Japanese Okinawa Spinach Salad
We're lucky to have an abundant crop of Okinawa spinach growing at my local Community Vegetable Garden.Their pretty green and mauve leaves are botanically classified as...
Braised Chicken with Green Olives and Sage
Chicken with Green Olives and SageThis is one of my favourite Neil Perry dishes especially when served with mashed potatoes or soft polenta and steamed green beans. Perfect dinner fare for cooler...
Heavenly Ginger Macadamia Marshmallows
Soft, homemade, snowy white marshmallows with a ginger hit and macadamia crunch make a luxurious treat for mum on Mother's Day.You can add a few drops of food...
Fair Dinkum Anzacs
Are Anzac biscuits unique to Australia? How will we ever know? But along with pavlova and lamingtons, we lay claim to them, even if they are based on borrowed...
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Meet Wanitha Tanasingam
Meet Exuberant Malaysian Chef Wanitha TanasingamI’m sitting in the bar at the Grand Shanghai Hotel in Burwood, Sydney, where I’ve arranged to meet exuberant Malaysian chef and cookery teacher Wanitha Tanasingam. Pink-tinged images of pretty young Chinese women and...
A Truly Multicultural Christmas
Curious, isn’t it, the way we continue to celebrate Christmas in Australia.Come December, and the official start of summer, shop interiors and department stores are filled with white-bearded Santas and reindeer; cards and Advent...
Meet Indian Master Chef Ajoy Joshi
Chef Ajoy Joshi was thrilled.“We won the Restaurant & Catering Gold Award for Best Indian Restaurant in Australia last night,” he told me, his eyes shining, a wide grin on his face.“It’s the second year in a row. And we also won...
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July 2025 Mini Chef Classes
Apologies, I won't be running any cooking classes through July school holidays due to an injury.