I know it seems like I only update this blog with baked goods lately, but I suppose Ive just been in a baking mood. The weather has begun to cool off, the trees have started to change their col...
No other food makes me think summer like juicy, fresh peaches. Well.. except perhaps equally juicy, fresh mangoes, but Ive discovered the mangoes available in the United States are nothing like...
My Mum makes great blueberry muffins. I remember visiting my parents house one weekend and awaking to the smell of them baking. Is there anything better? I was out of bed and devouring one practicall...
This was my first foray into the world of stuffed peppers (or any stuffed vegetable, for that matter). I have eaten and enjoyed them in the past, at restaurants and other peoples houses, but I just n...
Until I started living in the United States, I never imagined that a simple sandwich could have so many different names. What I would have previously referred to as a sub was now a hoagie, a gr...
Love it, or hate it? Asparagus seems to be one of those things that drives people to extremes of opinion. Many will scrunch up their noses at the mere mention of it, possibly recalling a past e...
Heres something I didnt know - a tablespoon is not always a tablespoon. Or at least, not if youre using an Australian recipe in the US, or vice versa. You see, Australia apparently decide...
The strawberries in this part of the world have been especially delicious lately. Big, red, shiny and amazingly fragrant. Knowing that we had a family gathering coming up on Sunday, I mad...
These fish cakes make for a nice light meal - lunch or dinner. The subtle fish flavour blends perfectly with the coriander, lime and sweet chili sauce. Mine got a little dark on the outsi...
Tonights meal was supposed to be a stir-fry, but when we discovered that our egg noodles were past their used by date, and our bean sprouts had turned to liquid in their bag, we had to go back to the...
I love Japanese food. There are some dishes that I would much prefer to leave to the experts - like sushi, sashimi and anything involving the cooking of eel - but other dishes are quite e...
Heres one of our favourite go-to midweek meals. Now, I know what youre thinking - "Frozen vegetables!? Doesnt exactly sound gourmet". But theyre good to have around in case you ru...
"Pumpkin? On a pizza?" were my now husbands words when I proposed we order this particular pizza from my favourite delivery place in Sydney. I told him it was my favourite, and asked him to j...
We all have those evenings. You know, when you really cant be bothered to cook anything that involves more than 10 minutes of your time? In fact, youre not even really that hungry, but you would...
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