If I only had three hours onboard the Celebrity Solstice there would only be one thing I would choose to do on this colossal ship as a foodie and that is to dine at one of their 10 speciality restaurants … the second would be to kick off my shoes, wiggle my toes on the soft…
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Recipe: Barilla Pappardelle with White Fish, Chick Peas and Arrabbiata Sauce
I tried another one of Barilla’s recipes tonight using their Pappardelle all’Uovo which cooks in 7 minutes. The Pappardelle all’Uovo is a pasta with the largest shape available amongst traditional egg-based pastas. The pasta style originates from Tuscany and is used in many traditional Italian dishes. Like the tagliatelle I tried it has just below 30%…
Ceru brings Levantine flavours to Sydney
I’m lucky to be living in a country so rich and open to different cultures and with that, comes an opportunity to taste new dishes, sprinkled with a chef’s flair of creativity to create traditional cultural blends of explosive flavours, modernised for the Australian appetite for the fresh crunch that will make you crave for…
Little Shop of Horrors The Musical
Little Shop of Horrors is one of those musicals that resonate not because I loved the movie (as it was made well before my time) but because I dipped my toes into learning all aspects of the stage of musical theatre during an 8 week course at NIDA (what on earth possessed me think I…
Barilla Tagliatelle with Artichokes, Prawns & Saffron Recipe: Quick & Easy Weeknight Dinner
I always love trying to cook new pasta dishes at home as pasta is such a versatile product with flavours you can experiment with. I tried Barilla’s new Tagliatelle egg pasta which is now available from Woolworths. It is a little different to the other Barilla pasta I’ve used. It’s finer and cooks a lot quicker ie in 5 minutes. Tagliatelle all’Uovo…
Alliance Francais French Film Festival 2016: 3 Passionate French Films to Watch
What happens to you when there is ‘passion’? Something inside is ignited that ‘moves’ you. It brings about a new energy, a ‘hum’ that makes you do things, create things, say things, write things, not because you have been asked to or paid to, but you have a desire to. There is a joy, a…
How to pace yourself at the Sheraton on the Park Lunar Year buffet
The first thing you see when you walk into the Sheraton on the Park’s Signature restaurant, Feast is the vibrant colours of the fresh seafood station, ladened with crayfish, oysters, prawns, salmon and more oysters resting below the bright red lanterns up above. Even if that was the only thing at the Sheraton on the Park’s Chinese…
Style Diary :: Chinese New Year #ootd & what 2016 has in store for you …
We are at the eve of Chinese New Year which starts on February 8 for the start of the Year of the Fire Monkey until January 27, 2017 and with the Fire Monkey the Chinese lucky colour is not surprisingly symbolised by the colour Red. Be sure to celebrate big before the New Year to…
Style Diary :: Armani Exchange: Free Spirited Streetwear
Whether I feel like being a free-spirited urban street wanderer, a beach goer or simply wanting to cool down from the sweltering Australian summer heat, a free flowing, slithering Armani Exchange silk blend maxi dress would be my pick.The maxi dress in general has an interesting history with it being planted on the ‘dresses that changed…
Style Diary :: Back To Work Style … Go With the Flow
Clean crisp bold colours of white and navy or white and black has always been resilient and staple colours in the office. But I don’t do the usual corporate suit as an Australian summer doesn’t lend itself to much comfort in a banker’s blazer, which makes getting the right balance between looking smart versus comfort versus…