I would love to tell you that we make everything from scratch. But some days…it’s just too hard. When that happens, instead of ordering takeaway, we head to our favourite butcher. Sydney’s specialty butchers are now “value-adding” their products, creating items which can be brought home, unwrapped and popped straight into an oven or frying [...]
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Saved by the Butcher
Posted in Food & Friends, Frugal Living, tagged Gojak Butchers, Haberfield on May 17, 2012 | 53 Comments »
Herbie’s Spices
Posted in Food & Friends, tagged Herbie's Spices Rozelle on May 6, 2012 | 48 Comments »
If you’re an Australian who is at all interested in cooking, chances are you’ve heard of Herbie’s Spices. Started by Ian and Liz Hemphill decades ago, this successful supplier of herbs and spices now distributes its products throughout Australia. Their one and only retail store is based in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle, which is [...]
Chocolatey Things
Posted in Food & Friends, tagged Candyland Crafts, chocolate moulds, making chocolate at home, tempering chocolate on March 28, 2012 | 66 Comments »
My lovely friend Joanna sent me these fabulous blocks of Willie’s Cacao… I’ve grated up the Venezuelan Black, ready for use… To keep the small people in the neighbourhood happy, I made chocolate lollipops from a 50:50 blend of Callebaut 823 Milk and 811 Dark. The sticks reduce the likelihood of chocolate hand prints on [...]
Friday Sushi
Posted in Food & Friends, tagged exotic sushi Sydney, Manmaruya Ashfield on February 24, 2012 | 45 Comments »
I figured it was my turn to shout Big Boy lunch, so we headed out to Manmaruya in Ashfield to eat sushi. We started with an old favourite, the Salmon Avocado Sushi Fusion. The salmon roe and Japanese mayonnaise make this very moreish… We then splurged on the gourmet sushi platter, with sea urchin, Ikura [...]
Jam Funnel
Posted in Food & Friends, tagged Chefs' Warehouse, jam funnel, jam making supplies, jar lifter on February 15, 2012 | 78 Comments »
What you see here is the culmination of a long quest. For years, we’ve searched high and low for a jam funnel with a narrow enough aperture to fit into our hexagonal jam jars. The one we’ve been using fits perfectly into our fat salsa jars, but its 6cm opening is too wide for the [...]

