For the love of food
I love olives and I love chocolate but I’ve never loved the two together in one mouthful. Stay with me I’m going somewhere good, somewhere wonderful in fact because combined in baked-good deliciousness, these two are an unlikely but perfect pair. The matchmaker extraordinaire, Mr pine nut, brings them together in crunchy harmony. If you [...]
Our tree is finally starting to look like Christmas as more gifts are added as they trickle in from my online orders or are whipped up in the kitchen. One of the delicious gifts under our Christmas tree is my homemade macadmia dukkah. It’s another very easy recipe to prepare and makes a delicious present [...]
Do you ever stop to think about where a word might have come from? I’d love to know who first looked at a tree and decided to call it a tree. What if they’d called it a chair instead? Would we be sitting on trees? Have I confused you enough yet? If you’ve seen The [...]
I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends and family. For my bridal shower I got so many delicious gifts and recipes I haven’t even made a dint in my collection. One recipe I’ve been meaning to try for a while is Kristin’s meatballs. I’ve heard her rave about how delicious they are but [...]
I think one of the reasons we put on weight over winter, sorry I’m generalising to make myself feel better. I mean one of the reasons I put on weight over winter is because all the delicious summer snacks like berries and yoghurt and all those healthy, low-calorie foods don’t seem nearly as appealing when [...]
After starting yesterday’s post with a little bit of karma it seemed the whole day was full of it. It wasn’t too far away but far enough for it to be annoying. I’m talking about the distance between my car and the trolley return bay. There was an older gentleman waiting for my car park. [...]
When I was younger and we’d have family gatherings my mum would always put out a bowl of nuts. My uncle doctor would warn us kids away from them saying that kids weren’t allowed to eat nuts because they could choke. I didn’t really see the logic in this, couldn’t I choke on anything? So [...]
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 [...]
I’m always coming up with strange things that I think should exist but London Foodie In New York has come up with something I would pay good money for. She and her man are constantly debating the number of items she needs in the kitchen and appliances on the kitchen bench. I too have a [...]
Nearly every Sunday morning I take a stroll to the Eagle Farm Markets. I buy up on the essentials and then as an extra special treat I buy a loaf of ciabatta from the Sol Bakery stall. It sounds very boring but one of my favourite lunch treats is a ciabatta filled with sharp cheddar [...]
When I was in primary school my sister and I were allowed tuckshop for lunch on Fridays. I used to love writing out my order on a brown paper bag and adding the money to it. It was also a serious privilege to be on ‘tuckshop duty’ where you got to take your class’s box [...]
The other day I mentioned that I’m not really big on sleeping in anymore. Since I wrote that, my body has decided to prove the point and has woken me up at 5am nearly every morning this week. I really see why everyone wants daylight saving here so badly. At 5am the sun is [...]
I am Claire & I love food. Here you'll find my favourite recipes, tips, tricks, restaurants & plates full of frivolity with the odd crafty post. New inspiration posted daily.
