Thai-me Kangaroo Down Salad
What’s on your Australia Day (or should that be Invasion Day) menu ? Weird isn’t it, how we still shy away from using native Australian ingredients?Here we live on a...
The Watermelon Cake
This spectacular cake was the hit of summer, not just because of its Wow factor, but also because it's gluten-free and (refined) sugar-free. Both the kids and adults kept coming...
Janice’s Salmon Dip
Janice's Easy Peasy Salmon DipHere's a simple, tasty dip which only takes a few minutes to make. It's a good one for New Year's Eve and entertaining through the silly season. It was given to me...
Rick Stein’s Roast Butternut Squash Wellington with Porcini Gravy
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What the Devil?
Ever wondered why we celebrate Easter with eggs? Curious, isn't it, especially when you discover that it's not even a Christian tradition.The very word Easter derives its name from Eostre, or Eostrae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and from the old...
Ever Heard of Houchoushiki?
Ever heard of Houchoushiki?Most of us have heard of the Japanese tea ceremony, the cherry blossom ceremony and ikebana, but have you heard of, or seen, the traditional Japanese knife ceremony called Houchoushiki ?While it represents many essential aspects of Japanese...
Golden Trumpets of Sunshine
You've no doubt heard of the Eureka, the Meyer, the Lisbon and the Lemonade varieites of lemons but how about the Sfusato or more precisely the Sfusato Amalfitano? This is the golden trumpet the Italian poet Eugenio Montale refers to in his...
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