In My Kitchen May 2014
In My Kitchen hosted by Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial gives me the perfect forum to share what’s happening this month, chez moi. This will be the first … Continue reading
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
After I arrived home with multiple bulging bags from the Meditteranean Wholesalers, I was startled to find that the expensive pasta the retailer has promoted as “spelt” was in fact … Continue reading
Stuffed Baby Eggplants
We have a hard working mate who often has fresh seasonal vegies to share. This morning he dropped by quite early with baby eggplants and silverbeet. No sooner had he … Continue reading
Bramble Berry Crumble Slice
The blogs I follow cover a vast range of genres. Posts about food, fashion and photography, creative writing and political satire, gardening, arts and handcrafts, social history and photography arrive … Continue reading
Wild Barramundi topped Potato Galette with Tapenade
Very fresh fish needs little embellishment. It doesn’t need batter or crumbs and it doesn’t need sauce or spice. The quality will shine when it’s quickly cooked and carefully seasoned. … Continue reading
Making Raspberry Jam
At the end of the summer holiday season there’s a random assortment of leftover packaged food in my beach house kitchen. Family and friends visit loaded up with good things, … Continue reading
Savoury Zucchini Cake
Mild buttery zucchini (courgette) is the most versatile vegetable I bring into my kitchen. In Australia, zucchinis are in season year round and as the price only fluctuates slightly, I … Continue reading
“The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” – Rose Scented Rice Pudding
I couldn’t resist making another recipe from Claudia Roden’s “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” to contribute to the Cookbook Guru. AA Milne’s Mary Jane threw a tantrum … Continue reading
Butterflied Pork Loin with Bittersweet Cumquat Sauce
When you are a cook, conversations about food stimulate creativity, of that there is no doubt. Sadly I don’t all have a foodie friend who as at my beck and … Continue reading
Hazelnut, Orange and Cinnamon Quince Crumble
Orange and cinnamon are the perfect complement to the heady perfumed flavour of quince. It’s temping to add cinnamon sticks, orange zest and vanilla beans to the quince poaching liquor, … Continue reading
Ruby Red Quinces
Quinces have made a serious comeback in Melbourne. Once scorned as impossibly hard and gritty, quinces are now commanding a high price at the local Farmers Markets as aficionados get … Continue reading
April Cookbook Guru “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food”
Cooking with Claudia My stained and battered copy of Claudia Roden’s “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” has been in constant use in my kitchen for at least 20 … Continue reading
In My Kitchen, April 2014
One month of autumn has disappeared in a flash and again it’s time to join the monthly international and incredibly interesting In My Kitchen forum hosted by Celia at Fig … Continue reading
Sticky Oatmeal Apple and Walnut Muffins
My chief taster is a rev head, not a petrol reeking boy racer with greasy hands but the ardent admirer of expensive automotive engineering. Lucky for us his lanky frame … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 