Journal
Meditation on Passionfruit
used to be plump and glossy but his mackintosh has shrunk as he sucks in his cheeks while somewhere inside the room he is giving you the pip with a … Continue reading
Green Seaweed Sourdough: fabulous future food
Chef Gary Fishwick is kneading a soft lump of bright green sourdough on a demonstration table at the Manly Art Gallery.Above him hang quirky shapes of dried seaweed and small … Continue reading
Carol SelvaRajah on Dining with Dragons
My late friend Carol SelvaRajah was honoured today with a Medal of the Order of Australia. It is heartwarming to see other women of colour being recognised in the Australia Day … Continue reading
January 2021 Mini Chef 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 and yummy dishes. My kids cooking classes aim to … Continue reading
Christmas 2020 Mini Chef 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
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
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
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
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
The Original Anzac
How was the original Anzac biscuit made? The biscuit, that is, not the soldier!
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
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
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
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
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
I hold my classes in my home in a beautiful setting which spills out into the garden where the children and I have fun looking at and identifying the various herbs and vegetable I grow, weather
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