Tag: cooking

Lunchbox Solutions: LA Confidential Nut Bars Recipe

Lunchbox Solutions: LA Confidential Nut Bars Recipe

| 26 October , 2012 | Reply

As I mentioned in my story about Therese Kerr, Chef Kate and Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani’s new e-book “Lunchbox Solutions” I made Miranda’s favourite Nut Bar recipe, they call it the “LA Confidential Nut Bar” and I got permission to post it as a number of my followers were keen for the recipe. As I tend [...]

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Almond Milk a Yummy Alternative to Milk

Almond Milk a Yummy Alternative to Milk

| 26 October , 2012 | Reply

All too often, Australian watch health trends come and go in the US without ever reaching our shores. One of the biggest trends at the moment is non-dairy milk alternatives. Before, those who were lactose intolerant were stuck drinking soy milk, which is now under scrutiny, but slowly more options are creeping onto the market. [...]

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Book Review: Easy, Bill Granger

Book Review: Easy, Bill Granger

| 10 October , 2012 | Reply

Sometimes cooking dinner can seem like a task reserved for only gourmet chefs. But with the internet packed with complicated recipes featuring exotic ingredients, every meal begins feel like a gruelling task. Bill Granger’s new cookbook is taking that all back. Having always championed good, hearty, easy food, he has released “Easy” a collection of [...]

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Book Review: Food Clock, A Year of Cooking Seasonally, Ed Halmagyi

Book Review: Food Clock, A Year of Cooking Seasonally, Ed Halmagyi

| 26 September , 2012 | Reply

Every now and then a cookbook comes along that steps out of the standard “recipes and photos” format. Fast Ed Halmagyi of TV and radio fame has just released his fourth cookbook that does just that. The Food Clock is a whimsical, and cute take on the current trend of eating seasonally. Using the fictional [...]

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In the Kitchen Cooking Singapore Noodles with Marion Grasby

In the Kitchen Cooking Singapore Noodles with Marion Grasby

| 17 July , 2012 | Reply

Masterchef success story Marion Grasby (from the second series) has seen her release a cookbook, ‘Marion: Recipes and Stories from a Hungry Cook,’ and now a successful product range, Marion’s Kitchen Food Range, which she counts as one of her biggest achievements to date. With over 28 thousand fans on her facebook page, Marion asked her [...]

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Book Review: French Ties, Jane Webster

Book Review: French Ties, Jane Webster

| 24 May , 2012 | 2 Replies

The gorgeous sequel to the bestselling At My French Table, French Ties by Jane Webster, will have you wanting to head to France to live in your own little French Village.  Beautifully photographed, with over 40 regional recipes, French Ties illustrates how to live like a true local in a French village and find a [...]

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GIVEAWAY: Win a Double DVD Pack from Nigella Lawson & Donna Hay

GIVEAWAY: Win a Double DVD Pack from Nigella Lawson & Donna Hay

| 30 April , 2012 | Reply

My two favourite women chefs, Nigella Lawson and Donna Hay, have recently released two new DVD’s that accompany their best selling cook books (Nigella: Kitchen and Donna: Fast, Fresh, Simple) and I have three copies of each DVD to giveaway in a two pack … how excited are you? DONNA HAY: FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE Available [...]

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It’s Easter and it’s time for our Lindt Chocolate Recipes: Lindt Easter Carrot Cupcakes & Orange Semolina Syrup Cake

It’s Easter and it’s time for our Lindt Chocolate Recipes: Lindt Easter Carrot Cupcakes & Orange Semolina Syrup Cake

| 3 April , 2012 | Reply

There’s nothing more that I love than chocolate and cakes and put them together and it’s truly a match made in heaven. This Easter I have two Lindt chocolate cake recipes to share with you, Easter Carrot Cupcakes and the Orange Semolina Syrup Cake created by Lindt Maitre Chocolatier, Thomas Schnetzler. Easter Carrot Cupcakes Makes [...]

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Sneak Peek: The Kerr’s First Family Christmas with Baby Flynn Bloom

Sneak Peek: The Kerr’s First Family Christmas with Baby Flynn Bloom

| 24 December , 2011 | 2 Replies

The Kerr household is very excited; Miranda, Orlando and Baby Flynn (the happiest baby on the planet) have arrived back in Australia to celebrate Flynn’s first Christmas here with all the family.  I asked my lovely friend Therese Kerr to share a little insight into their first family Chrissy with Flynn and what they were [...]

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Christmas Desserts with Lindt Chocolate: The Passionfruit Verrine & The Ice Cream Sandwich

Christmas Desserts with Lindt Chocolate: The Passionfruit Verrine & The Ice Cream Sandwich

| 19 December , 2011 | Reply

As I do every festive season, I bring you some amazing Lindt Chocolate recipes that are just so divine you will think you’ve died and gone to heaven!  This Christmas is no different and today I’ve got two incredible recipes, a Passionfruit Verrine and Ice Cream Sandwich both made with Lindt love by Thomas Schnetzler, [...]

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An Exclusive Christmas Recipe From Julie Goodwin’s “The Heart of the Home” Cookbook

An Exclusive Christmas Recipe From Julie Goodwin’s “The Heart of the Home” Cookbook

| 15 December , 2011 | Reply

Julie Goodwin is definitely up there with Donna Hay in my favourite cooking books, and her latest release “The Heart of the Home” is no exception. I love Julie’s cooking because it’s everyday food that’s easy to cook and easy to eat. Julie’s latest book follows on from her “Our Family Table,” and is bursting [...]

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