A wine tasting, a gourmet picnic basket packed with tasty local treats and a leisurely summers afternoon to spend between the vines and the creek in the Gold Coast hinterlands. Yes, I’d say life is looking pretty good.
Summer, beach days and ice cream. They’re just made to go together. When the temperature starts hitting over 30° on a regular basis, I guess thats over 85° for those that work in farenheit, my mind turns to new ice cream creations and this past…
It’s been over a year since we last visited Noosa’s Hastings Street and slightly longer since we were last at Noosa Beach House. It’s a stunning location and we love a good curry so we had no hesitation in accepting this weekends invitation to join other local…
Rhubarb and white chocolate crumble was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the big bunches of bright scarlet rhubarb for sale at our local farmers market this weekend. It was an old winter favourite in New Zealand but it’s not something…
Oh my goodness, these spicy roasted edamame beans are the bomb! Edamame are young soybeans and are a really common bar snack in Japan. They are usually served still in the pod, steamed lightly and dressed with a little salt. I love them and as…
I’d got into a bit of a habit of buying a bottle of caramel coffee syrup in my weekly shop recently. It really does make sitting out my garden with a cup of coffee feel a little bit special and indulgent. Those little bottles of…
I came up with this kaffir lime and vanilla ice cream recipe recently to use a batch of limes off my tree. I planted the kaffir lime for it’s leaves, a key ingredient of many Thai dishes. Fortunately it’s a very vigorous little tree because I’m…
As our taste buds continue to circle the globe this week I couldn’t go past the evocative aromas and flavour of India’s masala chai tea. While it’s so delicious and calming to sip on I was looking for a way to invoke those same senses in the cookie tin with this weeks baking. What I came up with are these chai spice sugar cookies, they have a double hit of spice and are oh so good!
I walked past the char siu and BBQ duck hanging in the window in Market Square and had immediate cravings for Asian BBQ. Unfortunately I’m still reacting badly to pretty much every chemical, colouring and additive so I had to find a work around in my own kitchen…
On our travels in Japan we’ve enjoyed chirashi zushi from Osaka all the way up to Sapporo. It’s a delicious bed of perfectly seasoned sushi rice topped with anything from a layer to a mound of fresh seafood, vegetables and other condiments. We’ve had…
With Australia day approaching I like to have a batch of sausage rolls handy for picnics or when friends stop by. This recipe is fast to put together, the uncooked rolls can be frozen and cooked later or the cooked rolls can be stored in the…
Our predicted week of tropical summer wet turned into just the one day of rain. It was very much appreciated by my garden and the water tank but now the sun is back and the humidity is climbing so this weekend we’ll head on up to the…