Bowral and the Southern Highlands
There’s nothing I love more than a short trip to the countryside, especially when food and wine are involved.
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Mushroom Risotto with Black Truffles
Oh, those little black gold nuggets… A couple of months ago I impulse-purchased a couple of black truffles from The Truffle Farm because, well, (a) they were in season and (b) I’m weak around fine foods… like… completely helpless!
So I made this dish: Mushroom Risotto with Black Truffle.
Flourless Vegan Chocolate Cookies
A couple days ago I attempted to make a vegan ‘brain’ lemon jelly for Halloween. It was an epic fail. L I’m not sure if it was the mould I was using, or the ingredients themselves. I used lots and lots of lemon juice, which may have interfered with the gelling nature of agar-agar. It just didn’t set! So I made these instead – charcoal, heart-shaped flourless vegan chocolate cookies. In hindsight I’m glad I failed the brain jelly experiment because this is, frankly, much better.
Maker Sydney – Behind The Kitchen
Two of my favourite vegans: Annabelle of My Little Panda Kitchen and Kate of The Vegan Teahouse have paired up to create a sweet spot called MAKER. They offer a 100% vegan shared commercial kitchen space with a take-away coffee and treat bar, plus a soon-to be launched cafe serving up seasonal vegan gourmet comfort food. I […]
(Vegan) Blueberry Donuts – Halloween Edition
These (Vegan) Blueberry Donuts were actually a two-fold experiment: the first stage was to test if I could make blueberry donuts with fresh blueberries, and the second was to experiment with stop-motion technique to give the resulting video a bit of ‘magic’. Stop-motion is a technique which uses a lot of still frames with the object […]
World’s Best Vegan Burger – Part 1
I’m on a special quest. I’m trying to make World’s Best Vegan Burger. I think I’m pretty close. This Vegan Bean Burger is the best I have ever had or made. And the fact it came from my kitchen just makes it taste even better. I knew the moment this burger materialised that I […]
One Pot Spaghetti Bean Bolognaise
Lately, I’m all about one pot everything. But let me tell you the backstory of this one pot spaghetti bean bolognaise recipe. A few weeks ago I was working on a video assignment for Everyday Vegan. If you’re not aware of Everyday Vegan, it’s a really cool project founded by Maz (Sadhana Kitchen) and Dan […]
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Tofu
I love Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls. Not only because they’re light, healthy and delicious, but also I can eat them with my hands and still be lady (not that I am one, but it’s nice to pretend). I love the sensation of the rice roll sticking to the skin of my fingers as I hold the […]
Baked Beetroot Donuts
Wow! Who would have thought beetroots make great donuts! But they do. Not only are these some of the easiest donuts to make, they’re also some of the quickest. Seriously.
Smooth Chocolate Festival – Sydney
What do you get when you have lots and lots of chocolate in the one place? Lots and lots of people. The Smooth Chocolate Festival saw foodies, families and chocoholics alike swarming the Rocks and Circular Quay areas for some chocolatey deliciousness.