I believe this is potentially the best sandwich in the world. (Read more about why on The Huffington Post here) The inspiration for it comes from Sonoma, in Sydney. It holds meatballs – plump like a cherub’s cheek. They’re a mix of ground pork and veal, fluffed with ricotta and cheerfully studded with pine nuts […]
In the kitchen
I’ve got lost, circa 1977. I’ve become mislaid in a moment that I know just bits about. It’s before I was even a twinkle in my father’s eye. It’s before my sister was born. Before The Empire Strikes Back. I think it’s about then that devils on horseback had their hay day. These days it’s […]
This is about my need for green. The last few weeks have included some capital ‘I’ indulgences. So when my body starts muttering about broccoli, I have the sense to know it’s time to listen. The muttering comes from the voice of reason inside. It has its own barometer. At the moment it’s whispering; ‘walk […]
Just as there are sounds that can whisk you to memories, there are tastes that take me straight to a place. This salsa is one of them. I rarely make it when I’m not at Avoca Beach, an hour and a half north of Sydney- because the tang and burn that I’m not there is […]
“I’ve had a big day”. This is what my niece Pia told me last week. She spooled through the door to her house, put down her backpack (with a smiling owl on the back) and sprawled out on the couch. It had been a big day for a four year old at day care. It […]