Basil & Walnut Pesto
She unconsciously hummed along with the music playing in the background, humm de dum de da. It was from Milan she explained, as a smile triggered by an ancient memory flitted across her face. The...
View ArticleRoasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Of the things I miss most from America-land, proper Mexican food is pretty close to the top of the list. I crave the staff lunches made by the Mexican woman who was a prep chef in a Denver restaurant...
View ArticleWilliams-Sonoma, West Elm, Pottery Barn & Pottery Barn Kids now open in Sydney!
The entry way of each store beckons you from the footpath, only to stop you in your tracks with stunning displays just inside the door. The ceiling-high shelves and multi-layered vignettes pull you...
View ArticleSamphire & Kipfler Potato Salad
Traditional America-land potato salad is something I always avoided at picnics growing up. Gloopy, mayo-saturated, oddly sweet, purchased from the grocery store deli counter, sitting in the sun for...
View ArticleCrunchy French Toast
His magical words fought through the fog of my groggy travel brain, “I found a place for brunch, they are famous for something called Crunchy French Toast, you should probably get up…” It was the last...
View ArticleVegan Concord Grape Meringue Pie Parfaits
Well now isn’t that a mouthful in more ways than one. I mentioned that we are off on another adventure, however as the first two weeks of our trip involved hanging out in Cape Cod with my extended...
View ArticleCape Cod Kale Salad
Salad is a simple act. A few fresh vegetables washed in cool water. A sharp knife slicing effortlessly through crisp leaves. A tangy dressing thrown together with what’s on hand. The first bite is...
View ArticleGrape & Rosemary Focaccia – Schiacciata Con l’Uva
The air is heady and sweet, greeting us as we turn into the driveway, painting our thoughts purple. It is the scent of bubblegum and ice blocks and lollies, the scent associated with most...
View ArticleIn My Kitchen: September/October 2013
As good as it was to be off on another adventure it is so very good to be back in my own kitchen and eating veggies on a regular basis. I contemplated doing a collage of the food we ate while we were...
View ArticleVegan Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream & Halloween Ice Cream Bars
Pumpkin makes me think of autumn, simple as that. Overflowing bins of carving pumpkins just crying out to become jack-o-lanterns. Costumes and candy and festive parties and crazy decorations. The...
View ArticleSlow Smoked Pepper-Crusted BBQ Brisket
Remember how I said I was going to work my way through drafts and archives? This is one of those, written in the beginning of December 2013 then filed away (but certainly not forgotten) in favour of...
View ArticleSmokey Beer & Onion BBQ Sauce
Another one from the archives, this sauce was made and photographed as part of that Texas-inspired BBQ Brisket feast back in December. —— BBQ Sauce makes everything better, simple as that. Eggs?...
View ArticleRoasted Pear, Parmesan & Spiced Pecan Salad
Another one from the archives, a salad made and shot last September — after Cape Cod and before our road trip — at mom’s farm. Two weeks amongst row of pears dropping fruit at our feet and grapes...
View ArticleEnd of Summer Sandwich & the Union Square Green Market – NYC
I don’t do winter well. I’d take sweltering over cold any day — and the fact that the lowest Sydney winter temps are still significantly higher than the north-east America-land ones I grew up with...
View ArticleIn My Kitchen: September 2014
It’s once again time for In My Kitchen and as per usual this is a collection of things from the past month — as seen over on Instagram — in loosely interpreted categories and no particular order. As...
View ArticleConcord Grape Pie & Wholewheat All-Butter Pastry
The summer I made these pies — a full two years ago, way back in 2012 — the grapes were so sweet that simmering juice thickened almost instantly without even a hint of extra sugar. Big bunches hung...
View ArticleNo-Bake Vegan Pumpkin Pie {GF VG DF SF NF Paleo}
Good lord this a good pie. Like insanely must not eat all the filling with a spoon before putting it in the crust good. And crazy text my mother and sister-in-law as I’m licking said spoon to tell...
View ArticleVegan & Gluten Free Teff Anzac Biscuits
Sometimes baking is the only solution. Spoon, measure, stir, pour, the motions happen almost automatically, ingrained in my mussels it seems. But as my hands move on their own they in turn leave my...
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