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[Photo by Jonah Manning]
Pavlova is considered the ultimate Australian meringue dessert, even though it was probably invented by a New Zealand hotel chef in 1926. One thing Australians and New Zealanders do agree upon is that this splendidly light, crisp and foamy concoction was created to commemorate the time when the legendary Russian prima ballerina [...]

What better way to give than to give with your heart and feed your sweetheart with foods that are natural aphrodisiacs.
A couple weeks ago, MS and I met five other couples of varying skill levels at Chefs Inc. for a Date Night with Chef Diane Brown, author of The Seduction Cookbook. This colorful cooking school [...]

As I mentioned, we picked up some carne asada from Trader Joe’s for the Memorial Day grill. To be honest, we couldn’t wait until Memorial Day and broke it open on Saturday instead. It turned out great, I would defninitely grill it again. Trader Joe’s keeps the meat in the refrigerated section, sealed up tight [...]

I am of the opinion that if you need an item you are going to use frequently, then you buy the very best one you can afford. Let’s call it the ‘Elite Theory’. That’s why, for example, when we first moved to LA from Sydney, we spent close to $200 (gulp) for a [...]

So here’s something I never thought I would write or blog about ever… Moose. That’s right, moose.
About a month ago, a friend gave me some frozen moose meat. Apparently, his family went hunting and long story short, there was a very unfortunate moose that day. He had more than [...]

Outsized snack foods with custom rims!

I love to cook. You’ll probably find me in the kitchen at least five nights out of seven, concocting the evening’s meal for my husband and myself. As a full-time writer, I also work from home, so that affords me the luxury of being able to devote a fair amount of time to this gratifying [...]

So, I haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been pretty busy compiling a cookbook of treasured family recipes.
It’s taken a lot longer than I thought it would, to test and photograph about 20 recipes from my sisters, my Mum, her brother (Uncle Ray) and a couple of my cousins.
The sensational recipes I [...]