On Wednesday morning I woke up with a sudden craving for breakfast at Luxe Bakery Café in Newtown, the area of Sydney where my parents live. When staying in Sydney we visited Luxe several times, and every time I ordered the same thing: house-cured trout with potato hash, poached eggs and truffle oil. And now, on drizzly a … Continue reading »
Nils, my cousin, was in Australia recently with his sister Ellen. While staying with my parents they were exposed to a full range of Australian foods – paddle pops, tim tams, shapes, frosty fruits, (the magnificently-named) golden gaytimes. Nils took to Anzac biscuits*, which is not a great surprise as he has a great love … Continue reading »
Once again, it is the time of year when I put up my very-belated post about the most recent Christmas. Plenty of reasons why it is a bit late this year - the whole time really was packed with big events, but, as always, my parents put on a beautiful Christmas in their home in Sydney. … Continue reading »
I have been placed in charge of doing desserts this Christmas, and I have already begun making food-based Christmas gifts, so there is a lot of season-appropriate recipe-posting to come. However, I suspect most posts will come after Christmas (at least after the point at which they would be much good for anyone who wanted to … Continue reading »
Another late post? I never get an opportunity to cook like I do during the Christmas holidays – I can take a little time off working to devote to cooking; I have access to a fantastic kitchen at my parent’s house in Sydney; and I get many days to make as much good food for as many … Continue reading »
Last Christmas was now a long time ago, but I still have photos and recipes that I haven’t yet put up. And maybe now that the weather is turning, it will be just the kind of thing you need to think back to the holidays and either: 1) Start getting excited about summer, if you … Continue reading »
