Monthly Archives: June 2009
The great pork roast extravaganza
Recently I was lucky enough to receive a Murray Valley Moisture-Infused Pork Rack in a goody bag from the Yuletide Pork dinner at Restaurant Atelier put on by Australian Pork. What a surprise, 1.2kg of delicious pork with which to do whatever I pleased! Mel from Fooderati presented us with a masterchef-style challenge, so the [...]
Quince and Vanilla Bakewell Tarts
The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800′s in England. Writing doesn’t come as naturally to me as cooking, or [...]
Red Witch Cake
I met my mate Kate at the Eveleigh Markets one recent Saturday. I was throwing her an extra special cooking class devoted entirely to (vegetarian) things I wanted to make (the best kind of class), and then eat the dinner that was to follow. Earlier I had put the call out on twitter for some [...]
Cauliflower and Blue Cheese Soup
Tastes change. I used to hate mushrooms, though you’d never know it if you saw me inhaling the garlic mushrooms at a Tapas bar. I also turned my nose up at Brussels Sprouts until very recently and now I can’t get enough of the little cabbagy delights. As children, we often deem strong tastes repulsive, [...]
Chinese Dumplings, Daring Cooks Challenge #2
I have a soft spot for dumplings. I am also covered in a soft layer of dumpling fat, thats how much a like them. So you can imagine my joy and hoorays when I saw that this months Daring Cooks challenge was dumplings (Hooray!). The point of this challenge was to make the wrappers yourself. [...]
