2016-10-25 05:06
Creamed salt cod is one of those dishes that can take me somewhere else.
Known as ‘baccalà mantecato’ in Italian, it’s a specialty of Venice and although complex in… Read More
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2016-05-15 05:45
It was never going to be a happy marriage: an Italian in strange surroundings, with no knowledge of the local language, dependent on an unknown woman whose cooking probably didn’t meas… Read More
2016-02-28 23:06
Two weeks ago, the son of the man who invented the Moka coffee pot died in Switzerland aged 93 and received a fitting send-off.
As a tribute to his gift to coffee lovers, Renato Bialetti&rsq&hell…Read More
2015-12-22 11:23
It’s the time of year when ‘Top 10 Lists’ appear everywhere – for books, films, music. I’ve been reminiscing and came up with my best Italian food-related memor… Read More
2015-11-24 01:08
As a child, you were most likely told to not play with your food. As an adult, I can’t think of a better excuse to procrastinate.
Fresh borlotti beans are wondrous things. They not onl… Read More
2015-10-12 07:59
Another filler in between proper posts, this time for a damn tasty orzotto* developed for my now regular (almost) healthy recipe contribution to the NRMA’s ‘Living Well Navigator… Read More
2015-07-22 09:20
Necessity is the mother of invention, so when you haven’t blogged for a while, a story about mothers and food seems apt.
Not strictly a blog post
More a link
To a story on my re… Read More
2015-06-02 00:46
I’m not a big consumer of the world’s most popular chocolate and hazelnut spread – preferring solid goodness like Baci or Ritter Sport, but I’m concerned about the fu… Read More
2015-04-30 12:52
The ‘wooden plank/roof tile in place of the dinner plate’ fad has been around for a while, so I thought it safe to venture out into the wide world of inner Sydney pub bistros to… Read More
2015-03-31 22:29
When I heard Sophia Loren was visiting Australia in April as the guest of honour for a gala fundraiser, I immediately went shopping. For eggplants.
She was famously quoted as saying, “… Read More
2015-02-28 10:29
Cherry season is over in Australia, but it’s never too late for a rave.
It’s been a bumper season and I’ve had fun with red Bing cherries and white Royal Rainier cherries … Read More
2015-01-31 04:36
As a tomato grower, I’m a great root vegetable producer. More on that later.
I’d never bothered growing tomatoes, but after last year’s Sydney Tomato Festival I change… Read More
2014-12-31 02:47
If there’s one thing nicer than an Italian aperitif, it’s a good aperitif glass. Lucky then that the ‘curiosities’ section of my mother’s sideboard was able to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
~~~ A blog name inspired by film director Sergio Leone A kick-ass cocktail in his honour Spaghetti Western – I’m a little drunk on you ~~~ ~~~ Recipe for this killer drink&n&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A decommissioned ashtray turns out to be anything but … It’s been a while since I attended a wedding where bomboniere were given to guests. Even so, I doubt they’d look an… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If anyone ever calls me ‘sardonic’ – assuming they don’t mean I look like a fish – I’d almost take it as a compliment. I love fish talk. You can almost sm… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Another festive season has come and gone, but something still lingers on, and on, and on … The whiff of the Christmas panettone is still in the air long after column inches have been… Read More
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