Whet Your Appetite at the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Dinner – Adelaide Talent Shines

April 23, 2013

One of my favourite hospitality programs, the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence, is coming to Adelaide next week!  Since 2005, Electrolux Appetite for Excellence has aided the growth of home grown talent in the culinary industry, when the program was first developed to provide a platform from which Australia’s best culinary talent could be recognised.  This [...]

5 comments Read the full article →

Celebrating Regional Food & its Producers at Terroir in the Lovely Clare Valley

April 19, 2013

Last Sunday saw the final day of the Adelaide Food and Wine Festival – a day which focused on the wealth of choice we have in South Australian regions for food and wine.  With The Husband behind the steering wheel, I headed up to Terroir,  a new restaurant in Auburn in the Clare Valley, for [...]

8 comments Read the full article →

Meet Your Maker – South Australia’s Thistle Be Good & its Creator Jacqui Good

April 16, 2013

There are days when even a domestic goddess such as my humble self struggles for the inspiration and motivation to put a meal on the table.  I enjoy cooking – no, really, I do – but the mind-crushing tedium of deciding what to cook every, single, bloody, night really burns my biscuits sometimes.  The best [...]

8 comments Read the full article →

In-Flight Airline Food – The Battle to Beat Bland

April 12, 2013

Airline in-flight food has been on my mind of late.  I’m lucky enough to have some overseas trips coming up later this year, including some long-haul flights, which means I’ll be staring down those little foil-wrapped trays and their sometimes questionable contents.  While The Husband and son both devour anything put in front of them [...]

10 comments Read the full article →

Cherry Tomato Confit

April 9, 2013

Summer seems to be lingering in Adelaide at the moment.  Not in a nasty “Oh, my god it’s going to be how hot today?” kind of way, but in a very pleasant warm, sunny “I think we’ll have lunch outside again” kind of way.  Never mind that my summer clothes are starting to look just [...]

12 comments Read the full article →

Tomatoes and me – Spicy Tomato Chutney & A Quiet Easter Break

April 5, 2013

My Easter break this year was a little different from usual – and significantly quieter.  I have finally managed to convince the very hard-working Husband that it is okay to take a break and enjoy some time that is just for him – no work, no kids, no me – although it wasn’t easy to [...]

15 comments Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →