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How To: Baking With Sonoma.
I love bread. Love. Bread. I remember the first time my husband brought home a loaf of Sonoma Soy & Linseed. We ate it fresh with French butter. It was ten years ago and a game changer. The Sonoma story is a great Australian yarn full of ups, downs, family, the bush and a couple of READ MORE…
The Best (Easiest) Gnocchi Ever.
As promised here is Part 2 of my interview with the awesome Lorraine Elliott of Not Quite Nigella fame (CLICK FOR PART 1). In this instalment we cook her special Ricotta and Chive Gnocchi. Did I mention the burnt butter sauce? It’s a life changer… Ricotta & Chive Gnocchi. Ingredients 250g fresh ricotta 1/4 finely grated Parmegiano READ MORE…
Not Quite Nigella (Part One).
I met one of my favourite food bloggers Lorraine Elliott from Not Quite Nigella in Coonawarra on a food and wine road trip – it couldn’t have been more perfect. I got to eat and she told me what I was eating, why it was special and how I could try and do it at home. Lorraine has READ MORE…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake.
This cake is going to ruin you for life – it’s that good. Kate is a budding food journalist (who sometimes babysits my kids) and she made this cake with the girls last week. She can make anything. The recipe is from cake guru David Herbert’s new book (a must-buy) and has gone straight to my list READ MORE…
Double Coconut Mufffins.
Back from down South and baking up a storm. Makes me feel like home when I fill the house with the sweet smell of yummy. Hopped on to one of my favourite food sites this morning – the genius that is Smitten Kitchen – and tried her Double Coconut Muffins. Kids have them in lunch READ MORE…
DIY Canapes.
I can bake anything but canapes scare me. Maybe it’s the tiny part?? I had some delicious canapes at a function recently and went into the kitchen to ask chef David Allison from Stix Catering to put together three easy-to-make, crowd-pleaser canapes for us to cook at home.
Ten Years Of Donna-ness.
I first met Donna Hay when I was a fashion assistant and she was a food stylist. Back then we both spent an unhealthy amount of time packing boxes at the back of studio in East Sydney. This was long before Donna became a household name and yet she was then as she is now READ MORE…














