My 3rd blogiversary (in early November) passed before I realised it had arrived. I let Thanksgiving slide by without a mention or a single pumpkin recipe. I managed to outdo myself in December -- with no less than three truffle recipes, two cookies, a pie, an ice cream bombe and some spiced syrup -- but the other day another milestone crept quietly past. I only remembered the day after, while sitting at lunch with a client no less, that I had arrived in Australia 12 years ago intending to … [Read more...]
BBQ Spice Rub
Remember how I said I was going to work my way through drafts and archives? This is one of those, draft started Feb 2013, recipe longer ago than that. I've subsequently run out of this rub and now need to make more. ------ Summer is here and summer -- no matter what side of the world you are on -- means barbeque, barbecue, bbq. I created and photographed this rub ages ago. It was for ribs that made it to the dinner table but never made it any further because they needed refinement. … [Read more...]
Mushroom & Quinoa Vegan Meatballs with a Rustic Pasta Sauce
There aren't many things better than a big pot of meatballs and sauce to feed a crowd. Prepared in advance and called on as needed they are at once terribly simply and extraordinarily versatile. Growing up, meatballs and stuffed shells were our standard Thanksgiving Eve meal. A simmering pot was ready and waiting for family who rolled into Philly at all hours of the day and evening, and anything remaining came out to sit alongside the Thanksgiving leftovers for Friday lunch. My mother … [Read more...]
Rainbow Whole-Fruit Popsicles (Ice Pops)
Sitting on the concrete floor of my mother's friend's flowershop I sorted and searched through the little plastic pieces for the right colour. Pop, pop, pop the little pegs broke through black paper, twinkling as they released the light. I followed the Lite Brite patterns until I used them all up and started making up my own designs -- swirls and zig-zags and 5-year-old interpretations of trees -- from the little points of colour. And then a question, asked casually and without … [Read more...]
Pan Con Tomate – Tomato Bread
Sometimes simple is best. Take for example basil - chopped with a few walnuts and whisked into a perfect pesto. Or peaches - sliced and slightly spiced and baked into a pie. Or tomatoes - pureed into a drink or roasted for sauce ... ... or rubbed on garlic-y bread with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt and a sprinkle of thyme. Simple and perfect. … [Read more...]
Three Williams Cafe – Redfern, Sydney
Expansive polished concrete floors play off the exposed pipes, painted brick walls and a blackboard-backed kiddie area. A mix and match of wood, marble and metal tables and chairs provide an air of casual nonchalance. The servers and baristas, dressed in faded black with pants rolled above the ankle, are Redfern gentrification at its finest. With its Facebook-only website and little more out front than a copper 'W' plaque next to the door to indicate its existence, Three Williams … [Read more...]
Green, Sardine & Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
This isn't a real recipe. Or really a real post. It is however how I eat on most days. A few things thrown into a pan, wilted or crisped as appropriate. Tipped into a bowl and topped with a bit of fish or an egg. Drizzled with some (generally hot) sauce. Eaten at the dining table because that's where my computer sits. Eating well doesn't have to be complicated, really. … [Read more...]
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