Well, it’s Christmas Eve and as I write this, I am sitting with a glass of wine, the fan blowing at full-force, and dare I say it, yet another peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie! It’s a warm one in […]
The first time I made this pie, I felt as if I had been transported to a country kitchen in France. The tarragon, wine and mustard combination had me in such a blissful state, that …
A couple of years ago I worked in the same department as Andi, a gorgeous American who introduced me to the very exotic flavour combinazione of peanut butter and chocolate. After a trip back home …
I have many a night when I feel uninspired, the kitchen cupboard looks sadly bare and I just can’t face going to the shops. Take-away pizza? Non. A dinner challénge. Yes! Kitchen-cupboard fried rice is …
This is a deliciously tasty and hearty soup to serve up on a cold winter’s night. For my southern hemisphere friends, and I’m talking mainly to you, Melbournians, you could have this on one of …
I recently visited the beautiful Black Forest (Schwarzwäld) region in south-western Germany. It truly is a land of rolling emerald hills, quaint little gasthausen, kuchen and cuckoo clocks. As we only had a shameful two …
I’ll admit that it’s difficult to produce an appealing image of what is essentially, mince meat in lettuce. But let me tell you, when you have one of these hot little lettuce numbers in your …
When I was invited for tea and sandwiches to the gorgeous home of my lovely friend, Paola, and her adorable little Mia (and let’s not forget Mr K., who sadly missed our fun times), I …
If there is one contemporary baking book that I believe every cook should own, it’s Mix & Bake, by Belinda Jeffery. I have raved to friends about this book ever since I purchased my copy …
While making your Elote, you can easily whip these babies up and get them on the barbecue at the same time. In terms of herbs, you are not at all limited to coriander. Depending on what you …
Recipes for Serena started as exactly that, recipes for Serena, an auntie who had been living in Spain. Read more ...