Well – I imagine it seemed as though I abandoned this blog altogether –but not the case. It’s been hectic around our house, packing, getting ready to move, trying to sell our house, having a moving sale and open houses. Then there was this little storm you might have heard about named Ike, well he [...]

This is a must read - for those looking for a
fabulous hors d’oeuvre, a hearty side dish, or a wonderful
vegetable main course.  With a little modification, it

could be a fully vegan entrée – so look no further.
Filling? Yes it is. Meaty? Uh huh.
Flavor? Out of this world, delicious!
Right now, is the peak season [...]

I’m going to be hosting a five day student exchange later in the fall. Not just any students but international culinary grads from all over that decided to travel throughout Canada and the US. There are four of them going to be staying with me, but there are another eight of them in two other [...]

 So, you’re a blogger. Or you work at home in some other way. Does that mean you have to eat the traditional nerd’s meal of caffeine and whatever munchy food is close by? Hardly.
There’s nothing more reassuring on a busy day than knowing that a good dinner is cooking itself while you’re busy with other [...]

Tomatoe and Chutney Lamb-Shanks - 17/08/2008
Well spring is almost upon the Southern Hemisphere and while it’s still cold I tend to want to again look at the old favourite Lamb-Shanks. This is a cheap cut that is often overlooked, but when prepared and cooked slowly is the most rewarding and healthy meal you can have.

The [...]

The name of this article tells all. For a few years the potato was taking a bad wrap for being a non-healthy food. Since it has been proven that the entirely underrated potato is overflowing with potassium, even more then the banana. A 6 ounce potato supposedly has 1/4 of the vitamin C a body [...]

Learning to cook can be a daunting task for a southern girl grow’d up on meat n’ taters. Especially with no one around to teach me even the most basic knife skills needed to insure I’d debone the chicken and not my forefinger. When I asked my mother-in-law-to-be  to teach me to cook, she snarked, [...]

Tuesday lunchtime saw me catch up with an old friend for lunch.  As he now lives out of the Melbourne CBD he wanted to go to one of his favourite old city centre spots that he used to haunt - Florentinos Cellar Bar.  Who am I to refuse a chance to catch up and to review [...]

By request of some friends over in Sydney (hi P & V!), but also just so I can remember the recipe when I go back to Europe for a Winter break, this is my risotto recipe that I usually just call ‘the red one’. I like strongly coloured risottos - even a jet black [...]

While this recipe is based on the one by the same name in ‘The Silver Spoon’ I have however made some subtle changes to the ingredients and quantities that I think improve it over the base recipe. It’s a ridiculously simple and beautiful meal with the blueberries and honey really bringing out the natural sweetness [...]