 2011

The inspiration for this brownie came from the Bourke Street Bakery cookbook. They have a delectable brownie recipe that calls for prunes macerated in alcohol for three days. As amazing as it sounds, I

Tagged: | brown, chocolate, prune. brownie, slice, tea

Tabouli And The Pantry Game

September 24, 2011

One of the many promises I made to myself this year was to cook with as many different ingredients that I could lay my hands on. Explore every possible corner of the food chart.

Tagged: | brunch, burghul, mediterranean, mint, parsley, picnic, salad, spring, tomato, vegetarian

Vanilla Sustagen And Strawberry Pops. Win A Zoku Quick Pop Maker!

September 23, 2011

I was asked by the ever so lovely people at Kitchenware Direct to pick something from their amazing array of products to review and test run on the blog. Having done a beautiful pasta

Tagged: | chilled, dairy, dessert, giveaway, healthy, ice cream, kitchen gadgets, pops, review, strawberry, summer, sweet, vanilla, white, zoku

TGIF. Toes Go In First. A Favourites List.

September 17, 2011

TGIF. Toes Go In First. That is what I have always thought it was. Imagine then, my surprise when I saw all the young people constantly posting that on Facebook and Twitter all the

Tagged: | books, favourites, green, home, kitchen, products, spring

Burnt Butter Caramel Slice

September 15, 2011

Burnt butter has always had a fancy schmancy ring to it for me. I have never tasted anything burnt butter, at least not anything that was pre-meditated. And that is exactly what happened

Tagged: | brown, butter, caramel, coconut, condensed milk, golden syrup, high-tea, picnic, slice, sweet

Golden Chicken Wings With Ginger Caramel Chili Sauce

September 13, 2011

The weather has turned like clockwork and the new leaves not only say “Hark! Spring is here.” but also stir a very rational urge to eat lighter and healthier. I often find that lighter

Tagged: | anise, asian, brunch, campbells, caramel, chicken, chili, coriander, ginger, sauce, spring, spring onion

Feast Magazine By SBS Review And Giveaway. Win 2 Copies!

September 12, 2011

Watch out cooking world! There is a new kid on the food magazine block and "it" is gorgeous. Feast magazine launched by SBS last month in Australia is a reflection and extension of the

Tagged: | feast, Food Magazine, giveaway, sbs

Dark Chocolate Sunflower Bundt Cake

September 9, 2011

I find baking in bundt pans very fiddly. I like ogling at cake pictures on sites like Sweetapolita and wondering "How the heck does she manage to get it out of that bundt completely

Tagged: | baking, birthday-party, brown, bundt, cake, celebration, chocolate, cocoa powder, cream, dessert, egg

Olive Parmesan And Herb Loaf

September 7, 2011

I promise myself before I start writing a new post that I will not talk about the weather. I really promise myself. But then I start writing and weather is the first thing that

Tagged: | bread, buttermilk, canapes, cayenne pepper, egg, jalapeno, loaf, lunchbox, olive, parmesan, picnic, spring, sun-dried tomato, thyme

38 Confessions Of A Food Blogger And Foodie

September 5, 2011

I cannot peel a boiled egg without giving it cellulite. I have panic attacks before icing a cake for a special occasion. I cannot sleep if I fail at a recipe, making batch after

Tagged: | food-blogger, foodie

Pick Me Up Veggie Muffins

August 31, 2011

When I started writing this post, I mulled and mulled over what I would call these muffins. Healthy Muffins? Green Muffins? Veggie Power Muffins? Believe me, I mulled a lot. Then I called them

Tagged: | carrot, lunchbox, mozzarella, spring, spring onion, zucchini

Lebkuchen – German Christmas Ginger Cookies

August 29, 2011

I recently got sent two volumes of a brand new baking repository. A limited edition, 60-part series that comprises of modernised classics and is accompanied by various types of gorgeous silicon bakeware. It is

Tagged: | biscuits, christmas, cookie, germany, ginger, lebkuchen

Sambal – Macquarie Park, Sydney

August 26, 2011

To wind up my 4 part Malaysian restaurant review stint for Malaysia Kitchen, we decided to try out Sambal in a suburb called Macquarie Park in Sydney’s north. Conveniently located outside Macquarie Park station,

Tagged: | malaysia, review

Cream Of Pumpkin Soup And Chicken Glazed Swiss Mushrooms

August 25, 2011

I love real stock that is made from scratch, stock that is simmered slowly with the freshest of ingredients. I have made fresh stock a handful of times. The rest of the time, I

Tagged: | autumn, campbells, family, mushroom, pumpkin, soup, winter

Blue Duck Cafe – St Leonards, Sydney

August 20, 2011

As part of the Malaysia Kitchen Summit in August, I am one of 13 bloggers who will be reviewing 4 local malaysian restaurants each for a chance to win an all expense paid foodie tour

Tagged: | asian, cafe, malaysia, review, sydney

Tiramisu And My 200th Post

August 19, 2011

Sometimes when I am flipping through a cooking magazine or shopping at the deli, I become delusional. I have ideas of grandeur. The all empowering feeling of absolute surety that “Yes! I can bake that

Tagged: | chilled, dessert, italian, liqueur, sweet, tiramisu