For the love of food
A few months ago mum and I took a weekend away in Sydney to spend a wedding weekend with my bridesmaid Kristin. We had a lovely weekend talking weddings and girly things and a little bit too much eating. It was on this trip that I had my first meal at Bills. I’d been wanting [...]
I don’t think I need to say again how much I love Italian food so when the lovely people at Barilla asked if I wanted to try their new range of sauces and pisti, of course I jumped at the chance. You know I love to make things from scratch and use fresh ingredients but [...]
Can you believe Christmas is only 9 weeks away? I swear it was 12 weeks then I blinked and 3 weeks had disappeared. Every year I say I’ll be organised and not even have to think about presents cause they’ll all be planned out, wrapped and ready before the sleigh bells start to jingle in [...]
It’s no secret that I love my slow cooker. What’s not to love? You throw all the ingredients in it, flick a switch and hours later you return to a hot, cooked dinner without hours slaving over the stove. The only thing that I didn’t like about my slow cooker, was having to seal meats [...]
Last Saturday night, I had dinner at Vapiano on the Gold Coast with a group of friends. The store is a relatively new concept to and a popular place on a Saturday night. There was quite a line to get in when we arrived just after 7pm but our party of 9 was seated about [...]
My apologies for the terrible photo. I whipped this dish up last night based on some dying veges I had in the fridge and didn’t expect it to be so tasty (I take a photo of everything I make just in case it’s one to share). It was so easy to make and you could [...]
Simple but a little bit fancy is how I’d describe last Sunday’s dinner. A hint of truffle oil adds the fancy element to what’s pretty much a carbonara but it’s so simple to make. So simple in fact, I didn’t take pics of the process. Ok that and it was Sunday night and I was [...]
The weekend before last, I spend a wonderful 3 nights in Sydney with my new-Sydney-resident friend Kristin. She left Brisbane at the end of 2009 and slack friend that I am this was my first visit. I think the timing was just right though because she sure knows her way around now! I had such [...]
I think everyone has a family recipe for good old Spaghetti Bolognese. It’s a weekly staple in so many households and why wouldn’t it be? There aren’t many people who don’t enjoy a steaming hot bowl of it topped with a generous sprinkling of freshly grated parmesan. While it isn’t really a health-conscious person’s meal [...]
Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, fetta and avocado – that was my standard salad mix until recently. I’m not a big salad eater, it was more of a token salad whenever I made it. I have come a long way in recent times and grown to love a lot of the things that I previously disliked. This [...]
This recipe is a slight variation on one from my friend Lani. It’s easy to prepare, tastes great and lasts a few days in the fridge. This makes it the perfect summer recipe in my books. Pesto pasta salad 500g dried small pasta – I think spirals are best as they grab the other ingredients. [...]
I don’t win things very often. It’s not for lack of trying. I am a firm believer in ‘you have to be in it to win it’ but I think there are a lot of people out there who subscribe to this belief. Luck was on my side this time though. Not Quite Nigella, one [...]
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.
