In my kitchen… …are belated birthday gifts from Nic, including this gorgeous Donna Hay ceramic colander, which now occupies a coveted spot on the bench… …and these incredibly cute Dunlin tasting spoons, made in six different timbers (rosewood, robles, mamales, coconut, mahogany and bayong)… In my kitchen… …is a basket of our neighbour Mark’s lemons. [...]
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In My Kitchen, May 2012
Posted in In My Kitchen, tagged Donna Hay ceramic colander, Falk Salt, Ikea bag clips, Nomu spice rub, saffron paella, tasting spoons on May 1, 2012 | 95 Comments »
In My Kitchen, April 2012
Posted in In My Kitchen, tagged backyard vegetables, beef brisket, Cape Grim beef, Johnson Brothers Born to Shop, meringues and custard, Muscovado sugar on April 1, 2012 | 89 Comments »
In my kitchen… …is an easy mid-week dessert – meringues with microwave custard and frozen raspberries… In my kitchen… …is treasure… Cape Grim beef ribs purchased at the markets for a song (they were surplus from an export order)… A slow four-hour bake transformed them into sticky, tender perfection… In my kitchen… …is a large [...]
Little Kitchen Things
Posted in In My Kitchen, tagged Avanti oil separator, cake tester, coarse sieve, plate whisk, welding gloves as oven mitts on March 6, 2012 | 79 Comments »
Here are five items that have made life just that little bit easier in our kitchen… . . . . . We found this stainless steel fat separator at Chefs’ Warehouse recently, and it works brilliantly. After roasting a cut of meat, we pour the pan juices into the jug and allow them to settle. [...]
Weekend Happenings
Posted in Food & Friends, In My Kitchen, tagged Andy Harris A Month in Marrakesh, baking stones, bishop's crown chili, bishop's crown chilli, long sourdough loaves, Nick Malgieri supernatural brownies on February 13, 2012 | 76 Comments »
Some photos from last weekend… I baked a batch of Nick Malgieri’s supernatural brownies for our neighbours Shaun and Michelle. Poor darlings have had a hard week, and chocolate always helps… My friend Dave convinced me to buy Andy Harris’ A Month in Marrakesh. This simple breakfast recipe of boiled egg, chopped boiled potato, olive [...]

