For the love of food
Last week we had a little bit of unseasonal weather her in Brisbane. It got a wee bit chilly. What does chilly weather mean to me? It means time to get out the slow cooker! The first thing I whipped up was a big batch of my Moroccan lamb curry then it was time to [...]
Whenever I think of party food my brain always goes straight to sausage rolls. It’s really not a party here in Australia unless you have them. Years ago, party sausage rolls used to mean the frozen variety that come in a box and have little indents down the log so you can snap off however [...]
Cinnamon tea cake was one of the first things I ever baked. Mum says that I could make it on my own (of course with adult supervision) from the age of four, which I find a little hard to believe but I like to think of my 4-year-old-self baking away in the kitchen without a [...]
I was a hero this morning. Ok maybe not a serious hero in all senses of the word but I did make one family pretty happy. I was near the end of my Saturday morning walk/run when I spotted a gorgeous white fluffy kitten with big blue eyes cowering on the footpath. This little girl [...]
Knock knock. Who’s there? Claire Claire who? Claire K lack of creations! Yes that’s how creative I am today I can’t even think of an exciting way to open my post! What I can tell you is that today’s recipe is delicious. It’s what I would call a Thai take on the Chinese sang choi [...]
I used to be a tomato hater but lover of anything tomatoey (like tomato pasta sauce). Now bruschetta is one of my favourite things. I don’t seem to have the same relationship with white chocolate though. I absolutely love anything flavoured with it but I’d never eat a piece of white chocolate. Strange aren’t I? [...]
Sweet, liquid gold you could eat with a spoon. The second it touches your lips you close your eyes as you drift away to heaven. That’s how I would describe dulce de leche should anyone ask. Oh boy is it good. It was probably my most favourite thing about Argentina and to them it’s treated [...]
After today you might start to see a theme. When I host an event, I try to find easy but delicious and pretty recipes. I’ve learned the hard way that tricky, intricate recipes + hosting = stressed out Claire so simple is the way I go. If any of the work can be done in [...]
I moved to Brisbane from Sydney when I was five years old. I don’t remember much from back then but I do remember the first music lesson that I ever went to. It was in a big house, not far from home and we all sat around on an over-sized, maroon classic rug. You know [...]
Do you ever have those days where time seems to fly and nothing gets done? Ok I know everyone does but today is not my day. First up I turned off my alarm and went back to sleep instead of jumping up and heading out to the gym like I normally do. This does not [...]
I have an admission. I am a little embarrassed to say that I still watch Desperate Housewives and I love it. I can’t be the only one or it wouldn’t still be showing. One thing I love about it is guessing who people in my life would be if they were on the show. I [...]
I had a fantastic time in South America but one thing I did miss about home was cooking. I know, some people might think I’m crazy. Don’t get me wrong, having other people cook for you is great but I like to get in the kitchen. I love finding recipes and testing them out and [...]
