Journal

10 November, 2020

Mini Chef Edible Christmas and January 2021 Cooking Classes

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 … Continue reading →

22 September, 2020

Christmas 2020 School Holiday Kids Cooking Classes

Good news: my Mini Chef kids cooking classes are up and running again and we’ll be making a wide range of delicious, nutritious dishes. My kids cooking classes aim to teach children … Continue reading →

22 July, 2020

Meditation on Quinces

It had a cloak of ash-coloured down hovering over its smooth golden body, and when it lay naked in my hand, with nothing more than its daffodil-coloured shift, it made … Continue reading →

7 June, 2020

One Banana, Two Banana…

Here’s a curious fact: the banana is actually not a fruit at all, but really a giant broadleaf herb.Now grown throughout the world, it is believed to be one of … Continue reading →

2 June, 2020

Virtual Cocktails @Dante NYC

Want to learn how to make a classic Negroni from the owners of the Best Bar in the World? CBS Sunday Morning just featured my son, Linden Pride, and his … Continue reading →

30 May, 2020

The Cake-maker: National Reconciliation Week 2020

I felt like sobbing when I heard Aboriginal artist, Sandra Hill, speaking on the ABCRN Arts Show yesterday. This particular segment, where she is talking about her “Home-maker Series” (specifically … Continue reading →

20 April, 2020

The Original Anzac

How was the original Anzac biscuit made? The biscuit, that is, not the soldier!

4 April, 2020

Pantry Essentials

My store cupboard is always stocked with a few tins of chickpeas and a variety of beans. Knowing they’re there, I can rest assured that a simple meal is always … Continue reading →

1 April, 2020

One-a-penny, two-a-penny…

Have you ever smelt hot cross buns baking in a home oven? If you have, you won’t have forgotten for the aroma is irresistible. And if you’ve actually eaten a … Continue reading →

9 March, 2020

Fabulous Figs

Fig tree, for such a long time I have found meaningin the way you almost completely omit your blossomsand urge your pure mystery, unproclaimed, into the early ripening fruit. Rainer … Continue reading →

12 February, 2020

Apples of Love for Valentine’s Day

A tiny village in Valencia, Spain, hosts a tomato festival, La Tomatina, each year at the height of summer. Actually it sounds to me more like a tomato war than … Continue reading →

24 January, 2020

What’s cookin’ on Australia Day?

What’s on your Australia Day menu? Kanga burgers? Hot Smoked Lemon Myrtle Crocodile? Barramundi with Green Ants? Wattleseed pavlova? Just kidding. But it’s odd, isn’t it, how we still shy … Continue reading →

10 November, 2019

Karma, Kindness and Ottolenghi’s Food Smiles

“What is karma?” That was the question which bookended the first and last day at the recent Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali. Having spent a few years immersed … Continue reading →

14 July, 2019

Snail Trail En Provence

The sweet smell of freshly baked biscuits was wafting through the air as we walked along the leafy path to the Savoirs et Saveurs de Montagne market near Gap, capital … Continue reading →

5 May, 2019

Lost in Japan

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I agreed to accompany my sister Justy and her partner on a recent trip to Japan. She was keen … Continue reading →

1 April, 2019

Easter School Holiday Kids Cooking Classes

Hurry, hurry: don’t forget to book the kids in to my Mini Chef kids cooking classes during the Easter school holidays: Monday April 15th – Friday 26th, 10.30am – 1.30pm. … Continue reading →

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