JR and I decided to go to the Canberra Food and Wine Expo. I got to watch Emma Dean (Masterchef winner 2013) cook a Pan Seared Duck w/ ...

Canberra's top 20 Restaurants 2013 - Good Food Guide Hmm, top 20 in Canberra, should be interesting. Let's see, I have eaten at ...

For those of us interested in buying local, buying in season, reducing our carbon footprint and obtaining pesticide free fruit and vegies, y...

Here you can find some wonderful food art http://www.lenswall.com/photographers.php?a=19

ALIVE AND COOKING is Australia’s hottest new cooking show hosted by celebrity chef James Reeson weekdays at 11.30am on WIN and , and channel...

Melted butter, to grease 1 x 400g can pitted whole cherries, drained 40g (1/3 cup) almond meal 70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar 185ml (3/4 cup) mi...

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 whole dried red chillies 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds 8 fengreek seeds 8-10 curry leaves or kaffir lime leav...

From Delicious July 2008 - Jamie Oliver Serves 4-6 1 butternut pumpkin, peeled, diced, seeds rinsed and reserved 1 tbs cumin seeds 1 dried r...

Spray oil 1 1/2 cups of museli 1 1/2 cups rice bubbles 1 cup shredded coconut 170g craisins 1 can skinny sweetened condensed milk (or full f...

This soup is delicious and we have made it twice in the past week. The second time we did not have any chilli so I used sambel olek - it w...

Here is what we had for tea the other night! I got so excited about photographing it that I managed to video it instead! The video is all of...

Hi there, TC put me on to this great food blog The Pioneer Woman She reminds me a little of the Gluten Free Goddess. She is in an isolated ...

Based on a recipe in "The food of Australia" 16 scallops olive oil salt and black pepper to taste Vinaigrette 50 g of lee kum kee ...

Rice and beans with fish You may remember I mentioned a local recipe that I found when walking through South America so I thought I would...

WooHoo I have a camera again - MonashMob for more on that later. Here is our tea tonight: 1 can tomatoes 1 can cannellini beans 500 ml veget...

120ml olive oil 3 brown onions, halved and sliced 150g currants 2 cups brown rice, boiled, drained and kept warm 1/2 bunch parsley 1/2 bunch...

The best thing about this recipe is that it is quick and relies on staples that are usually in my cupboard/fridge. The other thing is that...

Tonight we had broad bean fritters. Now I am the first to admit I have never been a fan of broad beans, however this recipe has changed my m...

I was searching today for a spinach and chickpea curry (now that the temperature is out of the 30's I have an urge to cook warm food!) f...

If you are thinking about making 2008 a year when there is less of you around! then you might want to check out this link . Here is to anoth...

800g potatoes, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 large brown onion, halved, cut into thin wedges 2 garlic cloves 1 te...

Here is what MLR put together for her tea the other day. a new twist on scrambled egss and toast!!!

12 slices of wholemeal gluten free bread (can use ordinary bread) 60g butter, melted 250g froxen spinach thwaed, drained and squeezed dry 4 ...

Here is a dip that is best made the day before it is needed. 2 large onions 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter 1/4 cup of vegetable oil 1/4 te...

4 medium Lebanese cucumbers 250g cream cheese 210g can of crab or red or pink salmon 1 tablespoon of sour cream 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise 1...

Olive oil 1 onion chopped 100g of Parmesan cheese, grated 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped basil 8 large eggs, beaten 250 ml creme fraiche 10 ...

I found this resource on different types of mushrooms and thought I would share with you. You could set yourself a goal to try each type of...

5 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, minced 3/4 teasp...

On checking my paper file for this recipe (checked here and under recipes in the word documents) I found this delightfully stained recipe be...

Finally something I am excited about and want to share. While mooching along the frozen food aisle in my local Woolies the other day I came ...

These are yum and easy too! Ingredients 1 cup (250g) low fat smooth ricotta 3 eggs 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 cup (70g) cashews 1 tbs Kikkom...

1 pkt udon noodles 1/2 capsicum chopped roughly 1 medium carrot peeled and grated 30 gms snow pea sprouts chopped 1 bunch mint roughly chopp...

Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes Ingredients; vegetable oil, for deep-frying
 8 iceberg lettuce leaves
 1 large (180g) carrot, sliced thin...

For those of you looking for an alternative to the local fish and chips or chinese take away, this restaurant might be just what you are loo...

Today I found McGuigan's Black Label Red in a one litre bottle for $9.90. unfortunately it is too soft (tastes almost sparkly) and almo...

In the quest for cheap wine (that tastes reasonable, rather than like flavoured tap water) I found my favourite 1 litre bottle of Banrock St...

Check out this most amazing wedding cake - I was flabbergasted

2 eggs 250 g white sugar 125 g butter Juice of 3 lemons Zest of 2 lemons Beat the eggs with the sugar in a saucepan (to make a creamy rather...

2 tspn oil 2 cups cubed pumpkin 2 cups arborio (or other risotto rice) 5 cups boili...

I succumbed to a rice cooker last week - I used it for the first time last night. I made a butter chicken curry and cooked basmati rice in t...

Tonight I made steak and sweet potato mash for tea, with a mushroom sauce. 3 steaks (good quality) 3-400gm flat mushrooms sliced garlic 1/4 ...

AJR had to cook a cake for an asignment, with a partner and then hand it in, unfortunately, the school roof is caving in and the kids are be...

400 gms sweet potato, peeled and chopped 1 can chick peas 1 large onion finely chopped 2 cloves of ...

I have added two new books to the list on the right. The crockpot one is great, by two authors whom I have already sampled (see Meals witho...

If you are thinking of a nice juicy steak or chop or other rich red meat tonight, then you might want pine nut butter on the top. Of course...

I am a big fan of the Sanitarium website and regularly get their suggestions for great vegie meals and thought that you might enjoy ...

Just so you know, if interested, Vegeta make a range of stock powders that are gluten free. The title is linked to the Vegeta site. Fantas...

Ever wondered what happens when you stir fry haloumi? Wonder no more, here is the vegetarian/haloumi stir fry made for AJR the other day (co...

Happy birthday TC!!!! More to come in the mail. I have two recipes for this, and they are different, the first one is runnier and the lack ...

1 1/3 cups ricotta ¾ cup milk 4 eggs, separated 1 cup GF plain flour 1 tspn baking ...