A simple but really good sandwich Jac enjoyed for lunch recently: leg ham, tomato, white onion, tasty cheese, salt and pepper, on lightly buttered fresh New Norcia sourdough bread. Ham, cheese, tomato and onion sandwich Ham, cheese, tomato and onion sandwich A really good sandwich I enjoyed for breakfast recently: bacon, fried egg and tomato [&hell…
On a Thursday evening after work, I attend a Cupcake Teaser Workshop run by Cake Love – Couture Cakes. The class is an introduction to cupcake decorating using fondant and is held in the back room of gourmet food and kitchenware shop Epicurious in Subiaco. Each participant has her own eight cupcakes to decorate. I’ve […]
“I’m hungry,” my niece Ruby whispers, as she plays with her cutlery. “So am I,” I whisper back. She giggles and we grin at each other. Ruby, waiting for food It’s fathers day and we’re at family afternoon tea. We don’t really celebrate fathers day as such, but we’ve got a few treats for the [&he…
Qantas Frequent Flyer has launched epiQure, its new food and wine online community. I’m thrilled to attend a five-course degustation lunch with Jac at Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth to celebrate the WA launch of epiQure. Stepping through Rockpool’s heavyset front doors, we make our way through the corridor past the carnivores’ dream …
The Mondo Markets are on every Saturday in spring, from 8am to 12.30pm on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Beaufort Street in Inglewood, next to Mondo Butcher. Mondo Markets entrance It’s a small undercover market with an intimate, friendly feel. It’s a simple but effective setup – a shaded courtyard with just enough sunshine [&hell…
I recently attended a special lunch with the Australian Mushroom Growers Association. The event was a celebration of the year’s achievements and 50 years of the mushroom industry and the launch of Mushrooms Go Pink in October. I love mushrooms and wholeheartedly support the people who grow them, so I was pretty chuffed to be […]
I wrote about the mushroom dishes I ate at Clarke’s of North Beach back in July as part of Mushroom Mania. Here’s the meal in its entirety. The evening’s amuse bouche was cream of cauliflower soup with truffle (AU$6), served in cute little jars with teaspoons to eat it with. We flipped the lids open […]
Last week, I attended a cheese and wine masterclass featuring some of Blue Cow Cheese Company’s “Just Landed” range of imported European traditional, artisanal and handmade cheeses. Blue Cow is a Western Australian cheese company that specialises in farmhouse and specialty cheeses sourced locally and around the world. The mastercl…
Jac made “spicy, supercrunchy fried chicken” for lunch with friends at our house recently. The recipe came from The Essential New York Times Cook Book: Recipes for a New Century (2010). The recipe begins: Ready for a tip that will change your life? You don’t need to deep-fry chicken: you can shallow-fry it in half […]
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me in the Malaysia Kitchen Blogger Summit and helped spread the word throughout August. Which was your favourite post or dish? The results are out and it’s official – I’m going to Malaysia! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support and […]