This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Today’s Summer Read is for those readers with younger family members (though there are lessons in the book for everyone!). It’s Andrea Curtis’s (of the fabulous Eat This!) latest book, A Forest in The City. From the […]
French Fridays: Can’t get to France this summer? Travel there virtually!
Sigh. This photo popped up in my memories recently. And there are SO many photos of Nérac in my June/ July/ August memories too… But since many of us are not able to travel to France this summer, we’ll have to content ourselves with exploring l’Hexagone virtually. I have roughly 5 years of French Fridays […]
Cashew Chicken Salad Sandwich
Ever had a craving for something that you first tasted years ago but haven’t thought about for ages? Recently, I’ve had a hankering for a chicken salad sandwich but not just ANY chicken salad sandwich – one that I used to order at a tiny sandwich place back in Adelaide in the late 80s/ early […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Tropical Tartlets
I thought I had this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi all figured out. Recently when I was cleaning out our chest freezer, I came across a package of mini tart shells that I needed to use up. Since I knew that this week I was working with pastry with my online […]
Summer Reads: Cookbooks for Kids
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. With a few exceptions! With a lot more of us staying close to home this summer, I know parents are looking for things to do with their children (or things for their children to do while they […]
Cook the Book Fridays: Lower East Side Brunch Tart from Everyday Dorie
Today’s post is dedicated to someone I call a friend, though we’ve never met. Rosmarie DiDomenico (aka “Nana”) sadly passed away last month at the age of 89. I’ve “known” Nana for over 10 years via the online cooking groups dedicated to working through Dorie Greenspan’s books – firstly, when she cooked through Around my […]
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