For the love of food
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 [...]
Never have I been to a place that so lived up to its name as El Loco. For those of you who need to brush up on your Spanish, El Loco = the crazy. This place was definitely that. It’s a serious hot spot especially on a Saturday night which is when we chose to [...]
January 2nd, it’s normally a day where resolve for New Year’s resolutions is still strong and many people the world over are sticking to their ‘healthy eating for 2012′ goals. I on the other hand, decided years ago that such goals for me only end badly. Instead I try to balance out my eating year-round. [...]
As you probably read, yesterday it was my dad’s 60th Birthday. We took him out to dinner to celebrate and of course I jumped at the chance to make the Birthday cake as I always do. Dad is a big lover of all things mint (I seem to have been passed that addiction too) so [...]
When I saw how simple it is to make these macaroon biscuits I had to give it a go. It literally takes about 20 minutes from start to finish and that includes baking time. With only 3 ingredients (plus your choice of ice-cream), could this fancy-looking dessert be any betterr? Well yes, it also tastes [...]
Today is the last day of summer. It hasn’t really been a typical hot summer here in Brisbane but the season has definitely thrown us some interesting weather. In honor of the season and to wish it goodbye until December 1st, I thought I would attempt a new recipe for one of my favourite, classic [...]
I’ll admit that this one didn’t turn out as I imagined it would look. I envisaged 3 perfect layers in a rainbow effect but ended up with two great chunks of colour and a melted pink layer on top. Despite its unique appearance, this was a successful experiment and invention of a summer dessert. I [...]
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.
