Restaurant Style Pea and Prawn (Shrimp) Risotto
When I asked Nagi from Recipe Tin Eats if she'd like to get together for dinner with a few others while ...
Beetroot Jam
I love beetroot jam, beetroot marmalade, beetroot chutney or anything else you can put on a sandwich ...
Australian Seedless Green Grape Flaugnarde
I love grapes and we often have a little box of them in the freezer in the summer. Red or green, I'm ...
Sourdough Bread Baked in a Pot
I've made several loaves of no-knead bread in a cast iron pot where you put the pot in the oven and ...
Chocolate Tart
Valentine's Day is nearly here and I wanted to make a special dessert for John. It didn't need to ...
Slow Roasted Pork Belly
I love slow cooked pork and when a piece of pork belly was on sale today at a ridiculous price, that ...
In My Kitchen, February 2015
In my kitchen is this fancy schmancy bowl which was a gift from my sister-in-law, Cathy. It's really ...
Hello Harry, The Burger Joint
I got up this morning with a big smile on my face and went downstairs to open the door for the dog and ...
Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Maple Syrup
It's summer here in Australia and we're approaching Australia Day on the 26th of January. It's celebrated ...
Chicken and Chorizo
(Skip to the Recipe) Chicken and Chorizo one-pot dish is really good! It's full of flavor and not a ...
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich
(Skip to the Recipe) When John was about 20 his father went on sabbatical to Paris for a year to study ...
The Groove Train
Today was a day too busy to cook. John had to check in with his GP to get reminded that he's tired because ...
Rare Roast Beef
When I was about 8 years old, my parents were quite playful. Things changed when I got into my teen ...
In My Kitchen, January 2015
After my last post, I'm sure you know that the most important things in my kitchen are John and Charlie. ...
How to Survive a Heart Attack
Yes, I know this is off-topic and I don't do that very often but I feel the need to tell our story. ...
Buttered Carrots with Red Grapes, Honey and Pomegranate
One of the highlights of the Christmas lunch with John's dad's dining companions at the aged care home ...
Leftover Ham, Cheese and Broccoli Quiche
Are you struggling with Christmas and New Year leftovers? Normally I wouldn't be but I cooked two ...
Pomegranate Bruschetta
The sun is just going down on New Year's Eve and there's no better time to tell you how much each of ...
Spinach Salad with Butternut Pumpkin and Feta Cheese
A few weeks before Christmas, John's dad told us about a discussion he'd had with his table mates at ...
The Nutcracker (and eggs baked in mushrooms)
I watched The Nutcracker last night. I really love it and try to watch it every year during the Christmas ...
Foodie Secret Santa 2014
I've seen quite a few Foodie Secret Santa 2014 posts going up but the rule was to post photos of ALL ...
Thin Crust Italian Pizza Dough
Have you ever been to a catered pizza party? Me either until this week. Our friends Angie and Guy ...
Happy Salad
(Skip to the Recipe) Last night was the annual Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade which travels all the ...
Mango Ice Cream and Shortbread
Are we ready for Christmas yet? Every fiber in my body is telling me to go to sleep. My feet yelled, ...
Therapy Kitchen Collection
When I wrote my In My Kitchen post I told you that Therapy Kitchen had sent a selection of their products ...