Last weekend, when Conor from Hold the Beef was in town (all the way from Perth, Australia in the midst of a whirlwind around the world tour apparently to do with her grad school work though looks like she might be doing some kind of degree in food and drink..), I felt the pressure to [...]

Hay Hay it’s the Donna Hay roundup!
Whoah! Your response to this month’s Hay Hay it’s Donna Day event was overwhelming! We had participants from all over the world – the United States, Canada, Bulgaria, France, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands and India! Initially I had planned to write a paragraph about each entry but as there are TWENTY ONE [...]

Hay Hay it’s Donna Day: I’m hosting!
Donna Hay’s Blackberry Cheesecake Pots Ingredients • 250g cream cheese • ¼ cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar • ¼ cup (60ml) pouring (single) cream • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 120g fresh blackberries • 8 biscotti, to serve Method Process the cream cheese, sugar, cream and vanilla in a food processor until smooth. Add half [...]

Donna Hay’s Chilli and Kaffir Lime Beef (stir fry)
Chilli and Kaffir Lime Beef Skewers *recipe permission from Donna Hay Ingredients 1 small red chilli, chopped 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice ¼ cup (60ml) peanut oil 700g rump steak, cut into pieces- 6 kaffir lime leaves, blanched noodle salad 150g dried rice vermicelli noodles ¼ cup coriander (cilantro) leaves 100g snow [...]
Hay hay it’s Donna Day!
I figured that this month would be a great time to participate in the Hay Hay it’s Donna Day food blogger event because 1) I had all the ingredients and 2) it’s a really quick dish to prepare, key for me in this crazy-for-teachers month of November. You can read more about the event (organised [...]









