What gift do you most treasure at Christmas? For me, the most precious is the home-made present, the one which expresses something of the personality of the giver. It doesn’t matter how wacky it is. In fact, its very imperfection is part of its charm and humour.
Some of my most treasured possessions are those made [...]
I first came across these little cupcakes at the Wholefoods store in Pasadena, L.A. They’re very versatile because they can be enjoyed as breakfast muffins, snacks or dessert. If you are making them for Halloween, decorate the tops with licorice strips and smarties.
Preheat oven to 180degC. Line a mini muffin pan tin with mini [...]
I loved the look of this roadside stall just outside Batlow, a pretty town on the western slopes of the Snowy Mountains of NSW, and couldn’t resist taking a photo. Some of the bags of crisp locally grown apples sell for just $2/kg.
A tasty flavoursome dish otherwise knowns as “whore’s spaghetti” – but to understand how it got its name would take a lengthy explanation! One thing is for certain: you’ll find all the ingredients found in an Italian pantry.
Poor Myf Warhurst. She’s rather distressed by a comment made by food writer and MasterChef judge Matt Preston in which he called her his “short and slightly wide” cravat, a reference to a
chapter about cravats in his new book, ‘Cravat-A-Licious’.
“I’ve had a few challenging moments this year,” she retorted in The National Times. “I [...]
This recipe is inspired by a delicious dish I tasted earlier this year at EEST, a swish pan Asian restaurant in the Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur .Aussie chef David King is executive chef at the hotel where he runs the Kings Kitchen Klub, a series of cooking classes for both adults and kids.
Here’s a funny pic of me with a group of friends at King’s Kitchen Klub at EEST, a stunning restaurant in the Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. David is director of kitchens at the hotel, and let me tell you there are many kitchens!
Has Channel 10’s MasterChef lost the plot?
Last week when I watched the first show in the new series, we met the three celebrity contestants (Kirk Pengilly, Indira Naidoo and Josh Thomas), each of whom cooked their favourite (or “signature”) dish in the first half (and let me tell you, I really liked the look [...]
I tasted this fresh, vibrant and spicy prawn salad last week at Spice I Am, a stylish restaurant in Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. Owner Sujet Saenkham kindly gave me his recipe and you can can see from the picture how beautifully it was presented.
For Spice I Am dressing, pound garlic and birds-eye chillies with mortar and [...]
My daughter Natali loves this pic of garish cupcakes which I took at the Wholefoods Super Store in Pasadena, Los Angeles. It’s the largest Wholefoods outlet in Southern California and my eyes were boggling as I wandered around, not just because of the brightly coloured cakes (surely they must use food additives?), but because of [...]
