It’s a bit late for Thanksgiving 2008 but I have just posted my Holiday Ambrosia recipe. This concoction works well with turkey so, depending upon your menu, you could make it for Christmas too. I’m on the lookout for tried and true recipes for festive fare. Not so much dinner table food but snacks and […]
Food
La Confiserie
These colourful marzipan confections (above) were on display at the markets in Nice. Closer to “home”, the Florian confiserie at Pont du Loup makes candied fruits, jams, crystallised flowers and other goodies using traditional methods. I love all the colours!
An Anniversary Menu
Special thanks to everyone who sent me recipe suggestions (and comments) both on and off-blog. In the end, we went for a vaguely Middle Eastern themed wedding anniversary menu as follows: lavosh crackers with labna yohgurt cheese marinated in chilli, rosemary, garlic and olive oil from Binnorie cubed lamb kebabs marinated in a Moroccan-style paste […]
Hungry for a Response
My wedding anniversary is coming up this week and, rather than having to drive a considerable distance for an underwhelming restaurant meal, David and I have decided to dine in with a bottle of wine. For day-to-day dining, we each take turns at cooking and draw upon our personal recipe repertoire (some of which can […]
Home Alone
Continuing a longstanding Italian family tradition, the Laundry King makes pizza from scratch (using his favourite recipe) every Friday. Recently he had to travel into the city for work and I had the house to myself for the day. I took the opportunity to temporarily relocate to the dining room table to machine quilt a […]
Gearing up for Autumn
Whether you claim that autumn starts on 1 March (as many Aussies do) or equinox, there’s no denying that the days are getting shorter and cooler. Very soon, the first quince of the season will appear in the markets. I’m ready! When I was in the city, I found a 6.1 litre cast iron casserole […]