Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
Let it be said that I have a recipe for a baked citrus tart inspired by Marco Pierre White’s that results in a tart so beautiful with mirror like finish that I have to pause a bit before slicing it. That citrus tart however, takes forever to make. You have […]
Back in the days of long boozy lunches when I worked in the corporate world, I had the pleasure of dining at the iconic Rockpool restaurant in the Rocks. I can’t remember what I had as a main meal, but I still remember clearly what I had for dessert. And […]
A celebration to mark a milestone birthday and it being close to Valentine’s Day finds me in China Doll, an award winning restaurant in Woolloomooloo, Sydney. On a fine late summer’s day, there’s no place better. It is located in historic Finger Wharf with amazing views of the city skyline […]
In terms of flavour, the humble zucchini or courgette is a little bit bland and doesn’t have a distinctive flavour and it’s this blandness which makes it super versatile. It takes on the taste of whatever you cook it with, and that makes it perfect in both savoury and sweet. […]
I was in Iran a few years ago to attend a wedding. Over there I wanted to try the Persian Love Cake which was all over my feed during that time. Legend has it, that a Persian girl baked a cake to win the love of a Prince and they […]
These cookies are somewhere between crispy and gooey, made with white chocolate chunks and the distictive Persian flavours of cardamom and pistachios. Persian Love Cookies were inspired by my visit to Iran , a country of warm and hospitable people. I was amazed by the wonderful hospitality wherever I went. […]