I’ve been bringing home a small tub of fresh crab meat from the supermarket for the past few weeks. I usually make something the day I bring it home. I love that the hassle of cleaning and cooking a crab is taken out of the process. I was introduced to this brilliant concept of packing freshly cooked crabs at the …

 
These past two weeks have been a whirlwind for me. Projects, kids, bus trips, socializing, gym, landscaping and the usual daily grind have kept me on my toes and I haven’t been posting on the blog nearly as much as I would like to. I have been cooking though and really fun things at that too. We felt like comfort …

 
A few years ago when I first visited Australia on a holiday, I found a lovely little cookbook called Coffee & Bites by Susie Theodorou in a basement selling bargain books in Sydney. It was a stylish and simple unusually square paperback and the cover picture of a white mug of coffee balancing a plate of toast, egg, fruit and …

 
We had some amazing pancakes on our recent holiday in Gold Coast, everything from crepes to savory pancakes to chocolate ones. The day after we got back home, we were missing having pancakes so much that I decided to make a fun batch for breakfast. I whipped out my cast-iron poffertje pan, mixed all ingredients and set the batter aside …

I was inspired to make this fabulous and fast dessert recipe from one of Bill Granger’s breakfast recipes. He cooked an apple pancake in a skillet and suggested dousing it with a generous helping of maple syrup for a rib-sticking breakfast. Why follow the norm and have pancakes only for breakfast, I thought to myself. What if I took a …

Most of us are no strangers to hummingbird cupcakes or a delectably, moist hummingbird cake. {For those who are, you must try one soon, because it will be the most flavorful cake you would’ve ever tasted}. The hummingbird muffin was invented to have these naughty little treats for breakfast and not feel overtly guilty about them.
Staying true to my …

I realized earlier today that my cookie supply needed to be replenished [yes, another of my New Year’s resolutions is to bake and devour my own cookies, not store-bought ones. I went through a couple of cookbooks till a recipe for simple oat cookies from Tessa Kiros’s *Apples For Jam* caught my eye. Picking a recipe you really like, from …

In 2007 I had my first taste of the "Whisk & Pin" products when I came across their stall at the 2007 Sydney Good Food & Wine Show. It is not everyday that you come across an artisan business that has become famous on muesli alone. Their handmade gourmet muesli and cookies have fast become a rage amongst serious foodies …