A couple of weeks ago I finally had a chance to watch ‘Julie and Julia’ which was a sweet movie about the legendary and one of the earliest television chefs – Julia Child. My favourite parts of the movie were of course the parts where there was cooking and eating and talking about cooking and [...]

I have a funny story about the first time I made this dish. Paul and I were persuaded by our friend Amie to go to a vegan food seminar in Vancouver which was something a little different for us since we are both passionate meat eaters!! We mingled, tried fake meat canapes (which were actually [...]

I knew I had a mango in the fridge. I knew I wanted curry. I love that the two can go together. The way the sweetness bites through the spicyness of the curry is divine and one of the things I love about Asian cooking. Winter is drawing to an end and it is only [...]

My friend Lana came over last week bearing gifts – some fresh eggplants, chillis and parsley from the garden. I didn’t want to go down my usual moussaka route and really wanted to make the eggplants shine in an amazing dish. I decided to turn it into an Indian curry with some chicken and beans. [...]

6.Last week I made a trip up to the Weigh ‘n Pay in Woodvale to stock up on supplies. Since it is a bit of a trek for me (1.5 hour round trip), I only do this about 4 times a year but when I am there, I always spend at least $100 on rice [...]

When Paul and I lived in Vancouver, we had access to so many more cuisines than here in Perth. Not that I am complaining, Perth has a wide array of wonderful restaurants to eat at, but when it comes to Mexican food it is sadly lacking. Mexican-inspired food was really popular in Canada and quesadillas [...]

Oh how I have missed Raisin Toast!!! It is possibly the one thing that I struggle to live without (actually, it is one of two – the other is meat pies!). There is nothing better than starting a cold winter morning with a fresh slice of fruit toast and a light spread of butter! Paul [...]

Last Saturday night I made a spur of the moment decision to invite my sister, niece, mum and brother over for a BBQ even though I knew I had an assignment to finish for Uni. Oops!! Early in the day, I made the trek up to the Weigh ‘n Pay in Woodvale, which is a [...]

I love Thai food. I think it is only second to Indian in my favourite cuisines. I have had some amazing food experiences with Thai food and in fact, last year Paul and I got married in Thailand and for our wedding dinner, we ate at an amazing Thai restaurant called Baan Rim Pa http://www.baanrimpa.com/. [...]

Last week I made ham and cheese pancakes for dinner. I made way too much batter so when I had a couple of cups left, I added some sugar and turned them into sweet crispy crepes. I used the normal pancake batter and added a few tablespoons of caster sugar. When you add the batter [...]