Watching re-runs of Bill Granger's 2004 series, bills food, late at night on the Lifestyle Channel, I have realised the following:1. Bill's kitchen, circa 2004, is made up of 80% Mud Ceramics. Mud Ceramics is a Sydney-based company who create incredibly beautiful, delicate and expensive handmade ceramics from Limoges porcelain. I have been wanting these gorgeous plates ever...
Me with canned Café au lait.Sarah does not function without caffeine. This makes things hard when I'm overseas, far away from my favourite cafes, and separated from my private stash of ground coffee and plunger. (Am I the only one who's noticed how crap and expensive the coffee is outside of Melbourne and Italy?)The solution? Funky Japanese Vending...
Nigella's snow-topped spice cake, in the Christmas chapter of How to be a Domestic Goddess, was one of those recipes I've consistently ignored. Until I started watching Big Love, HBO's fantastic family drama.Bill Paxton plays Bill Henrickson, a modern-day polygamist, juggling three wives (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin), seven children, and his own business, all whilst...
Bentohs! A bentoh is a lunch box. They are inexpensive and usually delicious. Available at all convenience stores (konbini) and major train stations, the bentoh is the thrifty traveller's key to living cheaply in Japan. I found bentohs ranging from around ¥200 and up to ¥1000 for fancy-pants ones, like the wrapped up sake no osushi (salmon sushi)...
Hey hey!It looks like it's that time of year again - the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is back on. It starts this Friday, 22nd February and runs 'til the 8th of March. I only managed to go to one event last year, Indulgence Day, and would have loved to see a bit more.Food bloggers and readers (bloggees?)...
Hello everyone! I am back home! I still have heaps of Japan and German blogs to put up, but this might take some time while I organise my photos and come to terms with Australia's crap internet speed. Meanwhile, let's all have a look at my Valentine's Day '08 baking project - red velvet cupcakes. Red Velvet Cake,...
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