It’s that time of year where we read Chinese horoscopes for the Lunar New Year … after last year, I’ve ditched expectation there is some truth in them and prefer now to spend my time enjoying the present moment with friends and family. That being said, I’ve popped down below what the year holds for…
English cherry cake recipe using Cherry Hill Orchard fresh cherries
In Australia, summer means fresh cherries and the ones I got recently from CherryHill Orchard are so plump, juicy and delicious. You can eat it out straight or use them in a lovely cherry sponge cake. The recipe I love using is Mary Berry’s English Cherry cake recipe that has a little extra texture from…
Pebble and Bark Zetland
What’s better than a fresh cup of coffee in the morning on New Years Day? Why, a cup of coffee with your best friend, of course! And I’m in luck as Pebble and Bark was open on New Year’s Day serving up The Little Marionette coffee. What a year it has been and many would…
Gathar Supper Club: dine-in experience
What Gathar offers is catering re imagined. I had the pleasure of being invited to Gathar’s Supper Club last night to taste and experience their Xmas in July Menu. So this is not the typical ‘event’ where I would ordinarily get dressed, put on my heels and go out for dinner and listen to a…
Travel diary: Trip to Berry to support regional NSW
What a wonderful feeling to be able to get out of the house after 3 months of lockdown and on the road again to the South Coast of NSW. I’m grateful to be living in Australia. I was excited and relieved and was really itching to get out and about. The last time I was…
Eat Box Now: Dine in with Korean BBQ experience
Lockdown has resulted in the creation of some of the best dine-in experiences I’ve ever had. Some of the best meals I’ve had are the ones you can share with families and friend around the table where you cook the ingredients yourself. A Korean BBQ is one of them and now you can enjoy a…
Classic hot cross buns recipe
It is Easter and the world has changed remarkably since I last put up my blog post. With the current lockdowns and social distancing measures in place as Australia and the world battles with the spread of coronavirus, many people are now spending so much more time at home and wondering what to do. For…
Chatswood Year of the Rat Festival presented by Willoughby City Council
Traditionally, I spend Lunar New Year with my family and mum usually creates nine traditional Cantonese style dishes for the festive period. This year was extra special too because my family from Canada joined us in Sydney to celebrate. There are also plenty tasty reasons to head to Chatswood for the Lunar New Year Festivities…
Lamington recipe – as Australian as Vegemite
My earliest memory of the lamington was at school, where there was a school fundraising drive for some charity (which I can’t remember) where we were given packets of lamingtons to sell to family and friends. I remember I loved sinking my teeth into the soft spongy cakes covered in cocoa and coconut and I…
Walsh Bay Crab house – where to get your Singapore chilli crab fix
Chilli crab is often promoted as Singapore’s national seafood dish or national dish and it has to be one of the richest and satisfying dishes a seafood lover can indulge on. Now you can get your fingers licking dirty at the new Walsh Bay Crabhouse at Millers Point in Sydney an offshoot restaurant of Harry’s…