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On Tour: Vineyards of Australia’s South West

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We’ve just come back from a 3-day weekend in the Margaret River wine region. For those of you who don’t live in Australia, the area is one of the main wine producing parts of the country. Lots of vineyards means lots … Continue reading

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On the Road: Afternoon Tea at the Burj Al Arab

As I mentioned on Sunday, for the final food stop on our recent trip to the UK we had afternoon tea at the Skyview Bar of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. It certainly wasn’t cheap but it was very … Continue reading

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On the Road: My trip to Bray on the Heston Blumenthal trail

In case you wondered why I didn’t post as usual on Wednesday - sorry - I have actually been on holiday in the UK for the past three weeks (on my way home now though). Anyway, at the time that I should have been … Continue reading

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What’s your favourite kitchen gadget?

For today’s post I thought that I would do something a little bit different to sharing a recipe. Instead I thought I would share a little bit of my kitchen – I’ll tell you about some of the ‘gadgets’ that I have … Continue reading

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Perth Good Food & Wine Show

I’m late with posting this weekend because I spent all day yesterday at the Perth Good Food & Wine Show. It was the first time that I had been to the show, and I was surprised at how busy it … Continue reading

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My thoughts on Salt

You may have noticed that there is something missing from most of my recipes…..salt! When you watch TV chefs they always add huge pinches of salt to whatever they are cooking, and competitors on cooking programmes always get told off … Continue reading

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Own brand products

You will no doubt notice that I use a lot of supermarket own brand products in my cooking. This is because I find that, in general, they are good value for money and you can’t tell the difference between them and … Continue reading

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Seasons Greetings!

 Christmas is fast approaching, and that means lots and lots of food! Here in Australia it is summer, so Christmas food often takes on some different forms to the traditional things eaten in the northern hemisphere. When the temperature reaches … Continue reading

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