My kitchen blender dramas have been well documented, but if you missed the various rants, in short at the end of last year both my immersion hand blender and mini-food processor went on to the big kitchen in the sky. As a result, for a little while I was without any way to make drinks, soups, spreads and cheesecake. First world problem? Yes, of course. But I do live in a first world country, and we do like our weekend smoothies. In any case, KitchenAid was kind enough to send me a hand … [Read more...]
WIN Tickets to Taste of Sydney 2013!
You know I love a good food festival and Taste of Sydney is a great one. Set in Sydney's Centennial Park there is an impressive roster of some of the best restaurants in Sydney each serving up two to three signature dishes. Demos, feature attractions and celebrity chefs every way you look, and even exhibition tents where you can discover products over 100 Australian producers. Taste of Sydney 2013 is this weekend, 14-17 March! Last year I not only ended up as the sole photographer for the … [Read more...]
An interview with Kate Bracks & ‘The Sweet Life’ giveaway!
Kate Bracks was 15 minutes late for our interview. Ok, ok, Kate Bracks was 15 minutes late for our interview because fans kept coming up to her as she walked through the grounds of the Noosa International Food & Wine festival, and she didn't want to be dismissive so she stopped to chat, just a bit, to each of them, then apologised profusely to me once she arrived. Yeah, she really is that nice. A while back I was sent a copy of 2011 MasterChef Australia Winner Kate Brack's first … [Read more...]
Cosmopolitan Cranberry Lime Cupcakes
I was a teenager in the 90's and embraced - as you do - all the trends that came along with that oddity of a decade. The first few years were an 80's hangover with side pony-tails, layered colour blocking, boxy crop tops and atrocious floral prints... you know, about what the runways and chain stores are flogging right now. I am currently refusing to shop anywhere that resembles the inside of my closet 20 or so years ago. Step away from the neon, step away. Then came grunge - the biggest … [Read more...]
Sydney Good Food & Wine Show – Ticket giveaway!
It's no secret I love a good food event so I was chuffed when I was contacted by Chobani to see if I would like tickets to the Sydney Good Food & Wine Show. Having never attended I was eager to go this year and as such had already entered into a Facebook contest for a double pass from Australian Good Taste Magazine - but really who ever wins those things... right? Would you know it, the next day I ended up with another set of tickets. With no worries about how to get myself, RJ and some … [Read more...]
Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes – or Maccha. As you were.
Welcome to the May Sweet Adventures Blog Hop, our theme this month - 'What's your cup of Tea?' - meant that I got to create a recipe using one of my favourite things - Tea. It was only logical that my creation included another of my favourite things - Cake! Can you believe that we've been at this #SABH thing for 7 months now? Wow. And thanks in advance for joining us for this most recent adventure - I'm honoured to be hosting again and we have a special surprise this month too... The … [Read more...]
Zucchini Fritters from Turkish Flavours
Happy St Paddy's Day, Internets! In honour of the day everyone becomes a little bit Irish - or if you live in most places along the eastern seaboard of America-land everyone becomes a lot bit Irish - I present to you a recipe from a Turkish cookbook. Wait, that doesn't sound quite right. I present to you brilliant green fritters that just so happen to come from a Turkish cookbook. That's a bit better. St Paddy's Day is a pretty important day to me - especially this year - but more on that … [Read more...]
