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A good friend recently stayed with us who happens to be a vegan. This made me a little nervous, as I was completely unsure of what to cook for the week. Thankfully she had a plethora of vegan recipes under her belt to share with us carnivores.
The recipe below is a breakfast she made for [...]
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With another cold weekend upon us, why not bunker down with your loved ones and grab a good foodie movie to inspire your palate.
Some noteworthy foodie movies:
Babette’s Feast
Like Water For Chocolate
Chocolat
Big Night
Julie & Julia
No Reservations
Ratatouille
Enjoy!
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Surprisingly this is a family favorite. I know, I can hardly believe it. My kids love it, my hubby devours it and…..get this, we’ve had kids over just hanging out and I’ve served it and they LOVE IT. Crazy as it is, this green number serves as a crowd pleaser, a budget helper, a huge [...]
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To this day not a Friday goes by without my father firing up the barbeque to cook dinner for our extended brood.
Sure, it happens the world over, yet there is something about the weekend barbie that is quintessentially Australian. It seems like learning to char any and every cut of meat on a barbeque is [...]
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The other night I had a hankering for something different. The weather was gorgeous, it was a Friday night, spring was {finally} in the air and I felt like something YUMM-O.
Strangely my hankering fell on POLENTA. Yes, that divine Italian dish that is finally making its way onto tables across the globe.
Polenta is a popular [...]
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I love food, there’s no getting around it. I am grateful that I don’t live with a wheat intolerance because I particularly love Italian food. I love smooshy pasta and Tuscan pastry, the incredible smell of olive oil freshly pressed, a glass of Chianti lightly floating around the glass, and the gorgeous aromatic herbs that [...]
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Over the years I have watched most of my single girlfriends attend dinner parties rather than throw them. I have differed because the hostess in me can’t be held down, yet watching the hostess in many of my girlfriends lay low seems so unnecessary.
So just before you decide that couples have cornered the market on the humble dinner [...]
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My lovely mother, Joan, wasn’t always the best of cooks.
Such was her enthusiasm for making quite certain her food was thoroughly cooked that she would often roast, boil or grill each tasty morsel to within an inch of its life.
Her carbon-coated sausages and charred steak were legendary. Even today, more than 20 years after her [...]
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Which four guests would I invite?
Madonna, Nigella, my husband & me. Anymore than 2 celebs in the same room and I would be afraid celeb egos would take over what could be natural and easy conversation.
Where is dinner?
On the balcony of my dream house (of course!) on Sydney harbour. I would choose late October for [...]
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Well, here’s a little something from one of our regular RealLife Radio listeners and adopted familyroom girl. Pam is from Wolseley, Saskatchewan, mother of 2, community girl and all round jack of all trades. Pam is a blessing and her kindness is shown is so many, very practical ways.
Recently I spent a week at my [...]
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