Chole’s First Christmas

Hooray for the weekend. It may be winter in Sydney but we're enjoying some serious sunshine. I leap out of bed with a hop, skip and a jump and I get out there to pound the pavement. After all, I have [Read More]

Mustardy Baked Onions

Serves 4 This colourful side dish is as delicious as it is versatile. Baked onions stuffed with herbs and topped with a caramelised mustard glaze. These onions are colourful, tasty and delicious [Read More]

Thermomix Cauliflower and Leek Soup

Serves 4 This is one of the first recipes I ever tried from the Thermomix Recipe Community and it definitely wasn't the last! Although I make this soup in the Thermomix, it would be super simple to [Read More]

Plum and Orange Baked Cheesecake

Lately, some readers and Facebook followers have expressed some disappointment in my love of baked goods and sweet stuff because they were under the illusion that my blog/Facebook page are [Read More]

Nigella’s Lemon Polenta Cake

Serves 16 Nigella says that this cake is "a contender for teatime comfort and a  supper-party celebration alike, " and I wholeheartedly agree. This recipe makes for a marvellously moist cake, [Read More]

A Manic Month

I can't believe it's a month since I got my good results. I'm pretty pleased - I've packed in a whole lot of living! There's been birthdays galore, a lot of kitchen chaos, the feeder programme is [Read More]

A Night at Jamie’s

It's my birthday and it's the perfect excuse to try out Jamie's Italian. We've both been wanting and waiting to go for ages but the restaurant has one of those insane no-book policies and there's [Read More]

Happy Birthday to Me!

Hooray! It's my birthday! I'm not going to bitch about old age, grey hairs and wrinkles. I'm just going to celebrate the fact that I get to enjoy another birthday. Getting older is a priviledge so I'm [Read More]

Nigella’s Blueberry Muffins

Makes 12 Nigella thinks that muffins are the easiest things in the world to make, and I'm inclined to agree! I've since tweaked Nigella's original recipe to taste and converted the deliciousness to [Read More]