Cooking Thai food in Chiang Mai
A few weekends ago, I embarked on one of the crazier travel decisions of my life – going to Thailand for a mere 3 days (it’s a 9 hr plane flight from Sydney, which is in fact close to essentially no other cities in the world) for a wedding and to reunite with all the … Continue reading
Crack cookies
I have a not so secret obsession with various women pastry chefs, probably because it is my ultimate desire to be a pastry chef businesswoman icon. My favourite two without a doubt are Joanne Chang and Christina Tosi. The latter is the mastermind behind Milk Bar in the whole Momofuku amazingness that was started … Continue reading
Quinoa quiche
Aside from the fact that this dish is great to say, it combines two of my favourite things and makes it really healthy. I love quiches, but normally their buttery crusts and massive amount of cream sort of turn me away from them (unless I’m in France, of course, in which case I would eat … Continue reading
Nutella bars
Happy Valentine’s Day! Although I think the whole hype around Vday is a bit absurd, I do not see it as a chance to either get all lovey or to be angry and bitter…rather, it just presents a delightful opportunity to bake all manner of sinful and delightful things. When you bake for this … Continue reading
Black bean chili
I haven’t made chili in ages, and typically don’t make warm things unless it’s cold out, but when it was raining non-stop a few weeks ago I got a sudden urge to make this black bean chili. It looked super healthy and I couldn’t wait to try it out. Imagine my utter dismay when I … Continue reading
S’mores Bars
So apparently, s’mores are a very American thing. Every Australian who I asked had no idea what the concept of a s’more was unless they had in fact experienced one in America. When I lived in Boston, making s’more themed baked goods was one of my absolute favourite baking activities. There are endless variations on … Continue reading
Beachy chic at Three Blue Ducks
Another restaurant I happily got to tick off my always long list of places to try in Sydney when my mother visited was Three Blue Ducks, which can only be described as an extremely upscale version of a beach cafe. It’s located in Bronte Beach, which is the lesser known (and far more relaxed / … Continue reading
Browned butter jam bars
As I’ve said before, baking non chocolate desserts is always somewhat of an interesting challenge for me. Since chocolate automatically makes pretty much anything better, removing the chocolate ingredient from the equation forces creativity and can result in some innovative and truly delicious baked goods. I happened to randomly have some jam in my cupboard … Continue reading
Dark chocolate pistachio cookies
So apparently, January 26th was national pistachio day, so I figured this recipe was timely. I am not normally a big fan of nuts in cookies, but to be honest these cookies are basically transcendent. Pistachios are my favourite kind of nuts, and when I saw these cookies I figured it was worth the investment … Continue reading
Sweet potato scones
Sweet potatoes – another one of my absolute favourite foods. In America, we are all about sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, but I think they should be enjoyed at all times of year. As scone recipes go, this one is pretty healthy, actually – no cream, low fat milk, and of course adding sweet potatoes to … Continue reading
Yours truly
Passionate amateur baker and devotee of exploring the world through food
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