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Five Best Things I Ate This Summer

01:19 PM, January 6, 2015 |

We’re back.

For the first time in 12 months The Hungry One was able to escape. We shut down our computers. We celebrated Christmas properly (in multiple ways and on multiple days). We got in the car and drove down to Berry for some green grass and blue sky R and R.

We’re now gearing up for what is promising to be a spectacular year, but before I get stuck into the kitchen in a big way, here’s a quick meander down memory lane of some of the best things I ate over the break.

1) Spit Roast Pig with Apple Rhubarb Sauce

Let it be said; my sister knows how to throw a …

Chocolate Walnut and Honey Torte

06:50 PM, December 22, 2014 |

beef, cake, chocolate

Is there such a thing as bad cake? It’s a contradiction in terms; like a bad holiday.

(Nb, if you’re very busy and important and just want a short spiel about the torte and the recipe, jump to the bottom).

I’ve been turning to the comfort of crumbs a bit in the last week. In the wake of the Sydney siege, I ate a lot of my feelings, bound up in our flourless Christmas cake. Slices of that and bottomless cups of Earl Grey helped to wade through the sadness that followed (to be brutally honest, I ate so much that I had to quickly whip up another one to cover my …

Pea, Ham and Edamame Soup

08:13 PM, December 15, 2014 |

pulses, soup

Drafted: 1.45 pm, Monday 15 December. Sydney.

Comfort food means different things to different people. In this house, it’s pea and ham soup. It’s mild and coddling, thrifty and reliable.

As long as there’s a tupperware of it in the freezer, I feel that everything is going to be ok.

This morning I was walking along Manly Beach. It’s an iconic, warm and transparent stretch of blue on the north side of the Harbour Bridge. Soon after I was singing nursery rhymes at the local library, while Will was squirming impatiently on my lap.

While singing ‘Ba Baa Black Sheep’ I didn’t hear my phone bleat with queries from loved ones both near …