Cooking Classes & Where To Find Me
Every now and then I like to update you on what I’m doing away from this blog . . .For those of you in Sydney – I run regular small group cooking classes at my clinic in Gladesville. Coming up I have...
View ArticleOn over-using the word "easy"
I’ve noticed recently how often I use the word “easy” about cooking in general, but more particularly, about my own recipes. I find myself constantly describing them as easy and to be honest, my use of...
View ArticleQuicklinks
Thoughts on Food: I love this poster. It’s so relevant, timely and in tune with much of the current thinking about food and yet it’s from 1917.Healthy Fast Food: Ages ago I put together a recipe...
View ArticleOn kitchen disasters and eating your mistakes
I’ve had a few kitchen disasters in the last two weeks. Well they haven’t really been disasters, I’ve just cooked a few things which have not worked. Mostly my own fault. I’ve either rushed the...
View ArticleA new food label?
The debate about food labels is ongoing. Consumers, journalists, nutritionists, regulatory bodies, all keep coming back to questions around how much information should be on a label, what’s legally...
View ArticleKitchen essentials?
Yesterday I read an article which managed to infuriate me, fill me with disbelief and make me laugh, all at the same time. It was this list of essential kitchen equipment from the Herald’s weekly Good...
View ArticleLaunching Seasonal Desserts - An Honest Kitchen
Today, Lucy and I are incredibly proud to launch two things. Firstly, a new edition of An Honest Kitchen, plus we finally have an official website dedicated to our expanding ideas for An Honest...
View ArticleQuicklinks
It’s been a while, so time for some Quicklinks.Three meals a day: Interesting piece on the history of breakfast, lunch and dinner – this hasn’t always been how we’ve eaten.Baked eggs: I discovered...
View ArticleNo time to eat well?
People regularly say to me they don’t have time to eat well. That preparing and cooking healthy food takes too much time, they’re busy and so can’t find the space in their day.I get that peoples’ lives...
View ArticleA recent breakfast
When I have time and there’s no bread in the house, I regularly make a version of the skirlie recipe on Sophie’s blog. It’s one of my favourite breakfasts and a lovely way of using oats which isn’t...
View ArticleTomato and pesto tart
I have made this tart three times over the last few weeks.It is so very good.I first put it together for our New Year’s Eve picnic at Coogee Beach.The second time was for a film night at a friend’s...
View ArticleA word for the year
I’ve always liked new year resolutions. The idea of starting a new year afresh, focused on positive change appeals to me. I believe it’s possible to alter aspects of yourself, over time tweaking and...
View ArticleWhy I stopped dieting
I have never been a person who was naturally slim. Ever since I can remember, since being a child, I’ve been a bit overweight. For a long time, certainly since my teenage years I’ve been trying to lose...
View ArticleBeing good doesn't have to taste bad
I’m constantly perplexed by the number of people who tell me they buy apples each week; carry one to work every day, with the intention of eating it in the afternoon instead of a chocolate bar. Then...
View ArticleMystery plants & fussy chickens
Over the last few weeks about five of these plants have appeared, in the middle of my backyard and I have no idea what they are.They weren’t planted by me and from the positioning of them, I suspect...
View ArticleQuicklinks
Time for some quicklinks I think:Vegetable infographic: Firstly, I love the infographic above showing the variety there is in the vegetable world. It’s a thing of beauty which I can get lost in. In...
View ArticleTeaming up with FromZero2Hero.com
For the last three years I’ve been training with DT Fitness. Three times a week I go to fitness in the park sessions with Donald and Alistair. I have never been a sporty person, indeed for most of my...
View Article7 easy ways to get healthy meals on the table in 10 minutes
Today I have a guest post and recipe from Australian food blogger, Virtual Cookery School teacher and now cookbook author, Jules Clancy. Jules is the writer behind the Stonesoup blog. I’ve long been a...
View ArticleDoes cooking vegetables in the microwave kill all the nutrients?
A question from a reader today, Melanie emailed me to ask:I microwave a bowl of raw broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts almost everyday for dinner, will the ’waves from the microwave destroy all...
View ArticleIn my kitchen: April
I’ve been cooking a lot over the last week. General cooking, recipe checking for the next edition of An Honest Kitchen and using up ingredients.I roasted leftover pumpkin, with some harissa spices....
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