Palm Sugar Tapioca with a Cinnamon and Star Anise Syrup

Make This Recipe ~ You Owe it to Yourself photo by mdid As I stood over the remains of the pot of cooked tapioca spooning the last stray bits of starchy bubbles into my mouth, I came to the inspired conclusion that this recipe deserves to be shared. For reasons of more than physical nourishment and...

March 8th, 2010 | Desserts, Recipes | Read More

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Nana’s “World Famous in New Zealand” Carrot Cake! The day I found out my Grandma was gravely ill, I booked a flight back home to New Zealand to be with her and then went straight into the kitchen to soothe my soul by baking her “World Famous in New Zealand” Carrot Cake...

February 2nd, 2010 | Bakery, Cakes, New Zealand, Recipes | Read More

Pork Crack~ling

How to achieve great pork crackling. The beloved pork has suffered harshly in the last few years ~ with the terror that surrounded the Swine flu, and peoples assumption that you could “catch” the swine flu from eating pork meat… False on all accounts! Pork has taken a hammering. I...

January 31st, 2010 | Inspiration, Meat, Recipes, pork | Read More

Tomato Chilli Jam

The Perfectly Balanced Summer Condiment As summer sizzles its way through Sydney (Australia), so does the abundance of produce that is available at the local markets. I am impressed and sometimes over whelmed by the beauty and splendor that is on offer at local markets and especially LOVE summer...

January 27th, 2010 | Recipes, Tomatoes, Uncategorized | Read More

Banana and Coconut Bread

Squashed Banana’s aren’t just for slipping on… As a chef, I’m loathe to throw out food! Anything that resembles something edible gets used, re-hashed, turned into stock, made into muffins or smoked, deep fried, preserved and brined. I once worked in a very busy breakfast restaurant...

January 26th, 2010 | Bakery, New Zealand, Recipes, breakfast | Read More

Top 10 Foods to Cook in Your Sandwich Press

…and Sandwich is not number one! Proudly brought to you by The 10min Foodie Christmas is a time of giving and receiving ~ a joyous time of showing those nearest and dearest how much they mean to you and how much you care. Recently a work colleague of mine told me a wee story about just such an...

January 25th, 2010 | Inspiration, Recipes, kitchen equipment | Read More

White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Summer Berries

photo by Allerina & Glen MacLarty Firstly prepare your fish bones … I’ve always wanted to start a dessert post with just such a statment. Had we been preparing this Italian dessert tradizionale we would have started with the preperation of our fish bones which were used as the thickening...

January 24th, 2010 | Dessert, Desserts, New Zealand, Recipes | Read More

Banana and Manuka Honey Smoothie

Photo by powerbooktrance The Wonder Breakfast When Your on the GO! Sweet nothings can deny me my favourite way to start the day… OK my SECOND favourite way to start the day ~ wink wink nudge nudge, nuff said. I’m consciously aware of the importance of a hearty breakfast in our daily...

January 24th, 2010 | Dessert, New Zealand, Recipes, Snacks, banana, breakfast, smoothie | Read More

Peaches and Dreams

Photo by kthread You know how memories can sometimes be triggered by certain smells and distinct aromas? The smell of freshly fallen rain hitting hot asphalt is reminiscent of playing hide-and-go-seek with my older brothers and the neighborhood generation Y ~ running through our backyard until we...

December 30th, 2009 | Dessert, Inspiration, Recipes | Read More

The Best Scrambled Egg Recipe in the World. Truly.

The fame that surrounds this egg recipe spreads from one corner of the globe to its significant other. A recipe that has stood the test of time including a mere mention in the New York Times as being “as light as the breath of an angel” and in the London Times as being “the best...

December 16th, 2009 | How to's, New Zealand, Recipes, breakfast | Read More

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