Dinner for 8 Anyone?
My neighbour and good friend and I have been waxing on for the last few months on how it would be great to cook together. This Saturday all that hot
Brilliant Basil Pesto
Introduction: It’s a beautiful late autumn day here in Melbourne, and whilst basking in the afternoon sun the waft of basil perfumed air drifts by, and I am taken to
Unctuous Scrambled Eggs
Introduction: My grandma was an absolute card. A cheeky scallywag from Liverpool, she was a real bag of fun that would tell you how it was. I used to love
Is it Possible to Cook from Scratch?
I have always prided myself on the ability, desire and, more to the point, the patience to cook from scratch; to take raw ingredients and turn them in to something
Smoked Pea and Ham Soup
Introduction: It’s currently summer here in Melbourne, averaging 30+ degrees C this week, which means it’s an ideal time for salads, charcoal flamed meat and glasses of the old jumping
Vietnam – The Conclude
Physically I am back in Melbourne. The rest of me is still twisting and turning, smelling and eating, listening and chatting, and sipping Vietnamese ca phe at my local.
Vietnam – The best Pho in Hanoi is…
…a very difficult one to call. Before I give the final answer, a subjective one of course, it’s important to define what actually makes a good pho (in case you
Vietnam – Hanoi Coffee
One of the most surprising cultures in Hanoi is the coffee one; purely from a point of dissociation I have (or had) with South East Asia and coffee. This dissociation
