After buying a Cuisinart casserole a few months ago and cooking casseroles and stews lost in the dusty binder of recipes that I stopped cooking because of a lack of proper pot, I decided to take up my kitchen shenanigans by a notch. It was time to welcome a French...
Reviews
Cakewich – White Chocolate Sandwich Cake With Jam And Cream
My youngest hit the ripe old age of 3 earlier this year and with a maturity that only a 3 year old can have, he proclaimed "I am a Chef!". For the 2 months prior to his birthday, he had been getting down and dirty with all things food. Wanting to make...
Have You Eaten by Billy Law – Cookbook Review & Win 2 Copies!!
Earlier this year, I responded to an email from last year's Masterchef contestant and Sydney blogger Billy Law to apply to be a recipe tester for his first cookbook. A few days later I received an email saying that I was picked to be a recipe tester. I was...
Buttermilk Baby Pancakes And Pancakes In Paradise
We had some amazing pancakes on our recent holiday in Gold Coast, everything from crepes to savory pancakes to chocolate ones. The day after we got back home, we were missing having pancakes so much that I decided to make a fun batch for breakfast. I whipped...
Win 10 Australian Women’s Weekly Sunday Roast And Baking Collection Cookbooks Worth $450 (CLOSED)
Almost 18 years ago I bought my first two cookbooks off the streets of Mumbai. One was a mini cookbook by Family Circle and the other was a pre-loved dog eared copy of the Australian Women's Weekly Chinese Cookbook. I cherished them like the prized treasure...
Cookbook Review – Monday Morning Cooking Club. Win A Copy!
A couple of years ago on one of my weekly cookbook stalking jaunts at my local bookstore, I fell in love with a book just by it's cover. I bought it for my birthday with the gift card my brother and his wife gave me. It was a cookbook unlike any other I had...
Cookbook Review – Super Natural Every Day. Win A Copy!
Super Natural Every Day is not a cookbook. Heidi Swanson's latest offering is a private journal of a person who embraces food in its truest form, smattered with photos that make you want to experience and recipes that make you want to cook. I first leafed...
Homemade Milo Ice Cream And Underwater Adventures With Nikon AW100 Waterproof Camera
Today I saw the temperature gauge in my car hit 48 degree Celcius (118 degree Fahrenheit). That would be like sitting inside an oven while slow baking one of Donna Hay's cakes. After a drive to Sydney's Entertainment Quarter to spend some time at the pop-up...
What Katie Ate by Katie Quinn Davies – Cookbook Review
I first came across Katie Quinn Davies' blog What Katie Ate a couple of years ago after following an article link for Donna Hay's general store in Sydney. Struck by the raw honest quality of the pictures on her blog, I became a devout follower. Katie's story is...
Cookbook Review – Under The Walnut Tree And A Giveaway
A few weeks ago I received my copy of Under The Walnut Tree by Anna and Fanny Bergenstrom. The cookbook's byline was Great Recipes From Our Kitchen and it was a labour of love by the authors sharing the food from their Scandinavian heritage as well as all...