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Downtown Sydney: laneways & food courts to explore.
The laneways of Melbourne get a lot of hype in their tourism ads, but I'm not sure we fully appreciate the various laneways scattered...
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TBC by GrapeGarden: Old Beijing cuisine touches down in Potts Point.
Let's face it, foodie friends are tight knit. We mightn't even eat together, but when a back street, office block or ritzy brasserie...
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Canberra.... searching out the delicious, Part 2 (Miscellaneous)
Oh, we had a lot of fun eating our way around Canberra with family and friends! But here are some miscellaneous food (and drink)...
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Canberra.... searching out the delicious, Part 1
Lorrie and I headed down the road to Canberra recently for a few days of food exploration (on my part) and so many other observations for...
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Snacking in Potts Point
We cheated a little, and started in Elizabeth Bay, since it was such a glorious day.....On a sparkling day, Lorrie Graham and I met our...
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Chatswood: browsing the Interchange
So you got a train to the Chatswood Interchange? Here are some tips on places to stop at as you're browsing. Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart:...
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Amah at Chatswood : a food foray across the bridge.
Just across the bridge at the Chatswood Interchange hub from where Sydney trains speed in and out, is Amah, an outpost of the Ho Jiak...
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Red lentils with gochujang: a warm spiced stew for sad days and wintry weather.
If the world has gone to pieces and it is cold outside, here's a comforting, warmly spiced red lentil stew. I wish I could send a large...
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Good times at Redfern's Bart Jr.
There's not a whole lot going on at the sleepy intersection of Redfern and Pitt Streets, but if you had to have one lively restaurant...
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Cantonese style steamed fish
Here's an incredibly simple recipe to try. Make it your own with versions including coriander root, green chillies and lime for a Thai...
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Eating local in Singapore
While the tastebuds are stilll revving fresh from a week in Singapore, here's a record of the places of note that I came across and the...
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Food adventures in Redfern Part 1: Regent Street
Oh my, it felt good to meet up with Lorrie again after a LONG hiatus! We kicked off our latest food adventure in Redfern, and while my...
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You too can vindaloo!
May I put it on the record as a card carrying South Indian that a true vindaloo should have no potatoes, be more red than brown, and...
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Finders Keepers: cabbage and coriander slaw with sesame seeds
Here's a recipe from New Zealander Emma Galloway which is on her blog My Darling Lemon Thyme. We assembled the coleslaw this week-end at...
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The dumpling download
It is actually embarrassing the number of dumpling images I have on my @izzyhaveyoueaten instagram account. You could say dumplings have...
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South-western style smokey black bean stew
Missing the connection of friends and life in America is making me nostalgic on all fronts including food, so I set about making a...
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Murukku memories.....
The Sarawak Cheshire Home was my mother’s passion project- a charitable organization opened in 1966 by the highly decorated British Air...
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Choc-chip, coconut and almond meal cookies : gluten free and easy to make.
These cookies are gluten free, soft and delicious. They are supremely easy to make, so it is yet another recipe good to share with kids...
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Savoury muffins
The news is bad. Lockdown weeks are extending into months and I can't bear to think we might not be able to help celebrate your birthday...
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Let's make these appams!
I couldn't include the recipe when I wrote about finally making mum's delicious, light and yeasty, coconutty appams a few days ago. As...
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Meatloaf, two ways.
I’ve been making Nana’s simple meatloaf, and you’ll find that while it is yummy with a side of creamy mashed potato and steamed veggies...
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Appams at last
Ever since we set up our own household, mum pestered me to make appams. She'd make them whenever she came to visit my family, and even...
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Kids in the Kitchen: Italian milky lemon scented pork.
Dusted off this article I wrote for Virginia Living many years ago, and I thought with our kids being homeschooled now, it could be...
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Lemon polenta cake
In this lovely sunny wintery season of best lemons, there's nothing better to make than this bright and delicious lemon cake with polenta...
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