by Brooke Falvey
cooking
{Recipe} Strawberry and chia seed mousse with cashew and coconut cream
Chocolatier Jacques Torres famously said: “Life is short. Eat dessert first.” This recipe from Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat’s head chef Hermann Schafellner will make you want to do just that and the best part is it’s good for you—not only does it involve healthy, natural ingredients but it’s also dairy and gluten-free making it great for those […]
MoreMacarons: snobby but scrumptious
“The Parisian macaron is a snobby-but-scrumptious little treat that has lately become a vogue frontrunner in the ongoing dessert popularity contest.” —The Lost Girls— Last week, fueled by a desire to step outside my baking comfort zone (and to be a total show-off at an upcoming hen’s night), I decided to try my hand […]
More{Recipe} Healthy chocolate crackles
When I was a kid, there was one main thing that separated birthday parties from everyday life—chocolate crackles. According to the Australian Food History timeline, the earliest Chocolate Crackles recipe was printed in an advertisement in the Australian Women’s Weekly on 18 December 1937. It was placed by Edible Oil Industries, a subsidiary of Unilever, […]
More{Recipe} Zucchini and Feta Salad
As Bart Simpson so aptly pointed out, “You don’t win friends with salad.” And he has a point, at least as far as I’m concerned, because I will always choose a burger over a salad. ALWAYS. But late last year, on a trip to Coolum for my best friend’s wedding, I willing chose to have […]
More{Recipe} Garlic Prawn and Noodle Salad
While cleaning out my parents’ house ahead of their recent move back to the northside of Brisbane, I stumbled across a stash of recipe books. There were books for every occasion; barbecues, baking, biscuits and bread. There was even one on potatoes. who knew the humble spud had its own recipe book? There were books […]
More{Recipe} Rum balls and ginger brandy balls
Do you know what my favourite thing about Christmas is? Aside from the gifts, the gift giving and the days off work (okay, so it’s not quite my favourite thing) … it’s being able to eat rum balls for breakfast. Today, I scoffed two rum balls after my morning walk. I figure they have Weet-Bix […]
More{Recipe} m&m cake
On Saturday night I threw a mini surprise party for my friend Jane, whose birthday last month was a bit of a fizzer—one that was topped off by a lack of cake. “A party without cake is just a meeting.” —Julia Child— What made the lack of cake even sadder was the fact that Jane is the […]
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{Recipe} Pumpkin and ricotta ravioli
While channel surfing one afternoon, I came across an episode of Donna Hay’s Fast, Fresh, Simple. She was making pumpkin and ricotta ravioli and I was practically salivating on the couch. I filed the recipe away in the outer confines of my mind, determined that I would one day give it a go. Today was […]
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